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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95722	The saints expectation and reward a sermon at the funerall of that learned and faithfull minister of Christ Mr. Tho: Wiborow June 10th 1652. / Preached at Enfeild in Staffordshire, by Michael Thomas minister of Gods word at Stockden in Shropshire.	Thomas, Michael, rector of Stockton.	1655 (1655)	Wing T969; Thomason E835_11; ESTC R207408	15,800	16

one as 〈◊〉 not fade away Pareus gives us a criticisme upon the place that terme in the originall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which we read incorruptible he conceives should be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 indiminishable which tearme would much advance our heavenly inheritance we observe of earthly inheritances how great soever they be they do not wholly descend upon the heir the more children their are in a familie into the more portions must the inheritance be divided and every division is a diminution But this inheritance which Christ hath purchased for us is given whole and entire to every son of God Tanta est singulis quanta est omnibus saies Saint Augustine every blessed soul enjoyes the whole heaven and all the comforts of it which are the rather enlarged by the multitude of those that partake of them And again it is such an inheritance wherein dwelleth righteousnesse 'T is a nice but a profitable note that both Beza and S●rrarius make conceiving the originall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to referre rather to the persons then the place they render it thus We in whom dwelleth the righteousnesse of faith look for new heavens and a new earth And admitting of this translation it may rouse our souls and consciences to consider whether true and saving righteousnesse dwell in us or no for 't is that only that must give us title to that inheritance Saint John in the Revelation tells us that there shall in no wise enter into the new Jerusalem anything that defileth or worketh abhomination or marketh alie Holy persons we must be as we hope to ascend into the holy hill of the Lord. Or consider the words as we read them that righteousnesse referres to the place and even that will exast the excellencie of it Here in this world righteousnesse doth but sojurne there it dwells here it hath but a Tabernacle there a Mansion here it is mixed with manifold infirmities there it is perfect and in the greatest eminency here but in some there in all here but for a time but there for ever The unrighteonsnesse of this present evill world makes all those that belong to heaven to desire to be dissolved These are those daies in which we may take up that crie of David H●lp Lord for the godly man ceaseth and the faithfull fail from among the Children of men they speak with vain tongues and slattering lipps and double hearts and are full of all unrighteousnesse So that we may say Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord they do not only rest from their labours but are secured from all violence and unrighteousnesse they neither know nor feel the evills that are done upon earth Into which blessed state our confidence is the soul of our Brother here disceased is translated in the honour of whose memory I must yet begg a few minutes to shew you in how many respects he was an example of the Text and both in life and death a very eminent practiser of it I remember what Plinie said of Antoninus Pictores pulchram absolitamg faciem raro nisi 〈◊〉 pe●us effingunt An exact and comely face is seld●me drawn but with some dissadvantage Persons of great parts and gifts cannot with sufficient right and justice be represented by one of meaner abilities I may say of him what Nacianzen said of Saint Basil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here wants his own tongue to speak his own stor● that elegant and pious tongne which you have so often heard resounding the praises of God in this place Yet since David tells us that there is an honour due to all the Saints of God to such as live and die in his holy faith and since Providence put me upon the work for I sought it not as I loved and honoured him living it is some addition to my sorrow for his death that I cannot discharge this funerall rite in a measure answerable to his just desert In that great varietie of graces which shined eminently in him I cannot tell which to select and present first It was the Fate of this reverend person to live in such times wherein this Prophecie of Saint Peter in this Chapter was over-abundantly fulfilled He foretold that there should be scoffers and jesters in divine things in matters appertaining to God and religion For now in these daies excellency of wit lies in prophannesse and he is reputed a good spirit that dares abuse God and holy things that person is esteemed good company who by his scurrile wit makes his company the worse or keeps them from goodnesse This being the air and complexion of the wit of these times I have been both an eye and ear witnesse that prophane wit hath oftentimes been a matter of vexation to him but never of mirth that I could perceive It pleased God to carry him through various fortunes and yet to support him with cheerfulnesse and a true Christian constancie in all It was an inverterate disease no calamitie of these times that occasion'd his death He hath given many testimonies of his firm faith in the Doctrine of our Text that a righteous man hath both helps hopes to depend upon when the world failes him He saw and had experience of many failings in the world and worldly things His estate failed him which in the beginning of these troubles was full and plentifull His friends failed him and proved unfaithfull His health and strength failed him and let his bodie fall into his grave like ripe fruit from a tree and in all these deficiencies and faultrings of the world he bore up a true Christian head glorifying God in great patienee and integritie submitting to his holy will aswell in his losses as in his gaines blessing God both when he gave and when he took away He made the only right use of all his afflictions by considering that they were sent to teach him holy obedience to fear God and to eschew evill in which important lessons he was so good a proficient that like a dutifull servant he had learnt to carry the Crosse of his Master Christ Jesus after him Those staunch and reserved affections which he had to earthly things did abundantly testifie that he placed his wealth and treasure in his reversions in heaven not in any thing that he did or could possesse here on earth he accounted himselfe but a stranger and a pilgrim in this world and therefore was content though his Tabernacle were pitched and removed in divers places He was assured that God in his good time would provide an hiding place for him either on the earth or in the grave supporting himselfe with Luthers holy resolution 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Calo aut sub Calo that he should either be under the protection of heaven or in the possession of heaven His hope and beliefe in the watchfull providence of God was alwaies strong being rooted on that immovable foundation the promises of God of which he treasured up such store in his memorie that he could at