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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13094	A christal glasse for christian vvomen containing, a most excellent discourse, of the godly life and Christian death of Mistresse Katherine Stubs, who departed this life in Burton vpon Trent, in Staffordshire the 14. day of December. 1590. With a most heauenly confession of the Christian faith, which shee made a little before her departure: as also a wonderfull combate betwixt Sathan and her soule: worthie to be imprinted in letters of golde, and are to be engrauen in the tables of euery Christian heart. Set downe word for word, as she spake it, as neere as could be gathered: by Phillip Stubbes Gent.	Stubbes, Phillip.	1592 (1592)	STC 23382; ESTC S104605	19,337	22

A Christal Glas for christian women wherein they may see a most wonderfull and rare example of a right vertuous life and Christian death as by the discourse following may appeare CAlling to remembrance most Christiā reader the finall end of mans creation which is to glorifie God and to edifie one another in the way of true godlinesse I thought it my dutie aswel in respect of the one as in regarde of the other to publish this rare and wonderfull example of the vertuous life and Christian death of Mistresse Katherine Stubbes who whilest shee liued was a Myrrour of womanhood and now being dead is a perfect patterne of true Christianitie She was descended of honest and wealthie parents Her father had borne diuerse offices of worship in his companie amongest whom he liued in good account credit estimation all his daies he was zealous in the truth and of a sound religion Her mother was a Dutch woman both discreete and wise of singular good grace modestie and which did most of all adorne her shee was both religious and also zealous This couple liuing together in the Citie of London certaine yeares it pleased God to blesse them with Children of whom this Katherine was yongest saue one But as she was yongest saue one by course of nature so was she not inferiour to any of the rest or rather farre excelled them all without comparison by many degrees in the induments qualities of the mind At xv yeares of age her father being dead her mother bestowed her in mariage to one Maister Philip Stubbes with whom she liued foure yeares almost a halfe very honestly and godly with rare cōmēdations of all that knew her as wel for her singular wisdom as also for her modesty courtesie gentlenes affability good gouernment And aboue al for her feruent zeale which she bare to the truth wherein she seemed to surpasse many in so much as if she chanced at any time to be in place where either Papists or Atheists were and heard them talke of Religion of what countenaunce or credit soeuer they seemed to be she would not yeeld a iote nor giue place vnto them at al but would most mightily iustifie the truth of God agaynst their blasphemous vntruths and conuince them yea confound them by the testimonies of the word of God Which thing how could it bee otherwise for her whole heart was bent to seeke the Lord her whole delight was to be conuersant in the scriptures to meditate vpon them day and night in so much that you could seldome or neuer haue come into her house and haue found her without a bible or some other good booke in her hands And when she was not reading she would spend the time in conferring talking and reasoning with her busband of the worde of God and of religion asking him what is the sense of this place and what is the sense of that How expound you this place and how expound you that what obserue you of this place and what obserue you of that so that she seemed to be as it were rauished with the same spirit that Dauid was when he said The zeale of thy house hath eaten me vp She followed the commaundement of our sauiour Christ who biddeth vs to search the scriptures for in them ye hope to haue eternall life She obeyed the commandement of the Apostle who biddeth women to bee silent and to learne of their husbandes at home She would suffer no disorder or abuse in her house to be either vnreproued or vnreformed And so gentle was she curteous of nature that she was neuer heard to giue any the lie in all her life nor so much as to thou any in anger She was neuer knowne to fall out with any of her neighbours nor with the least child that liued much lesse to scold or brawle as many will now a daies for euery trifle or rather for no cause at al so solitary was she giuen that she would verie seldome or neuer that not without great constraint than not neither except her husband were in companie goe abroad with any either to banquet or feast to gossip or make merry as they tearme it in so much that she hath beene noted to do it in contempt and disdaine of others When her husband was abroad in London or elsewhere there was not the dearest friend she had in the world that could get her abroad to dinner or supper or to any disports plaies enterludes or pastimes whatsoeuer neither was shee giuen to pamper her bodie with delicate meates wines or strong drinkes but rather refrained them altogether saying that we should eate to liue and not liue to eat And as shee excelled in the gift of sobrietie so shee surpassed in the vertue of humilitie For it is well knowne to diuers yet liuing that she vtterly abhorred all kinde of pride both in apparell and otherwise She could neuer abide to heare any filthy or vnseemly talke of scurrilitie bawdrie or vncleannes neither swearing or blaspheming cursing or banning but woulde reprooue them sharpely shewing them the vengeaunce of GOD due for such deserts And which is more there was neuer one filthie vncleane vndecent or vnseemely word heard to come forth of her mouth nor euer once to curse or ban to swear or blaspheme God any maner of way but alwayes her speaches were such as both might glorifie God and minister grace to the hearers as the Apostle speaketh And for her conuersation there was neuer any man or woman that euer opened their mouthes against her or that euer either did or could once accuse her of the least shadow of dishonestie so continently she liued and so circumspectly she walked eschuing euen the very outward appearance or shewe of euill Againe for true loue and loyaltie to her husband his friends she was let me speake it without offence I thinke the rarest Paragon in the world for she was so far of from disswading her husbād to be beneficiall to his friends that she wold rather perswade him to be more beneficial to them If she saw her husband merry then she was merry if he were sad she was sad if he were heauy or passionate she would endeuour to make him glad if hee were angry she would quickly please him so wisely shee demeaned her selfe towards him She would neuer contrarie him in any thing but by wise counsaile and sage aduice with all humilitie submission seeke to perswade him And so little giuen was she to this world that some of her neighbours maruailing why shee was no more carefull of it would aske her sometimes saying Mistres Stubbes why are you no more carefull for the things of this lyfe but sit alwayes poaring vppon a Booke and reading to whom she would answere if I should be a friend vnto this world I should be an enemie to GOD for GOD and the world are two contraries Iohn biddeth

mee loue not the worlde nor anie thing in the worlde affirming that if I loue the worlde the loue of the father is not in mee Againe Christ biddeth mee first seeke the kingdome of heauen and the righteousnesse thereof and then all these worldly things shall be giuen to me Godlines is great riches if a man be cōtent with that that he hath I haue chosen with good Mary in the 10. of Luke the better part which shall neuer be taken from me Gods treasure she would say is neuer drawne drie I haue inough in this life God make mee thankeful and I knowe I haue but a short time to liue here and it standeth me vpon to haue regard to my saluation in the life to come Thus the godly yong Gentlewoman held on her course three or four yeares after she was maried at which time it pleased God that she conceiued with a man Childe after which conception she would say to her husbande and many other her good neighbours and friendes yet liuing not once nor twise but many times that she should neuer beare more Children that that child should be her death that she should liue but to bring that child into the world Which thing no doubt was reuealed vnto her by the spirit of God for according to her prophecie so it came to passe The time of her account being come she was deliuered of a goodly man childe with as much speede and as safely in all womens iudgements as any could be And after her deliuerie she grew so strong that she was able within foure or fiue dayes to sit vp in her bed and to walke vp and downe her chamber and within a fortnight to goe abroad in the house beeing throughly well and past all daunger as euerie one thought But presently vpon this so sodaine recouerie it pleased God to visite her againe with an extreame hot and burning quotidian Ague in which sickenesse she languished for the space of sixe weekes or there abouts During all which time she was neuer seene nor perceyued to sleepe one houre together neither night nor day and yet the Lord kept her which was miraculous in her perfect vnderstanding sense and memorie to the last breath praised be his holy name therfore In all her sicknes which was both long and grieuous shee neuer shewed any signe of discontentment or of impatiencie neither was there euer heard one worde come forth of her mouth soūding either of desperation or infidelitie of mistrust or distrust or of any doubting or wauering but alwayes remayned faithfull and resolute in her God And so desirous was she to be with the Lord that these golden sentences were neuer out of her mouth I desire to be dissolued and to bee with Christ. And oh miserable wretch that I am who shall deliuer mee from this bodie subiect to sinne Come quickly Lord Iesus come quickly Like as the hart desireth the water springs so dooth my soule thirst after thee O God I had rather bee a doorekeeper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of the wicked with many other heauenly sentences which least I should seeme tedious I willingly omit She would alwayes pray in her sicknes absolutely that God would take her out of this miserable world and when her husband and others would desire her to pray for health if it were the will of God She would answer I beseech you pray not that I should liue for I thinke it long to be with my God Christ is to me life and death is to me aduantage I cannot enter into life but by death therefore is death the doore or entrance into euerlasting life to me I know and am certainely perswaded by the spirit of God that the sentence of my death is giuen alredy by the great Iudge in the court or parliament of heauen that I shal now depart out of this life and therefore pray not for me that I might liue here but pray to God to giue me strength patience to perseuer to the end to close vp mine eies in a iustifying faith in the blood of my Christ. Somtimes she would speake very softly to her self sometimes very audibly these words doubling thē an hundred times togither Oh my good God why not now Why not now oh my good God I am redie for theee I am prepared oh receiue me now for thy Christs sake Oh send thy messenger death to fetch me send thy sergeant to arrest me thy purseuant to attach me thy herauld to summon me oh send thy Iaylour to deliuer my soule out of prison for my body is nothing else but a stinking prison to my soule Oh send thy holy Angels to conduct my soule vnto the euerlasting kingdome of heauen Other sometimes she would lie as it were in a slumber her eyes closed and her lips vttering these wordes very softly to her selfe oh my sweet Iesus oh my loue Iesus why not now sweet Iesus why not now Oh sweet Iesus pray for me pray for me sweete Iesus repeating them many times together These and infinite the like were her dayly speeches and continuall meditations neuer worser word was there heard to come forth of her mouth during all the time of hir sickenesse She was accustomed many times as she lay verie suddenly to fall into a sweet smiling and sometimes into a most heartie laughter her face appearing right faire redde amiable and louely and her countenance seemed as though she greatly reioyced at some glorious sight And when her husband would aske her why she smiled and laughed so shee would say if you sawe such glorious visions and heauenly sightes as I see you would reioyce and laugh with me for I see a vision of the ioyes of heauen and the glory that I shal go too and I see infinite millions of Angels attendant vpon me and watching ouer me readie to carie my soule into the kingdome of heauen In regard whereof she was willing to forsake her selfe her husband her childe and all the world besides And so calling for her child which the Nurse brought vnto her she tooke it in her armes and kissing it said God blesse thee my sweete babe and make thee an heire of the kingdome of heauen and kissing it againe deliuered it to the nurse with these wordes to her husband standing by Beloued husband I bequeath this my child vnto you hee is no longer mine hee is the Lordes and yours I forsake him you and all the world yea and mine owne selfe and esteeme al things dung that I may win Iesus Christ. And I pray you sweet husband bring vp this childe in good letters in learning and discipline and aboue all things see that he be brought vp and instructed in the exercise of true religion The childe being taken away shee espied a little Puppie or Bitch which in her life time she loued well lying vpon her bed she had no sooner espied