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A13179 Disce mori. = Learne to die A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remerbrance of his ende. Wherein also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be abserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others. Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629. 1600 (1600) STC 23474; ESTC S103244 111,652 401

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lift_v up_o thy_o mind_n to_o god_n in_o he_o only_o be_v thy_o eternal_a welfare_n a_o dialogue_n betwixt_o discontent_n and_o hope_n discontent_n i_o be_o more_o miserable_a than_o any_o hope_n other_o be_v miserable_a to_o we_o all_o live_v in_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n discont_n but_o i_o more_o miserable_a than_o any_o hope_n leave_v to_o complain_v deliverance_n be_v of_o god_n who_o will_v not_o fail_v they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o disc._n i_o be_o in_o bondage_n hope_n remember_v there_o will_v come_v a_o time_n of_o freedom_n disc._n but_o i_o be_o poor_a &_o helpless_a ho._n so_o be_v lazarus_n who_o do_v rejoice_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n discont_n but_o i_o be_o afflict_v in_o body_n ho._n so_o be_v job_n who_o god_n love_v discon_n but_o i_o be_o reproach_v in_o the_o world_n and_o i_o fear_v infamy_n ho._n fear_v god_n if_o the_o reproach_n be_v true_a crave_v mercy_n for_o thy_o fault_n at_o his_o hand_n if_o false_a let_v thy_o own_o conscience_n comfort_v thou_o disc._n but_o i_o have_v lose_v the_o time_n hope_n indeed_o a_o great_a loss_n but_o it_o be_v never_o too_o late_o so_o that_o at_o last_o thou_o do_v well_o disc._n but_o i_o be_o destitute_a of_o friend_n hope_n god_n be_v thy_o friend_n if_o thy_o rely_v be_v upon_o he_o disc._n but_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o this_o toilsome_a world_n hop_v heaven_n be_v the_o haven_n of_o rest_n disc._n but_o i_o will_v be_v go_v from_o it_o i_o care_v not_o how_o hop_v f●e_a discontent_n suffer_v rather_o a_o world_n of_o torment_n then_o to_o be_v so_o faithless_a disc._n but_o i_o have_v no_o other_o remedy_n hope_n call_v for_o grace_n cast_v off_o this_o abject_a fear_n with_o vain_a thought_n away_o with_o they_o harken_v not_o to_o the_o shameful_a enticement_n of_o satan_n disc._n but_o i_o be_o full_a of_o trouble_n hope_n so_o be_v he_o in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v in_o glory_n disc._n but_o death_n be_v very_a grie●_n ho._n it_o be_v not_o so_o but_o a_o end_n of_o grief_n in_o sorrow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n until_o thou_o turn_v to_o earth_n as_o if_o th●n_a sorrow_n shall_v end_v dis._n but_o i_o be_o sorrowful_a hope_n sorrow_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n commith_n in_o the_o morning_n disc._n but_o i_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o carefullnesse_n hop_v so_o have_v all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n do_v disc._n but_o i_o have_v often_o call_v and_o see_v no_o deliverance_n hop_v god_n will_v send_v deliverance_n assure_v thyself_o at_o the_o last_o di._n but_o i_o have_v not_o the_o possession_n y●_z other_o have_v ho._n a_o competent_a measure_n of_o wealth_n to_o retain_v honest_a reputation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v sufficient_a dis_n but_o i_o wax_v in_o age_n hop_v then_o do_v the_o time_n of_o thy_o deliverance_n draw_v on_o dis_n but_o i_o be_o old_a and_o crooked_a hope_n then_o make_v a_o end_n with_o the_o world_n discon_n but_o i_o be_o pain_v with_o sickness_n ho._n the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v most_o to_o be_v desire_v discont_n but_o i_o fear_v death_n hope_n thou_o need_v not_o for_o it_o shall_v not_o hurt_v thou_o but_o make_v thy_o happy_a entrance_n into_o life_n discont_n but_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o leave_v the_o world_n hope_n why_o shall_v thou_o so_o be_v see_v thou_o be_v go_v to_o live_v with_o christ._n discont_n but_o i_o live_v not_o in_o that_o pleasure_n i_o see_v other_o live_v hope_n be_v content_n remember_v to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v son_n thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o pleasure_n discover_v but_o i_o be_o ever_o under_o the_o cross_n hope_n so_o must_v all_o be_v who_o will_v follow_v christ._n disc._n but_o
of_o death_n uncertain_a 61_o i_o joy_n of_o heaven_n comfortable_a to_o be_v remember_v 102._o 103._o etc._n etc._n intention_n of_o the_o mind_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n 287._o 288._o k_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o ourselves_o 45_o knowledge_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o life_n celestial_a l_o law_n satisfy_v 238_o learning_n to_o die_v behooveful_a 69_o love_n of_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n go_v together_o 171_o life_n describe_v 84._o 85._o etc._n etc._n life_n of_o man_n full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n 90_o m_o meditation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n mercy_n of_o god_n wonderful_a mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a allowable_a 2●9_n 270_o n_o necessity_n of_o call_v upon_o god_n 240_o necessary_a instruction_n for_o the_o sick_a 249_o neglect_v of_o god_n worship_n a_o great_a evil_n 50_o o_o old_a prophet_n suffer_v 136_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 208_o oppression_n of_o other_o punish_v 72_o p_o patience_n 195._o 196._o etc._n etc._n perseverance_n 200._o 201._o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n but_o a_o show_n ●0_n prayer_n a_o religious_a duty_n 187._o 18●_n etc._n etc._n prayer_n a_o refuge_n in_o distress_n ibid._n prayer_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o sudden_a death_n presumption_n dangerous_a 302._o 303._o etc._n etc._n q_o question_n of_o frivolous_a matter_n needless_a 46._o quietness_n of_o life_n commendable_a 352_o r_o remembrance_n of_o our_o estate_n 140._o 141._o repentance_n in_o time_n 68_o 303_o saint_n solomon_n his_o verdict_n of_o the_o world_n 125_o security_n in_o sin_n dangerous_a 66_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 176_o 177_o sick_a to_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n 173._o 174_o &_o 178_o soul_n business_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o t_o temporal_a good_n only_a lend_v us._n 180_o time_n precious_a 47_o trial_n of_o the_o righteous_a 134_o 135_o five_o vainglorious_a like_o the_o chameleon_n 47_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a a_o work_n of_o mercy_n 246_o w_n want_v of_o humility_n the_o cause_n of_o trouble_n 353_o will_n and_o testament_n 180._o 181_o wise_a virgin_n teach_v we_o to_o be_v watchful_a 67_o worldly_a good_n how_v to_o be_v dispose_v 180_o world_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v belove_v 86_o worldly_a wisdom_n foolishness_n willingness_n to_o depart_v when_o god_n do_v call_v us._n 184_o worldly_a possession_n be_v vanity_n deceit_n thorn_n and_o sorrow_n 217_o young_a youth_n and_o age_n be_v unequal_o yoke_v 63_o finis_fw-la the_o register_n ¶_o a_o b_o c_o d_o e_o f_o g_o h_o i_o k_n l_o m_o n_o o_o p_o and_o q_n the_o half_a leaf_n hilarius_n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la chrysost._n in_o hom_n mat_n 43._o 1._o tim._n 13._o gen_n 27._o 30._o gen_n 38._o 36._o psal._n 6●_n 28_o 29._o bernard_n in_o cant._n mala._n 1._o 6_o dan._n 5._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 15_o 26._o jam._n 5._o 14._o eccles._n 38._o 3._o luc._n 2._o 72_o psal._n 72._o 15._o esa_fw-la 38._o 4_o phil._n 1._o 24_o 2._o sam._n 21_o 17._o gen._n 42._o 38._o dan._n 4._o 24._o eccles_n 12._o 1._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 3._o 1._o sam._n 13._o 14._o psal._n 39_o 5_o cor._n 1._o 20._o fulgent_n epist_n ad_fw-la ●al_n gal_n 2._o 20._o phil._n 1._o 23._o chrisost._n in_o homil._n 31._o psal._n 116._o 15._o gen._n 6._o 12_o gen._n 41._o 48._o sene._n epist_n 62._o august_n de_fw-fr mat_n luc._n 10._o luc._n 2._o 29_o gen._n 7_o 5_o jon._n 3._o 4_o prou._n 1._o 2._o hos._n 6._o 4_o 2._o cor._n 5_o 20._o matth._n 25_o 7._o matt._n 22._o 30._o gen._n 3._o 4._o eccles._n 9_o 12._o act._n 24_o 26_o thes._n 5._o 3_o jere._n 8._o 11_o judg._n 4._o 21._o jere._n 5._o 31._o ecclesiast_n 38._o 23._o luc._n 12._o 20._o cypr._n de_fw-fr vanit_fw-la id●_n pro._n 14._o 9_o b._n re●_n in_o tertul._n de_fw-la anima_fw-la deu._n 32._o 29._o ecclesiast_n 1●_n 3._o 9_o jerem._n 22._o 29._o gen._n 3._o 21._o mat._n 17._o 3_o psa._n 49._o 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 1._o cor._n 1._o ●_o 5._o joan._n 19_o 41._o greg._n mor._n lam._n 1._o 9_o 1._o sam._n 15._o 6._o 2._o ki●_n 1._o 4._o aug._n ep._n ad_fw-la diase_n exod._n 5_o 2._o eccle._n 5._o 4._o deut._n 32._o 49._o nom._n 20._o 23._o gen._n 5._o 27_o cicero_n de_fw-fr senect_n gen._n 27._o 2_o 2._o kin._n 1._o 13._o psal._n 116._o 15._o luc._n 3._o jon._n 3._o 8._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 6._o 1._o thess._n 1._o 4._o 16._o joan._n 5._o 25_o 2._o pet._n 3._o 10._o mat._n 16._o 27._o matt._n 25._o 41._o apocal._n 6._o 16._o psalm_n 5._o 22._o math._n 25._o ●_o luc._n 12._o 37._o gen._n 6._o 5_o gen._n 19_o 14._o mat._n 25._o 11._o gen._n 27._o 38._o eccles._n 11._o 3._o gen._n 7._o 21_o lu._n 12._o 20_o esa._n 38._o 1._o luc._n 16._o 2._o eccles._n 1._o 40._o 1._o king_n 5._o 18._o 2._o sam._n 13_o 19_o 1._o kin._n 13._o 9_o lu._n 17._o 32_o psal._n 90._o 12._o gen._n 18._o 27._o job._n 14._o 14_o psal._n 120._o 3._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 13._o gen._n 28._o 12._o act._n 28._o 5_o jerem._n 18._o 2._o 3._o eccles._n 10_o 12._o coll●s_n 3._o 2_o heb._n 9_o 27_o gass._n col_fw-fr 18._o mat._n 27._o 25._o apoc._n 6._o 8._o psal._n 145._o 5._o job._n 7._o 7._o jam._n 1._o 11._o psal._n 102._o 3._o jam._n 4._o 14._o 1._o pet._n 2_o 11._o aug._n 31._o tractat_fw-la in_o loa●n_n hier._n ad_fw-la paul_n psal._n 49_o 8._o lu._n 12._o ●_o 38_o math._n 2d_o 43._o gen._n 24._o 63._o jonas_n 46_o gen._n 47._o 9_o 2._o esdr._n 8_o dan._n 2._o 33._o math._n 24._o 2._o 1._o cor._n 7_o 31._o job._n 14._o 1_o aug._n the_o ●ug_n anima_fw-la cyprian_a ●e_v m●r_n 1._o cor._n 15_o apoc._n 14._o 13._o jud._n 1._o 5._o num._n 11_o num._n 16_o num._n 21_o gen._n 42_o 25._o mat._n 6._o 34_o psal._n 91._o 5_o apo._n 18._o 4._o ex●_n 7_o 11._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 8._o gen._n 37._o 11._o 1._o king_n 19_o ●_o 1._o tim._n 1_o 20._o socr._n hist._n eccles_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 20._o mat._n 5._o 21._o gen._n 16._o 4_o rom._n 6._o 12_o ecclesiast_n 4._o 1._o 2._o 3_o apoc._n 14_o 11._o math._n 27._o 32._o exo._n 8._o 25_o psa._n 55._o 5_o 1._o king_n 19_o 4._o toby_n 5._o 13_o psal._n 137_o 4._o lu._n 15._o 14_o august_n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la dom._n serm._n 70_o gen._n 8._o 9_o heb._n 11_o 38._o 2._o cor._n 11._o 26._o rom._n ●_o 22._o mich._n 2._o 10._o exod._n 16_o 15._o luc._n 19_o 3_o gen._n 13_o 17._o phil._n 1._o 23_o apoc._n 22_o 20._o 1._o sam._n 6_o 3._o 1._o king_n 2._o 3._o psal._n 84_o 4._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 24._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 7._o gen._n 3●_n 26._o 1._o cor._n 2_o 9_o apoc._n 7._o 9_o lact._n lib._n 6_o de_fw-fr divi_z prae_fw-la tertul._n the_o hamely_o exod._n 1●_n 24._o mar._n 6._o 23_o math._n 25_o 34._o rom._n 8_o 17._o psal._n 42._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d math._n 13_o 44._o nom._n 32_o 3._o cypr._n de_fw-fr mort_fw-fr gen._n 29_o 28._o mal._n 3._o 10_o ciril_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la reg._n hil._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la pat_o &_o fill_v psal._n 1._o 6_o psal._n 128._o joan._n 2._o 10_o esa._n 38._o 9_o aug._n man_n ult._n cap._n ps._n 84._o 13._o exod._n 4._o 3._o 1._o ri●_n 18_o 2._o cor._n 5._o 1_o 2._o mac._n 7._o 9_o aris_n eth._n lib._n 3._o tert._n in_o apo_n psal._n 49_o hier._n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr hilar._n gen._n 45._o 28._o 1._o cor._n 15_o 42._o num._n 17._o 8._o jon._n 2_o 10_o psal._n 90._o 3_o job._n 19_o 25_o ezech._n 37_o 7._o rom._n 5._o 14_o phil._n 3._o 10_o dan._n 12._o ●_o joan._n 11._o 43._o 1._o thess._n 4._o 13._o eccl._n 40._o 1_o wisd._n 5._o 8_o 2._o cor._n 11_o chrisost._n homel_n 10_o in_o math._n gen._n 2._o 7_o cas._n lib._n de_fw-fr bel._n gal._n gen._n 12._o 4_o l●●_n 2._o 29_o phi._n 1._o 21._o ro._n 8._o 35_o 1._o pet._n 1._o 3_o eccl._n 2._o 11_o john_n 15_o 19_o eccles._n 2._o 2_o psal._n 88_o 125._o gen._n 8._o 4_o genes_n 19_o 17._o 1._o kin._n 19_o apo._n 6._o 10_o ps._n 42._o 11._o ps._n 94._o 29_o 2._o cor._n 1._o joan._n 1._o 4_o 16._o ps._n 32._o 19_o ap._n 16._o 17_o naum._n 1._o d._n ●_o 9_o 18._o psal._n 94._o 14._o psal._n 44._o 18._o gen._n 27_o 23._o psal._n 137_o 1._o 2._o job._n 1._o 8._o jam._n 5._o 11_o tob._n 2._o 10._o chrisost._n homil._n 7._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la heb._n apo._n 7._o 14_o 2._o esd._n 7_o agg._n 3._o 4_o ro._n 17._o ●4_n phil._n 3._o 21_o prou._n 13._o 42._o jeron_n de_fw-fr consol._n in_o advers._n eccl._n 11._o 3_o gal._n 6._o 10._o mat._n 5._o 25_o math._n 25._o 8._o psal._n 34_o 22._o job._n 21_o 13_o psal_n 33._o 6_o psa._n 39_o 1_o lu._n 29._o 41_o 1._o mach._n 6._o 12._o 13_o 2._o cor._n 11._o 27_o dan._n 9_o 21_o luc._n 7._o 38_o pro._n 1._o 28_o mat._n 25_o 11._o 12._o eccl._n 2._o 6._o euseb._n emis_fw-la hom._n 1._o ad_fw-la mona_n psal_n 132._o 4._o bernard_n de_fw-fr consid_n ad_fw-la