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A02734	The christian life and death, of Mistris Katherin Brettergh late wife of Master William Brettergh, of Bretterghoult, in the countie of Lancaster gentleman. With the manner of a bitter conflict shee had with Satan, and blessed conquest by Christ, before her death, to the great glory of God, and comfort of all beholders.	Harrison, William, d. 1625.	1634 (1634)	STC 12865; ESTC S117327	20,842	26

so you dishonour God and destroy your owne soule Againe shee said Let my little Childe bee brought vp among the Children of God and in the true feare and knowledge of his Maiesty so shall I meete her in heauen whom now I must leaue behinde me on earth Againe sometime she would pray with a low voyce to her selfe and that saying of Paul Wee haue not receiued the spirit of bondage to feare any more but the Spirit of adoption whereby wee cry Abba father was much in her mouth and the last words Abba father she would double oftentimes ouer She would sing to her selfe the last verse of the 13. Psalme I will giue thankes vnto the Lord and praises to him sing Because he hath heard my request and granted my wishing Finally in these and such like exercises and meditations did she spend the whole time of her sicknesse after the Lord had once enlarged her heart from the tentations of Satan But vpon Saturday about eleuen of the clocke in the morning the Lord disclosed himselfe in mercy to her more plentifully than euer before and as I may say hee dealt familiarly with his handmaid for from that time to her very death which ensued the next day the feeling of Satans tentations seemed quite to be banished from her so that she made no shew of them her thoughts were not occupied with the world husband childe or any thing else to our thinking neither was her sickenesse troublesome to her as before it had beene but as one raised from death to life or rauished in spirit so seemed shee to vs that stood by her countenance ioyfull her tongue flowing with the praises of God and her voyce as most heauenly musicke and melody of peace sounding praise and honour and glory to God in a wonderfull manner as followeth About eleuen of the clocke shee began to tremble and quake a little and withall shee asked her husband if he would helpe her with prayer to God against the tempter saying will yee neither pray with me nor bring some godly man that may put holy things into my minde whereby I may bee able to resist Satan hauing thus said shee vttered these words O Lord God of my saluation helpe my weaknesse plead thou my cause O God of truth for in thee doe I trust After this they prayed together and shee answered Amen to euery petition Then after this shee required him to reade some part of the Scripture whereupon hee read vnto her the 8. to the Romans the 91. Psalme and the 17. of Iohn the which as he read and came to the fourth verse I haue finished the worke which thou gauest me to doe and now glorifie me She desired him to pause a while and then said Blessed be thy name O blessed Sauiour perfect the worke I humbly beseech thee which thou hast begun in me Then as he read the 9. verse I pray not for the world but for them which thou hast giuen me for they are thine she interrupted him againe saying O Lord Iesu dost thou pray for me O blessed and sweet Sauiour How wonderfull how wonderfull how wonderfull are thy mercies Reade on said shee the blessedst reading that I euer heard the comfort whereof doth sweeten my soule Then reading verse the 22. And the glorie which thou gauest me I haue giuen them that they may be one as we are one With maruellous ioy she vttered the words of Dauid many times ouer I confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse and his wonderfull workes before the sonnes of men for hee hath satisfied my soule and filled my hungry soule with goodnesse When he came to the 24. verse Father I will that they which thou hast giuen me be with me euen where I am that they may behold my glory which thou hast giuen mee Stay said shee and let mee meditate on the goodnesse of the Lord for this is the sweetest saying that euer came to my soule for now I perceiue and feele the countenance of Christ my redeemer is turned towards me and the bright-shining beames of his mercy is spread ouer me Oh happie am I that euer I was borne to see this blessed day Praise O praise the Lord for his mercies for hee hath brought mee out of darkenesse and the shadow of death he hath deliuered my soule from the snare of the hunter a●● hath taken me out of the denne of Lions euen from the iawes of Leuiathan that piercing and crooked serpent and hath set me in a place of rest and sweet refreshing Oh praise the Lord O my soule all that is within mee praise his holy name my soule praise thou the Lord and forget not all his benefits which forgiueth all thine iniquities and healeth all thine infirmities which hath redeemed thy life from the graue and crowneth thee with mercy and compassion This shee often repented And then againe remembring the 21. and 22. verses of the 17. of Iohn shee said O my sweet Sauiour shall I be one with thee as thou art one with thy Father And wilt thou glorifie mee with that glory which thou haddest with the Father before the world was And doest thou so loue me which am but dust and ashes to make me partaker of glory with Christ What am I poore wretch that thou art so mindefull of me Oh how wonderfull how wonderfull how wonderfull is thy loue Oh thy loue is vnspeakable that hast dealt so graciously with mee oh I feele thy mercies and oh that my tongue and heart were able to sound forth thy praises as I ought and as I willingly would doe oh that you all would helpe me to praise the holy one of Israel the God of all consolations And thus for the space of fiue houres together at the least she continued praising and lauding the Lord with such a gladsome and heauenly countenance testifying such inward ioy from a comfortable feeling of the mercies of God in her soule and vsing such sweet sentences and sugred phrases of perfect and holy eloquence as the truth thereof if it could haue beene taken were admirable continuing so many houres together some part whereof was this O my Lord oh my God blessed bee thy name for euermore which hast shewed me the path of life Thou didst O Lord hide thy face from me for a little season but with euerlasting mercy thou hast had compassion on me And now blessed Lord thy comfortable presence is come yea Lord thou hast had respect vnto thy handmaid and art come with fulnesse of ioy and abundance of consolations O blessed be thy name O Lord my God Then shee repeated part of the 16. Psalme saying The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance wherefore my heart is glad and my tongue reioyceth Thou wilt shew mee the path of life In thy presence is fulnesse of ioy and at thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore Oh that I could therefore praise the Lord as he is worthy to be

me but blessed blessed blessed bee the Lord my God who hath not le●t me comfortlesse but like a good shepheard hath he brought mee into a place of rest euen to the sweet running waters of life that flow out of the Sanctuary of God and he hath lead me into the greene pastures where I am fed and exceedingly comforted yea hee hath restored my soule and lead me into the plaine and easie paths of righteousnesse The way that now I goe in is a sweet and easie way strowed with flowers and as a fine sandie way yea it is more easie and soft than the sand for I goe and tread vpon wheat euen vpon the finest flower of wheate Oh blessed be the Lord O blessed be the Lord that hath thus comforted me and hath brought me now to a place more sweet vnto me than the Garden of Eden Oh the ioy the ioy the delight some ioy that I feele Oh how wonderfull how wonderfull how wonderfull is this ioy O praise the Lord for his mercies and for this ioy which my soule feeleth full well praise his name for euermore And these praises of God she soundeth foorth like Dauids harmonie being indued with Dauids spirit to the praise of the eternall and mercifull God continuing all night in such like prayers and prayses to God except some small time that shee was silent and quiet Master Harrison prayed twice with her that euening as also in the morning being Whitsunday After hee had prayed once with her going then toward his publike charge shee sent for him to pray once more with her before he went which he did to the ioy and gladnesse of heart both of her and all that were present and so hee tooke leaue of her and departed Another faithfull man or two came presently in the morning and diuers other well affected who were with her at the time of her death and often prayed with her that forenoone shee still abounding in spirituall comforts and consolations sometimes as one awaking out of sleepe she would say the Lord was her keeper and deliuerer Againe one saying vnto her the Lord blesse you Yea said she and the Lord Iesus blesse vs all And so seeming to sleepe a little while and awaking againe shee said Lord I trust in thee haue mercy vpon me giue me strength to praise thee defend and preserue me in the houre of tentation and lay no more vpon mee than thou wil● enable me to beare Afterwards being asked if shee would haue them ioyne in prayer together againe with her O yes said shee for Christs sake I desire it saying thus to her selfe Heare O Lord and haue mercy vpon me Lord bee thou my helper thou hast loosed my sacke and girded me with gladnesse therefore will I praise thee O Lord my God I will giue thanks to thee for euermore With that all that were present did ioyne in prayer with her and in conclusion ●sing the Lords prayer which she said with them to thine is thy kingdome her strength then being gone her tongue failed her and so shee lay silent for a while euery one iudgeing her then to be neere death her strength and speech failing her yet after a while lifting vp her eyes with a sweet countenance and still voyce said My warfare is accomplished and my iniquities are pardoned Lord whom haue I in Heauen but thee and I haue none in earth but thee my flesh faileth and my heart also but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for euer He that preserueth Iacob and defendeth his Israel he is my God and will guide me vnto death guide mee O Lord my God and suffer me not to faint but keepe my soule in safetie And with that she presently fell asleepe in the Lord passing away in peace without any motion of body at all and so yeelded vp the Ghost a sweet Sabbaths sacrifice about foure of the clocke in the afternoone on Whitesunday being the last of May 1601. This was the death of that vertuous Gentlewoman happily dying in the Lord and reaping the benefit of a holy profession wherein wee cannot but acknowledge and reuerence the mercie of God who in our greatest infirmitie makes his grace to shine most clearely A sure testimony of the truth of our profession seruing to incourage vs therein and to moue vs to a godly life It must 〈◊〉 be a diuine Religion and a truth comming from God that thus can 〈◊〉 the heart and mouth of a weake woman at the time of death with such admirable comfort And a wretched conceit and me●re Antichristian is that religion which so hateth and persecuteth this faith which is thus able to leade the true-hearted professors thereof with such vnspeakable peace vnto their graues Her funerall was accomplished at Childwall Church on Wednesday following being the third of Iune 1601. And now for conclusion seeing this blessed Gentlewoman is taken from among vs and receiued into the holy habitations of the heauenly Jerusalem there to remaine in ioy glory and blessednesse for euermore let vs lament for our losse but reioyce for her gaine and let vs pray that in heare wee could as willingly wish to bee with her as she is now vnwilling to be with vs. Salomon saith The memory of the iust shall be blessed but the name of the wicked shall rot Prou. 10. 7. FINIS 2 Sam. 18. 19 20. Gen. 37. 3. 1 Sa. 30. 4. Ioh. 1● 19. Nazianz. Monod Ba●ilii Ier. 9. 〈◊〉 Psal. 11. 2. Mat. 16. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. Stapleford Gen. 34. 1. ●●a 1. 9 1● Psal. 84. 10. 2 Ki. 22. 19. Psal. 16. 3. Heb. 11. 25. 2 Tim. 3. 6 7. Act. 17 11 12. Anna Brettergh Ps. 120. 5. * Iohn Wright into●●squier Richard Orme Raph Heaton c. and many 〈◊〉 Mat. 5. 44. Iob. 1. 5. Gen. 33. 3 4. 1 Sam. 14. 17 18. Ge. 24. 63. Exo. 13. 13. Psal. 16. 4. Ephes. 5. 3. Iudg. 6. 31 32. Eccles. 4. 25. 28. Phil. 2. 20. 〈◊〉 D●● ●●01 Isai. 54. 〈◊〉 May 23. May 25. M. William Brettergh Master Will. Fox M. Edward Aspinwall M. Iohn Brettergh Mistris Ma●d Brettergh Mistris Scholastica Fox William Woodward Elizabeth Challoner Will. Fox Mark 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cor. 8. 12. William Brettergh Iohn Brettergh Edward Aspinwall William Woodwaad Isai. 40. 1 2. 28. 29 30 31. Isai. 41. 8 9 10. 13. 14. 17. 18. Isai. 4● 1. 8. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 13. 14. 15. 16. Isai. 43. 1. 2. 5. 15. Mat. 11. 28. Iob 31. c. Ier. 20. 14. Iob 6. 4. 8. 9. Iob. 16. 9. Lament 3. c. Psal. 6. 3. Psal. 38. 4. c. Psal. 71. 7. Psal. 77. 1. 7. c. Psal. 51. 5. Psal. 102. 〈◊〉 c. Rom. 7. 24. Mat. 27. 46. Mat. 26. 38. Hob. 5. 7. May ●6 Fox Act● and Mon. p. 1●04 61. pag. 19●8 * Francis the Monke one of the ten popish persons conuerted in France An. Dom. 1601. See Hasen Miller historia Ies●itica who sets downe certaine examples of the Iesuites to this purpose Iohn Bruen Esquire William Brettergh Will. ●o● Iohn Brettergh William Woodward Iohn Holland Maud Brettergh Scholastica Fox 1 Pet. 4. 17. 18. Iohn Holland William Brettergh William Woodward * Richard Orme Iohn Holland William Brettergh Will. Woodword Will. Fo● Reuel 21. 6 William Brettergh Will. Fox Psal. 119. 71. 72. William Brettergh M 〈…〉 Brettergh William Brettergh 〈◊〉 8. 15. Will. Fox Maij 30. William Brettergh Maud Brettergh Elizabeth Challoner Psal. 107. 8 9. ●●ai ●7 1. Psalm 103. 1 〈◊〉 3 4. Psal. 144. 3. Psal. 8. 4. Isai. 54. 8. Psalm 16. 5. 9. 11. Iudg. 5. 3. Psal. 16. 6. Exo. 30. ●3 R●vel 8. 4. M. William Fox William Brettergh Will. Fox Will. Woodward Will. Fox Psal. 27. 1 3 Deut. 4. 31. Psal. 27. 13. Psal. 108. 1. Psal. ●2 1 2 William Brettergh Cant. 1. 1. Will. Fox Psal. ●7 8. 9. William Brettergh Psal. 31. 5. William Woodward Mat. 11. 25 William Fox Psal. 139. 1● William Brettergh Iob 19. ●5 ●6 ●7 M. William Harrison William Brettergh Will. Fox Iohn Brettergh William Woodward Psalm 23. 2. 3. Psal. 147. 14. William Brettergh William Woodward M. Edward Aspinwall Will. Fox William Brettergh Iohn Brettergh William Woodward Mistris Maud Brettergh Mistris Scholastica Fox Elizabeth Challoner and diuers mo● Psalm 30. 10 11 12. Isai. 40. 〈◊〉 Psalm 73. 25. 26.

wretched a forsaken woman and such like pitifull complaints against her selfe with teares continually trickling from her eyes She complained of grieuous thirst such as all the water in the sea could not quench and yet when drinke was giuen her sometimes refused it sometimes tooke a very little of it sw●at burst out vpon her exceedingly and sometime her body burned extreamely So it seemed the sorrowes of death hemm'd her in and the griefes of hell laid hold vpon her Sometimes she was very dull in prayer and once when shee should haue said Leade vs not into tentation shee made a stop saying I may not pray I may not pray being interrupted as she said by Satan and so shewed much discomfort howbeit she was not ●●fe till ●●e could both pray and make confession of her faith with speciall application to her selfe Besides these ●●ry darts of Satan she was once or twice troubled with vaine speeches as of her childe the killing of her husbands cattell that shee thought shee saw a ●●re by her c. But euery one saw that these things proceeded of weaknesse emptinesse of her head and want of sleepe which her disease would not affoord her These ●its though they were for the time grieuous to her selfe and discomfortable to her friends yet were they neither long nor continuall but in the very middest of them would shee oftentim●● giue testimony of her faith striuing and fighting against her tentations Many times when the ●landers by iudged her afflictions at the sharpest would shee call vpon God lifting vp her eyes and hands to heauen and desire him to giue her strength against her tentations Many times with a cheerefull countenance she would desire those that were by not to faint or to giue her ouer but constantly to pray and helpe her against the tempter Once in the midd'st of her tentation being demanded by Master William Fox whether she did beleeue the promises of God or no and whether she could pray she answered O that I could I would willingly but hee will not let me Lord I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe which she pronounced with a still voyce And when he replied that if she had a desire to pray and beleeue she did pray and beleeue and that so effectually that hell gates should not ouercome her according to that of the Apostle God accepteth it according to that a man hath not according to that a man hath not she was much comforted thereby Once after a great conflict with Satan she said Satan reason not with me I am but a weake woman if thou haue any thing to say say it to my Christ he is my advocate my strength and my redeemer and he shall pleade for me Sometimes when she was afflicted with the accusation of her sinnes and want of feeling Gods mercy she would with many a pitifull sob and much weeping pray to the Lord Iesus Christ to helpe and comfort her a poore wofull distressed woman and requested others to pray for her And when shee was mooued to make confession of her faith she would doe it oftentimes saying the Apostles Creed and concluding the same with words of application to her selfe I beleeue the remission of my sinnes the resurrection of my body and eternall life to me Amen And hauing done shee would pray God to confirme her in that ●aith euer concluding with the Lords prayer as deuoutly and reuerently as any that were present A Christian friend who by his dayly attendance on her discharged the duty of a faithfull Christian standing by told her that no tentation had be fallen her but that which appertained to the childe of God and that God is faithfull and true and had promised to giue an issue with the tentation whereas she expressed great comfort Master Edward Aspinwall a faithfull professour of the truth and a true Israeli●e was much with her in the time of her sicknesse and ministred much heauenly instruction vnto her and comforted her at all times with apt places of Scripture meeting with her temptations and so put the sword of the spirit into her hand He propounded to her the most plentifull comforts of God vnto his Church in the 40 41 42 and 43. Chapters of Isaiah vttered in such speeches and phrases a● might most fitly answere her discomforts Also he directed her to consider the Passion and Prayer of our Sauiour Christ for all his Iohn 17. Matth. 26. Luke 22. 23. But especiall did hee often i●culcate that sweet inuitation of our Sauiour Come vnto me all you that trauell and be heauy laden I will ●ase you But the difficulty she had sometimes to apply these generals vnto her owne soule in particular made the ease more full of anguish to her felfe and fearefull and lamentable to the standers by Albeit shee acknowledged Gods Maiesty mercy faithfulnesse and truth yet still complained she of her owne weaknesse and vnworthinesse and could hardly appropriate each thing to her selfe To helpe her somewhat herein for properly otherwise it is the peculiar worke of the holy Spirit of God to perswade the heart and soule of her particular interest in these generall promises she was told that the Almighty who was mercifull as she had proued and faithfull as she confessed intended all these mercies to as many as hee did call and make promise to And that hee called her shee must needes confesse both because that then shee not onely her selfe read but hard others reade those blessed words of God vnto her and also for that in former times she had been touched with the loue of God and that his truth and had well profited in the detestation of sinne and imitation of her Sauiour in a holy life And for the proofe thereof shee was wished to remember in former times her Baptisme her frequenting of Sermons and often receiuing the most comfortable repast of the holy Communion her dayly and almost continuall exercise of reading meditating and praying c. Also hee assured her that neither the present agony she was in nor the speeches th●n in that distresse tending to the signification of despaire extorted from her were any iust causes why either she or any that heard her should iudge fearefully of her because all might see the fault was not in her will as appeared by her prayers confessions plaints sighs teares and grones to God for mercie and full assurance in the blood of Christ but in her iudgement not able at that time to discerne the wayes of the Almighty And therein he told her she was made conformable not onely to many the holy Saints of God Iob Ieremy Dauid and others more but also to her head our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus of whom wee reade that some have cursed the day of their birth and called for their end and darknesse to couer them They haue beene as men without hope and swallowed vp in despaire They haue cried how the wrath of God hath torne