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A23806	A funeral handkerchief in two parts : I. Part. Containing arguments to comfort us at death of friends, II. Part. Containing several uses which we ought to make of such losses : to which is added, Three sermons preached at Coventry, in December last, 1670 / by Thomas Allestree ...	Allestree, Thomas, 1637 or 8-1715.	1671 (1671)	Wing A1197; ESTC R14326	214,765	404

us thankfully acknowledge both spiritual and temporal Mercies to proceed from him as the Apostle speaks Eph. 5.20 Giving thanks alwayes for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thes 5.18 In every thing give thanks for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you Adam had he continued in Paradise should have sung praise unto God And the Saints now in Heaven as so many blessed Quiristers are continually chanting forth Divine Anthems of praise Rev. 4.10 11. And Dr. Sibs saith They that begin not Heaven upon Earth shall never go to Heaven when taken from the Earth Let us then bear a part here in singing praises to God which is a pleasant and comely duty Psal 147.1 if we would hereafter have admittance into the Coelestial Quire to sing forth perpetual Hallelujahs Future happiness is called Glorification John 13.32 And he that gives not glory unto God here shall not hereafter be glorified by God Let us then be much in thanksgiving for as God saith Psal 50.23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me and to him that ordereth his conversaition aright will I shew the Salvation of God 10. And lastly to name no more There was in Christ Heavenly-mindedness He lived on Earth as if he had been still in Heaven The gaudy vanities of this World were too pittiful a lure for him to be taken with So Heavenly-minded he was that he extracted many spiritual contemplations instructions from all sorts of earthly objects occasions that were before him Upon the sight of Jacob's Well he preacheth to the Woman of Samaria concerning the Living-Water John 4.10 By which Theophilact understands as we are told 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Grace of the Holy Spirit which refresheth the weary Soul even to life eternal vers 14. So when he had wrought the Miracle in feeding five thousand with five Loaves and two Fishes he teacheth them that sought after him that they should not labour for that Meat that perisheth but for that Meat which endureth to everlasting life John 6.27 And after tells them He was the Bread of Life vers 32.33 so John 15.1 passing through or by some Vineyard he tells them That he was the True Vine and his Father the Husband-man It was Christ's usual manner upon the sight of things temporal to raise Spiritual and Heavenly Meditations Let us play the Divine Chymists and extract Spiritual Instructions and Heavenly Meditations from Worldly Occurrences The Moralist could say Senec. Praefat. in Natural Quest Quàm contempta res est homo si non supra humana se exercuerit What a dung-hill wretch is Man if he mind only earthly things The Apostle tells you The end of such is destruction Nos ut Coelorum cives nos-met gerimus Beza Phil. 3.19 but saith he vers 20. Our conversation is in Heaven Christians are ad majora nati born to look after greater things than the World affords Let us then as we are commanded Col. 3.2 set our affections upon or according to * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orig. let us savour and mind the things that are above and not the things upon earth Let not the Heaven-born Soul be imprisoned in an earthly body See Dr. Boreman's Serm. on Phil. 3.20 or be chained in Fetters of earthly cares but let it be dilated in its ardent desires after Heaven and Heavenly Objects These and the like vertues which appeared in the Life of Christ must appear in our lives and conversations else we cannot be saved 1 John 2.6 He that saith he abides in him ought himself also so to walk even as he walked Christ was full of Grace John 1.14 and true Christians that are in Christ not only in regard of outward profession but likewise in respect of saving union they partake of his fulness vers 16. All God's Elect are conformed to the Image of his Son Rom. 8.29 1 Cor. 11.1 The Oyl poured on Aaron's Head ran down upon his Beard and went down to the Skirts of his Garments Psal 133.2 by which was signified That the very same Oyl of Grace that was poured on the Head Christ Jesus is thence derived unto all even the meanest of his Members As Jacob was blessed by his Father Isaac in the goodly Raiment of his Elder Brother Gen. 27.15 27 compared So must we have on the Spiritual Garment of Christ's Vertues who is our Elder Brother if we expect the Blessing of our Heavenly Father These and the like Vertues are called Glory because they undoubtedly lead to Glory 2 Cor. 3.18 View then Christ's Image in the Glass of the Gospel and labour to be transformed into that Image Put on therefore as the Elect of God Holy and Beloved bowels of mercy kindness humbleness of mind long-suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another c. Col. 3.12 13. And as St. Peter speaks 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 10 compared Giving all diligence add to your Faith Vertue and to Vertue Knowledge and to Knowledge Temperance and to Temperance Patience and to Patience Godliness and to Godliness Brotherly-kindness and to Brotherly-kindness Charity for if ye do these things ye shall never fall And thus much for the fifth Direction 6. And lastly Preparation for Death consists in Believing 6th last Direction Fidendo This though● mentioned last is not the least but chief Direction see John 3.14 15 16 18 36. To this Paul directed the trembling Jaylor Acts 16.31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved Acts 10.43 To him give all the Prophets witness that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Christ is the Lord our Righteousness Jer. 23.6 He is the Way the Truth and the Life as he tells Thomas John 14.6 He is the true way to Eternal Life Qui aliter vadit cadit He that thinks to go to Heaven any other way will fall short of it For there is none other Name given among men whereby we must be saved Acts 4.12 See for farther proof of this Gal. 2.20 3.11 1 Pet. 1.5 9. 1 John 5.13 Those Worthies mentioned Heb. 11. died in the Faith St. Paul would not be found at the Day of Judgment in the most righteous Work that ever he did Phil. 3.8 9. Nay Bellarmine himself after a long Discourse concerning the merit of Works he overturns all in his last conclusion Propter incertitudinem propriae justitiae periculum inanis gloriae tutissimum est fiduciam totam insolâ Dei misericordiâ reponere He thought it the safest way to put his whole trust in the mercy of God alone Works must needs be a Sandy Foundation to build hopes of Eternal Life upon For our best Works are imperfect they flow from a foul Fountain for there is no mind so illuminated but there is some darkness in it See Bp. Andrew's Serm. on Jer. 23.6 no Heart so sanctified but there is some uncleanness in it and

they not cover thy nakedness defend thy body keep thee warm and distinguish thee in respect of sex and condition Therefore be content 7. And lastly Consider If you be cloathed with Christs Righteousness and have upon your souls the graces of his blessed Spirit you are better cloathed then he that goes in Scarlet wanting this spiritual apparel Christ with his Righteousness and the graces of his Spirit in Scripture is compared to a garment Psal 45.13 14 Isa 61.10 Mat. 22.11 12. Rom. 13.14 Gal. 3.27 Ephes 4.24 The white Raiment so oft mentioned in the Revelations as Rev. 3 18. 4.4 6.11 7.9 13. what is it but Jesus Christ imputed and applied to the soul Christ with his graces in which the soul of a Beleiver is invested Rev. 19.8 Believers are candidati invested with the white Robes of Christ's Righteousness This spiritual Garment doth most beautify a Christian as the Apostle shews 1 Pet. 3.3 4. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel but let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price And again 1 Pet. 5.5 be cloathed with humility Humility is a garment becoming any Christian soul The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Illigare et innodare significat Mr. Leigh's Crit. Sacra in vocem It signifies to ●ye or bind together or to tye knots as delicate and curious women use to do of Ribands to adorn their heads or bodies as if Humility was the knot of every Vertue and ornament of every Grace And St. Paul adviseth 1 Tim. 2.9 10. That women adorn themselves in modest apparel with shamefastness and sobriety not with broidred Hair or Gold or Pearls or costly Array but which becometh women professing Godliness with good works St. Cyprian writing to the Virgins of his time said of them Quaerentes ornamenta monilium perdiderunt morum That they looked so much after Jewels they lost the Ornament of Vertue and good Manners No such Jewels as Meekness Humility Chastity Sobriety c. See a chain of Graces becoming any Christians neck 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7. Salvian saith Salv. l. 7. de gub Dei pe 235. Quid Deus a nobis exigit quid praestari sibi a nobis jubet nisi solùm tantummodò fidem castitatem humilitatem sobrietatem misericordiam sanctitatem quae utique omnia non onerant nos sed ornant These graces will adorn not burthen us Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind meekness long-suffering forbearing one another c. Col. 3.12 13. If these graces be in you and abound you have no cause to complain though your outward apparel be but mean But you say You shall be slighted and disrespected Answ Indeed this is too much the guise of the world Prov. 14.20 The poor is hated even of his neighbour but the rich hath many friends Donec eris faelix multos numerabis amicos Nullus ad amissas ibit amicus opes Ovid. It is with us usually as with a Sun-dyal you know in a cloudy day the Sun-dyal is not lookt upon nor are we respected if a cloud of adversity overshadow us Tempora si fuerint nubila solus eris But let such consider for their comfort 1. Consid It hath been the common Lot of God's dear servants to be disrespected Job's friends like leaves from trees dropt off from him when the winter of adversity drew on See Job 12.4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour The just upright man is laughed to scorn And Job 16.20 My friends scorn me So Job 19.13 to 20. So David Psal 109.25 I became a reproach saith he unto them when they looked upon me they shaked their heads by way of derision Psal 22.7 So Psal 119.141 I am small and despised So it was with the Apostles 1 Cor. 4.10 13. They were defamed and made as the filth of the world and off-scouring of all things So those Worthies Heb. 11.36 Had tryal of cruel mockings Nay Christ himself our Lord and Master was despised See Psal 22.6 I am a worm and no man a reproach of men and despised of the people It is spoken Prophetically of Christ So Isa 53.3 He is despised and rejected of men And Phil. 2.7 He made himself of no reputation Nay God himself is despised Exod. 5.2 Pharaoh said Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the Lord neither will I let Israel go So Job 21.14 15. They say unto God Depart from us we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes What is the Almighty that we should serve him And what profit shall we have if we pray unto him So Psal 73.9 Wicked men set their mouth against the Heavens Melancton said right Nullum hominem tantum sustinere malorum quantùm contumeliarum Deus Our betters then by far are far more despised than we are or can be 2. Consid God hath an hand in all reproach and disrespect that we meet with David under curses and great disrespect from Shimei saw God's Providence in it and was patient 2 Sam. 16.10 Let him curse said he because the Lord hath said unto him Curse David And again vers 11. Let him alone let him curse for the Lord hath bidden him c. But where did God bid him Answ Not by his revealed Word for that forbidds cursing especially a Magistrate as David was Exod. 22.28 Eccles 10.20 but as some observe by a secret act of Providence disposing of Shimei's malice to chastise David for his sins and hasten forward his own destruction as it did afterwards in Solomon's days 1 King 2.44 That God hath a hand in the disrespect we meet with will farther appear Psal 44.9 Thou hast cast us off saith the Church and put us to shame So vers 13. Thou makest us a reproach to our Neighbours a scorn and derision to them that are round about us And again vers 14. Thou makest us a by-word among the heathen a shaking of the head among the people God himself tells us Isa 43.28 I have given Jacob to the curse and Israel to reproaches Submit therefore your selves to God as St. James speaks Jam. 4.7 3. Consid God layes upon you scorn and disrespect for your good David was patient under disrespect not only because he saw the hand of God in it but likewise because he thought God would do him good by it as you may see 2 Sam. 16.12 It may be saith he that the Lord will look on mine affliction and that the Lord will requite good for his cursing this day God hath several good ends in suffering thee to lie under disrespect As 1. For the Tryal and Exercise of Christian Graces as Faith Patience Constancy Courage Sincerity Zeal Humility