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A20648	A sermon of commemoration of the Lady Da[n]uers late wife of Sr. Iohn Da[n]uers. Preach'd at Chilsey, where she was lately buried. By Iohn Donne D. of St. Pauls, Lond. 1. Iuly 1627. Together with other commemorations of her; by her sonne G. Herbert.	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633. aut	1627 (1627)	STC 7049; ESTC S118478	33,254	202

is no prospect to the face of God And to vs all Hodie genui vos This day I haue begotten you all begotten you in the confirmation of my first Baptisme in the ratification of my first Election And to vs all Ponam inimicos vestros I will make all your enemies your footstoole For God shall establish vs there Vbi non intrat inimicus nec amicus exit Where no man shall come in that troubles the company nor any whom any of the company loues goe out but wee shall all not onely haue but be a part of that Righteousnes which dwels in these new Heauens and new Earth which we According to his promise look for ANd be this the end of our first Text as it is a Text for Instruction Passe we now to our second our Text for Commemoration Close we here this Booke of life from which we haue had our first Text And Surge quae dormis in puluere Arise thou Booke of Death thou that sleepest in this consecrated dust and hast beene going into dust now almost a Moneth of dayes almost a Lunarie yeere and dost deserue such Anniuersaries such quick returnes of Periods and a Commemoration in euery such yeere in euery Moneth Arise thou and bee another Commentary to vs and tell vs what this new Heauen and new Earth is in which now thou dwel'st with that Righteousnesse But wee doe not inuoke thee as thou art a Saint in Heauen Appeare to vs as thou didst appeare to vs a moneth agoe At least appeare in thy history Appeare in our memory that when euery one of vs haue lookt vpon thee by his owne glasse and seene thee in his owne Interest such as thou wast to him That when one shall haue seene thee the best wife And a larger number the best mother And more then they a whole Towne the best Neighbour And more then a Towne a large body of noble friends the best Friend And more then all they all the world the best example when thou hast receiu'd this Testimony from the Militant Church as thou hast the recompence of all this in thy Blessed Soule in the Triumphant yet because thy body is still within these Walls bee still content to bee one of this Congregation and to heare some parts of this Text re-applie'd vnto thee Our first word Neuerthelesse puts vs first vpon this consideration That shee liu'd in a Time wherein this Prophecie of Saint Peter in this Chapter was ouer-abundantly perform'd That there should bee scoffers iesters in diuine things and matters appertaining to God and his Religion For now in these our dayes excellency of Wit lies in prophanenesse he is the good Spirit that dares abuse God And hee good company that makes his company the worse or keepes them from goodnesse This being the Aire and the Complexion of the Wit of her Times and her inclination and conuersation naturally cheerfull and merry and louing facetiousnesse and sharpnesse of wit Neuerthelesse who euer saw her who euer heard her countenance a prophane speech how sharpe soeuer or take part with wit to the preiudice of Godlinesse From this I testifie her holy cheerfulnesse and Religious alacrity one of the best euidences of a good conscience That as shee came to this place God's house of Prayer duly not onely euery Sabbath when it is the house of other exercises as well as of Prayer but euen in those weeke-dayes when it was onely a house of Prayer as often as these doores were opened for a holy Conuocation And as she euer hastned her family and her company hither with that cheerfull prouocation For God's sake let 's go For God's sake let 's bee there at the Confession So her selfe with her whole family as a Church in that elect Ladie 's house to whom Iohn writ his second Epistle did euery Sabbath shut vp the day at night with a generall with a cheerfull singing of Psalmes This Act of cheerfulnesse was still the last Act of that family vnited in it selfe and with God God loues a cheerfull giuer Mu●h more a cheerfull giuer of himselfe Truly he that can close his eyes in a holy cheerfulnesse euery night shall meet no distemper'd no inordinate no irregular sadnesse then when God by the hand of Death shall close his eyes at last But returne we againe to our Neuerthelesse You may remember that this word in our former part put vs first vpon the consideration of Scoffers at the day of iudgement and then vpon the consideration of Terrours and sad Apprehensions at that day And for her some sicknesses in the declination of her yeeres had opened her to an ouer-flowing of Melancholie Not that she euer lay vnder that water but yet had sometimes some high Tides of it and though this distemper would sometimes cast a cloud and some halfe damps vpon her naturall cheerfulnesse and sociablenesse and sometimes induce darke and sad apprehensions Neuerthelesse who euer heard or saw in her any such effect of Melancholy as to murmure or repine or dispute vpon any of Gods proceedings or to lodge a Ielousie or Suspition of his mercy and goodnesse towards her and all hers The Wit of our time is Prophanenesse Neuerthelesse shee that lou'd that hated this Occasionall Melancholy had taken some hold in her Neuerthelesse that neuer Ecclipst neuer interrupted her cheerfull confidence assurance in God Our second word denotes the person We Neuerthelesse We And here in this consideration Neuerthelesse shee This may seeme to promise some picture some Character of her person But shee was no stranger to them that heare me now nor scarce to any that may heare of this here● after which you heare now and therefore much needes not to that purpose Yet to that purpose of her person and personall circumstances thus much I may remember some and informe others That from that Worthy family whence shee had her originall extraction and birth she suckt that loue of hospitality hospitality which hath celebrated that family in many Generations successiuely which dwelt in her to her end But in that ground her Fathers family shee grew not many yeeres Transplanted young from thence by mariage into another family of Honour as a flower that doubles and multiplies by transplantation she multiplied into ten Children Iob's number and Iob's distribution as shee her selfe would very often remember seuen sonnes and three daughters And in this ground shee grew not many yeeres more then were necessary for the producing of so many plants And being then left to chuse her owne ground in her Widow-hood hauing at home establisht and increast the estate with a faire noble Addition proposing to her selfe as her principall care theeducation of her children to aduance that shee came with them and dwelt with them in the Vniuersitie and recompenc't to them the losse of a Father in giuing them two mothers her owne personall care and the aduantage of that place where shee contracted a friendship with

super-exalted infinitely multiplied by euery minutes addition euery minute infinitely better then euer it was before Of these new heauens this new earth we must say at last that wee can say nothing For the eye of Man hath not seene nor eare heard nor heart conceiu'd the State of this place We limit and determine our consideration with that Horizon with which the Holy Ghost hath limited vs that it is that new Heauens and new Earth wherein dwelleth Righteousnesse Here then the Holy Ghost intends the same new Heauens and new Earth which he doe's in the Apocalyps and describes there by another name the new Ierusalem But here the Holy Ghost doe's not proceed as there to enamour vs of the place by a promise of improuement of those things which wee haue and loue here but by a promise of that which here wee haue not at all There and elsewhere the holy Ghost applies himselfe to the naturall affections of men To those that are affected with riches he saies that that new City shall be all of gold and in the foundations all manner of precious stones To those that are affected with beauty hee promises an euerlasting association with that beautifull Couple that faire Paire which spend their time in that contemplation and that protestation Ecce tu pulchra dilecta mea Ecce tu pulcher Behold thou art faire my Beloued saies he and then she replies Behold thou art faire too noting the mutuall complacencie betweene Christ and his Church there To those which delight in Musicke hee promises continuall singing and euery minute a new song To those whose thoughts are exerciz'd vpon Honour and Titles Ciuill or Ecclesiasticall hee promises Priesthood and if that be not honour enough a Royall Priesthood And to those who looke after military honor Triumph after their victory in the Militant Church And to those that are carried with sumptuous and magnifique feasts a Mariage supper of the Lambe where not onely all the rarities of the whole world but the whole world it selfe shall be seru'd in The whole world shall bee brought to that fire and seru'd at that Table But here the holy Ghost proceeds not that way by improuement of things which wee haue and loue here riches or beauty or musicke or honour or feasts but by an euerlasting possession of that which wee hunger and thirst and pantafter here and cannot compasse that is Iustice or Righteousnesse for both those our present word denotes and both those wee want here and shall haue both for euer in these new Heauens and new Earth What would a worne and macerated suter opprest by the bribery of the rich or by the might of a potent Aduersary giue or doe or suffer that he might haue Iustice What would a deiected Spirit a disconsolate soule opprest with the weight of heauy and habituall sinne that stands naked in a frosty Winter of desperation and cannot compasse one fig leafe one colour one excuse for any circumstance of any sinne giue for the garment of Righteousnesse Here there is none that doe's right none that executes Iustice or not for Iustice sake Hee that doe's Iustice doe's it not at first And Christ doe's not thanke that Iudge that did Iustice vpon the womans importunity Iustice is no Iustice that is done for feare of an Appeale or a Commission There may bee found that may doe Iustice at first At their first entrance into a place to make good impressions to establish good opinions they may doe some Acts of Iustice But after either an Vxoriousnesse to wards to the wife or a Solicitude for children or a facility towards seruants or a vastnesse of expence quenches and ouercom's the loue of Iustice in them Non habitat In most it is not but it dwels not in any In our new Heauens and new Earth dwelleth iustice And that 's my comfort that when I come thither I shall haue Iustice at God's hands It was an Act of mercy meerly that God decreed a meanes of saluation But to giue saluation to them for whom Christ gaue that full satisfaction is but an act of Iustice. It is a righteous thing with God to recompence Tribulation to them that trouble you and to you who are troubled rest with vs saies the Apostle It is an act of the same Iustice to saue the true Beleeuer as to damne him who by vnbeleefe hath made himselfe a Reprobate Iustice dwels there and there dwels Righteousnes Of which there is none in this world None that growes in this world none that is mine owne For howsoeuer we doe dispute or will conclude of inherent Righteousnes it is indeed rather adheherent then inherent rather extrinsecall than intrinsecal Not that it is not in my self in my will but it is not of my selfe nor of my will My will was neuer able to rectifie to iustifie it selfe But the power of God's grace cals in a forraine Righteousnes to my succour the Righteousnesse of my Sauiour and cals his and makes his my Righteousnesse But yet Non habitat This Righteous● dwels not vnremoueable in mee here Though I haue put on that garment in Baptisme and girt it to me closer in the other Sacrament and in some acts of holinesse yet my sinnes of infirmity slacken this garment and it fals from mee before I am aware and in my sinnes of contempt and rebellion I teare it off and throw it away my selfe But in this new state these new Heauens new Earth Iusticia habitat This Righteousnesse shall dwell I shall haue an innocence and a constant innocence a present impeccancy and an impeccability for the future But in this especially is Righteousnes said to dwell there because this Righteousnesse is the very Son of God the Sonne of Righteousnesse himselfe And this day the day of his second Comming is the last day of his Progresse For euer after that day these new Heauens and new Earth shall bee his standing house where hee shall dwell and wee with him as himselfe hath said The Righteous shall shine forth as the Sunne it selfe As the Sonne of God himselfe as the Sonne of glory as the Son of Righteousnesse himselfe For God shall impart to vs all a mysterious Gauelkinde a mysterious Equality of fulnesse of Glory to vs all God shall not whisper to his owne Sonne a Sede à dextris Sit thou at my right hand nor a Hodie genuite This day haue I begotten thee nor a Ponam inimicos tuos I will make thine enemies thy footstoole and no more But as it is said of the Armies of Israel That they went forth as one man so the whole Host of God's Saints incorporated in Christ Iesus shall bee as one man and as that one Man who was so the Sonne of Man as that he was the Sonne of God too And God shall say to vs all Sedete à dextris Si● ye all on my right hand for from the left hand there

prison taught his disciples that the body of man was a worse prison then that hee lay condemn'd in If I can bring these fires to this compasse and to this temper I shall finde that as the Arke was in the midst of the Waters and yet safe from the waters and the bush in the midst of the fire and yet safe from the fire so though Saint Ierome say and vpon good grounds Grandis audaciae est puraeque conscientque It is an Act of greater boldnesse than any man as man can auow and a testimony of a clearer conscience than any man as man can pretend to haue Regnum Dei postulare iudicium non timere To presse God for the day of Iudgement and not to feare that day for vpon all men consider'd but as men falls that seuere expostulation of the Prophet Amos Woe vnto you that desire the day of the Lord to what end is it for you The day of the Lord is darknesse and not light Yet I shall finde that such a family such a society such a communion there is and that I am of that Quorum that can say Come what scornes can come come what terrours can come In Christo omnia possumus Though we can doe nothing of our selues yet as we are in Christ wee can doe all things because we are fixt in him Secundum promissa Which is our fourth and next branch According to his promises I haue nothing to plead with God but onely his owne promises I cannot plead birthright The Iewes were elder brothers and yet were disinherited I cannot plead descent My mother was an Hittite as the Prophet Ezechiel speakes I am but of the halfe bloud at best More of the first then of the second Adam more corporall then spirituall I cannot plead purchase If I haue giuen any thing for Gods sake if I haue done any thing suffered any thing for Gods sake all that is so farre from merit as that it is not the interest of my principall debt Nay I cannot plead mercy For I am by nature the childe of wrath too All my Plea is that to which he carries me so often in his word Quia fidelis Dominus Because the Lord is a faithfull God So this Apostle calls him Fidelem Creatorem A faithfull Creator God had gracious purposes vpon me when he created me and wil be faithful to those purposes so St. Paul calls Christ Fidelem Pontificem A faithfull high Priest graciously he meant to sacrifice himselfe for the world and faithfully hee did it So Saint Iohn call him Fidelem Testem A faitfull Witnesse Of his Mercy he did die for me and his spirit beares witnesse with my spirit that hee did so And in the same Booke 19. 11. his very denomination his very name is Faithfull For this Faithfullnesse in God which is so often recommended to mee must necessarily imply a former promise If God be Faithfull he is faithfull to some contract to some promise that hee hath made And that promise is my euidence But then to any promise that is pretended and not deduc'd from his Scriptures he may iustly plead Non est factum He made no such promise For as in cases of Diffidence and Distrust in his mercy God puts vs vpon that issue Vbilibellus Produce your Euidence why are you icalous of me Where is the bill of your mothers diuorce whome I haue put away or which of my Creditors is it to whom I haue sold you So in cases of presumption in our selues or pressing God with his promises and so also in cases of Innouation of matter of Doctrine in his Church God puts vs to the same issue Vbi libellus Produce your Euidence where in my Scriptures haue I made any such Contract any such Couenant any such promise to you My Witnesse is in Heauen saies Iob But yet my Euidence is vpon earth GOD is that Witnesse but that Witnesse hath beene pleased to be examined Ad perpetuam rei memoriam And his testimony remaines of Record in the Church And there from his Scriptures exemplified to me by his publike Notary the Church I may lawfully charge him with his promise his contract his couenant else not There is a generall and a vsefull obseruation made by Saint Augustine Omnium haereticorū quasi regularis est ista temeritas This is a Regular Irregularity this is a fixt and constant Leuity amongst all Heretikes Authoritatem stabilissimam fundatissimae Ecclesiae quasi rationis nomine pollicitatione suparare To ouerthrow the foundations of the Church vpon the appearance and pretence and colour of Reason God cannot haue proceeded thus or thus because ther is this and this reason against it Now the foundations of the Church are the Scriptures And when men present reasons of probability of verisimilitude of pious credulity not deduc't out of the Scriptures they fall into that regular Irregularity and into that constant leuity which Saint Augustine iustly makes the Character and Specification of an Heretike to seeme to proceede vpon reasons and not deduce those reasons from the Scriptures When therefore they reason thus as Bellarmine does Non discretus Dominus That God had not dealt discreetly if he had not establish'd a Church a Certaine a Visible and Infallible Church a Church endow'd with these and these with those and those and such and such and more and more Immunities and Priuileges by which that particular Church must bee Super-Catholike and Super-vniuersall a boue all the Churches in the world we ioyne not with them in that boldnesse to call Gods discretion in question but wee ioyne with them in that issue Vbi libellus Where is your euidence which is your Scripture which you will rely vpon for that for such a Church For we content not our selues with such places of Scripture as may serue to illustrate that Doctrine to them that beleeue it aforehand without Scripture but wee aske such places of Scripture as may proue it to them who till they see such Scriptures beleeue and beleeue truly that they are not bound to beleeue it If I may plead it it is a promise and if it be an issuable promise it is in the Scriptures If any distresses in my fortune and estate in my body and in my health oppresse mee I may finde some receits some Medicines some words of consolation in a Seneca in a Plutarch in a Petrarch But I proceed in a safer way and deale vpon better Cordials if I make Dauid and the other Prophets of God my Physitians and see what they prescribe me in the Scriptures and looke how my fellow-patient Iob applied that Physicke by his Patience And if any thing heauier then that which fell vpon Iob fall vpon mee yet I may propose one to my selfe vpon whom there fell more then can fall vpon any man for all mankinde fell vpon him and all the sinnes of all mankind and Gods Iustice Gods Anger for