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A08252	Londons doue: or A memoriall of the life and death of Maister Robert Doue, citizen and marchant-taylor of London and of his seuerall almesdeeds and large bountie to the poore, in his life time. He departed this life, on Saterday the 2. day of this instant moneth of May, 1612.	Nixon, Anthony.	1612 (1612)	STC 18588; ESTC S121754	15,077	34

LONDONS DOVE OR A Memoriall of the life and death of Maister Robert Doue Citizen and Marchant-Taylor of LONDON and of his seuerall Almesdeeds and large bountie to the poore in his life time He departed this life on Saterday the 2. day of this instant Moneth of Mar 1612. LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede for Ioseph Hunt and are to be solde at his house in Bedlam neere Moore-field Gate 1612. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR IOHN SWINNERTON KNIGHT ONE of the Aldermen of the honorable Citie of London HAuing drawne certaine particular remembrances of the bountie and charitable Almes-deedes of Maister Robert Doue lately deceased done all for the most part in his life time And they being digested into a volume although little for quantitie yet not vnworthy to be committed to memorie I thought they could not be better bestowed then vpon such as held commerce with that company or were Heads of that body whereof he continued a long time a worthy member Amongst which I haue selected you from a number of others and am bold to present this little labour vnto you as a brother of that Societie and one that can well iudge both of the Relation and the truth thereof The chiefe and farthest point that my intention seekes to arriue at in this is but to leaue to Posteritie a deserued Testimonie and commemoration of his s●●erall liberalities to the intent that the hand of M●rcy which Heauen in him hath stretcht forth ouer distressed people being duly considered Others to whom God hath plentifully giuen his blessings may be stirred vp to trace him in the like steppes of true Cha●i●ie and be encouraged to looke into their owne Sou●es betimes and to imitate him in the works of pietie It is my Loue that makes tender of this vnto you which I pray receiue with such good acceptation As with my best affection it comes and is bestowed vpon you Thus humbly referring my selfe to your censure I rest Deuoted vnto your worship Anthe Nyxon LONDONS DOVE OR THE MIRROVR OF MARCHANT-TAYLORS CAlling to minde the finall end of mans Creation which is to glorifie GOD and to edifie one an other in the wayes of true Pietie I thought it a dutie as well in respect of the one as in regard of the other to publish this care wonderfull exāple of the vertuous life Christian death of M. Robert Doue Citizen Marchant-Taylor of London who whilst he liued was a Mirrour of Charitie and now being dead is a true patterne of perfect Christianitie But how I may be bolde to lay colours of commendation though neuer so fresh true and liuely on the picture of his Bountie drawen foorth by the cunning hand of his worthie déedes or at least the déedes of his hand vpon the seuerall Tables of needie persons I am in doubt since by these colours of mine his glorious Picture may be much obscured that of it selfe is so faire and beautifull as the hearts of all admiring it Their Pennes in priuate and Tongues in publique are busied to write in short and speake at large of the worthines of the same Notwithstanding It being such that extracteth from the Tongues of euery one this Confession Huic similem non vidi I haue not seene anie like to this man And more also Nulla fere●t similem Secla futura tibi The Age to come it's like to bee Will neuer bring the like to thee And such being the condition of euery good worke of bountie as Almes-déedes or such like that it leaues a perpetuall Impression behinde that Posteritie may see in succeeding times the venerable foot-steps of such as haue trode the pathes of precedencie in true Loue and Charitie Let vs now behold what liuely Prints this happy man made euen in his life time by the sundry stamps of his manifold bounties That the times present future Ages may both imitate and admire the same This Phrase of Scripture may be duely attributed vnto him Manie haue done vertuously and bountifully but thou surmountest them all What Trée may more iustly make compare with the T●ee of this mans blessed life then that which like an Heauenly plant growing vp in an earthly soyle beareth twelue manner of Fruites euen t●elue-times monethly in the yéere The very Leaues being for Medicine as the Fruit is for meat For hee in good works was so fruitful● that hee spread-foorth his braunches with their fruits after seuerall manners vnto thirtéene sortes of persons Feeding them twelue times also monthly in the yeere that is All the yéere long with meat medicine As w c such Fruite L●aues as his Tree affoorded Preseruing the sound in health ridding the diseased of infirmities and so continuing both in life By which they cease not with chéerefulnes to lifte vp this voyce to Heauen Oh how happie Creatures are wee that euer hee was borne And thrice blessed hee that euer hee so liued to helpe in number more distressed members of the Mysticall bodie of CHRIST then were the members of his owne naturall bodie To speake of his godly life it was such as gained the rare commendation of all that knew him aswell for his wisedome As for his honestie gentlenes and affabilitie And aboue all for his feruent zeale which he bare vnto Gods word For his whole heart was bent to séeke the Lord His legges were alwaies willing and readie so long as they had abilitie to performe their dutie to carrie his aged bodie to frequent Sermons and heare diuine seruice His whole delight was to be conuersant in the Scriptures and to meditate vpon them day and night Insomuch as while his sight serued he was seldome or neuer found without a bible or some other good booke in his hands And when that failed him he would spend his Time in conferring talking and reasoning of the word of God and of Religion and especially of places and points that did most concerne his latter end and mortalitie Asking what is the Sense of this place what of that How may this place be expounded How that What obserue you of this point and what of that So that he séemed to be as it were rauished with the same Spirit that Dauid was when he said The Zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp Oh happie Doue whose soule is a sacrifice to God and in whose flames so many poore mens prayers are flowne vp to heauen Blessed maist thou be as by beholding thy selfe to be so graced of thy God as by seeing thy sinnes to cleaue vnto the pauement through humilitie and by bestowing thine Almes to reach vnto the firmament through thy liberalitie and bountie hearing the words of that message once brought to Cornelius his eare sounding a fresh in thine heart Thine Almes haue ●scen●ed before the face of God Ascending vp to be rewarded and yet abiding below to be renowned Ascending vp That God may shew his faithfulnes in performing no lesse ●hē he hath promised in rewarding more tenne