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reason_n	death_n	life_n	live_v	4,040	5	5.7346	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58209	The meanes of preventing, and preserving from, and curing of the most contagious disease, called the plague with the pestilential feaver, and the fearfull symptomes, and accidents, incident thereunto. Also some prayers, and meditations upon death.	M. R.	1665 (1665)	Wing R45; ESTC R217714	13,667	27

read over these Meditations and Prayers the Comfort will bee thine own SECT I. Meditations of Death THe life of a Christian should bee a continual Meditation of Death The flight of a Bird is directed by her traile the course of a Ship is steered by the helm so is the life of man ordered by the serious apprehension of his last end The first man was called Adam which signifieth a piece of red Earth hee was cloathed with the skins of dead beasts hee was adjudged to the Earth to digge God would have his Name his Garments and his Imployments remembrances of his Grave and Mortality And therefore Christians read over the 90th Psalm and meditate thereupon So teach us to number our daies that we may apply our hearts unto wisdome vers 12. SECT II. The Meditation of Death is good against the Sin of Pride Whatsoever thy Wealth Birth Wisdome Beauty State or Strength bee thy foundation is in the Dust Job 4.19 Some are cloathed in Purple and fare well every day others lye at the Gates and have not so much as the crumbs of their Tables But in the Grave Rich and Poor meet together and the Ulcers of Lazarus will make as good dust as the Paint of Jezabel Kings must leave their Crowns and Scepters at the Grave I have said yee are Gods and all of you are Children of the most High but yee shall dye like men Psal 82.6 7. SECT III. The Meditation of Death is good against Covet●●…sness The Rich man in the Gospel when hee had built his Barns and inned his Harvest was called away by Death and carries nothing with him of all his great store hee had provided Luk. 12. Wee brought nothing with us into the world and it is certain wee can carry nothing out of it 1 Tim. 6.7 Bee not covetous O dust and ashes The Meditation of Death is profitable against Lust The Prodigal seeing many spectacles of mortality by reason of the great Famine leaves his Concubines and riotous living and returns again to his Father Luke 15. I have read of one going to the Stews who meets a dead Corps carrying to the Grave the sight whereof makes him goe back and ever after lived a chaste life I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstaine from fleshly lusts which war against the soul 1 Pet. 2.11 the Argument used by these Apostles to beat down in us the lust of sin and the sin of lust is the mortality of our bodies why then art thou lustful O dust and ashes SECT IV. Againe the meditation of death is an Antidote against all evil in the world Death is certaine Abraham the Father of the faithful dyed and the friend of God Jacob wrestled with an Angel and prevailed Death was too hard for him David triumphed over ten thousand Philistines and Death triumphed over him Solomon a Wise man he knew the nature of all Plants and no Plant had the vertue to make him immortal man is like an Hour-glass new turned up which never ceaseth running till it be all out We must needs dye and are us water spilt upon the ground which cannot be gathered up againe 2 Sam. 14.14 SECT V. The time when we shall dye uncertaine The rich man promised to himself many years but foole that he was that night his soul was fetcht from him Luk. 12. Behold now I am old and know not the day of my death Gen. 27.2 God would have us ignorant of the last day that we might be ready every day To defer Repentance till to morrow is dangerous God hath promised thee pardon if thou dost repent to day but if thou dost not repent hee hath not promised thou shalt live till to morrow And if it be not an end of thy sins it may be an end of thy life If it bring not forth Conversion it may bring forth Confusion Do therefore as the wise Steward before thou beest turned out of this house make sure of God and Heaven SECT VI. The place where we shall Dye uncertain Death surprized Abel in the Field Gen. 4.8 And Eli sitting at his Door 1 Sam. 4.18 Job's Children at a Feast Job 1.19 Eglon in his summer Room Judges 3.20 Herod sitting upon his Throne Acts 12.13 Expect that therefore in every place which in all places expects thee and let not the place of thy death trouble thee for the earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof SECT VII The manner of Death is uncertain There is a natural death when a man dies as a Lamp goes out because there is no more Oyle to feed it And there is a violent Death when the soul is thrust out of doors and the Lamp of life not burnt but blown out There is a timely Death when a man dyes in a full Age. There is an untimely Death when a man is crop'd like an ear of Corn before it is ripe There is a lingering Death when the soul is besieged with Sickness and as it were starved and tired out of her habitation And there is a Death accompanied with raving madness and distemperature of Body Now who knows which of these deaths are appointed for him Now the Lord prepare us to meet him for unto God the Lord belongs the Issues of Death Psal 68.20 Death is a sleep Brethren I would not have you ignorant concerning them that are asleep 1 Thes 4.13 I will lay mee down in place and take my rest Psal 4.8 Death hath nosting Death is swallowed up in Victory O Death where is thy sting Thanks be to God who hath given us Victory through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Cor. 15.25 28. Is our death uncertaine and the manner of our death uncertaine learn to live well fear God and keep his Commandements doe justly and love mercy walk humbly before God for precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Blessed are they that dye in the Lord for they rest from their labours and their works follow them Revel 14.13 Some Directions 1 In the time of thy Sickness with Hezekiah call thy self to an Accompt for all thy Sins mourn for them in the bitterness of thy soul confess them to God and ask forgiveness 2 Send for the Minister and desire his Prayers 3 Let him give thee the Sacrament of the Lords Supper this is the best provision for so long a journey I say to thee as the Angel to Elijah Arise and eate for the journey is too great for thee and if with Elijah thou dost eate and drink by faith and true Repentance thou mayest travel in the strength of this meat to Horeb the Mount of God 1 King 19.7 8. this will not make thee dye more quickly but more quietly 4 Remember Christ hath purchased Heaven happiness and glory for thee 5 If thou beest a Father or Mother of Children call them before thee and bless them so did Jacob when he departed 6 Make satisfaction if thou beest able to such as thou hast wronged and defrauded