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A93051	Mistris Shawe's tomb-stone or, the saints remains. Being a brief narrative, of some few (amongst many) remarkable passages in the holy life and happy death of that precious servant of the Lord Mrs. Dorothy Shaw, (late the dearly beloved wife of Mr. John Shaw preacher of the Gospell at Kingstone upon Hull,) who sweetly slept in the Lord, Decemb. 10th. and was interred at Trinity Church, in Hull, Decemb. 12. 1657. Collected by her dearest friend: with many usefull instructions, especially for his own and his six daughters consolation and imitation.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3029; Thomason E1926_1; ESTC R209982	62,732	192

that she spent the third part of her time in reading the holy Scriptures Scriptures her meditation was in it night and day Psal 1.2 It was said of Thomas a Kempis that he found no rest any where nisi in angulo cum libello in a nook with his book And Luther said he would not live in paradise without the word and with the word he could live in hell I may truly say of her that she dearly loved the Scriptures and was daily reading some part of it and made conscience to read as well with her heart as with her eyes and practise it also † Shee was one of those to whom the word of God was not only delivered but they delivered into it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 6.17 Ille verè Scripturas legit qui verba vertit in opera 23. When her husband would sometimes be saying to her that he had been a constant and according to his abilities a painfull Preacher now well towards 30. years and had perhaphs preached as many Sermons as our Chronicle saith Doctor Lichfield made viz. 3083. in the raign of King Henry the 6th and though he had had considerable maintenaince and might have had greater yet never to this day one year considered with another had he got so much as had maintained him and his Family by the Ministery she would cherfully answer God saw that we did not need it and hath ever kept us before hand from all wants and straits this way and not you as many other a 1000. times better or at least not so ill deserving as we are to study as well for maintenance of their † Though he lost much and got nothing in tehse late troubles Families as for their Sermons and if God had not otherwise provided for us to live on I hope said she I could have cheerfully sit down with bare cloaths and bread and water and have done what that godly dying servant of Christ Anne Winter of Rotherham said of me on her deathbed when her head by feavour was much distempered which Story was thus When Rotherham was taken by the Kings party May 4. 1643. of which before and in the preface When Panlinus had his City gold silver and all taken away he said Lord let not the losse of all these troubled me for thou art all and more then all these to me more fully to the 3. Kingdomes case and this deceased Saint was very hardly used a pretious godly woman of Rotherham Anne Winter lying very weak her head distemptered so as she knew not wel what she said so me good women being whispering together in the roome where she lay she spake to them sharply thus What are you whispering about if it be any thing for the advancing the cause and Church of God go on else leave off and if it be about the troubles of the Mistresse meaning Mrs. Shaw fear not for she can live of a penny a day if God call her to it as the Martyrs did in their troubles 24. She was a most strict observer of the Lords day and much bemoaned the coming out of the book of Sports allowing them on the Lords day since when she would say Gods hand had ever lay heavy upon this Land though even this God could turn for good she accounted the Sabbath her delight Isa 58.13 as the ancients called it desiderium dierum and regina dierum she said not When will the Sabbath be gone Amos 8 but When will it come like that holy man that went forth that morning and said veni sponsa mea she remembred the Sabbath before it came when it came and when past and was very carefull all that day of her thoughts words deeds and duties as also of all her relations I well remember that when her Ague had seised upon her about the beginning of September last which continued till about 14. dayes or near it before her dissolution and then as we thought left her a faithfull and intimate Friend of hers and an able godly Physitian vir sui † Dr. Witty nominis as was said of the Emperour Probus being then in Hull told her that they must needs take the disease in the beginning and it being known that her aguish fit would seize on her the next time on the next Lords day in the afternoon the Doctor told her it would be necessary for her to take a vomit on that Lords day to remove the approaching Malady she was perswaded to it as a work of mercy and necessity but would go to the congregation in the morning yet some have observed that she stayed at home in the afternoon with sadnesse of spirit and took her vomit but when it was perceived that she was troubled at the taking of it on the Lords day because it hindred her from the evening service of that day in publique sufficient meanes of satisfaction was given her yet it was sometimes replyed so it was lawful to fly in case of necessity on the Sabbath day yet it was grievous to the godly Mat. 24.20 25. She did oftimes very directly foretell things to come as her own death shortly approaching as is in part before flinted and that she should never see her Daughter Dorothy again after she should marry go to Rotherham which proved true and divers other things considerable the truth whereof I will try before I will publish them lest we might seem to be as foolish as some others who have vainly printed and preached Christs coming on Earth personally to Reign in the year 1656. and 5. great things to come passe in the years 1655. or 1656. which foole ies God hath confuted and both God and Man have befooled them or rather they have made fooles of themselves Only concerning Revelations in generall in these dayes I think 1. that all Revelations of the spirit are not wholly ceased but that there still are and may be Revelations 1 Cor. 2.10 or inspirations Iob 32.8 yet 2. all Revelations pretended to be of and from the Spirit but not according to Gods word Isay 59.21 are to be rejected and abhorred in these dayes as proceeding from mens deceived Phantasies or Diabolicall delusions and God never revealed such things to them they have seen nothing more no nor so much as other men Ezek. 13.23 Jer. 14.13 14 23 16. And though I believe that God since the Canon of the Scripture sealed revealed no new truth but that all needfull truths are in the Scripture expresly or by consequence yet I conceive that God may and sometimes doth to some choise Saints reveale matters of fact according to the word and though no new light yet new sight and discovery of the mysteries in the Word as for example in Queen Maries dayes Mr. Fox that wrote the book of Martyrs being with other exiles and confessors at Basil beyond the Sea Mr. Fox preaching to his bretheren there told them confidently that now was the time for their return

Hereticks who Sainted and honoured Cain because he prevailed against Abel so as to kill him and therefore they judged that God liked him they alwayes liked the strongest side but take Christs side stand with the Lamb according to Scripture-rule he is stronger † Nazian observes that Christ is in Scripture compared to the weakest things as a worm water Lamb c. and the devil to the strongest as Lion Dragon c. yet still Christ is stronger and overcomes then the strong man Luke 11.21 22. he goes Conquering and to Conquer both in us and for us is the best comfort in the best times and the onely comfort in the worst and will alwayes prevaile at last And five things I beg for thee and me 1. That living and dying we may be found not in our own rags or old Adam but in a Christ Phil. 3.9 the Virgin Mary did not so much rejoyce in Christ her Son as Christ her Saviour In the holy of holyes all things were gold or covered with gold and if we be accepted dutyes or persons in life or death we must be covered with this Christ 2. That we may have interest in the second Covenant which allowes * The second Covenant containes both promises of grace and promises to grace pardon to penitents wherein God promiseth † Salmeron holds that after the Angels sinned God gave them some space to repent ere they were condemned but he hath scearce one other of his opinion Offer of pardon to such as repent is a priviledge of the second Covenant made not with Angels but Men. to work in us what he requires of us accepts of sincerity c. things which the first Covenant knew not Jer. 31.33 2 Sam 23.5 and that not onely quoad jus faederis but quoad faederis beneficia an interest both in the Covenant of grace and in the grace of the Covenant 3. That the kingdome of God may come in us now Luke 17.20 21. while others are disputing about a temporall kingdome of Christ without us that so we may come into Gods Kingdome hereafter 4. that God who onely can teach to profit Isa 48.17 would teach us to profit both by his word and rod his ordinances and providences 5. That God would guide us by his counsel and after receive us into glory Psal 73.24 Paul may plant Apollos water and now the great God give the increase Farewell Thine J. S. Charter House Decemb. 30. 1657. Mors tua mors Christi fraus mundi gloria coeli Et dolor inferni sunt meditanda tibi Birk A Saint Dear Mother and a pretious wife Doth now possesse an everlasting life In Christ she joyed and for sin repented She liv'd beloved and she dy'd lamented She was the gift of God as was her † Dorothy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the gift of God name And God that gave the gift cal'd for the same Her other name shew'd all things here are vain But where 's perfection now she doth remaine Twice born twice married three lives she hath seen With her first Husband Christ she raigns as Queen Besides the life of nature grace and glory Let her still live in this our mournful Story J. S. The Blessed Soul's ECCHO Dear heart let 's talke again tell me below Some little of those great things now you know Souls Answer Till we meet here I cannot speak my fill Yet aske I 'le Eccho something to you still What is it now Dear soul that you enjoy Souls Eccho Joy Is your joy small or is it plentifull Ecc. Full. What is that State whereof you now so glory Ecc. Glory Is that your glory short or everlasting Ecc. Lasting Who is it now Dear soul that thus doth ease you Ecc. Jesu Doth he embrace you in his armes of blisse Ecc. Yes Would you be here again or else above Ecc. Above Where shall we meet and talke anon in th' even Ecc. in Heaven Tell me I pray can you now sin or no Ecc. No. You are so changed now how shall I know you Ecc. I know you Which is our way to you as you believe Ecc. Believe Will not Profession serve and curious notion Ecc. Motion Will not disputings serve and pious talking Ecc. Walking How would you have us live below Dear love Ecc. in Love What Rule would you to us on Earth Commend Ecc. Amend This joy full glory lasting blisse above Sweet Jesu grant me for t is thee I love That I sin not but thine in Heaven may know As Adam knew his Eve when first her saw Grant me this faith to Move Walk Love Amend That I may live with thee world without end A thousand times farewell dear heart Till we shall meet and never part Oh may we shortly meet again To praise our God Amen Eccho Amen I. S. CHristian and Ingenuous Reader for such I desire thee to be who vouchsafest to read this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I cannot I shall not call hee a fault-finder though thou findest many faults both in the Authour and Printer hereof but as for the blessed Saint enshrined under this Tomb-stone some that have long known her yet no way related to or interessed in her have often said and still do that they never knew any other with whom they were acquainted but they have heard one or other good or bad to speake or report some evil of them but they never heard any either good or bad no not the worst ever say any evil of or against this now glorified Saint though she daily found and sadly complained of manifold infirmities in her self I say infirmities for she did not wickedly depart from God 2 Sam. 21.22 nor from his Statutes vers 23. but kept her self from her iniquity verse 24. and was clean in Gods sight verse 25. But oh could the walls and severall Roomes about the Charter-house could the walks in her garden and most especially her garden-house speak they would tell her sighs and sobs her tears and wrestlings and what sweet talk she had with her beloved frequently besides her more constant standing duties her beloved took her in the fields c. Cant. 7.11 12. She was of Epictetus his mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 si vis esse bonus primò crede quòd es malus Her lowly meek and upright spirit her humble and inoffensive conversation with her sincere and ready endeavour to do any good to whomsoever she was able did much encrease that love and esteem that respect and good name which she had from all sorts and therefore the sadder is my and our losse † Though I endeavor to follow Epictetus his rule 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. i. e. Never say that thou hast lost a friend wise childe c. but only restored them to him of whom thou didst receive them c. Alstedius tells of some that thought this world would end in the year 1657. because the numeral Letters of that Chronogram MVnDI Con-Lagratlo make up that