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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20169	The monument or tombe-stone: or, A sermon preached at Laurence Pountnies Church in London, Nouemb. 21. 1619 at the funerall of Mrs. Elizabeth Iuxon, the late wife of Mr. Iohn Iuxon. By Stephen Denison minister of Gods word, at Kree-Church in the honourable citie of London.	Denison, Stephen, d. 1649 or 50.	1620 (1620)	STC 6604; ESTC S116460	41,077	140

great measure of selfe deniall She groned long vnder the burthen of the feeling of spirituall wants She admired any ones graces saue her owne she lothed her own prayers for want of sufficiency and zeale she was alwayes cōplaining for the most part of her spirituall wants She was brought to plaine nothing in her owne eyes She esteemed herselfe to be poore yea to be a plaine begger in grace as all those knew which knew her throughly Now my beloued what greater signe is there of a true disciple then selfe deniall What greater signe of a safe estate then spirituall pouerty felt and groned vnder For what saith our blessed Sauiour Matth. 5. 3. Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Yea whosoeuer do loathe themselues for their iniquities and much more for their spirituall wants and for the euill of their good workes it is euident that they are in the couenant of mercy Ezek. 36. 31. The twentieth Marke I find mine heart inclined to seeke after God and Christ in the vse of diuine ordinances with feruency This signe our sister acknowledged vpon her death bed also for when I demanded of her in the sence of her present wants whether her cōscience did not testifie with her that in her health she had zealously sought after God She made me answer That her chamber and closet and orchard and garden and watergate and turret and euery corner could testifie that she had dearely and earnestly sought after God Yea out of that knowledge experience which I had of the holy courses of this sanctified woman I may well say that it was with this woman in some measure as it was with Dauid Psal 42. As the Hart panteth after the water brookes so panted her soule after thee ó God Now where there is giuen this strong affection after God the affection being constant and also ioyned with a feruent vse of the meanes it is an euident signe of a bless●d estate For blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be satisfied Matth. 5. 6. Thus I haue for the common good set out vnto you the markes and euidences of a blessed woman I haue spoken that which I knew in her And the vses which I would haue you to make of that which hath bene spoken are these First giue thanks vnto God for his wonderfull worke vpon our sister Secondly learne henceforth not to iudge of Christians by the outward appearance For it may be many which did not so throughly know her would not haue thought that she had bene so rare a woman Thirdly learne not to enuie the good name or praise of others but learne to be of Salomons mind Pro. 31. 31 where speaking of a good woman he saith Giue her the fruite of her hands let her owne works praise her in the gates Fourthly examine thine owne estate by these markes and that by weighing euery particular signe with the explanation and confirmation of the same Fiftly pray vnto God that thou maist finde them in thy selfe Sixtly if thou doest find them in thee vpō diligent search then see thou be thankful to God the giuer of all grace and say with Dauid Psal 16. 6. The lines are fallen vnto me in pleasant places I haue a goodly heritage Yea say with him in Psal 23 4. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will feare none euill The which childlike boldnesse and holy confidence God Almighty giue vnto vs all and preserue in vs vnto the end and that for Christ Iesus sake our onely Lord and Sauiour Amen FINIS 2. Doctr. 1. Reason 2. Reason ☜ Obiect Answ 2. Obiect 2. Answ 1. Vse 2. Vse ☜ ☞ 3. Vse ☞ ● Doctr. ☜ ☞ 1. Reason 2. Reason ☜ Obiect Answer 2. Obiect Answ ☜ 1. Vs● 2. Vse ☞ 3. Vse ☜ 3. Doctr. 1. Reason ☞ ●… 2. Reason 3. Reason 4. Reason 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse 4. Vse 5. Vse 4. Doctr. Obiect Answer Answor 1 Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse 4. Vse 5. Vse 5. Doctr. 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Reason 4. Reason 1. Obiect Answer 2. Obiect Answ 3. Obiect Answer 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse ☜ ☜ ☞ ☜ ☜ ☞ ☜ ☞ ☞ ☞ ☜ ☜ ☞ ☞ ☜ ☞ ☜ ☜ ☞ ☜