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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

for sin * The Scholemen say that sorrow for sin ought to exceed all sorrows 1. in Conatu 2. in Extensione 3. in appretiatione 4. in intensione He grieves with a witnesse that grieves without a witnesse for his sin which was forbidden for affliction compare Isa 22.12 with Levit. 19.27 28 21 5. Deut. 14.1 they might not make themselves bald in their sorrow for the dead but in their sorrow for sin God called to it She is now above our tears so also is she above our praises yet Solomon highly commends a virtuous woman which thing the holy Ghost registers Prov. 31.10 c. and the Septuagint as I hinted renders Prov. 10.7 thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 memoria justorum cum encomiis and so the vulgar cum landibus the memory of the just shall be with praises Bernardus Bauhusins made a book in praise of the Virgin Mary a large book yet all of it but one verse he calls his book unius libri versus unius versûs liber only he changed this verse 1022. wayes according as he thought to the number of the Starrs the verse was this Tot tibi sunt dotes virgo quot sidera coelo How do our Chronicles commend the wise of Archbishop Parker as a great example of humility chastity fidelity c. as also Magdalen the wife of Dr. Paraens for that after she was maried and 40. years of age out of love to the Scriptures she learned to read and took such delight in the word that she got much of it by heart and many other virtuous women are much commended for our imitation I am far from comparing this deceased servant with the first yet I think she was not exceeded by the last or if so yet as Josiah exceeded Hezekiah in some things but was exceeded by him in others so if in any thing they exceeded her probably in other things she out-stript them why may I not therefore commend her example to you and to others But my pen is full of sorrow and drops apace Let us come to such lessons as we may to our profit learn by this example and sad providence 1. Learn we to be more weaned from this vain world which is both uncertain and uncertainty it self 1 Tim. 6.17 not onely unsatisfying but vexeth with thornes and hinders satisfaction 1 Tim. 6.10 not onely unsanctifying but hinders oftentimes sanctification Math. 13.22 Let this sharp affliction teach us for afflictions are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gods free Schoolmasters Psal 94.12 schola crucis schola lucis let it I say teach us more to consider the emptinesse and vanity of all these † Divitiae terrenae sunt paupertat is plenae things below if life it self be so uncertain and short what are all these things that depend upon it Eccles 1. 12. as holy Clavger said Omnia praetereunt praeter amaere Deum Let us not so plot for this world as if it would never end and so little regard the next world as if it would never begin as if we were pilgrims and strangers in the next world and onely at home here That will in some measure be true of us which was said of our King Henry the 2d Cui satis ad votum non esseut omnia terroe Climata terra modo sufficit octo pedum He whom alive the world could scarse suffice Psal 62.9 146 4. 131 2. When dead in eight-foot earth contened lyes Though the South wind be hot and dry and the North wind cold and moist yet every wind blowes good and profit to those who can gain by losses and by death and therefore let it blow Cant. 4.16 2. Be we humbled that we got no more good by her alive by her heavenly discourse and example Plato Xenophon thought it fit and profitable that mens speeches at meals should be written as Luthers Colloquia mensalia his table talk is printed had we well observed this what good might we have got Let us yet gather up some crums such as we can remember better late thrive than never 3. Let me who have now so many obligations from God and your Mother upon me charge you as holy Mr. Bolton on his death-bed did his 5. Children that you do not dare to appear before God and her at the great day in an unregenerate estate 4. Redeem we our time be carefull how we spend every day which may be our last When that good old man was invited to a feast on the morrow he answered Ego à multis annis crastinum non habui It 's long since I had a morrow said he If a Heathen Emperour would bewaile any day which he had spent and could not remember some good that he had done saying Diem perdidi † Nulla dies sine lineâ oh how much more we Christians if heathen Seneca could say Non multum temporis habemus sed multum perdimus we rather wast time then want it hoc animo tibi hane epistolam scribo tanquam cum maximè scribentem mors evocatura sit let us redeem our time from sin and vanity for God and piery When I have sometimes said to her that now triumphs we are as sure to part and dye as if it was just now in doing and others were at this hour carrying us to our graves how would she have been affected and stirred up therefore to improve her time for heaven while she had it 5. Let us have a care so to live as we need not fear death Bernard saith that he heard his Brother Gerard when just in dying rejoyce and triumphing say Jam mors mihi non stimulus sed jubilus or to use holy Mr. Steph. Marshalls Phrase so to believe in Christ rather as not to be afraid of death knowing that death ends a godly mans death and not his life get we our oyle ready in our vessells that when the bridegroome calls he may find us ready having nothing to do but to dye 6. Lay we our hands on out mouths hold our peace submit we to Gods will which we have prayed may be done on earth let us not think to call God to account for any of his works before our tribunall who must shortly call us to account let not our weaknesse and folly dispute with Gods infinite wisdome and say to that great King Why doest thou thus but rather say Good is the word and work of the Lord I said nothing because thou didst it Psal 39.9 The Lord gave and the Lord rook away and Blessed be the name of the Lord as well for taking away as for giving Iob 1.21 Say we There is infinite wisdome goodnesse mercy faithfulnesse in this stroke therefore seeing its Gods will let it be our will for had that great Physitian that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Iehova Rophe Mal. 4.2 been so pleased she had not now dyed Remember that saying of Luther to Melancthon Monendus est Philippus ut desinat esse