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A58780
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The saints privilege, or, Gain by dying
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Scott, Chr. (Christopher), fl. 1655.
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1673
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Wing S2034; ESTC R39520
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heart I am sure in the unblame ableness of life she was an Israelitess indeed in whom was no guil one of the ornaments of her Sex well reported of by all yea of the truth it self free from the crimes of sinful Age Non sine peccato sed sine querela I say not without sin but without complaint and no marvel for she set the Lord alwayes before her therrfore she did not fall the grace of God that appeared to her wrought so effectually in her that it taught her and inabled her to deny all ungodliness and worldly Lusts and to live soberly righteously and Godly in this present evil World 10. Shall I leave her in this respect and speak of her as a Wife she was her husbands Crown Prov. 12.4 A vertuous woman is the crown of her Husband a rich Portion of the Lords own bestowing Prov. 19.14 House and riches are the Inheritance of Faâ—hers but a prudent Wife is of the Lord. She was one of Salomons wives mentioned Prov. 31.11 12. One that the heart of her Husband might safely trust in so that he shall have no need of spoyl She will do him good and not evil all the dayes of her life Oh the teares she shed for him while absent beyond the Seas and the many prayers she put up for his prosperous and safe return besides her earnest desires to her Friends that in their Prayers they would still remember her dear Husband Her desire was exceeding great in this her last sickness if the Will of God might be so that she might live but till his return once more to see him and speak with him but God was pleased to deny her as he did his Servant Moses going over into the land of Canaan though both to their great gain taking him up to the land of Canaan above instead of that below and her to a far dearer husband and head namely Christ Jesus where this beloved Disciple now resteth in the bosome of her best love as I nothing question 11. Shall I mention her as a Mother how tender and affectionate a parent winning by love not ruling by rigor indeed she had but one Child of her own a young Daughter and was Mother in Law to one more of her last dear husbands who I dare to say will ever testify that she had not a mother in Law of a Mother in Law but an indulgent affectionate kind and endearing mother indeed and if she had travailed in pain of her she would not have been more willing to travail in pain for her in what had lain in her power to have done her good 12. Shall I mention her as a kinswoman friend sister relation those dear and mutual kindnesses that I have both seen and heard of between her and you her dear relations and that great love between you tells me that I shall but revive your gre fs Peradventure add to them which I am loath to do and therefore will make an end and set your patience at liberty which I should think and fear I had greatly tyred but only for your great love that I am perswaded you all bear to the memory of your choice and dear friend 13. For her death I can say little and therefore will say nothing she removed from us to the City where I had not the happiness of being one of her visitants but I question not but she whose life had been so exemplary could not but finish that well spent life as comfortably To conclude therefore I have read of Apelles that he was used to say that to draw the compleat picture of a beautyful woman he must take one part from one another from another a third from a third c. and put them altogether methinks this Christian Gentlewoman had followed this course in vertues and spiritual excellencies one Christian excels in one vertue another in another but I scarce know any one necessary thing that tended to make up a compleat Christian but in some measure it was in her Well she is gone we following and in the prime of her dayes and flower of her years she is sent for hence but the loss ours not hers Life is compared to a Comedy (a) Ut fabula sic vita non quam dâ—u sâ—d quaâ— ben abbâ— râ—fert no matter how short if well acted which how hers was you have heard I know her loss is much lamented by all neighbours that knew her more by all her friends that knew her better and most of all by her dear relations that enjoyed her but shew your selves Christians that are nearlyest concerned bearing Gods hand as quietly and patiently in her death as she bare it in her life Your loss is great confest but her gain greater nay you have not lost her praemaâ—stis no amisistis she is but stept before not lost you 'l see her again them that sleep in Jesus God will bring with him 1 Thess 4.14 Follow you her example make ready Let your loynes be girt your lights burning and be your selves like them that wait for their Lord when he returnes from the Wedding that when he comes and knocks you may open to him Luke 12.35 36. And then you 'l see her again see your wife again your sister again your friend and kinswoman again yea where all sorrow and mourning shall fly away and everlasting joy shall be upon all your heads Where youth shall never wax old where your life shall fear no ending where there shall be no more sickness to wast and make pale no more death to seperate dear friends no more greif felt no more signs heard as Aust most sweetly (a) Ubi juveâ—tus nunquam sen sâ—it ubi vita terminum nescit ubi amor nunquam tep scit ubi sâ—nitas nunquam marcescit ubi gaudium nuâ—quam decrescit ubi dolor nunquâ—m sâ—ntitur ubi genitus nunquam audi ur c. c. For the which place and time the Lord in Mercy fit and prepa o us All and unto which in his due time bring us as our Hope is he hath done this our dear Sister Amen Amen FINIS