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A23806	A funeral handkerchief in two parts : I. Part. Containing arguments to comfort us at death of friends, II. Part. Containing several uses which we ought to make of such losses : to which is added, Three sermons preached at Coventry, in December last, 1670 / by Thomas Allestree ...	Allestree, Thomas, 1637 or 8-1715.	1671 (1671)	Wing A1197; ESTC R14326	214,765	404

us thankfully acknowledge both spiritual and temporal Mercies to proceed from him as the Apostle speaks Eph. 5.20 Giving thanks alwayes for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thes 5.18 In every thing give thanks for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you Adam had he continued in Paradise should have sung praise unto God And the Saints now in Heaven as so many blessed Quiristers are continually chanting forth Divine Anthems of praise Rev. 4.10 11. And Dr. Sibs saith They that begin not Heaven upon Earth shall never go to Heaven when taken from the Earth Let us then bear a part here in singing praises to God which is a pleasant and comely duty Psal 147.1 if we would hereafter have admittance into the Coelestial Quire to sing forth perpetual Hallelujahs Future happiness is called Glorification John 13.32 And he that gives not glory unto God here shall not hereafter be glorified by God Let us then be much in thanksgiving for as God saith Psal 50.23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me and to him that ordereth his conversaition aright will I shew the Salvation of God 10. And lastly to name no more There was in Christ Heavenly-mindedness He lived on Earth as if he had been still in Heaven The gaudy vanities of this World were too pittiful a lure for him to be taken with So Heavenly-minded he was that he extracted many spiritual contemplations instructions from all sorts of earthly objects occasions that were before him Upon the sight of Jacob's Well he preacheth to the Woman of Samaria concerning the Living-Water John 4.10 By which Theophilact understands as we are told 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Grace of the Holy Spirit which refresheth the weary Soul even to life eternal vers 14. So when he had wrought the Miracle in feeding five thousand with five Loaves and two Fishes he teacheth them that sought after him that they should not labour for that Meat that perisheth but for that Meat which endureth to everlasting life John 6.27 And after tells them He was the Bread of Life vers 32.33 so John 15.1 passing through or by some Vineyard he tells them That he was the True Vine and his Father the Husband-man It was Christ's usual manner upon the sight of things temporal to raise Spiritual and Heavenly Meditations Let us play the Divine Chymists and extract Spiritual Instructions and Heavenly Meditations from Worldly Occurrences The Moralist could say Senec. Praefat. in Natural Quest Quàm contempta res est homo si non supra humana se exercuerit What a dung-hill wretch is Man if he mind only earthly things The Apostle tells you The end of such is destruction Nos ut Coelorum cives nos-met gerimus Beza Phil. 3.19 but saith he vers 20. Our conversation is in Heaven Christians are ad majora nati born to look after greater things than the World affords Let us then as we are commanded Col. 3.2 set our affections upon or according to * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orig. let us savour and mind the things that are above and not the things upon earth Let not the Heaven-born Soul be imprisoned in an earthly body See Dr. Boreman's Serm. on Phil. 3.20 or be chained in Fetters of earthly cares but let it be dilated in its ardent desires after Heaven and Heavenly Objects These and the like vertues which appeared in the Life of Christ must appear in our lives and conversations else we cannot be saved 1 John 2.6 He that saith he abides in him ought himself also so to walk even as he walked Christ was full of Grace John 1.14 and true Christians that are in Christ not only in regard of outward profession but likewise in respect of saving union they partake of his fulness vers 16. All God's Elect are conformed to the Image of his Son Rom. 8.29 1 Cor. 11.1 The Oyl poured on Aaron's Head ran down upon his Beard and went down to the Skirts of his Garments Psal 133.2 by which was signified That the very same Oyl of Grace that was poured on the Head Christ Jesus is thence derived unto all even the meanest of his Members As Jacob was blessed by his Father Isaac in the goodly Raiment of his Elder Brother Gen. 27.15 27 compared So must we have on the Spiritual Garment of Christ's Vertues who is our Elder Brother if we expect the Blessing of our Heavenly Father These and the like Vertues are called Glory because they undoubtedly lead to Glory 2 Cor. 3.18 View then Christ's Image in the Glass of the Gospel and labour to be transformed into that Image Put on therefore as the Elect of God Holy and Beloved bowels of mercy kindness humbleness of mind long-suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another c. Col. 3.12 13. And as St. Peter speaks 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 10 compared Giving all diligence add to your Faith Vertue and to Vertue Knowledge and to Knowledge Temperance and to Temperance Patience and to Patience Godliness and to Godliness Brotherly-kindness and to Brotherly-kindness Charity for if ye do these things ye shall never fall And thus much for the fifth Direction 6. And lastly Preparation for Death consists in Believing 6th last Direction Fidendo This though● mentioned last is not the least but chief Direction see John 3.14 15 16 18 36. To this Paul directed the trembling Jaylor Acts 16.31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved Acts 10.43 To him give all the Prophets witness that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Christ is the Lord our Righteousness Jer. 23.6 He is the Way the Truth and the Life as he tells Thomas John 14.6 He is the true way to Eternal Life Qui aliter vadit cadit He that thinks to go to Heaven any other way will fall short of it For there is none other Name given among men whereby we must be saved Acts 4.12 See for farther proof of this Gal. 2.20 3.11 1 Pet. 1.5 9. 1 John 5.13 Those Worthies mentioned Heb. 11. died in the Faith St. Paul would not be found at the Day of Judgment in the most righteous Work that ever he did Phil. 3.8 9. Nay Bellarmine himself after a long Discourse concerning the merit of Works he overturns all in his last conclusion Propter incertitudinem propriae justitiae periculum inanis gloriae tutissimum est fiduciam totam insolâ Dei misericordiâ reponere He thought it the safest way to put his whole trust in the mercy of God alone Works must needs be a Sandy Foundation to build hopes of Eternal Life upon For our best Works are imperfect they flow from a foul Fountain for there is no mind so illuminated but there is some darkness in it See Bp. Andrew's Serm. on Jer. 23.6 no Heart so sanctified but there is some uncleanness in it and

who coming thither wrought many Miracles taught the Gospel and converted many to the Faith and Knowledge of Christ as you may read Acts 16. From * See Dr. Hammond his Preface in Annot. on 2 Epist Corinthians hence St. Paul wrote his second Epistle to the Corinthians and sent it to Corinth by Titus and Luke which was saith an † See Itiner Tot. S. Scrip. 540. Author 292 Dutch miles He wrote also this Epistle to the Philippians from Rome to the Inhabitants of Philippi and sent it by the hands of Epaphroditus which was saith the same † See Itiner Tot. S. Scrip. 540. Author 628 miles and he reckons by common Dutch miles whereof four thousand paces make a mile p. 3. The occasion of this Epistle was this The Philippians hearing that St. Paul who had planted a Church among them was imprisoned at Rome sent Epaphroditus to visit him and supply his wants From whom the Apostle having received the testimony of their kindness and constancy and with-all hearing that false Apostles were crept in amongst them who were enemies to the Cross of Christ and perverted the Doctrine of the Gospel he writes back this Epistle as a necessary Antidote against these Seducers and as an acknowledgment of their favours for Christianity doth not abolish civility and good manners * Heming in argumentum Epist ad Phil. Cùm ut futuro periculo occurrat tùm ut suam erga Philippenses animi gratudinem declaret hanc scribit Epistolam Heming Paul in the front of this Epistle joyns Timothy with him because as he had formerly been at Philippi with him as you read Act. 16. so he was now at Rome with him Phil. 2.19 being his constant companion and assistant This Epistle he sent back by the hands of Epaphroditus who was as you may see vers 25. a faithful Minister of the Gospel and their Messenger that ministred to his wants bringing that which the Philippians sent to the supply of his necessities Perferens ad ipsum quae Philippenses miserant Heming in locum The Apostle thought fit to send him back having faithfully performed his Message Epaphroditus himself was willing to return as you may see vers 26. for he longed after you all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word signifies a longing desire as impatient of delayes Epaphroditus would stay no longer from his People than he needs must he was detained by sickness or else he had sooner returned And he was full of heaviness because that they had heard that he had been sick He was not so much troubled because that he was sick as because that they had heard of his sickness Zanchius in Phil. 2.26 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 privat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qui prae tristitiâ animi populi frequentum fugit The word signifies He sat solitary as men in extream sorrow love to be alone He was exceedingly disquieted to think what sorrow the report of his sickness brought to them But good God! how are people otherwise affected in these sinful times towards their faithful Ministers wishing them sick and transported with joy to hear of their sickness So that it is matter of grief to many Ministers in their sickness to think that others do insult and by their rejoycing add affliction to affliction But the Philippians love towards their faithful Pastour was so great that they were even sick to hear of his sickness nay Epaphroditus feared lest this sad news would be their death Fuit anxius animi propter Philippenses nè niminâ tristitiâ conficerentur Muscul in locum He was grievously afraid lest they should wear away with over-much grief at the sad tydings of his sickness For indeed saith the Apostle in the words of my Text he was sick nigh unto Death but God had mercy on him In the words we have two parts 1. Epaphroditus's Sickness where observe first the Patient Epaphroditus he was sick Secondly The manner of his sickness it was very grievous for he was nigh unto Death In the second part we have Epaphroditus his Recovery set down wherein observe 1. the Physitian that was God 2. The cure wrought by him he had mercy on him To begin with the first part Epaphroditus was the Patient and his Distemper very grievous for he was sick nigh unto death The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies to be very weak and sick even at deaths door 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 infirmis viribus sum langueo gravitèr aegroto Joh. 11.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hinc 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 privat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 robur Omnibus viribus destitutus tum sibi tum aliis prorsus inutilis sicut cadaver Beza in Rom. 5.6 He had faciem cadaverosam Death had taken possession on this sick mans countenance He was grown so weak and it was matter of grief to them * Muscul in locum Quod Apostolo amplius subministrare non poterat that he was a burden and not an help to the Apostle But to shew yet further how near death he was the Apostle adds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which some render vicinus morti so Marlorat And Musculus who adds Corripitur morbo tàm gravi ut ad ipsas portas mortis usque pervenisse videretur Proximè mortem Piscator Hemingius Proximè ad mortem Beza Usque ad mortem Tremel Aquinas Osiander Estius who adds Lethali morbo laborabat ita ut moriturum metuerem He was a Neighbour to Death or neighbouring upon Death He was even upon the confines of the King of Terrours If every Man in his healthful state be like a Mariner as some say in the Sea of this World Digitis amor tu remotus Quatuor aut Septem Juven within a few inches of Death Surely languishing Epaphroditus was within a hairs breadth of it But if you ask me what his particular Distemper was I must tell you I know not The Physitian may be will say Non erat assuetus mari ideoque inter navigandum contraxit corporis sui debilitatem Muscul in loc that he was Sea-sick Heming in Phil. 2.30 And indeed as Hemingius observes that long journey by Sea might be an occasion of his sickness and the Apostle seems to insinuate as much vers 30. But what his particular Distemper was we must be content to be ignorant seeing the Holy Ghost doth not reveal it Contenting my self with what the Text holds forth that he was sick yea nigh unto death I take up this Point of Doctrine Doct. That the best of God's dear Servants whether Ministers or others may be very sick or sorely visited with sickness Hinc liquet vel sanctissimos adversa affici valetudine Bulling in Phil. 2.27 Epaphroditus was a good Christian as well as a good Minister Many are the afflictions of the Righteous saith the Psalmist Psal 34.19 Diseases amongst other afflictions are the portion of