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A56121 A sermon at the funeral of the learned and ingenious Mrs. Ann Baynard daughter and only child of Dr. Edward Baynard, Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians, London. Together with some remarkable passages in her life. Preached at the parish-church of Barnes in the county of Surry, June the 16th. 1697. By John Prude, A.M. chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, and curate of St. Clements Danes in the county of Middlesex. Published at the desire of her friends. Prude, John. 1697 (1697) Wing P3881; ESTC R218353 15,546 40

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A SERMON AT THE FUNERAL Of the Learned and Ingenious Mrs. Ann Baynard Daughter and only Child of Dr. Edward Baynard Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians London Together with some Remarkable Passages in her Life Preached at the Parish-Church of Barnes in the County of Surry June the 16th 1697. By John Prude A. M. Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Norfolk and Curate of St. Clements Danes in the County of Middlesex Published at the desire of her Friends Immodicis brevis est aetas rara senectus Mar. lib. 6. LONDON Printed for Daniel Brown at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar MDCXCVII TO THE Most Pious and Vertuous Lady The Honourable Lady MARY FANE Eldest Daughter to the Right Honourable VEER Late Earl of WESTMORLAND To the Vertuous and Pious Ladies The Lady CATHERINE LONGUEVIL The Lady RACHEL DELVES of Dodington in Cheshire Madam Mary Bampfield of Poultimore in Devon Madam Diana Montague of Leckham in Wilts Madam Mary Ewer of Richmond in Surry Madam Catharine Broncker of Stoke in Wilts Being all Admirers of the Deceased and equally Admir'd by her THIS FUNERAL DISCOURSE Is with all Submission Dedicated By Your Ladyships most Obedient Servant JOHN PRUDE TO THE READER THE honest Attempt of preserving the Memory of that most Pious and Learned young Gentlewoman Mrs. Ann Baynard has occasion'd the hasty Publication of this Discourse She was perhaps one of the greatest Women that any Age has produc'd both for Parts and their Improvement as her great Skill in the Languages and all manner of Learning and Philosophy has sufficiently made appear but that which is most rare was her great Modesty under which so much knowledge was vail'd without the least Tincture of Vanity or Ostentation For her Words were very few and her Countenance always compos'd so that Taciturnity Wisdom and Discretion were Rival Vertues to her other Accomplishments The good that such a Woman might have done by her Example is unspeakable and her Loss irreparable for she was known too late and lost too early She-was a true and constant Church Woman a great Asserter and Defender both of the Order and Oeconemy of the Church of England and pitied the Breaches and Schisms which Dissention had made in the pure and spotless Religion of the most Holy Jesus She would often say that Pride and Self-conceit were the two main Pillars on which that Fabrick of Dissention stood and therefore Wise and considerate Persons would easily conclude it to be built upon a weak and sandy Foundation She mightily pitied the unthinking part of Mamkind particularly those of her own Sex That were any ways mis-lead into wrong Opinions And as to Heresie so also she was a profess'd Enemy to Atheism and Prophaneness and held the Sacred Name of God in such a Reverence and Admiration that she always either bow'd or stood up when any occasional Discourse offer'd it self that way She was a great Admirer of all good and vertuous Persons in General particularly the Ladies to whom this Discourse is dedicated whom she never named but with a Respect proportionable to that Value and Esteem which they justly deserv'd and which she thought their due The Lady Mary Fane accompany'd with her Mother and the best of Mothers the most Pious and most Vertuous Countess of Westmorland it would seem a Digression if I should speak all that I know to this Purpose often did her the Favour of their Visits in her Sickness The good Lady Languevil her next Neighbour did not only do the Office of a Friend but even out-did the kindnesses of a most near Relation in the Favours she shew'd her in her languishing and weak condition The Lady Delves annually honour'd her Birth-day for many years together with a noble Present And the Character she had of the Vertue and Goodness of that excellent Woman the Lady Bampfield Mother to Sir Coplestone Warwick made her in love with her very Name Madam Montague Madam Ewer and Madam Broncker were all related to her Ladies of the strictest Vertue and Piety for whom she had a great Respect and Kindness As to her Birth and Family it is so well known that I need say no more of it than that she was descended from Ralph Baynard Baron of Dunmow in Essex who left his Son the Lord Jeffery Baynard in the quiet Possession of Eighty five fair Lordships as cited by Mr. Dugdale in his Baronage of England Some Books Printed for and Sold by D. Brown at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple Barr. SIX Sermons Preached on several Occasions by Dr. Haschard Dean of Windsor Eight Sermons Preached on several Occasions by Dr. Mannigham Mr. Ellesby's Funeral Sermon of the Danger of a Death-bed Repentance Dr. Jacomb's Sermom at the Funeral of Mr. Martyn Mr. Bynn's Sermon before the House of Commons Jan. 30. Four Sermons Preached on several Occasions by Dr. Felling Mr. Leighton's House Sermon of the Duty and benefit of Frequent Communion His Sermon at Lincoln Assizes Mr. Maundrell's Sermon before the Turky Company Dr. Horneck's Four Treatises published since his Death Dr. Pelling on the Sacrament 2 Vol. On Charity On Humility On God's Love to Mankind On Prayer Ecclesiastes II. 16. For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever seeing that which now is in the days to come shall be forgotten and how dieth the wise man As the fool THE sad occasion of this day confirms the Position of the Preacher and gives us an ample prospect of the vantiy of the best of Mortals For we see that the most profound Sagacity the most refined Vertues and exalted Graces that humane Nature is capable of cannot secure the Body from the Grave nor the Worms from their Prey seeing the wise Man dieth even as the Fool. The scope and drift of the Royal Preacher in this Book is to evince and illustrate this one great Truth viz. That the real Good and Happiness of Man is not to be found in this World and that whatsoever he sets his heart upon here is so far from yielding any solid Enjoyment or Satisfaction that it is the greatest Allay that can be to it that it raises his desires only to defeat them and invites him with pleasant and specious Expectations to send him away with the greater Vexation of Spirit And this Truth is here very clearly and pathetically laid open to us by a particular disquisition of the Pleasures Honors Riches and Wisdom too of this World which are so much the Idols of mens Wishes and Desires And indeed who was fitter for such a work than he not only upon the account of that depth and capacity he had above other Men but also from that dear bought experience which he had made of all these things God had endowed him not only with a vast Comprehensive Soul but put into his hands all that his heart could wish for so that the Conclusion which he draws from the whole matter is not the effect