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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02221	Memento mori, or, A word in season to the healthful, sick, and dying, fit for this calamitous time. Wherein sicknesses, rage, and deaths, are frequent. In which is discoursed, 1. That the present life of man is short. 2. That death is most certain. 3. That the time and way of death is uncertain. 4. Motives to prepare for death. 5. Some things to be done in preparation for death. 6. Some antidots [sic] against the fears of death. / By a minister of the gospel.	Clark, James, 1660-1723.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4464; ESTC R171374	12,777	19

nothing more needs be said to express the brevity of it and even they who by reason of strength reach the length of threescore years and ten or fourscore yet their strength is labour and sorrow for it is soon cut off and they flee away Psal 90.10 SECTION II. Death is most certain and inevitable DEath is a debt that all mortals owe to Nature and must be paid death will admit of no bribe no bail no main-prize their is no possible fence or guard against his darts and instruments of destruction sayes Job 30.23 I know that thou wilt bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living And Heb. 9.27 It is appointed for all once to die i. e. there is a stated unalterable decree by the Council of Heaven that all must die which by no means can be repealed or avoided Pray what can thou plead or pretend as a ground of hope to escape but what will be found vain and unable to help thee Psal 89.48 What man is he that liveth and shall not see death Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave Eccles 8.8 There is no man that hath power in the day of death and there i● no discharge in that war Riches and wealth will not avail the● in the day of death they may rather perhaps bring thee sooner to thine end thy vexatious thoughts of the ●ecessty of leaving them grating and wasting thy vital spi●its or thereby thou mayest be exposed to become a prey to some or other who by sinister ways may compass thy death to share of thy beloved gear and riches Where is Craesus and Crassus Where are all the full and opulent possessors of this worlds goo●s Hath not death spoiled them all both of their lives and livings Job 21.13 They spend their days in wealth and in a moment go down to the grave Job 34.19 20. Go● regardeth not the rich more than the poor in a moment shall they die Worldly power and greatness are little things before this great King of terrours and terrour of Kings Where ar● the mighty Monarchs Princes and Potentats of this World Where are the Armed Hosts of Nations with their Generals Captains and Commanders Are not all these men of migh● consumed with worms and corr●ption They who brought many deaths upon others could not war● it off themselves Job 24 2● 24. The mighty are not sure of their life they are exalted for a while but are gone and brought low they are taken out of the way as all others and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn Rev 19.18 The flesh of Kings the flesh of Captains the flesh of mighty men the flesh of all men both free and bound both small and great shall be made a feast ●o death and corruption The Sophists and wise men of the world who by their exquisite cunning and providence could contrive and plot the ruine of Nations not one of them could ever yet fall on a politick to save themselves from death Where the Achitophels where the Matchia●els and all th● other profound Polititians who have been admired for their wisdom sense and eloquence hath not death out-witted them all and de-witted them utterly Psal 49.10 The wise man dieth c. Isa 3.1 2 3. Where th● mighty man and the man of war the Judge and the Prophet and the prudent Where is the honourable man and the Co●nsellou● and the cunning Artificer and the eloquent Orator Are they no all taken away yea they are dead and gone Bodily strength health and vigour cannot hold out against this Conq●ero● those he crusheth down as the moth and maketh to decay a● all as the grass before the Mower How many healthful and young persons hast thou known who appeared as if they would have run to the outmost step of Natures course who yet have been run down by death in the midst and bloom of their verdant years Let not the young man glory in his strength for some says Job 36.14 they die in youth I thought not amiss on this particular to insert here a few Lines out of a little Poem called An Abstract of Ecclesiastes Sect. 17. Boast not of youthful years nor boast Of health of body nor of might A short whiles sickness may thee post From time to an eternal night Mind thou must die but when or where Thou cannest not Divine or tell The Lambs-skin often at the Fair You 'l find as soon as the Sheeps to sell Neither will the charms of beauty nor the finest amiable complexions move death to pity or spare he is so fond of his own Gastly Countenance that he will have all look like himself Loveable beauty I say the common charm of Mortals will not at all take with this Master of Mortals for he 'll make their beauty to consume away like a moth Psal 39.11 Yea their beauty shall consume in the grave Psal 49.14 What what then will be a shield against the darts of death If none of these can be Armour of Proof will not piety and vertue be a fence and sanctuary No no for all flesh is grass Even grace and godliness that may make immortal after time will not save any mortal from temporal death Isa 57.1 The righteous perisheth and merciful men are taken away Heb. 11.13 The Apostle speaking of Abel Enoch Noah Abraham Moses and other holy men of God says of them These all died in faith Lay thine account then who ever thou art that soon or syne thou must die SECTION III. The time and way of death is uncertain MOrtals are obnoxious to innumerable mischievous misfortunes fatal accidents and untimely deaths says Eliphaz J●b 5.7 Man is born unto trouble as the sparks flee upward No man knoweth what scene or share of temptations and tribulations may betide him ere he go off the stage of time but all having sinned all may dread to partake of the bitter fruits of sin Every day we may behold some spectacles of misery every day brings news of some body or other that is visited with disasters and d●stress●s To prevent tedious enlargement on this Head take a short Synopsis of some of the common woes and miseries of the world in a few Verses of a little Shedull called The Cross and the Crown This World 's a Mass of Woes a Maze of Tears Amazing Mortal Wights with Panick fears Our life 's a Tragedie comes in with cryes Made up of griefs goes out with Elegies Each Mortal acts his part in ev'ry age Each Scene new sorrows brings upon the Stage Some cover'd with a Sable Vail we see An Embleme of a late Mortalitie Some crying clapping hands Ah! cruel Fate I 'm ravish'd of my Darling and my Mate Some change their health to sickness ease for pain Some in a moment all their glory sta●n Some who were Crown'd with Fortunes bravest Bay Have found their Garland wither soon away Some who like Craesus Treasures had in store Like Job or Irus poverty

deplore Some who had all they wish'd wish for their Urne And that their Fun'ral Flames may quickly burn Yea Common-wealths and Monarchies we see That sometime flourish'd are a nullitie Our Text is prov'd this World 's a mass of woes Each day a doleful Comment●ry shows But that we may come closser to the main purpose of this Section viz. that the time and way of death is uncertain we will narrate an H●storical account of several persons who have been soon and suddenly snatch'd out of the world and some of them come to very tragical ends by strange and unexpected ways and means It would be an endless work to specifie all even the ordinary diseases whereby people are in ieopardy daily of having the threed of their life cut neither is it possible to guess at or foretell all the fatal accidents whereby our death may be compassed for our life and breath is at the unavoidable reverence and disposal of the absolute Lord of life and death who hath many Arrows in his Quiver and variety of instruments of death there be mille nocendi artes mille pericula mortis which should make us who are certain we must die and uncertain where or when to study to be always ready and prepared Matth. 24.22.24 and Matth. 25.13 Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Prov. 27.1 compared with Jam. 4 14. Boast not thy self of to morrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth and ye know not what shall be on the morrow for what is your life it is even a vapour that appeareth a little time and then vanisheth away The inconsiderate r ch man in the Gospel fondly promised to himself many years wherein he expected to possess his great wealth and to take his case eat drink and be merry when behold in a moment a damping message came unto him which no doubt did strike him into a Pannick fear and Fever of perplexities but God said to him Thou fool this night thy soul shal be required of thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided Luk. 12.16 to 22. Now we come according to our purpose to narrate some Tragick instances of strange and sudden deaths Hylas Sailing to Colchos while he was drawing a Bucket of Sea-water with the weight thereof was pulled over Board and drowned Fortia Attendulus while he was endeavouring to save his Servant in hazard of drowning in the River Aternus in Italy did himself perish in the Water Maxentius the Emperor in his flight from Constantine the Great passing the Bridge called Ponte Molle within two Miles of Rome the said Bridge suddenly falling into the River he and all that were with him presently perished Remulus Anastasius the Emperor and Aurelianus Carus the Emperor and many with him were in an instant destroyed and suffocate with Thunder and Lightnings Neocles the Son of Themistocles died with the bite of an Horse Seleucus Callenicus and Theodosius the second Emperors both died by a fall off their Horses Fulco the Earl of Angiers was brained dead with a stroak of his Horse lifting up and bending back his head Hesperia a Maid died of the bite of a Serpent and Diogenes the Philosopher of the bite of a Dog Hatto the Archbishop of Mentz was devoured of Mice Maximinus the Emperor and Honorificus the King of the Vandals were both consumed with swarms of Lice Herod arrayed in his Royal Apparel sitting upon his Throne by the immediat hand of God was eaten of Worms Alcibiades was burnt alive in his Chamber Niolas being keen at hunting earnestly following the chase fell accidentally into a Coal-pit where he died miserably Philostratus and Elpenor falling down a pair of Stairs in their drunkenness both died of the fall Terentius Corax while Writing a Missive Letter suddenly died So did C. Julius a Physician in the time he was putting his Spectacles on his Nose And Flavius Vespasianus while hearing Forreign Ambassadors And L. Durius a Physician while drinking a Glass of Wine Ap. Saufetus in glu●ting down an Egg died immediatly Cueus Carbo while easing Nature died on the place so it is storied of Arrius that Arch-heretick in the Primitive times Petr. Calceanus died among the Barbers hands while a triming Philippides the Comedian Diagoras the Rhodian and Juventus Thalua all died of an excess of joy Philistion the Poet died in a great kink and fit of laughter Philip the Son of Demetrius the second King of Macedon and Charles the gross Emperor both died of an excess of grief and sorrow Q. Heterius a Roman Knight and Cornel Gallie a Senator both died in the very act of Venery Anacreon died by a little stone of a Raisine that stuck in his throat Henry the Son of Alphonsus the 8. King of Castile while playing with his Comrads was struck dead by a Slate falling off a ●ouse upon his head John the Duke of Britainie and several others with him were c●ushed to death by the fall of a Wall Alexander the Emperor Son of Basilus and Atti King of Pannonia both died of a great bleeding at the nose Old Aschylus a Poet in Sicilie beeking himself at the Sun under the open air was suddenly slain by the fall of a Tortoise on his bald Pate which an Eagle taking it seems for a stone let the Tortoise fall on it that thereby breaking the shell she might get the meat Themigenes died of vomiting after his supper Antoninus Pius died sleeping Otto the third Emperor died by the infecton of a pair of poisoned Gloves Frider. 1. Barbarossa Emperor was drowned swiming Henry the 3. Emperor taking too great a mouthful of bread died eating Drusius Pompeius Claudius Cesars Son playing with a piece Pear and throwing it up to intercept or kepp it in his mouth it fell so far into his throat that it choaked him immediatly Tarqu. Priscus died with a Fish Bone sticking cross in his throat Fabius a Roman Senator was choaked with a Hair in Milk that he was drinking O what a small matter will do frail mans turn to turn him out of time into eternity when Gods decreed time is come Now in consideration of these instances and the innumerable hazards of death that we are in every moment and that by innumerable diverse means and accidents O let us fear always and prepare and provide against all dangers occurrent I thought not amiss to insert here that in the very interim or mean time that I was Writing thir Passages of some sudden deaths I was called for to see a young Woman but about a year Married that died the same day of a few hours illness having the last night night of her life gone to bed as well i● health as ever as her Husband told me SECTION IV. Motives to prepare for Death CHRIST saith Mat. 24.42 44. Watch for ye know