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A09001	A funerall sermon, both godlye, learned and comfortable, preached at S. Maries in Cambridge, Anno 1551. at the buriall of the reuerend doctor, and faithfull pastor of the Churche of Christe, Martin Bucer. By Matthew Parker Doctor in Diuinitie, and since, Archbishoppe of Canterburye; Howe we ought to take the death of the godly	Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1587 (1587)	STC 19293A; ESTC S109977	12,872	38

A Funerall Sermon both Godlye Learned and comfortable Preached at S. Maries in Cambridge Anno 1551. at the buriall of the Reuerend Doctor and faithfull Pastor of the Churche of Christe Martin Bucer By Matthew Parker Doctor in Diuinitie and since Archbishoppe of Canterburye ¶ Printed at London by Thomas Purfoote and are to be sold at his shop without Newe-gate ouer against S. Sepulchers Church To my very friends M. Iames Taylor M. Ranulph Barlow YOVR manifold curtesies towards me togither also with the Reuerend account that you euer made of that late worthy Archbishop the Author hereof moued me to translate dedicate vnto you this his godly and learned Sermon Receiue it therfore euen for the Authors sake embrace it for the matter therein comprized let it remaine as a token of the vnfeined goodwill of your olde schoolefellow as a seale to confirme that league which at home in our childhood 30. yeares agoe we entred into in our natiue countrey of Chesshire vnder that our graue learned zealous painefull Schoolemaister M. Iohn Brownesworde Fare ye well At little Ilford in Essex the 24. of Februarie 1587. Your assured wel willer Thomas Newton The text Wisd. 4. Vers. 7. Althoughe the righteous bee preuented by death yet shall he bee in reste 10. He pleased God and was beloued of him so that whereas hee liued among sinners he translated him 14. For his soule pleased God therefore hasted hee to take him awaye from wickednesse 15. Yet the people see vnderstand not consider no such things in their it hearts how that grace mercy is vpon his Sainctes and his prouidence ouer the Elect. 16. Thus the righteous that is deade condemneth the vngodly which are liuing and the youthe that is soone broughte to an end the longe life of the vnrighteous 17. For they see the ende of the wise but they vnderstande not what God hath deuised for him wherfore the Lord hath preserued him in safety 18. They see him despise him but the Lord will laugh them to scorne 19. So that they shall fall heereafter without honour shall haue a shame among the deade for euermore THE cause of this our present assembly brethren in the Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ most dearely beloued is alredye vnto you so wel knowne y t I shall not neede therevpon to vse many wordes but on the other side the speciall points hereby offered to our considerations and againe the iust cause that wee euen we Cambridge-men haue to weepe and waile I feare that a greate sorce throughe want of skill feele not and many moe blindely ledd with a certayne peeuish rancour and festured malice throughly consider not To mourne and weepe for the death of a good and godly man so far foorth as concerneth him we are flatly forbidden both by reason and also by nature I meane that reason which is right and that nature which is sinceare not corrupted Yea it is directly against the rules both of Charity and Faith For if Heathen Philosophers not knowing god aright void of that hope which wee dayly haue before our eyes and whiche so manye of vs as liue in Christ doe earnestly thirst after and dayly long for deemed by reason that death was not to be bewailed and if they could agree among themselues in opinion that nature might lawfully call for redemaund that whereof she had graunted to vs the vse but for a while what an absurd thing were it if wee in this so great light of the Gospell beeing so vndoubtedly perswaded of such sure and manifest promises of most blessed state after this life by the benefite of our Redeemer should not aswell as they thinke it to stand with reason and equitie Yea worthilye were wee to be reprooued if we should but onely match them and not rather far surmount them in this point and by faith vnderstand how that we are so far from hauing any cause of sorrowing that we rather ought more then can be vttered to reioyce for them and to congratulate cheir felicitie whereunto we hope also to come our selues and for the same ought dayly to pray Now I pray you what Ioue or what charity is this to enuie our friendes blessed hap to be sory for their felicitie and welfare To be agreeued to lament for their glorious exchaunge is as though we repined that after many dangerous stormes and blustring tempests in the Sea of this world they be at length gotten to a quiet har borough and safely ariued at the hauen of rest or that after a sharpe conflict long continued warre they bee nowe at length safely returned home with victory ouer their enemies What loue can this be to bee sorye that our friend hauing beene long pyned with grieuous languishing diseases to haue now recouered his former health or to fret and greeue to heare that hee whom we say we loue is enlarged and deliuered out of most loathsome prison where he had long lyne in hunger and cold fettered and chayned Is there any man that can with anye colour of reason say that he loueth his friend being heire to some great lands if he mourne and be sory that the tyme now approcheth wherin his friend shal possesse and receaue some huge summe of money aud sewe out his liuerey for the peaceable enioying of his great reuenewes and enheritance It is I say against godly loue and against sinceare affection to bewaile our friends when they leaue the miseries of this wretched lyfe and goe to possesse a place of rest and blisse that shall continue for euer Moreouer it agreeth not with the rules of faith for a christian man to bewayle the dead For who can deny that to be against faith which is flatly forbidden by the scriptures And how can that be sayed to agree with the rule of fayth whiche the scriptures most euidentlye prooue to be done by those that haue no hope There is such an indeuisible agreement betweene Faythe and Hope that the one is neuer seuered frō the other but wheresoeuer the one is the other is also and where the one lacketh y t other wanteth likwise Sorow ye not saith the blessed apostle Paule ouer thē that are a sleepe as others do which haue no hope c. Yea such kind of sorrow is most plainly by y e scriptures forbiddē Make small weeping for the dead sayth the wise-man for he is at rest If a man do but lightly superficially consider y e words of this scripture do not diligently search the bottome ground of the true meaning sence thereof he may perhaps thinke that it is thereby permitted yea after a sort commaunded enioyned to a man to mourne and bewaile the dead so that he do it moderatly But it shall plainely appeare to bee otherwise if a man will diligently consider the cause whiche the Wise-man there alledgeth namelye because hee is at rest In whiche wordes he