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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13926	A pithie and short treatise by vvay of dialogue, whereby a godly Christian is directed how to make his last will and testament to dispose well and wisely of his temporall goods; and how to prepare himselfe to the Lord, to depart this world peaceably and comfortably, committing himselfe in soule and body, into the hands of God, his faithfull Creatour.; Pithie and short treatise by way of dialogue, whereby a godly Christian is directed how to make his last will and testament.	Jones, William, b. 1581 or 2, attributed name.	1612 (1612)	STC 24229.5; ESTC S119355	9,151	34

now I leaue them to those whō thou in thy word hast commanded me to dispose them vnto I know deare Father that the same which thy word saith the same wilt thou thy selfe say and nothing else when my soule shal appeare before thy tribunall whatsoeuer thy word iustifieth that wilt thou iustifie whatsoeuer thy word condemneth that wilt thou condemne Knowing therefore the terrour of thy wrath against all sinne I haue endeuored to the vttermost according to thy grace giuen me for of my selfe I can do nothing that is good to finish and close vp this my mortall life by the sacred line and rule of thy holy word in euery thing As therefore heauenly Father thou hast ordained it a rule in nature that fathers should lay vp for their children and giue them their portions to their abilities so haue I endeuoured to do As thou hast dealt with thy Churches and children so haue I thy vnworthy seruant endeuored to follow thy example in reprouing vice in commending vertue in encouraging in goodnesse and discouraging and condemning all euill in blessing where thou dost blesse and cursing where thou dost curse in louing most those that loue thee most and least those that shew least loue to thee I haue giuen most to those whō thou in thy word commandest me to giue most vnto and least to those to whom thou in thy word appoyntest least vnto For I know ô Lord that as thou didst appoint out the lots and seuerall portions of thy peoples inheritāces in the land of Canaā namely of Iacobs twelue sonnes and Ioshua whom thou appointedst to deuide it vnto thine might not distribute any otherwise then thou didst appoint him more or lesse so should I and all thy seruants as neere as possible we can follow thy direction therein And if I haue not so done to the vttermost of my power but dealt partially through carnall affection if I haue looked least to thy glory and most to worldly respects then wo be vnto me now I am approaching before thee to giue vp mine accounts But thou ô Lord seest the vprightnes of my heart that I desire to do in all things as thou commandest be mercifull vnto me deere Father in Christ thy sonne according to the vprightnesse of my heart and passe by all my infirmities I know ô heauenly Father that there shall be iudgement mercilesse to him that sheweth not mercie That he must be pitifull and compassionate that would haue thee pitifull to him That he which will not forgiue shall neuer be forgiuen of thee O Lord I freely from my heart forgiue al that euer haue wronged me and am therein comforted that thou also hast freely forgiuen me for Christs sake and I beseech thee ô Lord to forgiue all those that haue done me wrong and pardon all their sinnes if it be thy blessed will And Lord in mercie behold all thy people those that feare thy name in truth establish them to the end therein those that are yet in blindnesse open their eies to see the things pertaining to their saluation And let the light of thy Gospell shine more and more brightly to the banishing of all errour ignorance throughout the whole world if it be thy blessed will Particularly for my children posteritie members of thy Church Lord blesse them and their seede to the end of the world and let thy blessings both spirituall and temporall be powred plentifully vpon them establish those of them that are already effectually called to thy feare and strengthen them euery way to the end therein Conuert those of them that are not yet so effectually called and make them all zealous in thy waies to their euerlasting saluation through Iesus Christ. Thou gauest them me O Lord the greatest blessing of all worldly blessings and now I resigne them vp to thee againe beseeching thee to be a Father vnto them as thou hast bene to me and them too euer since we had a being O teach them to bring vp their children in thy feare and to esteeme that aboue all worldly things whatsoeuer And thus Lord I commend my selfe soule body and all that I haue into thy hands beseeching thee to qualifie my paines and giue me strength and patience to the end to beare the extremitie thereof And hasten sweete Sauiour to deliuer me out of miserie and wipe away all teares frō mine eyes euen so come Lord Iesus come quickly Amen Amen and let thy whole family in heauen and in earth say Amen Me thinkes I heare this ioyfull sentence sounding in mine eares Come thou blessed of my Father inherite the kingdome prepared for thee from the beginning of the world Mat. 25.34 Gen. 47.9 Iob. 14.1 Esay 38.18.19 Iob 6.10 Psal. 16.11 Prou. 6.19 Mat. 6.15 Chap. 18.35 Iam. 2.13 1 Tim. 5.4.16 1 Thess. 4.6 Rom. 6.23 1 Tim. 5.4 Mat. 25. Mat. 25. Iam. 2.15.16 Luke 16.2 2 Cor. 12.14 Reuel 2.3 Chap. Iosh. 14.1.2 Iam. 2.13 Mat. 18.33 Mat. 6.15

should haue had The feare of which would haue bene haply one motiue to moue them all to haue bene content But seeing it is otherwise I will aduise you what is best yet to do in this case first you shall do well to call all your children together and such else of your friends as you would haue present Christ. Should all my children be present at my last Will or testamēt making Min. Yea surely for these causes principally first that all of thē might haue your blessing with incouragement in all good and Christian duties wherin they haue walked and reprehension with admonition for their euils Secondly for the auoiding of strife and the establishing of peace and loue amongst them which is a thing much to be respected amongst all much more of a father amongst his childrē Thirdly all that a father shall say at that time to his childrē in reproouing and rebuking of sin allowing and commending of vertue shall be the more deeply imprinted in the hearts of his childrē being so solēnly done and the last words as it were of their father vpon his death-bed yea we see often that they which are farre from being godly disposed do by the light of nature much respect the things giuen them in charge by their father vpon his death-bed Therefore it is meete that all your children should be present and all this must be performed by you with fatherly wisedome and iudgement without partiality not punishing a small fault with a great punishment nor a great fault with a small punishment but proportionable to the offence must the punishment be for so doth God alwaies deale with his children and so must earthly fathers with their children A notable president of all this we haue in that holy Patriarch Iacob and his sonnes wherewith I know you are well acquainted Gen. 49. Christian. But what if some children be so euill disposed that for that cause they should be thought not fit to be present at their fathers Will Minister That any be so is one principall reason that they should rather be there than the other better disposed for that as before is said they should be bettered by their fathers last sharp reprehension if any thing will preuaile with them And this doth that former instāce of Iacobs sonnes plainely set forth for Ruben was present though he had a curse for lying with his fathers concubine Symeon and Leui though the like for their cruell murthering the Sichemites all the ten sonnes of Iacob beside Ioseph and Beniamin though treacherously they had dealt concerning Ioseph and sold him Therefore they must be there the rather Christian. But what if distance of place do let that some cannot be present Minister Such necessity then must be considered and those absent the more carefully not the lesse respected Christian. Hauing but one small possession of land and that in my power to giue to whom I will who should by Gods ordinance be mine heire Minister Your eldest sonne for he is the beginning of your strength and your first borne Deut. 21.15.16.17 Christian. What if he be an euill and disobedient child and likely to sell it Minister You may tye him in some couenants best to preuent that But if he be so dissolute you may quite depriue him Christian. Is there any warrant of that in Gods word Minister Yea plaine Ruben before mentioned and Adoniah whom Dauid his father did disinherite and made godly Salomon his heire whose words to Adoniah his elder brother are words to be written with the pen of a Diamond in the heart of euery father that he may so giue warning to his children If thou wilt shew thy selfe a worthy man there shall not a haire fall from thy head but if wickednesse be found in thee thou shalt surely die But this must be carefully looked vnto that so great a punishment as the depriuation of an inheritance be not inflicted for too small offences especially if the party offending be one that truly and vprightly feareth God and those offences haue bene but slips of infirmitie He that for a small fault in this kind will disinherit his heire may looke himselfe to be by his heauenly Father disinherited of the kingdome of heauen And this is most fearefull against those fathers which do least esteeme or rather hate any child that shall incline himselfe truly to feare the Lord and euery slip or small fault of theirs shall be esteemed great and great offences indeede in others shall be counted nothing yea those that are best disposed many times haue that which is due to them giuen to those that are meerely carnall Christian. What is to be done with the rest besides the heire Minister All being alike godly and dutifull euery way and of like estate in wealth or want to haue like portions giuen them Christian. What if some be in good estate to liue already others poore yet not through any default of theirs Minister The poorest must accordingly be holpen and the richer must haue the lesse for God commandeth all to pittie and relieue the poore and there shall be iudgement mercilesse to him that is not mercifull to those that are distressed any manner of way especially mercy and charity must be extended to those that are neare of kin And fearefull is it for any child to couet that which belongeth to another for Gods curse not his blessing shall be sure to go with that And most vnnaturall were that father that would procure a curse vpon his child with his gift of some worldly thing which by right according to Gods word and will belongeth to some other yet is it too cōmon that many children care not so they may haue all or the most part though some other farre better godlier then they do want and are ready to beg with pouertie and they therewith get the fearefull curse of God vpon themselues and all that they haue yea and their posterity also Christian. This were very fearefull for any fathers or children indeede But now for children that haue had stockes already as daughters to their mariage or sonnes for lawfull and honest vses in their trades or the like they hauing had portions already are to rest satisfied Minister All this is rightly to be considered and they all in some proportionable measure to be equalled at the last as their estate with the other circumstances as is before mentioned do require But for daughters if any part remaine vnpaid of that portion promised to their mariage it must be satisfied For in that aswell as in all other things no wrong must be done nor any neither neere nor farre off defrauded for the Lord is an auenger of all such things And they that regard not to deale vprightly with all much more with those neere vnto them do come within the compasse of those wrong doers and promise breakers that shall not inherite the kingdome of heauen Psalm 15. Christian. May one sinne then