Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
death_n word_n worthy_a year_n 114 3 4.1702 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
B04095 A mournefull epitaph upon the death of that reverend vvorthy pastor Mr. Iohn Rogers, late preacher of Gods vvord at Dedham in Essex, vvho departed this life the 18 of October in the yeere 1636. I. L. 1641 (1641) Wing L24; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[125] 2,305 1

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

A mournefull Epitaph upon the death of that reverend vvorthy Pastor Mr. IOHN ROGERS late preacher of Gods vvord at Dedham in Essex vvho departed this life the 18 of October in the yeere 1636. 1. COme helpe us mourn good Shepherds all who love Christs flock in deed Helpe us to beg pleade cry call in this our time of need 2. Come weep and mourne both yong and old your harts to sorrow move Both Sheepe and Lambs all of his fould shew forth your deerest love 3. Our joy is gone our soules delight our blessed sonne of thunder Our valiant champion in Gods sight to breake sinnes boults in sunder 4. Our famous light which lately stood on hill within our towne Whose beames were spread so farre abroad is now by death tooke downe 5. Those lively christall streames so pure with pastures fresh and greene From us alas are lock't full sure and can no more beseene 6. Oh mournefull flocke who art deprived of such a faithfull guide Whose drooping soules he hath reviv'd full many a time and tide 7. Our faithfull Moses now is gone which stood up in the breach To stay Gods wrath with many a groane his hands to heaven did stretch 8. His life Gods glory did advance his doctrine good and plaine And by Gods holy ordinance he many a soule did gaine 9. No paine nor labour he did spare the hungry soules to feed Dividing out each one his share according to their need 10. A person grave a patron rare most humble godly wise Whose presence made the wicked feare when they beheld his eyes 11. His eares were open and attent to heare the poore mans cry And speedily his heart was bent to find a remedy 12. To rich and poore to old and yong most courteous mild and meeke The mourning soules he brought along and comforted the weake 13. Much comfort heere his soule possest his life fame and renowne And now with Saints and Anglels blest he weares a glorious crowne 14. Where many a soule is gone before which he through Christ hath gain'd His glory shines as Sunne therefore and never shall be stained 15. You pastors all of Christ his fould of soules who have the charge See heere a patterne to behold your duties to your charge 16. His faith his love his godly care his 〈◊〉 sinne to ●upp●●sse His pitty ●howes to such as were in griefe and heavinesse 17. His humble heart did soone make peace by arbitration wife All jars and strifes he made to cease twixt neighbours that did rise 18. But now those ioyfull dayes are gone which made our hearts so glad And comfort brought to many one when sorrow made them sad 19. Our Zion temple songs doe cease our burning shining light Is gone to everlasting peace and bids us all good night 20. Our constant Lector twelve dayes fame and ioy of Saints all round To which Gods armies flocking came to heare his doctrine sound 21. Gods holy Law and Gospell pure he preach't with courage bould Whereby he many did allure and brought to Christ his fould 22. The poore and hungry soules alway with good things he did fill The rich nor any went away without Gods mind and will 23. Most faithfully he preach't Gods will with wisedome from above And left for to direct us still his booke of faith and love 24. Gods counsell and the narrow way he clearely did unfold Without excuse to leave all they that would not be controld 25. His proudest foes on overy side who sought his deprivation He still did overcome their pride by humble conversation 26. Against hels force and Satans rage God kept him in his station And still preserved him in his old age in Dedhams congregation 27. From weeke to weeke from day to day he cryed in our eares And this he did without delay the space of thirty yeeres 28. In zeale he was a flaming fire yet humble and discreet Which made his chiefest foes admire and swadged their malice great 29. They often sought for to prevaile to take away our ioy To quench our light they did assaile our glory to destroy 30. But God did guard his choice elect who worthy was through Christ From dangers all did him protect and tooke him home at last 31. The time of life that God him lent was threescore yeeres and seven The greatest part of which he spent to bring soules unto heaven 32. Oh happy 〈◊〉 and blessed gain good time 〈◊〉 him to die 33. Yet happy now likewise are they which are in state of grace And were so wise that in their dayes with God they made their peace 34. Now magnifie the providence of Gods election strong That he such dayes by sure defence in mercy did prolong 35. And now hold fast with diligence the trueths which you have learn'd And bring forth fruit with patience that grace may be discern'd 36. Those graces learne to imitate in him which shines so bright So shalt thou live in happy state and pleasing in Gods sight 37. A wife hath lost a heavenly head children a father deare A losse to all on every side and to his flocke most neere 38. His house a blessed Bethel was as plainely did appeare He lived to see his fruits in grace on all his children deare 39. But now alas what shall we doe Gods anger to revoke Our sinfulnesse have brought us to this sad and heavy stroake 40. Our sleepy formall carelesnesse in hearing of Gods word Vnfruitfull barren heartednesse though we with meanes were stored 41. All those that have worne out this light and yet remaine all darke How shall it now their soules affright to weare this cursed marke 42. Now let us all repent and pray with zeale and fervency That of the Lord obtaine we may some comfort and supply 43. Our King and Counsell Lord preserve and all of each degree That from his trueth we may not swerve but therein live and die 44. That with him that 's gone before a kingdome may obtaine And then with Saints for evermore in glory may remaine AN EPIGRAM I n morning wake with God and beg his grace O ffend not his good spirit in any case H ang fast on Christ cleave closse unto his word N o time forget to weare the christian sword R un cheerefully your generall is before O ur blessed captain Christ hath opened the doore G ot victory against sin death and hell E ternall life for are with him shall dwell R eturne my soule goe fo●rth unto thy rest S trange joyes are gone which cannot be exprest FINIS Printed 〈…〉 1642.