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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04165	Sinnelesse sorrow for the dead a comfortable sermon, preached at the funerall of Mr. Iohn Moyle, of Buckwell, in the countie of Kent, Esquire, the sixt of Ianuarie, 1614 / by Thomas Iackson, Batchelor in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word, at Wye in Kent.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.	1614 (1614)	STC 14305A; ESTC S2143	15,386	32

Sinnelesse Sorrow FOR The Dead A COMFORTABLE SERMON Preached at the Funerall of Mr. IOHN MOYLE of Buck-well in the Countie of Kent Esquire the sixt of Ianuarie 1614. By THOMAS IACKSON Batchelor in Diuinitie and Preacher of Gods word at Wye in Kent Published by Authoritie LONDON Printed by T. S. for Roger Iackson and are to be solde at his Shop in Fleetestreet neere to the Conduit 1614. To the Right VVorshipfull S● DVDLY DIGGS KNIGHT THrice worthie Sir if Demosthenes his Oration lost it grace though pronounced by Aeschines then much more doth reading abate the power of speaking yet importunitie of liuing friends and dutie to the dead haue forced me to lay aside the speech and gestures of a liuing man that so as farre as in me lieth I might by dead letters both preserue him in liuing name whom cruell death hath vntimely layed in dust and also publish to the world my loue and losse Yet what a detraction is this from the dead that his waightie vertues and boundlesse perfections whilst hee liued should now that hee is dead be ranged within the narrow compasse of a few lines and so easily turned ouer with a few fingers I am bold to commend this my poore seruice to your Worships protection as assured of your sincere loue and affection to him whose memoriall it still reuiueth as also for those rare good gifts of God and nature wherewith your person is beautified iustly procuring present admiration and future expectation And lastly as a token of an obseruant and thankfull heart for so many very honourable and immerited fauours and incouragements in my Ministrie goe on in your holy zeale to God Noble carriage and vndaunted resolution in actions of best and greatest consequence prosper in that Honourablest action vndertaken in the Christian world for these many yeeres the plantation of the Church of God in Virg●●●● and that graciously prouided 〈◊〉 thereof the Barmudas the 〈…〉 and Hogs into which they 〈…〉 The best things are har●est and meete with greatest crosses but all good men with Countenance Person Purse or Prayers and best wishes doe further it Balak Balaam shall not hinder it and when all mens hearts affections shall be rectified God will blesse that small companie 〈…〉 Hoast of God And whosoeuer shall aduenture life or liuing in so honourable a seruice to God his Countrie God will honor ennoble and eternize their names that they may be had in euerlasting remembrance Accept this 〈◊〉 of my loue and small testimonie great desires so shall you adde 〈…〉 score till Vse farre passeth 〈…〉 pardon all I can pay 〈…〉 pray for you and yours and 〈…〉 〈…〉 in all humble dutie and seruice THOMAS IACKSON THE TESTIMONIE Giuen to M. Iohn Moyle at his Funerall Ianuarie 6 1614. Howsoeuer 〈◊〉 neuer erring wisedome 〈…〉 nothing 〈…〉 Iohn the Baptist the Centurion and others yet is it freest from 〈…〉 errour for 〈◊〉 who are but of yesterday and know not what shall be tomorrow in 〈◊〉 the dead the periode and compl●●n●●● of whose dayes wee have seene expired and the 〈◊〉 as well discharged as 〈…〉 neither the praiser can be moued with flattery nor the praised with vaine-glory being perpetually seperate from sight hearing and report praise the Marriner when he ariueth the Souldier when he triumpheth and Man when hee is dead Whom generally to fauour if for no other cause yet for that they haue led the way vnto vs and obtained prioritie in eternitie is the rule of Nature But to entombe them with amplest praises whose liues haue beene vertuous and honourable and to set vp the lampe of vertue that it may shine in the house of God when Death hath put out the light of life is the rule of Religion and warranted both by best Examples in holy Scripture thus did Dauid commend Abner and Ionathan Elishah Eliah and the Apostle those worthie Saints whom the world was vnworthie of and by the practise of the Church in all ages How am I bound then by a three-fold dutie viz. 1 to God 2. to him 3. to you to speake somewhat of the sanctified life and blessed death of this Religious Gentleman ●ow to be ●●erred To God for all his gifts we 〈◊〉 thankfulnesse and what greater thankefulnesse then to be telling of his goodnesse to vs or others so that in speaking of Gods gifts vnto him wee doe in our soules blesse God for him Secondly as it ought to be the greatest care of the liuing to doe well so is it the dutie of the 〈◊〉 to speake well that so farre as lieth in vs the dead may pertake in the blessing promised the righteous shall be had in euerlasting remembrance for which purpose our blessed Sauiour said Wheresoeuer the Gospell should be preached throughout all the world the good worke of the woman bestowing the boxe of costly oyntment vpon his head should be spoken of for a memoriall of her Yea I wish that my congue were as the Pen of a readie Scribe to en●●re his vertues that both he might pertake in that blessing which Alexander pronounced at the toombe of Achilles Happie Achilles that being dead hast such a Trumpeter of thy praise as Homer was and I in that blessing which Naomi pronounced of Boaz blessed be hee of the Lord for he ceaseth not to doe good to the liuing and to the dead Thirdly to you that ye may know what to imitate which is the maine vse of the Commemoration of the vertuous liues of the godly that they may be patternes to them that liue their very toombes in their kinde speaking as Abels blood Walke as ye haue had vs for Examples A Gentleman worshipfully borne and accordingly he liued and well added to the worth and wealth of his house and family Matched to a vertuous Gentlewoman a right branch of a worshipfull religious and fruitfull tree Graund-child of a most godly Matrone who yet liuing hath seene of her children and childrens children to the number of two hundred and threescore at least which doe yeerely encrease with the encreasings of God A Mary by name a Mary by choyse and a Mary by condition for the Lord hath dealt very bitterly with her By whom hee hath had an houshold like a flocke of sheepe his Table beset with mary sweet children like Oliue branches round about Of whom I may truly say after these twenty yeeres inward familiarity with him so sweet and peaceable a natured man so sound and zealous a Christian so sure and faithfull a friend amongst many thousands is not to be found A diligent frequenter of the publicke Exercises of Religion a carefull worshipper of God and sanctifier of his 〈◊〉 it was but one se●●enth night before he died when 〈◊〉 with vs in Gods worship hee did b●●re his part in the Psalme which we sung with an