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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51986	Fair warnings to a careless world in the pious letter written by the Right Honourable James Earl of Marleburgh, a little before his death, to the Right Honourable Sir Hugh Pollard, comptroller of his Maties houshold. With the last words of CXL and upwards, of the most learned and honourable persons of England, and other parts of the world.	Pollard, Hugh, Sir, 1610-1666.; Lloyd, David, 16315-1692.; Smith, Henry, f. 1665.; Marlborough, James Ley, Earl of, 1618-1665.	1665 (1665)	Wing M686; ESTC R1009	20,131	51

renounce his Saviour said Fourscore and six years have I served Christ neither hath he ever offended me in any thing I have lived by him I will live to him Bishop USHER THat most learned and knowing Prelate after his indefatigable pains as a Christian a Scholar a Prelate and a Preacher went out of the World with this Prayer Lord forgive me my sins of Omission and desired to die as Mr. Perkins did imploring the Mercy and Favour of God My Lord BACON THat understood the World and himself as well as any man in Europe would say That a little smattering in Philosophy might tempt a man to be an Atheist but a through study of it would bring him back to be Religious And after variety of Fortunes in the World breathed ou● his Soul thus Sir JOHN MASON PRivy Councellor to King Henry the eighth and King Edward the sixth whom some make Secretary of State setting him a little too high others Master of the Requests placing him as much too low upon his death-bed called for his Clerk and Steward and delivered himself to them to this purpose I have seen five Princes and been Privy-Councellor to four I have seen the most remarqueable observables in forreign parts and been present at most State-transactions for thirty years together and I have learned this after so many years experience that Seriousness is the greatest Wisdome Temperance the best Physick a good Conscience is the best Estate and were I to live again I would change the Court for a Cloyster my Privie Counsellers bustles for an Hermits retirement and the whole life I lived in the Palace for one hours enjoyment of God in the Chappel all things else forsake me besides my God my duty and my prayer Sir HENRY WOTTON AFter his many years study with great proficiency and applause at the University his neer relation to the great favorite Robert Earl of Essex his Intimacy with the Duke of Tuscany and James the sixth King of Scotland his Embassies to Holland Germany and Venice desired to retire with this Motto Tandem didicit animas sapientiores fieri quiescendo being very ambitious of the Provostship of Eaton that he might there enjoy his beloved Study and devotion saying often that the day he put his Surp●ice on was the happiest day of his life That being the utmost happiness a man could attain to he said to be at leasure to be and to do good Never reflecting on his former years but with tears would say How much time have I to repent of and how little to do it in Sir THOMAS SMITH AFter he had many years served Q. Elizabeth as Secretary of State and done many good services to the kingdome particularly to the setling of the Corne-rate for the Universities discharged all affairs and attendants a quarter of a year before he died sent to his singular good friends the Bishops of Winchester and Worcester intreating them to draw him out of the word of God the plainest and exactest way of making his peace with God and living godly in this present world adding that it was great pitty men knew not to what end they were born into this world until they were ready to go out of it My LORD BACON WOuld say towards the later end of his life that a little smattering in Philosophy would lead a man to Atheisme but a through insight into it will lead a man back again to a first cause and that the first principle of right reason is Religion in reference to which it was the wisest way to live strictly and severely for if the opinion of another world be not true yet the sweetest life in this world is Piety Virtue and Honesty If it be there are none so miserable as the loose the carnal and profane Persons who lived a dishonourable and a base life in this world and were like to fall to a most woful state in the next TERTULLIAN COme life come death I will worship none but God Almighty O Lord God Almighty receive the soul of thy Servant in peace who suffereth death for thy Cause and the Gospel ORIGEN IF my Father stood weeping upon his knees before me and my Mother hanging on my neck behind and all my Brethren Sisters Children and Kinsfolks howling on every side to retain me in a sinful life I would fling my Mother to the ground run over my Father despise all my Kindred and tread them under my feet that I might run to Christ. I am sayling with the Marriner through the boysterous Sea but shortly I shall be in the haven c. Help me with your prayers To my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ my Hope and my Salvation I wholly offer up my soul and body I cast my self wholly upon his Mercy and Grace Sir THOMAS COVENTRY ONce hearing some Gallants jesting with Religion said that there was no greater argument of a foolish and inconsiderate person than profanely to droll at Religion It 's a Sign he hath no regard of himself and that he is not touched with a sense of his own interest who playeth with life and death and makes nothing of his soul. To examine severely and debate seriously the principles of Religion is a thing worthy of a wise man whosoever turns religion into Raillery and abuseth it with two or three bold jests rendreth not religion but himself ridiculous in the opinion of all considerate men because he sports with his own life for a good man saith If the principles of religion were doubtful yet they concern us so neerly that we ought to be serious in the examination of them JUSTIN MARTYR HEre I stand before God and this honourable Audience and take him to witness that I never willingly and wittingly taught any false doctrine and therefore have I a good conscience before God and all good men I am sure that you and I shall come before a righteous Judge before whom I shall be as good a man as you pointing at the Accuser and I nothing doubt but that I shall be found then a true member of Jesus Christ be everlastingly saved Merciful Father Father of Heaven for the Lord Jesus Christ my Saviours sake receive my Soul into thy hands An Excellent PERSONAGES Sentiments for Religion IT may justly seem strange that true Religion which containeth nothing in it but what is truly Noble and Generous most rational and pleasing to the spirits of all good men should yet suffer so much in its esteem in the world through those strange and uncouth Vizards it is represented under some accounting the life and practice as it speaks subduing our wills to the will of God which is the substance of all Religion a thing too low and mean for their rank and condition in the world while others pretend a quarrel against the principles of it as unsatisfactory to Humane Reason Thus Religion suffers with the Author of it between two Thieves and hard it is to define which is most injurious to it that