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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

that she spent the third part of her time in reading the holy Scriptures Scriptures her meditation was in it night and day Psal 1.2 It was said of Thomas a Kempis that he found no rest any where nisi in angulo cum libello in a nook with his book And Luther said he would not live in paradise without the word and with the word he could live in hell I may truly say of her that she dearly loved the Scriptures and was daily reading some part of it and made conscience to read as well with her heart as with her eyes and practise it also † Shee was one of those to whom the word of God was not only delivered but they delivered into it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 6.17 Ille verè Scripturas legit qui verba vertit in opera 23. When her husband would sometimes be saying to her that he had been a constant and according to his abilities a painfull Preacher now well towards 30. years and had perhaphs preached as many Sermons as our Chronicle saith Doctor Lichfield made viz. 3083. in the raign of King Henry the 6th and though he had had considerable maintenaince and might have had greater yet never to this day one year considered with another had he got so much as had maintained him and his Family by the Ministery she would cherfully answer God saw that we did not need it and hath ever kept us before hand from all wants and straits this way and not you as many other a 1000. times better or at least not so ill deserving as we are to study as well for maintenance of their † Though he lost much and got nothing in tehse late troubles Families as for their Sermons and if God had not otherwise provided for us to live on I hope said she I could have cheerfully sit down with bare cloaths and bread and water and have done what that godly dying servant of Christ Anne Winter of Rotherham said of me on her deathbed when her head by feavour was much distempered which Story was thus When Rotherham was taken by the Kings party May 4. 1643. of which before and in the preface When Panlinus had his City gold silver and all taken away he said Lord let not the losse of all these troubled me for thou art all and more then all these to me more fully to the 3. Kingdomes case and this deceased Saint was very hardly used a pretious godly woman of Rotherham Anne Winter lying very weak her head distemptered so as she knew not wel what she said so me good women being whispering together in the roome where she lay she spake to them sharply thus What are you whispering about if it be any thing for the advancing the cause and Church of God go on else leave off and if it be about the troubles of the Mistresse meaning Mrs. Shaw fear not for she can live of a penny a day if God call her to it as the Martyrs did in their troubles 24. She was a most strict observer of the Lords day and much bemoaned the coming out of the book of Sports allowing them on the Lords day since when she would say Gods hand had ever lay heavy upon this Land though even this God could turn for good she accounted the Sabbath her delight Isa 58.13 as the ancients called it desiderium dierum and regina dierum she said not When will the Sabbath be gone Amos 8 but When will it come like that holy man that went forth that morning and said veni sponsa mea she remembred the Sabbath before it came when it came and when past and was very carefull all that day of her thoughts words deeds and duties as also of all her relations I well remember that when her Ague had seised upon her about the beginning of September last which continued till about 14. dayes or near it before her dissolution and then as we thought left her a faithfull and intimate Friend of hers and an able godly Physitian vir sui † Dr. Witty nominis as was said of the Emperour Probus being then in Hull told her that they must needs take the disease in the beginning and it being known that her aguish fit would seize on her the next time on the next Lords day in the afternoon the Doctor told her it would be necessary for her to take a vomit on that Lords day to remove the approaching Malady she was perswaded to it as a work of mercy and necessity but would go to the congregation in the morning yet some have observed that she stayed at home in the afternoon with sadnesse of spirit and took her vomit but when it was perceived that she was troubled at the taking of it on the Lords day because it hindred her from the evening service of that day in publique sufficient meanes of satisfaction was given her yet it was sometimes replyed so it was lawful to fly in case of necessity on the Sabbath day yet it was grievous to the godly Mat. 24.20 25. She did oftimes very directly foretell things to come as her own death shortly approaching as is in part before flinted and that she should never see her Daughter Dorothy again after she should marry go to Rotherham which proved true and divers other things considerable the truth whereof I will try before I will publish them lest we might seem to be as foolish as some others who have vainly printed and preached Christs coming on Earth personally to Reign in the year 1656. and 5. great things to come passe in the years 1655. or 1656. which foole ies God hath confuted and both God and Man have befooled them or rather they have made fooles of themselves Only concerning Revelations in generall in these dayes I think 1. that all Revelations of the spirit are not wholly ceased but that there still are and may be Revelations 1 Cor. 2.10 or inspirations Iob 32.8 yet 2. all Revelations pretended to be of and from the Spirit but not according to Gods word Isay 59.21 are to be rejected and abhorred in these dayes as proceeding from mens deceived Phantasies or Diabolicall delusions and God never revealed such things to them they have seen nothing more no nor so much as other men Ezek. 13.23 Jer. 14.13 14 23 16. And though I believe that God since the Canon of the Scripture sealed revealed no new truth but that all needfull truths are in the Scripture expresly or by consequence yet I conceive that God may and sometimes doth to some choise Saints reveale matters of fact according to the word and though no new light yet new sight and discovery of the mysteries in the Word as for example in Queen Maries dayes Mr. Fox that wrote the book of Martyrs being with other exiles and confessors at Basil beyond the Sea Mr. Fox preaching to his bretheren there told them confidently that now was the time for their return

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 Job 1.1 Job was a perfect and upright man and one that feared God and eschewed evil Psal 37.37 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Psal 116.15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints 2 Tim. 4.7 8. I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of glory In Christo vixi morior vivoque beata Do sordes morti caetera Christe tibi Nolui aliquid loqui vel scribere quod improbaturum putem Christum Oecolamp London Printed for Nathanael Brooks at the Angel in Cornhill 1658. TO THE Right Honorable and truly Religious Ladyes the Lady Frances Strickland the pious Consort of William Lord Strickland of Boynton and the Lady Anne Strickland the gracious Consort of Walter Lord Strickland One of his Highness the Lord Protector 's Honorable Councell J. S. Wisheth grace and peace Right Honorable THough I my self cannot bring forth any thing worthy your Honour's view yet that which is dearest to me the memory of my dear and precious wife I commend to your Honours and though I have ever judged both of you Eminent in Piety yet something perhaps in this deceased servant of Christ may not be unworthy of your serious thoughts and may further stirr up your pure mindes in the wayes of God yet more to honour that God who hath so much honoured you The Lord hath exceedingly blessed you both with Pious (a) Your marriage is conjugium non conjurgium Comfortable and Eminent Yoke-fellows and yet hath more honoured you by marrying you to Gods own Son the heir of heaven and indeed therein lies your chief and lasting happinesse Probably this short discourse which was very hastily written as it dropt from my pen in much grief and sorrow on the suddain to divert that flood of grief which I found my self unable to withstand at present as well as I would may somewhat further your Honours Comforts against the hours of approaching and inevitable death God hath called both your Honours to great estates and places and you cannot but know that therein lye snares When the Duke of Venice had shewea to Charles the 5th his most stately Palace he after the sight thereof onely answered (b) Haec sunt quae nos faciunt invitos mori These things are they that make us unwilling to dye We use to say there are two manners of Enough and indeed there is Esaw's enough or (c) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 much in the world without God Gen. 33.9 and Jacobs enough (d) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or all first God and then content in these other things with him Gen. 33.11 This latter enough I hope God hath given you Christ and with him all other needfull things Rom. 8.32 Let this Tombstone be to your Honours as King Phillips Monitor to put you in mind of what is certain yet we are too prone to forget Lam. 1.9 viz. death The Egyptians used to have a deaths-head at their greatest feasts thinke we of death in the greatest plenty When Moses and Elias talked with Christ at his glorious transfiguration on the Mount their discourse was about death Luke 9.30 31. Christ once cured the blind mans eyes with clay so may he still more open our eyes with the consideration of our clay and mortality do as Eumolpus (e) Ego sic semper nbique vixi tanquam ultimum diem nunquam rediturum consumerem said he did namely endeavour to live every day as if it should prove his last day God hath of late much exercised both your Honours with weak bodies so that what would be a curse to some would be a blessing to you to wish that which John wished to Gaius 3 John 2. that your bodies may prosper as your souls prosper The gracious God give you these two choise mercyes which are most sweet when they go together Psal 103.3 forgive your sins and heale all your diseases I hope you will not take it ill from me whom you have Constantly so much † I may say of both your Honours with Jerome vobis quod possum debeo quod non possum favoured that I propound to your Honours so mean a person for your imitation be pleased to consider that its the best that I had (f) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 said the poor Grecian to the Emperour and whose example I my self desire to follow in the way to life It is the use at the Election of the Emperour of Germany to shew to him on his Election day severall marble-stones desiring him to chuse of which of those he would have his Tomb-stone made to mind him even then of his Death I have here shewed you the Tomb-stone of one that lived very holily and dyed very happily which may encourage your Honours against the night of sable death Satan is busie to vex whom he cannot destroy and though he cannot bring a childe of God to Hell yet he will bring Hell to a childe of God and oftimes brings his sharpest darts towards his death though Satan cannot make him fall out of the state of grace yet he labours to make him fall in the state of grace its good to have your hearts Comforted against that day Senarclaeus saith of John Diarius that the day before he was slain by his own brother as Abel was by Cain for Religion's sake he spake to him so sweetly and feelingly that he thought that he felt the holy Ghost come powerfully upon him with his words and surely I could say much to this purpose concerning this deceased servant of Christ that she spake even to her death with that affection warmth and life as one that first felt what she spake and then spake what she felt That holy learned man Mr. Brightman who dyed about fifty years since desired much if the only wise so pleased to dye a suddain though to him not suddain death so he did Augustus Caesar was wont when he heard of any that dyed easily and suddainly to wish such a happy (g) Which he called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 death I cannot say that she dyed exceeding suddenly † Though she was at the Congregation twice on the Lords day Decemb 6. and asleep in the Lord on Thursday Decemb 10. but I can say that she dyed exceeding happily

Gospel in Kingston upon Hull who died in the Charter-house near Hull on Thursday Decemb. the 10th 1657. Concerning whom observe these among very many other few gleanings remarkable in her life and death and learn especially her Husband and Children these few Lessons after her death She was born in the Parish of Brampton in the County of Derby two miles from Chesterfield the Daughter of Mr. George Heathcot and Dorothy his Wife of Cutthorp-Hall persons of very good note both for the things of Heaven and Earth both for needful spirituals and useful temporals She was the eldest of eight Children four Sons and four Daughters whereof three only now remain alive namely two Daughters married in Hull and one Son late an Officer in the Army † Ninis serò te amavi domine said Austin Gods adverb is manè early the Devils verb is Manè tarry and now in Ireland She began to look after Heaven and godliness betimes * she first sought Gods Kingdom and gave her first fruits to God which her Father joyfully observing would usually call her forth to read Chapters and good Sermon-books at evenings to the Family and question her about the Sermons that they and she had heard and other points of Religion wherein she would alwayes give a very profitable account and was a great help and good example to all the Family when she was but young shewas much unsatisfied with one called a reading Minister in Brampton Parish therefore shewent usually every Lords day to Chesterfield which was two long miles to hear a faithful Preacher and instead of her dinner went to a private house where many godly persons used to meet where the Sermon was repeated and other duties performed and so again to the publick Ordinance in the afternoon and so home at night and all this very joyfully and chearfully till they got a faithful and powerful Preacher oft times to help them at Brampton whom she was very instrumental though young to procure thither and after her Fathers death contributed towards his maintenance out of her portion to and beyond her abilities and besides that she did with much hungring affection frequent the word on the week dayes as she had any opportunity and sure if David so prized the Word above thousands of Gold and Silver that he oft calls it his delights in the plural number Psal 119.29.92 14. when there was but a little of it written neither the new Testament nor a great part of the old no wonder if now in the dayes of the Gospel she hungred for the word above her necessary food who might say with Austin Sacrae scripturae tuae sunt sanctae delitiae meae Lord thy holy Scriptures are my holy delights But pass we these and come we to the times since I better knew her in which time I have others might clearly observed these particulars 1. Psal 32.2 She was not without guilt yet without guile there were none but the two Adams in whom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet there are some in whom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 John 1.47 She did not uti deo ut frueretur mundo with Jehu and Judas Amongst all the Saints that yet I had the happiness to be acquainted with I never knew any more eminent in that bottom and top grace of a Christian namely sincerity plainness and uprightness in all her wayes towards God and man the weakest Saint is sincere and the tallest Saint is but sincere Sincerity is the honour of a godly man in his life Job 1.1 and his great comfort at his death Isa 38.3 And for this grace all that knew her did honour and admire her she looked as much at Gods glory and as little a squint as any I knew The Hebrew word that signifies blessedness comes of a root that signifies to go right forward having oculum ad metam an eye to the mark sure upon this account this Saint was blessed They say that in the Low-Countries half of the cost and pains in building their Houses is in the foundation under ground unseen sure she was much for the foundation unseen-work to mens eyes Mat. 6. a plain Jacob a sincere Nathaniel much in inside heart-work which was much in this age where so many are for talk notions shewes many like Antigonus doson that promised much but in deeds performed nothing and though they are unwilling to have head and body severed by the Axe yet are willing to have heart and body severed by hypocrisie Mr. Firth of Mansfield she was as it was expressed by him e that excellently preached at her Funeral a doing Saint in saying-times and so afraid to be too high for others that she was rather sometimes too low for her self and surely persons are better judged by their doings then their sayings Mat. 7.21 Prov. 20.11 How many in these dayes have the Rickets their heads swell with notions talk strange phrases speak of high attainments but all their life withers audi nemo melius specta nemo pejus She could never like of womens † She was of the Apostles mind 1 Cor. 14.34 35. 1 Tim. 2.11 12 13 14. preaching and yet her life was a continual Sermon Exemplis sanè quae docet illa docet God loves curristas magis quàm quaeristas saith Luther walkers better then talkers motion more then notion 2. When ever she heard of the Church of Christ or any that stood up for Religion truth and godliness in our Nation or abroad to be in trouble or danger she did constantly spend much time in her Closet in prayer and her eyes were constantly so bleared with weeping that they told that which she would fain have concealed from men Rivers of waters ran down her eyes Psal 119.136 She was one that sighed and mourned in Jerusalem Ezek. 9.4 When any Diurnals weekly were brought to the house she would say let me hear so far as concerns the Church and Cause of God for other things I let them passe she was no Athenian like them Act. 17. but with Nehemiah enquired much how it went with Jerusalem and the Church Nehem. 1.2 3. Her Husband cannot remember that in all these 25 years for so long just to a day she was married to him she did ever do any thing that she thought might offend † That could not be said of her which a Doctor saith of some Women liberum arbitrium pro quo tantopere contenditur viri amiserunt uxores arripuerunt him yea but whatever she thought might be his just desire she would be sure that that was done and if she at any time saw him displeased she would meekly hold her peace till she saw a fit opportunity to give him all just satisfaction She was farre from the Heathens mind that said Non amo quemquam nisi offendam 4. The zeal of Gods house and love to his publick Ordinance did even consume * Non amat qui non zalot her she would neglect no

good out of it and the Scripture tells us that sad afflictions 1. before they come are 1. appointed by God they passe the great councell of Heaven God doth and it 's best he should chuse our afflictions therefore they come wisely 1 Thes 1.3 2 deserved by man therefore come justly Ezra 9.13 2. when they come 1. there is a great need of them we would not strike a beast without need much lesse would God strike his childe 1 Pet. 1.6 Without them we should have been worse 1 Cor. 11.32 therefore they come seasonably 2. much good and benefit by them Heb. 12.10 Psal 119.67 71. therefore they come profitably 3. God limits orders guides them therefore they come moderately Ier. 30.11 46 28. so as they may prove great blessings here Iob 5.17 Psal 94.12 and may adde to our glory hereafter therefore they come happily 2 Cor. 4.17 Rom. 8.18 And now my dear and sweet Children seeing the wise God hath taken from me the desire of my eyes Ezek. 24.16 and your Mother from your head to day 2 Kings 2.3 5. seeing God hath cut off the one halfe of my heart and one halfe of that root you grew upon seeing our Master's rod is upon us let us ply our Books the Book of Gods word and of our own hearts and learn some heavenly lessons there lyes not onely a command upon me a Father's duty but also the trust reposed and charge imposed on me by your Mother let me advise you therefore often to look on this picture † She would never be perswaded to have her Picture drawn while she was alive I have now here drawn it when she is dead no wonder if it be but darkly and imperfectly though she had very much of the image of God both on her and in her of your dear Mother that I have here sadly limmed for your use and when you view it say as sometimes Boleslaus King of Poland when he looked on his Fathers Picture oh said he that I may not do any thing unworthy of such a Father dresse your selves by this glasse so far as it 's agreeable to the word stick to the truth as she did both in times of persecution and other alluring temptations I know that God partly by her help hath given you a large measure of knowledge for persons of your age and sex but besides the tree of knowlege look to the tree of life build on the rock by doing the word Math. 7.24 Iohn 13.17 adde to your knowledge virtue and not onely morall virtue but that which some have questioned whether it ever be called by the name of virtue in Scripture the grace of life 1 Pet. 3.7 Your body excells your estate your soul excells your body but grace excells the soul for you are not happy because you have souls but because you have grace that good work Phil. 1.6 that good thing 1 Kings 14.13 such a beast and so foolish am I that I doubt if it had layd in my power I should so badly have requited all her love that I should have raised her again to have lived here on earth but sure it s well for her that I could not onely I have here though darkly drawn her picture for my and your Consolation and Imitation I know you never paint your selves norwear any foolish pictures or garish attire but yet I pray you weare this picture and often remember the holy counsels and practise of such a Mother there was a very sharp Law among the Romans against parents for mal-education of their own Children there lay action at law against any parent and he might be sued that did not bring up his Children carefully because hereby not only the Children but the Common-wealth and the Neighbours were injured there was no action could lye against your Mother nor I hope shall against me for this fault and I am very confident so far as I have either seen by you or heard of you that you will never prove such as it was said of the Emperour Commodus Baffianus Caracolla c. that they were the shame of civill parents I have gathered a nose-gay for me and you to smell at consisting as you see of 33. flowers amongst 1000 d. that grew in the Garden of her life you may remember many more and I shall here adde 20. Lessons for me and you to take out and practise and the rather because this rod which did not come by chance nor did it arise out of the dust Iob 5.6 hath a loud voice Micah 6.9 Exod. 4.8 doth call us aloud thereto I say not that every one of these flowers is a certain signe of grace and mark of salvation but as we say of Christ that many things spoken of him in Scripture may belong to others also but all of them joyntly belong to none but the true Messiah and of Antichrist that some things spoken of him in Scripture may belong to others but all of them joyntly belong to none but the Pope though in these our times many men that have plus fellis qudm humerorum more heat then head more passion then discretion call every one that is not just of their judgment Antichristian so often smite the lamb instead of the Beast so may I say of these eivdences that all of them belong to none but a reall Saint I would not have you overwhelmed with sorrow so as to hurt your selves or hinder duty as it did the Isralites Exod. 6.9 your tears cannot help neither her nor your selves but yet I cannot condemn you nor would I my self be condemned for being sensible of Gods sharp stroke 2 Sam. 1.24 25. 2 King 2.12 and our great losse If our Father had but spit in our face should we not be ashamed Numb 12.14 when the Lord thus smites should we then make mirth Ezek. 21.10 If I see any in the fiery furnace and not so much as the smell of fire upon their garments I shall take it for a Miracle Jesus Christ wept at the grave of Lazarus and it was a clear signe of his love to him John 11.35 36. devout men made great lamentation not for but over Stephen Act. 8.2 who yet was as sure of Heaven as any man alive could be Act. 7.55 56. Abraham came from his own tent to Sarahs to mourn for her being dead Gen. 23.2 and she was the first that we read of in Scripture mourned-for gratia non tollit sed attollit naturam God forbids us not to mourn † Ezek. 24.16 So Joseph mourned for Jacob Gen. 50.1 3 10. See John 11.31 Mark 5.38 The contrary is threatned as a curse Jer. 22.18 Ezekiels not mourning was only as a sign to the Jews that their Colamities should exceed all sorrow Ezek. 24.16 23. so it be not as men without hope though I confesse we had much more need with Peter and David c. to mourn more for our tran gressions then afflictions That deep measure of sorrow was commanded