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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fear_n	lord_n	wisdom_n	5,389	5	6.9425	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03795	The saints losse and lamentation A sermon preached at the funerall of the VVorshipfull Captaine Henry Waller, the worthy commander of the renowned martial band of the honourable city of London, exercising armes in the Artillery Garden. Octob. 31. 1631. By George Hughes Mr. of Arts, and preacher of Gods word in Alhallowes Breadstreet in London.	Hughes, George, 1603-1667.	1632 (1632)	STC 13913; ESTC S104275	22,663	58

have beene tracing downe to hell yet at their death they are posted from the pulpit in a charet into heaven but it is a windy one that breaketh in pieces and lets them fall downe againe before they come halfe way thither Neverthelesse I see the holy Fathers have used to give record of the graces of the Saints deceased and to spread their names as a sweet ointment among their brethren and it is very commendable if faithfully performed and not abused to paint divells with this care I shall proceed by Gods helpe to performe this last duty for this honoured brother and it must bee with care for there are two eyes upon me very extreamely opposite Envies and Affections that would have nothing said this perhaps too much I shall not feare to displease either so I may please my God by whose blessing I now begin You will pardon mee if I keepe not the common method to begin from his descent and parentage though that of worthy and honest ranke not to be neglected if I should keepe that order but me thinkes it is ●●proper praise from anothers worth Sedgenus proav● quae non f●ci●sus ipsi vix ea nostra voc● I desire to let him have his owne and to 〈◊〉 him where he commeth within my 〈◊〉 as a righteous soule and nothing ●●ere certaine than that he was borne a 〈◊〉 His transplantation therefore into this City is my beginning Mr. Richard Stocks and his fruitfull growth under the labours of a Reverend Minister now with God 〈…〉 gave full testimony that he was a 〈◊〉 of righteousnes indeed thence 〈◊〉 up to shew forth the power of righteousnesse in the places private and publicke whereunto God called him He was a righteous husband I 〈◊〉 no more of this lest I provoke bitter lamentation He was a righteous master● his servants feele it from whose heads God hath taken off their master this day He was a righteous father not to his 〈◊〉 alone they are too little to have experience of it but to orphans and fatherlesse was he father a guide and counsellor my owne losse is with theirs beare with●●● if in the sense of it I bewray my infirmities as David for his sonne O my father my father would to God I had 〈…〉 thee O my father my father Hee was a righteous friend to many I give but 〈◊〉 instance of it his reconciling difference almost every day his hands were 〈◊〉 ever out of an arbitration which 〈…〉 without partiall respects to any that 〈◊〉 him a iudge over them I know I 〈◊〉 many witnesses to this who now want him In his more publike offices hee was first a righteous souldier squared by Saint Iohns rule hee would doe violence to no man nor put any man in feare Luk. 3.14 in this condition he tooke a good degree he was a Captaine and a righteous Commander the vertues of a Commanders maiesty wisedome meeknes and love surely made him one disorder as there must bee among souldier sometimes could never make him passionate hee was a man of such admired moderation He crossed the rule of that rash commander Jt is folly to intreat where a man hath power to compell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hesiod p. 41. He found it better governing by love this made the flower of the Cities yea of the kingdomes Artillery so unanimously subiect to his command Let me minde you ye worthy souldiers know ye not that God hath taken away your Captaine from off your heads this day and can yee doe lesse than cry after him O our charet and our horsemen I know sorrow hath filled your hearts yet by the way let mee advise you be not overcharged that you forget your calling but when yee 〈◊〉 weepe over this your honoured head and lamented before his hearse Ah our father ah his glory wipe your faces 〈◊〉 and to worke againe for God pray for● double portion of his spirit upon some of your brethren and choose him who may goe before you in wisedome and courage and the feare of the Lord. I am now at a stand An arma A●●●g● cedat whether he were better souldier or better Citizen His wisedome his courage and his impartiall carriage in the City affairs which might concerne him beare record that he was not onely a good man but a good Citizen his worth provoked the City Quid in illa virtutum quid ingenii quid sanctitatis quid puritatis invenerim vere●● dicers ne fidem credulitatis ex ceda● tihi mai●rem delorem intutiam recordanti quanto bon● caru eris Hier. Mar. ep tem 1. not only to call him to her common counsell but to designe him to a more honorable place in the High Court of Parliament where he manifested himselfe to be a righteous servant to his King to his Country and to his City I must stay least as S. Hierome writes to Princip●● of Marcella a widow if I should tell all I should either seeme to hyperbolize or oppresse your hearts the more when ye see what a great good ye have lost In this honour for his last time he lived and died Ye may expect now in my hand a catalogue of good deeds but I have none the reasons these 1. It was his his care to give to God in his poore and in his ministers the portion of his estate while he lived yet dying he hath given as well as living 2. It was his mind not to have a trumpet sounded at his death and I fulfill it I must leave him he will be gone it was my portion to commend his soule in the last breath into the hands of his faithfull redeemer and his body I must commend to the earth in the assuted hope of his ioyfull resurrection Onely two things I would commend to you and then your selves to God 1. The honour of his name let it be as a sweete ointment among you in everlasting remembrance he was your strength your charet and horsemen 2. The imitation his righteousnes his wisedome his godly courage ye see his reward he is now with God at rest his worke is done our houre