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A52775 A sermon preached at the funerall of the Honourable Sir Francis Vincent, Knight and baronet at Stokedawbernon in the county of Surrey, the tenth day of Apill [sic], 1640 by Thomas Neesham. clerke and rector of the same church. Neesham, Thomas. 1642 (1642) Wing N413; ESTC R28714 23,075 35

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A SERMON PREACHED At the Funerall of the Honorable Sir FRANCIS VINCENT Knight and Baronet at Stokedawbernon in the County of Surrey the tenth day of Apill 1640. By Thomas Neesham Clerke and Rector of the same Church In Aureolam cum Inscriptione NON NISI VINCENTI in Vexillo Egregij viri Dom. FRANCISCI VINCENT Militis Baronetti qui ob●it 14. die Martii anno Dom. 1639. Chronagramma En RegIna nItet VIrtVs post Fata SVperstes VInCentI DantVr praeMIa JVstITIae Humillime posuit R. C. LONDON Printed by Tho Brudenell for John Benson and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstons-Churchyard Fleetstreet 1642. To the right Worshipfull my most worthy and much honoured Lady ELLYNOR The late wife of Sir Francis Vincent Knight and Baronet deceased THOMAS NEESHAM Clerk Devoteth himselfe Dedicateth this Sermon and wisheth all health and happinesse in this world and the next MADAM YOur Ladiship hath lost a Husband and laments him I my self likewise have lost a Pation and lament with you I would to God and doe wish it from my soule that you might finde ease by my grief and have your sorrowes mitigated by my bearing part which hapily you may and in all reason should for if every thing else be the lesse when it is devided and shared amongst others why not your griefe wherein you have not onely my self but many others to share with you To sorrow for the dead is as naturall as death it selfe wee cannot wee must not deny nature her due passions and affections onely take heed your sorrow be not boundlesse immoderate endlesse Saint Paul will allowe you to mourne but to movrne as one without hope of a glorous resurrection hee will 1 Thes 13. not If he whom you bemoane were utterly lost and never to be revived you might bee the more passionate and weepe for him as Rachel for her Children with bitter lamentation but seeing hee hath but onely exchanged his lodging and resigned this on earth for another a better in heaven if you should now bemoane him above measure it were to envy his preferment and to shew your self injurious to him if not to God you could not but thinke of such a day and forecast within your selfe of such a destiny that either you must part from him or he from you I cannot be perswaded that this affliction did surprize you upon a suddaine for such a faithful and experienced Disciple as your self would and did without all question put cases of this nature suspect casualties weigh uncertainties foresee afflictions and prouide for them Now is the tryal of your providence your patience your fortitude now is the time to bring forth that store that you have gathered and to practise that Christianity that you have all this while so Plausibly and praisably professed the chiefe use of weapons is in war and of Christianity in conflicts and trialls he that manages his afflictions with wisdome and beares the crosse with patience when it lies upon his owen shoulders is undoubtedly the best Christian Let your temper and moderation good Madam appeare in this difficulty that the world may see the fruits of your Religion that you can as well advise your selfe as give advice to others wisely digest your owne Pressures as well as prescribe remedies for other mens It is not our happinesse alone to be thus afflicted but of many others nor is it the condition of your family onely to be lyable to the stroke of death but of all in the world this may a little revive your drooping Spirits and adde something to your comforts that there hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to men How many thousands shares with you in the like affliction for husbands to loose their wives and wives againe their husbands is a common thing you cannot in reason be justly offended or grieved at that wherein you are not singular but have the greatest and the most to be your companions I should be loath that the remembrance of th●se things should laden your thoughts a f●●sh or rub up that fore which wisedome and time hath wel-night skind over that is not my intention I aime at nothing lesse then the remēbrance of your griefe it is physick that I prescribe and if it should chaunce to cause any little distemper in the patient you will not I presume blame the phisitian but the patients constitutions every thing works acording to the disposition of the receiver nothing comes amisse to a rightly disposed Christian I know you are wise and hath learned with holy Job to receive both good and ill at the hand of the Lord. And with patient Paul into whatsoever condition God shal cast you therewith to be content it cannot be denied but that your sufferings are som what and such as deserue commisseration and condolement yet nothing to what God in his seveere justice could and might inflict upon you You have not yet resisted into blood sire and faggot and the sword and such intollerable afflictions as some of our fore-fathers have felt the smart of are not your portion it is but a shallow water in respect that you now wade over yet look I beseech you to your footing and give God the praise that if he should call you hereafter which God forbid to more swelling waves and expose you to more violent temptations you may be able to withstand and having done all to stand as the Apostle speakes But I would not willingly be tedious my intentions at first were not to write much only some short Epistle and no more for being importuned by him who had power to command me to send your Ladiship a copy of this poore Sermom that was preached at the funerall of your noble Husband and my honorable Patron I could not for shame send it bluntly without some small preface to make way for it and usher it to your Ladiships hands it is not such matter as can much informe your Judgment but yet happily worke upon your affections what ere it be it is presented to your private cabinit to your owne selfe yours it is and so is hee that made it that preacht it who will not cease to pray for your good Ladiship that God Almighty would blesse you with spirituall blessings in heavenly things give you the spirit of wisdome and the fear of the Lord endue you with Courage Constancy Patience meeknesse and every good grace that he would crowne you and all yours with peace plenty welfare health and happinesse of soule and body this is and shall be the unfained desires and harty prayers of him who humbly wisheth to be esteemed Your Ladiships in all humble and faithfull observance Tho Neesham Stokedawbernon Apil 20. 1640. A SERMON Preached at the Funerall of the Honorable Sir Francis Vincent Knight and Baronet at Stokedawbernon in the County of Surrey Aprill the 10. Anno Dom. 1640. The Text. Heb. 9. ver 27. It is appointed unto men once to dye