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A84072 A guide to the humble: or an exposition on the common prayer Viz. I. The visitation of the sick. II. The Communion of the sick. III. The burial of the dead. IV. The thanksgiving of women after child-birth. V. The denouncing of God's anger and judgments against sinners, with prayers to be used on the first day of Lent, and at other times. By Thomas Elborow. Elborow, Thomas. 1675 (1675) Wing E322A; ESTC R227794 105,673 309

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ourselves_o alone_o but_o that_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v the_o good_a one_o of_o another_o pro_fw-la se_fw-la orat_fw-la necessitas_fw-la pro_fw-la aliis_fw-la charitas_fw-la this_o day_n day_n be_v here_o take_v for_o life_n so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v so_o long_o shall_v we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o god_n giving_n and_o may_v say_v this_o prayer_n give_v we_o etc._n etc._n this_o day_n shall_v teach_v we_o moderation_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o earthly_a thing_n they_o be_v utenda_fw-la not_z fruenda_fw-la thing_n to_o use_v not_o to_o enjoy_v like_o israel_n manna_n we_o be_v to_o feed_v upon_o they_o only_o till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o border_n of_o our_o canaan_n this_o life_n be_v via_n the_o way_n daily_a bread_n be_v
tertullian_n be_v very_o plain_a and_o full_a vid._n melanct._n in_o evangel_n domin_v in_o loc_n commun_n and_o mr._n calvin_n be_v very_o express_v that_o christ_n alone_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o he_o present_v unto_o god_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o people_n who_o remain_v in_o a_o remote_a court_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 20._o sect._n 20._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o sect_n 6._o in_o luc._n cap._n 16._o vers_fw-la 22._o vid._n marlorat_n vid._n calvin_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o pet._n 3.19_o 2_o pet._n 2.4_o luc._n 23.43_o mat._n 8._o genes_n 5._o de_fw-la raptu_fw-la enochi_n job_n 14._o philip._n 1.6_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2_o cor._n 12.13_o instit_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 12._o in_o catechism_n in_o all_o which_o place_n he_o will_v not_o define_v or_o determine_v any_o thing_n in_o terminis_fw-la only_o hold_v as_o we_o do_v that_o they_o be_v in_o bliss_n but_o shall_v not_o have_v their_o perfect_a consummation_n and_o bliss_n till_o the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o collect._n o_o merciful_a god_n the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n in_o who_o whosoever_o believe_v shall_v live_v though_o he_o die_v and_o whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v eternal_o joh._n 11.25_o 26._o who_o also_o have_v teach_v we_o by_o his_o holy_a apostle_n st._n paul_n not_o to_o be_v sorry_a as_o man_n without_o hope_n for_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o he_o 1_o thes_n 4.13_o 14._o we_o meek_o beseech_v thou_o o_o father_n to_o raise_v we_o from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n unto_o the_o life_n of_o righteousness_n rom._n 6.3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 15.34_o that_o when_o we_o shall_v depart_v this_o life_n we_o may_v rest_v in_o he_o as_o our_o hope_n be_v this_o our_o ______o do_v and_o that_o at_o the_o general_a resurrection_n in_o the_o last_o day_n we_o may_v be_v find_v acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n and_o receive_v that_o blessing_n which_o thy_o well_o belove_a son_n shall_v then_o pronounce_v to_o all_o that_o love_n and_o fear_v thou_o say_v come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n receive_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 25.34_o grant_v this_o we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o merciful_a father_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o mediator_n and_o redeemer_n amen_n note_v this_o collect_v sum_n up_o all_o the_o remarkableness_n of_o the_o burial_n office_n in_o a_o short_a devout_a prayer_n and_o bring_v all_o home_n in_o pious_a application_n herein_o we_o declare_v our_o hope_n concern_v all_o who_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n we_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o pardon_n however_o if_o we_o be_v sometime_o mistake_v in_o our_o hope_n as_o to_o particular_n yet_o it_o be_v ever_o a_o testimony_n of_o our_o charity_n it_o be_v error_n amoris_fw-la in_o case_n it_o happen_v at_o any_o time_n to_o be_v a_o error_n 2_o cor._n 13.14_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v with_o we_o all_o ever_o more_o amen_n viz._n the_o charity_n of_o god_n the_o son_n the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o bounty_n or_o liberal_a effusion_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n be_v in_o we_o with_o we_o and_o upon_o we_o now_o and_o ever_o amen_n postscript_n christian_n reader_n in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o be_o to_o desire_v thou_o to_o have_v so_o much_o charity_n for_o our_o revive_a mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o not_o to_o think_v she_o any_o way_n addict_v to_o a_o affect_a singularity_n in_o her_o prescribe_a office_n for_o the_o burial_n of_o her_o die_a child_n for_o as_o in_o her_o other_o office_n so_o in_o this_o she_o hold_v exact_a 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those_o better_a sort_n of_o weak_a christian_n who_o quarrel_n at_o their_o use_n more_o out_o of_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n than_o out_o of_o turbulence_n or_o any_o contentious_a spirit_n as_o for_o such_o who_o be_v contentious_o give_v who_o be_v ill-willer_n to_o zion_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n who_o delight_n in_o nothing_o but_o dreadful_a confusion_n and_o make_v it_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o religion_n to_o quarrel_v the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o just_a order_n of_o superior_n i_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o severe_a execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o be_v invest_v with_o jurisdiction_n to_o punish_v they_o as_o schismatical_a and_o seditious_a person_n and_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o offence_n shall_v deserve_v and_o true_o i_o think_v superior_n may_v be_v blame_v for_o their_o indulgence_n in_o such_o case_n as_o well_o as_o for_o their_o severity_n our_o church_n will_v never_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o our_o state_n never_o at_o quiet_a from_o the_o work_n of_o some_o man_n spirit_n and_o intemperate_a zeal_n si_fw-mi vitiis_fw-la principum_fw-la irasci_fw-la liceat_fw-la &_o insidiari_fw-la bonitati_fw-la but_o enough_o of_o this_o i_o proceed_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o few_o other_o rite_n rather_o practise_v at_o funeral_n than_o by_o law_n or_o canon_n prescribe_v and_o to_o account_v for_o they_o with_o what_o brevity_n and_o perspicuity_n i_o can_v 1._o the_o ring_n of_o the_o passing-bel_n or_o soul-bell_n as_o we_o call_v it_o be_v not_o intend_v to_o help_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o body_n but_o only_o to_o stir_v up_o devout_a christian_n to_o pray_v for_o its_o happy_a passage_n out_o of_o its_o body_n and_o to_o move_v those_o who_o be_v live_v to_o make_v reflection_n upon_o their_o own_o mortality_n and_o serious_o to_o consider_v of_o their_o late_a end_n this_o bell_n 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deposita_fw-la when_o the_o archangel_n shall_v sound_v the_o trump_n of_o collection_n than_o the_o scatter_a bone_n of_o god_n saint_n shall_v be_v gather_v together_o with_o sinew_n and_o those_o sinew_n incorporate_v with_o flesh_n and_o that_o flesh_n cover_v over_o with_o skin_n all_o mortality_n be_v purge_v away_o and_o by_o a_o new_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o pythagoras_n never_o dream_v of_o the_o same_o soul_n shall_v re-enter_v the_o same_o body_n these_o and_o the_o like_a ceremony_n the_o church_n have_v practise_v in_o her_o funeral_n to_o be_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o many_o significant_a emblem_n to_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v her_o live_a child_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o
be_v put_v off_o that_o immortality_n may_v be_v put_v on_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o age_n have_v this_o story_n tell_v of_o they_o all_o they_o live_v so_o many_o year_n and_o then_o they_o die_v gen._n 5._o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n the_o prince_n and_o the_o peasant_n be_v elemented_a of_o the_o same_o earth_n as_o adam_n be_v like_o nebuchadnezar_n image_n though_o we_o may_v have_v head_n of_o gold_n yet_o we_o all_o stand_v but_o lute_n be_v pedibus_fw-la on_o foot_n of_o clay_n we_o be_v but_o like_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n in_o medio_fw-la pellium_fw-la in_o the_o midst_n of_o skin_n live_v within_o paper-wall_n wall_n of_o flesh_n we_o dwell_v in_o house_n of_o clay_n who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o dirt_n which_o be_v crush_v before_o the_o moth._n job_n 4.19_o i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o first_o proposition_n let_v we_o see_v in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o use_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o it_o if_o we_o must_v all_o die_v and_o depart_v hence_o this_o be_v not_o our_o rest_n not_o our_o home_n but_o our_o way_n home_o let_v we_o make_v provision_n in_o our_o life_n time_n for_o that_o time_n of_o die_v which_o will_v most_o certain_o come_v upon_o we_o though_o it_o be_v most_o uncertain_a when_o let_v we_o think_v every_o day_n of_o die_v for_o indeed_o we_o die_v daily_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v we_o begin_v to_o die_v let_v we_o make_v death_n familiar_a by_o expectation_n of_o it_o by_o daily_a apprehension_n of_o it_o let_v we_o at_o all_o instant_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v it_o and_o think_v ourselves_o always_o upon_o our_o deathbed_n he_o deserve_v not_o say_v jerom_n the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o will_v live_v in_o that_o state_n of_o life_n in_o which_o he_o will_v not_o die_v indeed_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a adventure_n to_o be_v in_o a_o evil_a state_n of_o life_n because_o we_o know_v that_o 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