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A93051	Mistris Shawe's tomb-stone or, the saints remains. Being a brief narrative, of some few (amongst many) remarkable passages in the holy life and happy death of that precious servant of the Lord Mrs. Dorothy Shaw, (late the dearly beloved wife of Mr. John Shaw preacher of the Gospell at Kingstone upon Hull,) who sweetly slept in the Lord, Decemb. 10th. and was interred at Trinity Church, in Hull, Decemb. 12. 1657. Collected by her dearest friend: with many usefull instructions, especially for his own and his six daughters consolation and imitation.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3029; Thomason E1926_1; ESTC R209982	62,732	192

into England and that he brought that news by Command from God for which bold saying some graver divines at present sharply rebuked him but ere long it appeared that Queen Mary died the very day before his Sermon which thing he could not then possibly know by any ordinary meanes Mr. Fox also the same grave and holy man told the Lady Anne Henage lying then very sick and Physitians and Friends quite despairing of all hope of life that she should recover as also she told the like to Mrs. Honywood who had long laid sore distempered and that she should live to an exceeding great age all which came to passe † Mr. Clark in the life of Mr. Fox likewise Bishop Ridley when a sudden tempest arose on the Thames as he was crossing that River at which all in the boat were terrified looking for nothing but to be drowned Fear not said the Bishop for this boate carryes a Bishop that must be burned and not drowned Likewise Bishop Hooper at Zurick in King Edward the sixth his Reign taking his leave of Mr. Bullinger and about to return for England promised Mr. Bullinger to write often to him but said he the last newes of all I shall not be able to write for where I take most paines there shall you hear of me to be burnt to ashes So Luther writ to Myconius when he was sick and most likely to dye Deus non sinet tuum transitum me vivo But these I think are rare unusually but to some choise † And sometimes to others as I could give some choise instances but that I will not transcribe this over again servants of the Lord. 26. She was very found in the doctrine of Religion and exceedingly sore grieved at the † As she abhorred damnable practises and works of the Devil so also damnable doctrines 2 Pet. 2. Heresies of destruction and doctrines of Devils 2 Tim. 4.1 dangerous errours lately spread in these Nations and especially when any fell off who had formerly been of our society chiefly at one old man heretofore a professor in Hull mightily was she troubled at those who fell to loose life and under pretence of fearing a covenant of workes cast away the workes of the Covenant or under pretence of higher attainments forsook the form of wholesome words and holy practise she loved new sight and discovery in the Scripture but no pretended new light † As Columbus saw no new world but made a fuller discovery of the old contrary to the Scripture she was clear for a needfull seperation in a Church but not for a needlesse seperation from a Church but sore grieved with those that do 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jude 19. through pretending the spirit and are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men out of their place which Luther judged the cause of all distempers in Church and State she read that Christ and the Apostles saw many corruptions in the Church of the Iewes both in officers administrations and practises as Iohn 9.22 34 35. Mark 7.9 Math. 5.21 48 21 12 13. yet in that Church was Christ circumcised his mother purified he heard those teachers Luke 2.22 46. joyned with them on Sabbath dayes in publique prayer Luke 4.16 c. Hophni and Phinehas were very bads Priests and some in those dayes did therefore seperate from Gods Ordinances 1 Sam. 2.17 but it was their transgression so to do verse 24. and Elkana and Hannah then did not seperate saith holy Hildersham Lecture 29. on Iohn 4. she did most highly valew the old non-Conformalists who would seperate from the corruption but not from the communion of the Church as Christ though he joyned with the Church of the Jewes then yet would not use the Jewish superstitious purifications Mark 7.6 7. nor put off the passover from the right day as the Jews did Math. 26.27 She would often say that if those who seperated from us some of whom she had dear affections to as judging them godly for Diversum sentire duos de rebus iisdem Incolumi licuit semper amicitiâ would have joyned with us to have purged out the cursed errours that broke in upon us which by their flying from us they much through perhaps not purposely encouraged we might have been much purer and more reformed ere now had there no hammer been heard in building up our Temple She disputed not whether our Parishes were Churches or Churches were in our parishes but loved godlinesse wherever she saw it and laboured to practise it She was sore troubled at the Anabaptists yet I never heard her so sharp towards them as that holy Martyr Philpot one of the learnedst Martyrs in Queen Maries dayes who in his letters in the book of Martyrs saith that the Anabaptists are an inordinate kind of men stirred up by the devil to the destruction of the Gospel Vol. 3. p. 606. She was as much as any for Christian Liberty but not for unchristian licentiousnesse nor antichristian Cruelty did much observe that those that cryed up so much for that liberty or rather libertinism which Austin calls libertas perditionis Tertullian licentia haeretica when they were below and at an under yet when they but thought that they were getting above they would not allow the least of it to others as we have seen instances too many near us both in print and practise Shee judged Christian liberty not to lye in a liberty to hold truth or errour to do good or evil for then God and good Angels had not that liberty who yet are most free but she thought that that was Christian liberty enough when a man might hold all truth and do all good that God commanded him and she did not think that to restrain error or wickednesse was in it self any restraint of Christian liberty 27. She fervently prayed for a hearty union amongst Gods people that they might be one staffe in the Lords hand and worship God with one lip and shoulder and if Paul thought it beseeming an Apostle to write a part of the Canonicall Scripture about the agreement of two godly persons Phil. 4.2 surely we should much desire the agreement of so many yet did she not limit or measure her love meerly by union in opinion but loved † She did as Bucer love any in whom she saw aliquid Christi See learned Calvins excellent note on Isa 24.16 all the Saints Col. 1.4 yet would she much fear that our biting and devouring one another was so bad a requitall of the Lord for all his goodnesse that it would much endanger out being devoured one of another as it did much endanger the Exiles at Franford in Queen Maries dayes I know not what she would have thought of the Schoolmen and Bishop Halls opinion if she had heard it namely that the holy Angels may holily vary in the way though they perfectly agree in the end urging to that end Dan. 10.13 20 21 12 1. but sure I am

she looked on that paroxysm twixt Paul and Barnabas as a foul fault in good men † Good men sometimes have groaned as the word is Jam. 5.9 in prayer one against another which is very sad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and she did much bewaile that prejudice wherewith mens heads and hearts were prepossessed against the truth judging things according to their praeingaged opinions as Masius observes that when Moses and Ioshua came down from the Mount and heard the people singing dancing playing c. before the golden Calf Joshua being of a warlike disposition interprets the noise to be the noise of war but meek Moses interprets it to be the noise of singing and as mens tempers are so they usually judge and hereby oftentimes detain the truth of God as a prisoner Rom. 1.18 through blind prejudice she much desired that as the lines in a circle the nearer they come to the Center the nearer they come one to another so godly men might draw nearer to God and so nearer one to another 28. She was a most tender Mother exceeding full of † She was not like Bishop Bonner who was full of guts but empty of Bowels bowels of compassion to her Chrildren's both souls and body In this her long ague and weaknesse if she imagined any of the children though in other Chambers to be sick she could not be perswaded even at Midnight to keep her bed but would needs see how they did or what they wanted but especially in their souls she † Gal. 4.19 travailed in birth again of them as Austin saith of his Mother toties fillos parturiebat quoties à Deo eos deviare cernebat she laid up many fervent prayers for them and I hope Impossibile est filias tantarum lacrymarum perire 29. In her paines and extremity she was much in blessing God saying Oh! this is not Hell which yet I have deserved nay blessed be God for a Christ there is nothing of Hell in it 30. As she lived so she dyed meekly quietly holily having her understanding perfect to the last breath and in her extremity never did she utter one grumbling word onely would say often hold our faith and patience somewhat like Calvin's word quousque Domine quousque how long O Lord how long And when her husband said to her that ever since he knew her she had dearly loved Jesus † Nihil isto triste recepte Christ and his people and his wayes and that she was now going to Christ and his Saints made-perfect where Christ would sweetly welcome her and had provided a mansion for her she as well as she was able spake these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 her last words I have said she dearly loved all the people of God and shall shortly go to Christ and therefore why should you so weep and be discontent God sweetly whispered her in the eare as the Hebr. is 2 Sam. 7.27 and she had praemium ante praemium a Heaven of peace before that Heaven of perfect glory 31. She did highly prize the Ministery of the Gospel 1 Thess 5.12 13. the feet of them that brought the glad tydings of the Gospel were beautifull in her eyes and that not only at first when she began to look after heaven but even to the last she did grow in the prizing of the Ministry more and more to her death when her stomack was weak to her bodily food yet was the Stomack of her soul then sharp and eager after spirituall food she was not like those Changling Galathians that could have pulled out their eyes for Paul at first Gal. 4.15 and have pulled out his eyes at last Or as many now a dayes that despise and cast off those in the end whom they professed formerly to have reverenced as their Fathers in Christ Yet did she ever distinguish betwixt persons qualified with gifts and graces fit for an office and being actually officers she thought that a man that had both gifts abilities and graces and eminently every way qualified for the place of Magistracy Collonell c. yet was not therefore a Magistrate or Collonel c. till actually and outwardly called thereto gifts and graces fit one for an office but make no officer nor authorize any man to do the work thereof if a private man sufficiently gifted and qualified to judge and determine causes should step up to the bench at the Assises and take upon him to sit in judicature and passe sentence the passing of a sentence was specifically in its kind a good thing and if he passed a just and right sentence it was materially good but still it was relatively bad in him unlawfull invalid because he had no outward call to that office and thus she judged that gifts and graces make not a Minister nor authorize any to the work of the Ministery whether gifted men Numb 16.3 5. or gifted women 1 Cor. 14.34 1 Tim. 2.12 Two things she much bewayled 1. that many took upon them publiquely to preach that were not competently gifted and qualified for that work onely were puft up in their vain conceits others in the mean while could neither pick sense nor truth in their discourse 2. that others who were inwardly gifted and qualified for the Ministery would take upon them in ecclesi â constitutâ extrà casum necessitatis which Dr. Fulke calls vocatio providentiae to do the work of the Ministery contemning that exernal Call that God hath appointed as a right entrance into that office 1 Tim. 4.14 Tit. 1 5. She did believe that because such did reject Gods Ordinance God did reject them and that they did more hurt then good she knew it was not the letter of the word or mens parts though eminent that could convert or do men any true good except God owned them and did afford his spirit in his own way and ordinance to make them to profit Isay 48.17 the word and spirit must go together Isay 59.21 And therefore men rejecting Gods appointment and ordinance could not profit the people Ier. 23.32 She much bewayled that in the Bishops times there were many Ministers that were not preachers but dumb dogs c. and now that there are many Preachers that are not Ministers And whereas some objected that they needed no outward Call because that was onely requisite to such as preached a new Doctrine she thought that upon that reason of all men those kind of Preachers most needed a clear call for many of them broached most strange and new Doctrines 32. She was not a speculative but practicall Christian more for motion then notion she did not content her self to heare only but oh how busily and carefully did she every Lords day Lecture-day and such other times gleane after the Reapers with good Ruth beate it out at night what she had gleaned and distribute to her Children and Servants Ruth 2.17 18. Lewis the 9th King of France was found instructing his poor Kitching Boy in the way

world some to their lusts and sins and some to Christ and there is their true honour in life and death and after death But my sad thoughts detain you too long only let us all learn by her example so to live as that we need not to fear death which will shortly ceaze upon us We read of King Lewis the eleventh of France and some other Grandees in the world that they charged their servants and all about them that when they saw them sick they should not dare ever to name that terrible word death in their hearing But she of whom I now write took Hezekiahs medicine in her life to prevent the terror of death Isai 38.3 and Paul's 2 Tim. 4.7 8. so as she could look either backward (b) Hoc est Vivere bis vitâ posse priore frui or forward with joy Whom you loved living now follow her steps to her death then shall you not need to fear death so as if dying and damning would (c) Non metuo mori sed damnari said a dying man go together but as Sir Fulke Grevill defired to have this Epitaph on his Tomb here lyes a Friend of Sir Philip Sidney so may you have that comfort and honour when you are laid to sleep which this servant of Christ now enjoyes here lyes a Friend of Jesus Christ Iohn 11.11 A Courtier and favorite of King Cyrus being poor and one telling him of it he said he had enough because King Cyrus was his Friend the like Polybius said being in Caesars Court because the Roman Emperour was his Friend but these Friends soon dyed but in life death and ever hapyy they who have God reconciled for their (d) Exod. 33.11 2 Chron. 20.7 Isa 41.8 Joh. 11.11 15.14 15. James 2.23 Friend These hasty Observations following dropping from a sad pen which might justly have had Antoninus his title Notes for my self I have communicated to you and others for your and my own consolation and direction pray pray pray and when you have sweetest Communion with God forget not him who begs an interest in the intercession of Christ ' and supplications of his hidden ones and who is Christs and his Churches and yours or not his own John Shaw Four things there be that in my heart I fixed have The thoughts of Heaven of Hell of Doomsday and my Grave Birk TO The Christian and Candid Reader Reader STay but a few words before thou passe to the ensuing Narrative and then much good may it do thee 1. Know that what followes was not any Sermon or Sermons Preached and therefore wonder not that there are so many Histories and humane quotations otherwise I readily yeild what Lipsius saith to be a truth ut drachmam auri sine imagine Principis sic verba praedicantis sine authoritate Dei contemnent homines In Sermons its Scripture authority only that comes cum privilegio 2. know that the Authour hereof when this was penned had but half a heart left and his head full of thoughts and both head and heart much very much disturbed and gathered up such thoughts as suddenly offered themselves Wonder not then if there be not that exact Method and curiosity which perhaps thou mayest expect 3. There is no worth and excellency in these thoughts more then in many Sermons Preached by the Authour I think it s no vain-glory to say that there is lesse for I am sure those Sermons have been far more desired to have seen the light which yet lye buried as many will confesse into whose hand this will come how much they have importuned him to publish those Sermons vindicating of and directing to a right use of Gods Ordinances as the right call to the Ministery qualification necessity and work of the Ministers of the Gospel the great enemies of all Antichristianism with satisfaction to Cavills and Scruples from those texts 1 Cor. 4.7 2 Cor. 6.1 the necessity and use of a Christian Magistrate under the Gospell with the extent of his power circa sacra about matters of Religion from Isa 1.16 Rom. 13.4 and the case of peoples subjection in these dayes the lawfulnesse benefit and right manner of singing Psalmes from Col. 3.16 in the dayes of the New Testament The warrant for benefit by and right improvement of Child-baptism together with the error and danger of Antipaedobaptism from Col. 2.12 The nature ends and use of the Lords supper and who ought to come and how qualified and if men offer to come by whom and upon what account men ought to be admitted or rejected from severall sorts the morality of the Sabbath in the new Testament and the right manner of observing the Lords day c. And therefore if thou get any good by these ensuing thoughts thou art in part beholding to the Authors passion and affection I only now commend 5 things to thee and beg other 5 for thee and then farewell 1. Take speciall care to love thy self no● thy lusts thy carcase c. but thy soul is thy self Compare Mark 8.36 lose his own soul with Luke 9.25 lose himself the soul is the man 1 Pet. 3.20 2. Hate thy enemy and be revenged on him not thy neighbour whom thou shouldst love as thy self and who at worst can but kill the body but thy sins which are God's and thy soul's worst enemies and which can kill the soul be revenged on them 2 Cor. 7.11 here kill or be killed Zenacherib after his Army was destroyed by an Angel Isa 37. and he returned home again with a hook in his nose Isa 37.29 he enquired of one about him what he thought the reason might be why God so favoured the Jewes he answered That there was one Abraham their Father that was willing to sacrifice his Son to death at the command of God and that ever since then God favoured that people Well said Zenacherib if that be it I have two Sons and I will sacrifice them both to death if that will procure their God to favour me which when his two Sons heard they as the story goeth slew their Father Isa 37.38 as rather willing to kill then be killed so deal thou with thy sins 3. Strive to get riches and be as covetous after them as thou canst but not these riches which are full of poverty and vanity but true riches Luke 16.11 James 2.5 unsearchable riches Eph. 3.8 Covet the best things 1 Cor. 12.31 get all get Christ who is all in all Col. 3.11 beg the spirit which is all good things compare Math. 7.11 with Luke 11.13 4. Labour alwayes to have thy own will but this onely in Luther's sense by alwayes resigning and submitting thy will to Gods will fiat voluntas mea quia tua Domine let Gods will be thy will and so thou mayest alwayes have thy own will without sin 5. Be sure to take the stronger side not in that sense as those meant whom Epiphanius calls Cainits or Cainists who he reckons among