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A49830 A sermon preached at the funeral of the honourable Christopher Sherard, Esq., eldest son to the right honourable Bennet Lord Sherard, February the 28th, 1681 by T.L. ... Laxton, Thomas. 1682 (1682) Wing L744; ESTC R34511 18,144 36

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or_o glory_n the_o merchant_n will_v not_o expose_v himself_o to_o wave_n and_o storm_n rock_n and_o quicksand_n but_o in_o hope_n of_o a_o golden_a recompense_n this_o will_n man_n do_v and_o suffer_v for_o alas_o a_o poor_a shadow_n of_o wealth_n and_o glory_n brethren_n as_o a_o christian_n work_n be_v much_o more_o honourable_a so_o the_o reward_n set_v before_o we_o to_o quicken_v faint_a virtue_n be_v incomparable_o more_o glorious_a therefore_o let_v this_o hope_n in_o our_o bosom_n encourage_v we_o not_o only_o patient_o but_o joyful_o to_o tread_v upon_o all_o difficulty_n and_o consider_v the_o joy_n that_o attend_v we_o in_o the_o end_n to_o fix_v our_o eye_n gird_v our_o loin_n gather_v up_o our_o strength_n and_o run_v with_o patience_n the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o 2._o against_o the_o suffering_n and_o affliction_n of_o this_o present_a life_n let_v we_o not_o be_v dismay_v with_o cross_n and_o loss_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v dear_a to_o we_o so_o long_o 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of_o the_o deep_a misery_n that_o humane_a calamity_n have_v their_o bound_n and_o will_v not_o always_o tire_v themselves_o about_o one_o man_n that_o there_o be_v succession_n of_o storm_n and_o calm_n in_o the_o course_n of_o man_n life_n that_o unexpected_a way_n of_o relief_n may_v happen_v such_o be_v the_o vicissitude_n of_o earthly_a thing_n if_o there_o be_v the_o least_o chink_n or_o cranny_n to_o let_v in_o any_o beam_n of_o comfort_n hope_n will_v not_o light_o fail_v natural_a hope_n therefore_o be_v a_o excellent_a anchor_n in_o the_o troublesome_a sea_n of_o this_o world_n but_o alas_o ofttimes_o the_o cable_n break_v our_o hope_n spend_v itself_o in_o vain_a imagination_n and_o in_o the_o end_n make_v we_o ashamed_a 6.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 6.11_o but_o this_o hope_n as_o the_o
bless_a exchange_n shall_v we_o mourn_v for_o their_o glorious_a preferment_n who_o we_o profess_v to_o live_v with_o god_n cyprian_a spei_fw-la nostrae_fw-la ac_fw-la fidei_fw-la prevaricatores_fw-la simulata_fw-la ficta_fw-la fucata_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la dicicimus_fw-la cyprian_a what_o difference_n in_o this_o respect_n between_o the_o hopeless_a heathen_a and_o the_o profess_a christian_n st._n cyprian_n think_v it_o incongruous_a to_o mourn_v for_o they_o in_o black_a that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n in_o white_n this_o perhaps_o may_v seem_v a_o flower_n of_o rhetoric_n but_o certain_o excessive_a sorrow_n show_v we_o to_o be_v of_o a_o defective_a faith_n that_o faith_n can_v hardly_o be_v think_v sincere_a unto_o which_o we_o walk_v so_o contrary_a in_o practice_n especial_o see_v a_o very_a heathen_a can_v say_v that_o we_o do_v not_o amittere_fw-la but_o praemittere_fw-la not_o lose_v they_o but_o send_v they_o before_o we_o in_o hope_n as_o our_o faith_n 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the_o last_o trumpet_n now_o to_o prevent_v error_n and_o mistake_v this_o sleep_n be_v not_o to_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o separate_a soul_n as_o some_o have_v vain_o think_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v not_o only_o without_o organical_a by_o a_o bodily_a instrument_n action_n but_o without_o all_o action_n not_o consider_v that_o the_o soul_n even_o in_o the_o state_n of_o union_n and_o commerce_n with_o the_o body_n have_v her_o proper_a and_o immaterial_a act_n of_o think_v reason_v judge_a etc._n etc._n yea_o the_o most_o perfect_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v exercise_v when_o the_o bodily_a sense_n be_v tie_v up_o as_o in_o ecstasy_n and_o deep_a contemplation_n beside_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o and_z after_o their_o transmigration_n be_v still_o spirit_n but_o without_o motion_n and_o activity_n they_o will_v be_v no_o spirit_n for_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o act_n and_o it_o be_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v rev._n 5.12_o that_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o magnify_v and_o praise_v god_n understand_v this_o sleep_n therefore_o to_o be_v of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o grave_a a_o metaphor_n very_o frequent_a in_o holy_a scripture_n 12.2_o deu._n 12.2_o many_o of_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v awake_v of_o divers_a of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o sleep_v with_o their_o father_n st._n paul_n reprove_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n in_o the_o corinthian_a church_n for_o this_o cause_n say_v he_o many_o be_v sick_a and_o weak_a among_o you_o and_o many_o sleep_n and_o st._n stephen_n have_v commend_v his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n 7.59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 7.59_o fall_v asleep_o a_o similitude_n use_v among_o the_o heathen_a hence_o their_o distinction_n of_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a sleep_n 〈◊〉_d homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o call_v it_o death_n brother_n another_z death_n 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