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A21104	A sermon preached at the funeralls of that worthie and worshipfull gentleman, Master Thomas Dutton of Dutton, Esquire who yeelded to nature the 28. of December. By Richard Eaton Bachelour of Diuinitie, and pastor of Great Budworth in Cheshire.	Eaton, Richard, 1563?-1617.	1616 (1616)	STC 7468; ESTC S100229	18,744	30

an awfull reuerence of Gods Maiestie for the sanctifying of the Lords Sabbaths and for the sincere preaching of the Gospell of Christ Iesus It is my comfort to see such a happy and friendly aspect of so many principall Planets together in one place so many Gentlemen and Magistrates Giue me leaue I beseech you to wash my hands in innoceny to free mine owne soule in the sight of God and to speake a few words to stirre vp your minds and to quicken your affections in the behalfe of the Lords worship and seruice Think not your dwellings safe enough without the house of God sing not at home with your owne Muses absent not your selues from the Lords sanctuary as though Iorden lay between you and the Church say not as the women did in Esay We will eate our owne bread and we are our owne garments The Sabbath day is the sanctified day of the Lords rest If you haue any loue to that hidden Manna which perisheth not If you haue any desire to those fruits of the tree of life in the midest of the Paradise of God If you haue any sincere affection to those white garments washt in the blood of Christ If you desire to shine hereafter as the stars in the firmament rather then to be but as a Glow-worme in this world then helpe to bring the Lords Sabbaths to rest they are shamefullie troubled disquieted the common daies of the weeke are happier in their seasons then the Lords Sabbaths The sanctifying of the Sabbath is one of those vnchangeable lawes which God himselfe wrote with his owne finger Resolue therefore as this Gentleman did to keepe it holy God did not ordeine it for carnall pleasures or that we should giue liberty on that day to our sensuall affections But if you will not regard and obey this then behold the dispersion and dissipation of your posterity vpon the face of the earth behold the ruine vastation and desolation of your houses behold the detestation of your names behold the hissing clapping at your death and departure among your neighbours The want of the word of God is the want of your credit and prosperity the want of the word of God is the want of your true comfort peace and happinesse the want of the word of God will be the want of your saluation if in this open and free time of the Gospel you depriue your selues through wilfull neglect of that benefit which others receiue by it Thus you haue heard of this Gentlemans life I must now speak a word or two of the maner of his death When the shadow of death was vpon his eies his senses began to faint and faile yet this was obserueable that in the time of prayer his senses were quickned and againe reuiued so that he was able to lift vp his hands and his eies at euery Petition and to say Amen to euery conclusion This was also worthy regard that the last words he spake were these O Lord Iesus haue mercy vpon me forgiue me my sins O Lord Iesus receiue my spirit And presently after his breath and his spirit departed So that I may say of him as Ierome reporteth of Nepotians quiet and peaceable departure from this life Non intelligeres illum emor● sed emigrare Thou wouldst not thinke he died but rather that hee walked forth And this was the manner of his death I must not be tedious in regard of the present businesse Time at this time must haue power ouer ●y words I will therfore conclude and make an end as I did begin O Lord teach vs to number our daies t●at wee may apply our hearts vnto wisedome Amen FINIS

Honour falling v●on an vnworthy man is but as an ornament in t● dirt saith Saluian It doth but bring the person of s●● a one with his faults and infirmities to a more op●● view which otherwise perhaps had beene either ●● knowne or vnregarded I will say little of his natur● parts of wit memorie volubility of speech all whi● were excellent in him and commendable in any espcially when as Bernard saith Gratia ordinat quod ● ●auit creatio Grace doth order and sanctifie that which Ber. tract de gra ●reation hath giuen and bestowed But I will come to ●he best wherein he deserued to be commended It is ●ell knowne he was a good magistrate in his country ●he charge is waighty and the burden heauy which is ●●id vpon them whom the Lord hath marked out vnto ●●aces of gouernment which made Chrysost say Maror si q●is Rectorum saluaripossit I maruell said he how any ●agistrate can bee saued Hee was full of courage in ●●e execution of Iustice Impunitatis spes magna p●ocandi ●●ecebra Hope to escape vnpunished is a great prouocation of transgressing It is not the Roabe nor the sword ●●r the highest roome that maketh a magistrate He cō●●●ered whose Image he did beare whose person he did present what cause he had taken in hand and whose Iudgement he did execute It is certain the vine of the Church doth spread out her branches with much cherfulnesse when magistrates doe execute Iustice without any conniuence Oh put not honie into the sacrifice instead of salt you that are rulers and gouernours in this our Israel execution of iustice vpon riotous and inordinate liuers is for the present a sweet smelling sacrifice v●to God the ioy of angels the comfort of good men the sauing of soules a reuocation of many from des●●uctiō nor shall your labour be in vaine in the Lord in respect of your selues it wil procure you euen in this life ●●ny sweete blessings from aboue And hereafter it shal ●●● a crowne vpon your heads in that day when the iust God shall largely recompence your faithfull seruice Secondly he was to be commended for his Hospita●●●ie It is well knowne his house was seldome without strangers I may in some sort compare him to Abraham Gen. 18. 1. Gen. 19. 1. and vnto Lot they sate in their gates at the doores of their tents to inuite strangers And this gentleman desired his friends neighbours to come to his house and they were vnto him welcome guests In this respect he was like vnto Iob he did not eate his morsels alone Iob. 31. 17. Thirdly his loue and kindnesse to his poore friends and neighbours may not be forgotten he was ready to speak for them to write for them and to lend them money in their neede It was his resolution to keepe some money by him alwaies if God should so blesse him and inable him that he might lend as he said fiue pounds tenne pounds or twenty pounds to any neighbour or Gentleman vpon an vrgent occasion which sure was in him a charitable consideration and to you right worshipful may be a patterne for imitation Want driueth many into dangerous extremities poore men are often forced by necessity to gage their houses their lands and vineyards and they may iustly complaine as those did in Nehemiah And now our flesh it is as the flesh of our brethren Nehe. 5. 5. and our sonnes as their sonnes there is no power in our handes for other men haue our lands It is charity and mercifulnesse to lend to such Oh that they which be wealthy rich would lay aside superfluities and vanities and learne frugality and thriftines as this Gentleman did and conuert their hands and their harts to such workes of mercy Oh take something from your bellies and backes both in regard of your owne soules to witnesse humility and sobriety before God and man and for your poore brethrens sake that they may bee comforted and releeued It is Christ that hungreth and Christ that must satisfie you It is Christ that craueth and Christ that must giue vnto you It is Christ that is indebted and impouerished and it is Christ that must aduance you to glory There are many poore men that are ashamed to craue an almes 1 and yet they would be glad with the Disciples of Christ to rub an eare of corne betweene their hands their bowels sound like shalmes for want of foode and their teeth are cleane It is charity mercifulnesse to lend to such And certainly the lower this well of charitie is drawne the clearer sweeter will the water flow vp vnto you Fourthly he was worthy of much praise commendation for the ciuil order and gouernment of his family he was excellent that way I know not wel how to parallel him with any of his ranke and place his seruants were obsequious officious vnto him both for his credit and his profite he abhorred idlenesse in his seruants Appelles posie was this Let no day passe witbout a line he appointed them such offices and imploiments that euery one in his house had either a sweating brow or a working braine Alexander Seuerus that worthy and learned Emperour was wont to say that he would not feede his seruants with the bowels of the Common-wealth And as he required diligence in their places so he was liberall beneficial for their preferments which he frankly expressed in his life time towards them and at his death he gaue them annuities pensions bestowed vpon them bountifull legacies herein also he was like vnto Iob. If I should despise my seruants what shall Iob. 31. 14 I doe when God standeth vp and when he shall visite mee what shall I answer But you will say all this is well these things are commendable but you say nothing of his religion I cōfesse this is the temple that sanctifieth the gold this the altar which sanctifieth the sacrifice all the former though excellent in themselues and glorious in the sight of men yet without this they are but splendida peccata Whatsoeuer they seeme to be yet deuided frō sauing grace they are but glittering sinnes as Saint Augustin calles them It happened a little before he fell sicke that he considered of the mercies and blessings of God vouchsafed vnto him in great abundance and rendred praise and thankesgiuing to God for such fauours and benignities But he complained in my hearing that with that plentie and fulnesse there was a great want and defect of the publike worship of God vpon the Sabbath day His determination was this that with all speed he would haue a Preacher in his house because his corpulent and vnweildie body would not permit him to trauaile vnto the Church Hee resolued therefore to allow a sufficient maintenance and desired me with great earnestnesse to effect the businesse and made this his purpose knowen to all his family and to many others His heart was smitten with