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spirit_n	father_n	son_n	speak_v	11,770	5	5.4768	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30217	A sermon preached at Owburne in Buckinghamshire at the funerall of the right worshipfull, and truly religious gentlewoman, Mris Margaret Elmes On the twenty-seaventh of Iuly. 1641. By George Burches batchlour of divinity.	Burches, George, d. 1658.	1641 (1641)	Wing B5615; ESTC R215067	18,917	40

in this particular was in the superlative degree before many others of her quality which will amply appeare in the severall streams of affection which flowed from that fountaine of love in her heart For first if you will view it as it appeared towards her her husband and so you shall find it streame forth in abundance Being as most reall so most discreet hence in the whole course of their lives so long as they lived together they so loved that the smallest discontent was not found to prejudice each others affection A rare president for most married women who through their indiscretion it oftentimes falls out that small jarres break forth into great quarrells yea I had almost said to the separation of conjugall affection Let such remember here is a wife worthy their imitation who by the sweetnesse of her disposition the amiablenesse of her person the meaknesse of her behaviour the resplendant vertues that she was adorned with did so comply with her husbands disposition that shee may shine as a rare patterne to light others in the like way to practise 2ly if you will view her Love as it streamed forth towards Gods ministers and here it appeared very great For of Her herein I may truly say with S. Paul she did highly esteem of them for their works sake She was none of those proud Ladyes that love to see Gods Ministers stand at a distance from them least they melt the paint of their faces with the heat of reproofe But so meek and humble was she and so willing to give care to heavenly instructions that now she reaps the fruits of those coelestiall comforts which are conveighed unto the soule by the word of grace 3ly If you view Her Love as it ran forth to releive the members of Iesus Christ it here appeares great also She was in this particular like another Dorcas towards them full of good works feeding not only their bellies but also cloathing their backs releiving them bountifully maintaining them liberally So that by Her love they were enabled to live of themselves who before were not able to maintaine their owne charge So abounding in good works was this woman that though Her death be Her owne greatest gaine yet to many objects of pitty will prove the greatest losse Lastly I may not forget that streame of Love which did most nobly supply the necessity of Her old servants It 's a thing litle thought upon by many great persons who out of conscience should consider and provide for their old and faithfull servants Wee may not wonder to see young serving-mē to become old beggars when they meet with such unconscionable masters who often-times instead of rewarding them will take occasion to cashiere them and well may they then beg who are not able to worke for themselves But this vertuous person was never of this temper but as ever so especially at Her death did liberally provide for them And gave them severall Legacies to augment their stock they had gotten in Her service Who as herein they shall have cause to remember Her Love so especially Gods goodnesse in placing them under so gracious a Mistris Thus you see what an Oceā of Love possest this vertuous foule And as she was arm'd with Love so in the last place with Power God being infinitely gracious to her in enabling Her to resist yea overcome the enimies of Her salvation Trampling the world underfoot as unwilling or give any thoughts thereof the smallest entertainement Her affections were placed according to the 〈◊〉 of the soule onely on things above Though 〈◊〉 might labour to tempt and move Her to distrust 〈◊〉 thoughts yet all was in vaine For God had 〈◊〉 enricht Her soule with the assurance of his favor that the gates of Hell could not prevaile agai●● Her so infinitely filled was Her divine soule w●●● heavenly ravishments that whiles shee was al● to speak uttered nothing but coelestiall ejaculation 〈◊〉 and when she was deprived of that benefit lifted 〈◊〉 Her hands which were the Indexes of Her con●●●●● praying and thus having fought a good fight and finished her course kept the faith she is now an 〈◊〉 tainer of that Crowne of righteousnesse which S. 〈◊〉 here speaks of which crowne the Lord of his in●●nite mercy give us for his sonne our Saviour 〈◊〉 Christ his sake by whom alone wee are more 〈◊〉 Conquerours And to whom with the Father and the Eternall spirit Three persons one immort●● and everlivng God be ascribed as is most due all honour and glory power praise might majesty and dominion now and for evermore AMEN FINIS