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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18351	A sermon preached at Snarford in Lincolnshire at the funerals of Sir George Sanct-Paule, knight and baronet, December the 9. 1613 by Iohn Chadvvich ... ; together with a briefe and true relation of his vertuous life and holy death.	Chadwich, John.	1614 (1614)	STC 4930; ESTC S1548	20,059	34

as well as the presented of his free entrance without any contract eyther directly or indirectly Shall I goe on to tell you of other deeds of mercie how for these thirtie yeares hee gaue tenne olde and poore men gownes and money euery yeare and of late added twentie more to the number how Market Raison had foure pounds yearely towards the releefe of their poore besides a hundreth and sixtie pound that was giuen to helpe the poorer and yonger sort of tradsemen by good summes to passe from one to another as there was need and now by his Will hath giuen a great summe of money to build an Hospitall and a large yearly pension for euer to relieue such as shall be placed in it besides the relieuing of tenne poore men with a certaine pension and gownes for euer that shall be chosen out of the Townes neere adioyning to his house at Snarford In briefe of late he hath beene at extraordinary charge to build finish and furnish a house fitting his place and calling and I haue obserued that since the laying of the first stone of that house which is seuen yeares past his charity hath encreased in his large summes he gaue to the poore in this Countrey as though hee meant to make sure the foundation of his house with the workes of charitie or hasted to prouide a Mansion for his soule in heauen before his earthly house was finished Now for his priuate bountie to poore Schollers and others of which he now findeth the comfort as it was knowne to none better then my selfe Onely this I wil say according to Salomons direction He cast his bread vpon the waters and as our Sauiour saith his right knew not what his left hand did for many a poore Scholler that neuer saw his face hath tasted of his loue whose prayers to God for him though vnknowne like harbingers haue entred into heauen to take vp roome for his comfort in the sauing grace of God Now for his priuat deuotion besides his daily reading in the booke of God and his paines hee tooke in other bookes especially in the writings of Bishop Iewel which hee greatly esteemed hauing found singular good out of them as vpon the day of his death he did acknowledge This one thing I cannot omit that euery Munday in the morning he did in his priuate studie recall to mind what he had learned vpon the Sabbath day and what vse he was to make to himself of the same And then his manner was to pray That all the weeke and the whole time of his life after hee might shew the fruit of that his learning and so he addressed himselfe to the works of his calling a custom worth imitation by all you Gentlemen and all other Christians that meane to attaine the happinesse he now enioyeth If any shall aske me how I knew these things I answer not by the sounding of a Trumpet or the ringing of a Bell when he went about these priuate duties of pietie but by a priuat conference I had with him of late in which as he asked counsell touching som needfull questions that concerned his comfort so he did open himselfe in this matter to me not with a desire it should be knowne but in humility to be further directed as in other points which I will not name so in this one Whether it were lawfull in his priuate prayers wherein he was to disclose and confesse the secrets of his hart to the Almighty to kneele vpon a Cushion by which question in what a base account of himselfe he appeared before God it is manifest to all that shall well consider thereof And withall it doeth much condemne the proud behauiour of many which in publique and priuate praiers dispose themselues as though they did contest with God and stood not sighing and crying for mercie and pardon for their treacherous rebellions against the Almightie but with the proud Pharisee were bragging of their deeds And thus he spent his life in which he was an instrument of much good a faithfull friend to the well-disposed a mercifull Iudge of offenders and a worthy example of vertue where euer hee came Now for the time of his sickenesse and death His sickenesse was seuen dayes in all which time howbeit his pains were often extreame yet neuer was he heard to vtter any impatient speech Little or nothing did hee sleepe eyther day or night and yet this was Gods mercie to him that hee neuer vttered any offensiue word that might argue eyther leuitie or impietie For the most part of fiue dayes and nights I was with him Whose calling was much honored by him in all his procedinges and to the meanest of whome he was a worthie Patron aganst all oppositions and so were many of his good friends diuers reuerend Ministers in whose godly speeches and deuout prayers and good companie he much reioyced and did acknowledge Gods goodnesse that those he loued in his life should be with him at his death I confesse he was diuers times and wayes assaulted by the Tempter who vsually came and iniected temptations into him when he should haue taken his naturall rest against all which hee made resistance by the Word of truth And acquainting me with the particulars that were laid to his charge when I shewed him what spirituall armor he might vse to quench those fierie darts hee would pause for a time as meditating of what I had said in the end hee did still breake out into these wordes Lord Iesu strengthen my faith and Lord I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe He was much in meditation often in priuat mentall prayer and often he did tell me that thinking of death he did find no feare of it as formerly in his flesh he had done Vpō Wednesday in the morning I perceiuing his strength to decay and his paines to encrease entreated him that he would set his house in order and determine of his worldly affaires and he looking cheerefully vpon me thus spake Now I know you loue mee as I am sure you haue done long in that you wish I might die in peace which said he I assure my selfe I shall doe and for my worldly estate I haue made my Will I haue disposed of my land though not as you haue often wished yet so as I hope it shal stand and I will impart the same vnto my brother Wray which shortly after he did All that day he was in great paines often desiring me to pray for him and sometimes greeuing that his bodily paines would not giue him leaue to make a vocall prayer yet once vpon a sudden with lifted-vp eyes and handes hee powered out his heart in such a heauenly manner as might assure the hearers that Gods spirit spake in him Vpon Wednesday in the night about ten of the clocke he fell into a slumber in which he continued but a while and as he said when he awaked all my bodily pains are gone away but my mind is much troubled