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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	bless_v	lord_n	praise_v	7,610	5	9.8810	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07471	Epitaphs vpon the vntymelie death of that hopefull, learned, and religious youth, Mr VVilliam Michel sonne to a reverend pastor, Mr Thomas Michel, parson of Turreff, and minister of the Gospel there) [sic] who departed this lyfe the 6 of Ianuarie, 1634. in the 24 yeare of his age. Together with a consolatorie epistle, to the mother of the sayd young man; wherein his vertues and good carriage are mentioned.	Baron, Robert, 1593?-1639.	1634 (1634)	STC 17857; ESTC S113173	17,133	47

AN EPITAPH OR CONSOLATORIE EPISTLE Vpon the death of the sayd Young Man Written to his Mother By M. R. B. Preacher of the Evangel MISTRESSE IT hath pleased GOD in His most wyse and admirable providence to make troubles and afflictions in this lyfe common to the godlie and the wicked to let the world see that the godlie doe wyselie seeke and expect happinesse in another place and that wicked men are fooles to seeke for it here where it is not to bee found But these temporall calamities as they haue diverse effects in the evill and in the good so they come not to them with one and the selfe-same commission or direction from divine providence For GOD when Hee sendeth out great afflictions and calamities agaynst the wicked such as povertie disgrace sicknesse and death Hee giveth them a full commission to hurt and destroy lyke that commission which Hee gaue to king Saul agaynst the Amalekites Goe and vtterlie destroy the sinners the Amalekites and fight agaynst them vntill they bee consumed But when Hee sendeth afflictions to His owne Children Hee giveth them a limited commission or rather a loving charge lyke that which David gaue to Ioab and the rest of his Captayns concerning Absalom agaynst whom they were to fight Deale gentlie sayd hee for my sake with the young man even with Absalom For Hee hath ordayned the afflictions of the godlie how sharpe and grievous soever they bee to hurt little and for a moment but to profit much and to all aeternitie And for this effect as Hee giveth to His owne in their troubles that great Comforter whose secret operation vpon their heartes is most powerfull and wonderfull so also Hee hath appoynted others who for the tyme are not alyke visited or afflicted to bee grieved for their affliction to mourne with them to speake wordes in season vnto them and to comfort them by that comfort wherewith themselues haue beene comforted of GOD. The performance of this duetie as it is incumbent to all so especiallie to those whom Hee hath called to preach that Word which is the Store-house of Comfort And therefore I who although most vnworthie am by GODS singular Mercie adjoyned to that number hearing of your great heavinesse and sorrow for the departure of your sonne and knowing you to be one of those whom GOD hath ordayned to bee gentlie dealt with and comforted in all their tribulations I thought my selfe bound to wryte something vnto you at this tyme for your comfort especiallie seeing I know more of that young Man his secret walking with GOD than anie other and consequentlie am able to giue you most particular and credible assurance of the holinesse of his lyfe where from you may easily collect the happines of his death Of this he himselfe gaue some signification vpō his death-bed to those who were then present with him For when that last houre to him a moste happie houre approached hee after the example of Hezekiah comforting himselfe with this that hee had walked before GOD in trueth and with a perfect heart did for confirmation of that which he sayd take himselfe to two witnesses to GOD the onlie Eye-witnesse of the secret counsels of his heart and to mee then absent from him as to the onelie Eare-witnesse on earth vnto whom hee had revealed his most private carriage Wherefore I thought my selfe oblieged to declare to the world but in speciall vnto you in tyme of this your heavinesse how earnest and effectuall a desire that young man had to encrease in grace to overcome temptations and to liue an Angelicall lyfe vpon earth that you being informed thereof may rejoyce for the grace hee had then and for the glorie hee hath now Then for your comfort consider I pray you with mee onelie these two particulars First what hath beene GODS dealing towards you in this matter Secondlie what hath beene GODS dealing towards him For is His dealing bee towards you both in mercie I can not see what reason you haue to entertayne such excessiue sorrow As for His dealing towards you and others in the lyke case Iob expresseth it in these two short sentences The LORD gaue and the Lord hath taken away or as others interpret the wordes hath taken backe to Himselfe which at the first hearing I confesse seeme to afford small argument of comfort For the first seemeth not to importe anie matter of joye because it looketh to the tyme by-past and onelie signifieth that once we were happie The other seemeth to importe reall miserie because it is meerlie privatiue and signifieth that the happinesse wee once had is nowe removed But if we shall duelie weygh these words and convenientlie apply them to the present purpose wee shall finde that much matter of joye and comfort lyeth hidden in them Wherefore marke howe Iob beginneth at giving The LORD sayeth hee gaue If hee had not begun so perhaps hee would not haue ended so as hee did that is with blessing GOD. MISTRESSE here begin with Iob and say The LORD gaue Remember the LORDS favour towards you in giving you such a sonne and continuing him with you manie years to the effect that yee may joyfullie prayse and blesse His Name David putteth these two well together Blesse the LORD O my soule and forget not all His benefites For if wee would blesseth LORD wee must carefullie remember His benefites Lest therefore your melancholie make you deficient in paying this tribute to GOD remember with a thankfull heart howe GOD made you to rejoyce at his birth when yee sawe that by you a man-chylde was borne into the worlde and that GOD had given you a sonne according to our Scottish phrase world-lyke But shortlie thereafter Hee gaue you a farre greater argument of joye when Hee made him to bee borne agayne of water and the Spirit into another World which shall never haue an end And wheras before he was onlie world-lyke or lyke to men He made him God-lyke or lyke to Himselfe drawing by His own finger that portrature of Himselfe according to the which Man was first created Yet this tyme of his infancie was to him and you both but as it were the seed-tyme and that both in respect of Nature and also of GRACE For hee had then a reasonable Soule which is the seede and the originall of a humane or reasonable and morall conversation But during that tyme hee could not come to the vse of it neyther could anie then perceaue whether hee would proue a wyse man or a foole Lykewyse hee had then receaved Baptismall grace which is the seede and the originall of a Christian spirituall and heavenlie conversation But no vse or exercyse could hee then haue of it neyther could anie man perceaue whether hee would thereafter walke in the way of Pietie and Christianitie or not But GOD who is the sower of both these seedes and maketh them to spring vp where Hee pleaseth and when