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A28823	The triumph of faith over death, or, The just man's memoriall compris'd in a panegyrick and sermon, at the funerall of the religious, most learned Dr. Combar, late master of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge, and deane of Carlile / delivered in Trinity Colledge chappel, by R.B. ... the 29. of March, 1653.	R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675.	1654 (1654)	Wing B3762; ESTC R17491	31,312	50

THE TRIUMPH OF FAITH OVER DEATH Or The Just Man's Memoriall Compris'd in a Panegyrick and Sermon at the Funerall of the Religious most Learned Dr. COMBAR late Master of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge and Deane of Carlile Delivered in Trinity Colledge Chappell By R.B.B.D. the 29. of March 1653. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Spiritus Sanctus non incolit nisi virum fortem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chry. 1 COR. 15.55 O Death where is thy Sting O Grave where is thy Victory LONDON Printed by J.G. for R. Royston at the Angel in Ivy-lane 1654. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JEROME Earle of PORTLAND c. Right Honorable IT is an high prerogative of nature and priviledge of Grace when Good is annex'd to Greatness And it is better to be without this than not to be great in goodnesse But when both meet in one they make a glorious and an happy conjunction commanding by a secret power both imitation and honour Men usually honour those that are great whose natures lead them to imitate the Good My honour'd Lord though I am a stranger to your Person yet not so to your fame and though you may justly wonder at my hardy attempt in fronting this Treatise with your noble Name yet in this forward act I want not a President even the learned Austine Lib. 4. c. 14. Quem non noveram facit sed amaveram bominem ex Doctrinae fam● c. who in his Confessions makes an acknowledgement to God of a piece of boldnesse in dedicating a Book to a great Oratour of Rome by Name Icherius whose face he had never seene However if this be objected as a crime I cannot but promise to my self your Lordships pardon especially when your Goodnesse shall reflect upon the Spring of this hasty motion It was the prevailing importunity of the dearest friends of our late reverend Deane which forced me to the Presse and put me upon this bold Dedication that so they might give to the World a cleare Expresse of their gratitude to your Lordship for your high favours to the most renowned Doctour now deceased who was a Magazen of Learning and an exact Modell of vertue a Picture of Patience and a Patterne of Devotion It addes not a little to your Lordships honour that you had relation to Him as your Tutour who ever had an high esteeme of your noble Person thus not unknown to me who know that men not rancord with envy usually love in others what they see in themselves and therefore He whom Combar loved and honourd must needs be rare and excellent My Lord all that I humbly beg is this that your Honour would grace Him now dead with your Tuition who living did adorne you with His in our Society which owes much to your Lordship in promoting Him to be Master of it who was it's happy Crown and Glory In that promotion my selfe with many others had a share and as a Testimony of a thankfull brest I humbly crave your Honours acceptance of this ensuing Worke which falls as short of the Deceased's merit as He outstripp'd the men of this proud Age in knowledge and sweetnesse of Spirit With it your Lordship has a tender of my most hearty Devotions I shall ever supplicat the Almighty that when you have finished your Course with the glory of those two Graces which are oft joynd in the * Rev. 2.19 13.10 Heb. 6.12 Scripture and like Eros and Anteros in the Fable live and die together I meane Faith and Patience you may inherit a blessing in the Land of Promise the † 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrys Haven of everlasting rest and happinesse This is the unfained wish of Your Honours devoted Servant R. Boreman Jan. 9. 1654. EPITAPHIVM Reverendissimi Doctissimique Domi. Do ris Combar c. qui devotam Deo animam reddidit 28. Feb. 1653. postquàm annos 78. plus minus cum celebritate nominis compleverat COs priscae pietatis atque lima Sincerae Solidae Piae sed acre Novae hujus Logodaedalae Sonorae Fucatae meretriciae Flagellum Atlas Religionis Orthodoxae Tibicen fidei Columna veri Falsi Malleus haeresin retundens Retundens quoque Schisma Hypocritarum Doctrinae jubar eruditionis Fundus Fax Criticae politiorum Fons linguarum idiomatumque nidus Cunctas tam benè continens loquelas Loquelas veteres eruditas Eos quotquot habet quot Occidensque Nido scilicet adde quas ad unguem Modernas tenuit cubabat isto Chaldaeus Syrus Aethiops Arabsque Hebraeus Samarita Persa Coptus Flumen nectaris ingenî Scatebra Thesauri sed Ausonî Pelasgi Penus Flos Latialis Vmbra Tullî Athenae merae Attici Leporis Favus mellis Hymettii alveare Torrens eloquii Medulla Suadae Dicendi Veneresque Gratiaeque Sagax arbiter elegantiarum Legendi sine fine dipsas atrox Librorum helluo litterarum abyssus Aevi surculus aurei renascens Morum stella nitens in his tenebris Exemplar probitatis atque gemma In hoc stercore temporum refulgens Candor Simplicitasque Comitasque Et mista gravitas suavitate Frons jucunda decor verendus oris Iecur felle carens cor absque fuco Ingens pectoris integri serenum Musarum meliorum amor voluptas Et gentis decus dolor togatae Hoc uno partitèr facesse livor Quo Combare jaces jacent Sepulchro J. Duport Gr. Linguae Professor R. Joannis Morini Blesensis de reverendissimo decano Doctore Combar Testimonium ALius praeterea codex nempe Samaritanus celebratur dicitur esse Archiepiscopi Armachani ab eo è Palaestinâ in Hyberniam exportatus qui Leydensibus Academicis nonnullo tempore fuit commodatus Istum codicem vir clarissimus Doctissimus Thomas Combarus Anglus quem honoris officii reddendi causâ nomino cum textu Judaico verbum e verbo imo literam cum literâ maximâ diligentiâ indefesso labore comparavit differentiasque omnes juxta capitum versuum ordinem digestas ad me misit humanissime officiosissime Excerpt è Morin Animadvers in Censuram Exercitationum p. 419. Errata in concione corrigenda PAge 16. Line 29. redundant linguis p. 17. l. 21. for but read heat p. 19. l. 8. r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE Reverend and Learned Religious Dr. COMBAR WE never read of any that were blamed for drawing too much Water out of the well of Life The saying of a learned Divine Dr. F. Neither can we possibly give too much honour to the Lord of glory and King of Saints though wee should put our inventions upon the Rack and scrue up our expressions to the highest There are many wayes and diverse meanes whereby God may be glorifyed by us but none more effectuall and powerfull to the advancement of his glory then by acknowledging with due Prayses the many eminent vertues which as so many Rivelets streame into the Soules of the Saints from the everlasting Spring of Divine Grace They glorifyed God