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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15674	The state of the godly both in this life, and in the life to come deliuered in a sermon at Chudleigh in Devon: at the funeralls of the right worshipfull, the Ladie Elizabeth Courtney, the 11. of Nouember, 1605. And published for the instruction, and consolation of the faithfull. By R.W. minister. Whereunto is annexed the christian life and godly death of the sayd worshipfull Lady Elizabeth Courtney.	Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8.	1606 (1606)	STC 25942; ESTC S106614	39,608	94

from the loue of GOD towardes her This patience was shaken by the captiuitie of her husband an honourable and woorthie gentleman who beeing Sheriffe of this county was taken prisoner and in extreame perill to bee cruellie handled by the rebells in the Western Cōmotion in the raigne of king Edward the 6. again by the death of her foresaid husband within few yeers after again by the change of true religion into forged superstition in the dayes of Queen Mary During all which time she had the form of praier vsed in her house which was authorized in the dayes of king Edward the 6. which pinched her with exceeding grief againe by the death of al her sons gentlemen of great hope again by the death of al her sons in law men of worshipful regard again by the death of som of her nephews daughters gentlewomen liuely treading in the virtuous steps of their godly mother againe by the death of some of her neeces this patience I say was shaken but it stoode firmely as an Oake that is surely rooted weighes not the blastes of winde What shoulde I speake of her humilitie and lowlinesse of minde which bewrayed it selfe in all her outwarde actions and in her verie apparrell in that a Gentlewoman of her degree and ranke woulde so plainelie attire her selfe obseruing the rule of S. Peter who warneth women not to goe gorgeouslie in their apparrell by brayding the hayre and trimming aboute with golde but to bee cloathed with the pretious garmente of the inwarde man This humility was great ● Pet. 3.3.4 bothe towardes God and man towards God in that abounding with good workes which proceeded from a sauing fayth yet shee loathed to bee commended for the same confessing that it was nothing shee did and that it was so farre off that shee trusted to bee saued by her own merites as that shee renounced them and placed them among her euil deeds in that respecte and wholly relyed wholie depended whollie rested vpon Christ Iesus her onelye redeemer mediatour aduocate and Sauioure And towardes man this humility was apparante in that shee disdained not the meanest but with affabilitie applyed her selfe to those that were of the lowest sorte and in that not onely in her life shee declined from pompe and vayn shewes but also straightly and oftentimes charged that her funerals should be solemnized without any ceremonious pompe But what shoulde I speak of her promptnesse to assiste both riche and poor with her counsell and aduise for shee was endued with greate wisedom rare memory graue iudgemente and sharpe foresighte What shoulde I speake of her temperance sobriety of her loue and liberality to schollars kindnesse to ministers of the worde of God and entertainement of all good people of her constancy in her widdowheade For of fower score and seauen yeeres or very neere thereaboutes of her age shee spente fiftye fiue in the time of widdowehead of her vnchaungeable and stedfast zeale in the truth of Christe Iesus So that if Iohn the elder had liued in this age he might haue saluted her by the name of Elect Lady might haue reioyced 2 Ioh 4. that he foūd her her childrē her of spring walking in the truth Al these things for that they are so well knowne I sleightly poynte at with the forefinger leauing them to your secret considerations As for her remorse compassion and liberality towards the poore and needy members of Christ bodie not one preacher in tenne howers nor tenne preachers in one hower are able to expresse it as it doth deserue The Orphanes fatherlesse children that she hath nourished the desolate widowes that shee hath sustayned the afflicted straungers that shee hath releeued the sick impotente and maymed Souldiers that shee hath refreshed the diseased persons with sore eies and manifolde hurtes and diuers infirmities that shee hath eased applying the salu● waters and medicines with her owne hands gyue plentifull testimony with full mouth of her exceeding charitye What weeke nay what daye nay almoste what howre passed ouer where in some poore or other did not taste of her bountifulnesse ●uke 19 8 Shee excelled Zacheus who stood foorth and said behold Lord the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore Shee was not inferior to Iob who turned not his eie frō the poore Iob 31 16 17 but cloathed the naked with his garment fed the hungry with his meate and lodged the pilgrime in his house Shee is to be linked in prayse with Dorcas Acts. 9.39 for if Peeter were heer and shee were as Dorcas to be raised againe howe infinite is the number of coates and garmentes that the poore would shewe foorth or speake of which they haue receiued frō her liberality She is not to be separated from the holy and charitable we● Luke 8 2 men which ministred to our Sauiour himselfe on earth for as they did minister to the head so did she to the body and therefore Christe accountes that meat that drinck that cloathing Mat. 25.36 that entertainemente and that visitinge and comforte which is imployed on the sillie poore to bee bestowed on himselfe And as the Iewes when that they desired Christe to helpe the Centurions seruaunte they saide Luke 7 4 5. that hee was worthye for whome our Sauiour Sauioure shoulde doe it For hee loues our nation say they he hath built vs a sinagogue soe if odious Ingratitude possesse not the harts of the poore whome in manifolde sorte this compassionate and charitable Lady hath releeued they will with one voyce crie out and saye that shee was moste worthye of longer life and of doubled dayes because shee was a nurse to the needy an eie to the blinde a foote to the lame a mother to the Orphanes a staffe to the afflicted a comforter and supporter to the distressed and miserable I perceiue I am entred into the broade Ocean with displaied sayles and therefore least I be caried further then I maye quickly returne I will hasten to draw towards the shore Her life being beawtified with these induements and qualityes and hauing spent her daies in grace godlines who maye doubt but that her death and dissolution was correspondent to her former race At sundrie times when she was visited with sicknesse shee was not desirous of longer life neither woulde shee haue others to put her in hope of recouery but wholy longing to be remooued hence and to dwell with God the Lorde firste making a pithie and Christian cōfession of her fayth in God the Father the sonne and the holy Ghost she still desired with Symeon to departe in peace with Paul to be dissolued to be with Christ Luk. 2.29 accounting christ to be her aduātage both in life and death Phil. 1.21 Rom. 14.8 Psal 84 10. and her selfe to bee the Lordes whither shee liued or died with Dauid wishing to in habite most amiable inhabitations of heuen esteeming it better to remaine