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A13179	Disce mori. = Learne to die A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remerbrance of his ende. Wherein also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be abserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others.	Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.	1600 (1600)	STC 23474; ESTC S103244	111,652	401

can offer at these times The mercie of man extends it selfe vnto his neighbour saith the Wise man but the mercie of God reacheth to all flesh and both can and will saue in a moment wherefore this suddennesse may not either giue occasion to others to iudge vncharitably or vnto the patients thēselues to bee discōforted for want of time Non nocet bonis saith one si subito moriantur It dooth not hurt good men how suddenly soeuer they are called away so they depart when God calleth them which time all must tarrie For as the pleasures of this world should not cause vs to bee altogither addicted to the same so also the miseries of life shoulde not cause any how deepely distressed soeuer distrustfully to flie away or desperately with Saul to iucurre his owne daunger which foule attemptes nature herself doth abhorre but christianitie vtterly condemne To be any way accessarie vnto our owne decay or much lesse principall O God forbid Fie vpon that discontent or faithlesse cowardlinesse to run away or to flie where no feare is God is a sure refuge and wil neuer fail God is a present helpe in trouble He that brought vs into the worlde should haue the calling vs from the worlde At whose calling we may meekelie depart as becommeth vs Abridge the time we may not we ought not for all the afflictions that may betide the sonnes of men The lawes of nations haue forbid in this case the benefite of decent buriall to terrifie men from this shamefull fact of casting away themselues desperatelie At the verie motions wherof the true Christian is woont to say as Christ sayde vnto the tempter in the wildernesse Vade Satana auoyde Sathan Thus therfore an humble submitting our selues to Gods pleasure and also a faithfull commending our soules into his hands how soone soeuer we are called to depart is that direction which we should put in practise by the assisting help of Gods blessed grace A praier to be vsed of any who findes himselfe troubled in conscience or disquieted by euill motions STrengthen me O Lord against al mine enemies both bodily and ghostlye that they neuer bee able to say wee haue preuailed agaynst him By spirite is sorrowfull my heart is sadde and heauie within mee if thou be not my comfort I shal surely perish in my trouble For thy names sake O Lord haue mercie vpon mee rise vp to helpe me that hauing helpe in thee I may withstand my mortall aduersarie and say depart from mee thou wicked spirit that bringest euill thoughts and this deiection of mind goe from me thou deceyuer of man thou shalt haue no part in me for my sauior Iesus standeth by me as a strong chāpion and thou shalt flie away to thy confussion I had rather endure al affliction al punishmēts and infamie of the world then consent to thy malicious motions Be stil therefore thou wicked spirit cease thy prouokements to euill I shall neuer assent vnto thee though greater trobles thē these come vpō me our lord is my light my helth whō shal I dread he is y● defender of my life of whō then shal I be afraid Though an host of men set themselues against me though in●inite calamities ouercome mee I shall not bee discomforted for why God is my helper and redeemer in whom I trust he is my portion To whom be praise and honor now and for euermore Amen A prayer for a good departure out of this world ETernall God and most mercifull father seeing that the daies of man are as the flower of the field that soone fadeth and his time like a shodow that vanisheth away considering we are all straungers as were our forefathers and haue here no continuing citie make vs euermore Lord we beseech thee mindfull of our mortalitie that like wise virgins we may prouide oyle in our lamps to bee readie against the bridegrooms comming and that tarying thy good pleasure like watchful seruants we may bee so doing whensoeuer the maister shal returne And when sicknes summoneth vs to bee gone graunt we beseech thee thut neither the infirmitie of the flesh nor the sharpnesse of affliction nor any other meanes whatsoeuer remoue vs from a true and steadfast hope in the blessed passion of thy deare sonne Christ Iesus And when the houre of our rest is come graunt O Lord we may commend our selues into thy handes and die thy seruants to the glorie of thy name comfort of our soules through Iesus Christ Amen The fiue and twentieth Chapter A consolatory admonitiō for those who are often ouermuch grieued at the crosses of this world IF the world hate you saith Christ our sauiour vnto his Disciple● you know it ha●ed me before it h●red you● that heauinesse might not dismay or cast them downe without hope of deliuerance where he proposeth the one he promiseth the other Blessed are they that mourne for they shall receyue comfort are not those happie teares well distilled frō the limbeck of a sorowful heart y● shall haue the hands of the sonne of God himself to wipe thē cleane away when al flesh saith Moses had corrupted his wayes it repented y● lord he had made man that is God was sory that man created to so excellent an ende should himself destroy himselfe Now God sends a deluge vpon y● face of our earthly pleasured these floods of teares extinguish the heate of vnlawfull desires clense the corruption of our s●nfull liues when all is ouerpast there ensueth a calme The church wel celebrateth solemne and sanctified feasts as publike memorials of Christes blessed birth his resurrection his ascention many others before which feasts she appointeth the eeuens to be fasted in this worlde we fast the ●●uen we shall keep holiday when we come to heauen our lord master Christ Iesus as he did seldom laugh in the worlde so did the worlde as seldom laugh vpon him He tels his followers they must become as little children litle children we know haue no other weapons to auenge themselues but their tears and what other haue wee agaynst our crosses of this worlde but our sighes and supplications sent vp to God Iob saieth Before I eate I sigh whose suffering was such that all which wee doe or can suffer sayth Saint Ierome is in effect nothing We may not looke to find God in the Gardens of Egypt whom M●ses ●ound in the thornie 〈◊〉 of manifold tribulation● 〈◊〉 ●e without crosses we may rather wish then hope The golden worlde is gone wheein men did ioy in nothing more then in sinceritie and loue now this yron age of ours yeeldeth store of crosses and vnconscionable wrongs such is the calamitie of our time wel heauines may endure for a night but ioy commeth in the morning Wee may not repine at these trials if we desire to solace our selues in the vanities of this worlde our desires are vnlawfull Lots wife her minde was vpon her substance

much grieue any in time of sicknesse why Christ himselfe w●nt not vppe to glorie but first hee suffered paine Crux pendentis Cathedra docentis Christ vppon the Crosse as a Doctor in his chayre read to vs all a Lecture of patience Whatsoeuer wee suffer he patiently suffered more for vs and hath called vs to his eternall glorie that after suffering a little hee will make vs perfecte confirme strengthen and stablish vs which will bee a happie refreshing after all That I may sayeth Saint Austen after this languishing life see Christ in glorie and be partaker of so great a good what though sicknes weaken labours oppresse watchinges consume colde benumme heate enflame●nay though my whole life bee spent in sighes and sorrowes what is all to the rest that shall ensue in the life to come The Apostle Saint Paule counted these momentarie afflictions not worthy of the glorie that shal be shewed vnto vs wherefore seeing that after all these sorrowes we are going to so quiet a hauen we may with patience endure a time some fatherly correction Shall we looke for a garland and neuer set foot to runne the race shall we with Iobs wife be content onely to receiue good at the handes of God and no touch of trouble Dauid tooke it not wel whē the Ammonites ill entreated his ambassadors these afflictions are Gods ambassadors to repine or grudge against them is to intreate them euill What should we but accept all thankfully and in peaceable manner depar●e this world It is said of Plato a heathen man who at the point of death amidst all his paines was saide to giue the Gods thankes that hee was borne a man and not a beast a Greeke and not a Barbarian and so quietly left the worlde How much more should the Christian man with all gratefull remembrance of Gods goodnesse towardes him of blessings receiued of daungers preuented now patiently bequeath his departing soule into the handes of God quietly enduring his transitorie triall Sorrow may endure for a night but ioy cōmeth in the morning Be patient saith S. Iames Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruites of the earth vntill he receiue the former the latter raine settle your harts for the comming of the Lord draweth nigh Take the Prophets for an example if wee will reioyce as they now reioyce wee must liue as they sometimes liued and suffer as they suffered If we look into the proceedings of God with all his seruantes wee shall see him chastening them for a time and leauing theim a little in the trial of their faith The louing mother doth sometimes leaue the child goes aside and seeing the infantes moaning after her then shee runneth and is wont to make the more of it When God seemeth to withdraw a little his help from vs it is onely to see whether wee will moane after him which when he perce●ueth we do we are the more beloued of him withall our selues the sooner drawen by these meanes to the exercise of obedience humility patience vnto y● end whē the waters of the floude came vpon the face of y● earth downe went slately turrets towers but as the waters rose so the Arke rose still higher higher In like sort when the waters of afflictions arise down goes the pride of life the lust of the eyes in a word all the vanities of the world But this Arke of the soule riseth as these waters rise and how too euen naerer and neerer towards heauen Wherefore to endure the paines of sicknes patiently being an example taken from all Gods children as if a voice from heauen did testi●●e of the patient man Hie est filius meus dilectus this is my beloued son wee may not forget in time of need so good a vertue for which God hath a double crowne the one our content here the other hereafter of all continuance The eighteenth Chapter How they are to be comforted who seeme to bee troubled in minde with a remembrance of their sinnes and feare of iudgement to come WHen the seruant of the man of God saw the Citie Dothan to be compassed about with ● multitude of enemies he cries out to the prophet saying alas maister what shal we do The sorrowful sinner considering y● iustice of God the seueritie of iudgemente the malice of the olde Serpent nowe all laying siege and ●atterie vnto his departing soule the worlde forsaking him his friendes departing from him or at least sometimes weeping by him cannot but with complaint say What shall I doe which waye shall I turne Let vs sprinckle our heartes with the blood of the Lambe and the destroyer shall not enter nor haue power to hurt Let vs call to minde the loue of God in not sparing his owne Sonne which the Apostle tooke as an argument of good consequence if he gaue vs his owne Sonne how much will hee not giue vs all thinges and therefore mercie in time of need What heart is able to conceiue the diuine prouidence from the beginning had ouer man One bringeth in the three persons in Trinitie after this manner consulting of his good God the Father saith let vs create man but being created will hee not fall away God the Sonne aunswereth though he fall away I will redeeme him but being redeemed will hee walke worthie of his calling God the holie Ghost replieth I will conserue him I will sanctifie him The Prophet prayes that the eyes of his seruant might be opened which petition graunted then hee sees that they were more who stood for them then all the multitude which compassed the citie Now may the sicke with Apostles pray Lord increase my faith By which faith hee shall see that Christ with all is merits is for him which is more and of more efficacy then the whole power of darknesse that can oppose it selfe agaynst him This blessed obiect of Christs merits is alone able to reuiue the fainting sinner and make him argue his right against Satan as thus Where in thy force thou roring Lion hath not Christ weakened it Wilt thou know my strength or might wherin I ouercome It is the bloud of the lamb Thus when like Dauid wee come to fight with Goliah wee cast away Sauls armor and al trust and confidence in our selues onely set forward in the name of the God of Israel Doth the law indite vs of transgression wee haue a supersedeas to stay that course our cōmission is vnder seale to appeale vnto the throne of Grace Doth it bring forth our debts bil our answer is the obligatiō is cancelled the booke is crossed and the whole debt fully discharged Doe the sins and offences of our youth now dismay vs If we acknowledge our sinnes saith S Iohn God is faithfull and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnesse I but doe a multitude of sinnes inuiron vs we see our selues great sinners why Christ

through thee haue I beene holpen euer since I was borne it grieueth mee that I haue so often offended thy goodnes and I am grieued that I grieue no more Lord as an humble suitor I appeale vnto the throne of mercie and there begge at thy handes remission of all my sinnes in the merites of thy bitter passion I offer vnto thee a penitent heart for the time past and promise amendment if it shall please thy diuine wisedome to continue on this my pilgrimage for the time to come wherein I refer my selfe wholly to thy heauenly will in hope of a better resurrection vnto euerlasting life through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Another prayer for the sicke ALmightie and euerlasting God maker of mankind which doest correct those whom thou dost loue and chastenest euerie one whome thou receyuest receiue O Lorde wee beseech thee thy seruant here visited with sicknesse distrusting in his owne merites and trusting in thy mercies Looke vpon him O Lorde as thou didst vpon Ezechias restore vnto him his former health if it bee thy will or otherwise giue him grace to take this sicknes patiently that after this life ended in thy faith and loue hee may dwell with thee in life euerlasting vnto which life vouchsafe to bring him and vs all thy hamble seruants for thy infinit mercies sake Amen The one and twentieth Chapter Wherein is laid downe the manner of commending the sicke into the handes of God at the houre of death GOd the Father who hath created thee God the Sonne who hath redeemed thee God the holy Ghost who hath infused his grace into thee assist thee in all thy tryals and leade thee the way into euerlasting peace Answer Amen Christ that died for thee keep thee from all euill Answ. Amen Christ that redeemed thee strengthen thee in all temptations Answ. Amen Christ that loued thee so deerly raise thee body and soule in the resurrection of the iust Answ. Amen Christ that sitteth at the right hand of God in heauen bring thee vnto euerlasting ioy Answ. Amen God grant thy place may be in Abrahams bosome Answer Amen God grant thou mayest behold thy blessed Sauior in the state of glorie Answ. Amen God grant thy death may be precious in his sight in whom thou art to rest for euer Answ. Amen A briefe forme of praier MOst mercifull father wee commend vnto thee this thy seruant the worke of thine own hands we commend vnto thee his soule in the merits of Christ Iesus his redeemer Accept O Lord thine owne creature forgiue we beseech thee what soeuer hath been committed by humaine fra●ltie and command thy Angels to bring him to the land of euerlasting peace Answer Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou diddest Noah in the floud Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou didst Lot from the fire of Sodom Answer Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou diddest Iob in all his aduersitie Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou diddest the Israelites from the power of Pharaoh and the oppression of Egypt Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant from the malice of Sathan as thou didst Dauid from all his enemies Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou didst Daniel from the mouth of the Lions Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou diddest the three children from the fierie flames Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant as thou diddest Elias from the false Prophetes that sought his ouerthrow Answ. Amen Preserue O Lord the soule of thy seruant and deliuer him as thou diddest thy Aposties out of prison Answ. Amen From that ruefull darknes Answer Deliuer him O Lord. From the paines of Hell Answer Deliuer him O Lord. From euerlasting malediction Answer Deliuer him O Lord. By thy natiuitie Answere O Lord deliuer him By thy crosse and passion Answere O Lord deliuer him By thy descention into hell Answere O Lord deliuer him By thy resurrection from the dead the third day Answer O Lord deliuer him By thy ascention into heauen Answer O Lord deliuer him Into thy merciful hands O heauenly Father we commend the soule of thy seruant nowe departing acknowledge wee beseech thee a sheepe of thine owne fold a lambe of thy own flocke Receiue him into the armes of thy mercy knowing the thing cannot perish which is committed to thy charge O most mercifull Iesus receiue we beseech thee his spirit in peace Amen The blessing of the sicke Iesus Christ absolue shee from all thy sinnes Answ. Amen Iesus Christ that died for thee put out all thy offences Answ. Amen Iesus Christ that calleth thee receiue thee into his heauenly kingdome Answ. Amen The Lorde blesse thee and keepe thee The Lord make his face to shine vpon thee The Lord lift vp his countenance ouer thee and giue thee a ioyfull resurrection to life euerlasting Amen Depart O Christian soule in the name of God the Father who created thee of God the Sonne who redeemed thee of God the holy Ghost who sanctified thee one liuing and immortal God to whom be glory for euer and euer Amen A Praier to be vsed by the assemblie at the time of the Christian mans departure Let vs pray O Almightie and euerlasting God seeing it hath pleased thee to take this thy seruant out of the miseries of a sinfull world vnto thy heauenly kingdome for which Lord thy name bee blessed make vs we beseech thee that yet remaine mindful of our mortalitie that we may walke before thee in righteousnesse and holinesse all the daies of our life and when the time of our departure shall come we may rest in thee as our hope is this thy seruant doth that we with him and all other departed in the faith of thy holy name may reiorce together in thy eternall and euerlasting glorie through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen The two and twentieth Chapter An exhortation is comfort those who lament mourne for the departure of others TO vse mourning for the dead decencie amongst men and Christianitie doth allow it examples of holy scriptures doe approue as much What more seemely then the performance of the dutie whereby we giue testimonie of naturall affection in this solemne departure each from other God hath neither made vs stockes nor stones nor giuen vs heartes which should haue no seeling when occasions offered or times beseeming require sorrowfull affections In the contrarie what more vncomely then to vse nurth in the house of mourning A very Heathenish manner was it thought to bee by the decree of an ancient council to sport at these motiues to mourning For examples in holy scripture we find that Abraham mourned for Sarah all Israel for Samuel the people in the wildernesse for Aaron their high priest the inhabitantes of Bethulia for Iudeth that honorable widdow the Machabies for their

saith the Prophet ye shall die like men Neither is that all but as Saint Peter saith Tanquam rationem reddituri which shall giue accompt vnto him which is readie to iudge both quicke and dead when the secrets of all harts shall be disclosed when the foolish virgins shall crie Lord Lord open vnto vs but it shall bee answered and said vnto them I know you not But as for the wise virgins which haue prouided oyle in their lampes they shall lift vp their heades and passe vnto that ioyfull mariage of the lambe Now therefore to conclude with Saint Peter seeing wee looke for such thinges What manner of persons ought wee to bee in holy conuersation and godlines But it is Durus sermo a hard saying Discite learne you but it will one day be a harder if men take not heede in time Discedite get ye hence depart you Dispatch therefore about this businesse of learning to die the tide tarrieth no man our going to such and such a Citie is vpon condition Si if God will if we liue to set forward in time is best these after wits are not so good It were to bee wished that men at last would see their follie and seeing it endeuour to reforme the same A vaine thing is it for any to flatter himselfe with hope of continuance We go to our beds Christ knoweth whether euer we shal arise For all this one sinne draweth on another and wee neuer thinke that secret sinnes shall come to open iudgement The carelesse guests made ligh● of their calling to come to the marriage of the kinges sonne did they not find at last when they were shut out there was no testing with so great a king that sent for them Christ offereth mercy which is our last refuge freely willingly vnto all now is the accepted time the flower of our age wil away a pace wee may bee preuented we know not how soone death iudgement hasteth Shal we know these things and neglect oportunitie God forbid The eight and twentieth Chapter VVherin is shewed that this lear●ning to die may iustly moue vs to leade a Christian life in holy conuersation and godlinesse SUndry are the reasons which may stir vp and quicken our backward dispositions to the dutifull performance of that religious worship we all ow● vnto God To omit the promises and those 〈◊〉 mercy the threatning and those in iustice which the volume of holy scripture doth often mention to this ende Moyses to moue all the world to acknowledge God he concluded no other argument but thes● and these are the workes of God● which the Apostle also in effect expoundeth saying That the inuisible things of him to wit his power Godhead are seene by the creation of the world Elimah to expresse God his Maiestie saith Behold the starres The Prophet Dauid calleth all the creatures of God to praise God as in deede they doe by their wonderfull order and decencie of motion If all creatures serue God then much more should man for whome they were all created and hee only for the honourable seruice of God Come we vnto man his new birth there he taketh his couenant peny to serue his redeemer in holinesse and righteousnesse all the daies of his life Consider we his iustification and sanctification there wee finde him drawen by the cordes of loue vnto this sweet yoake of Christ. It is a Maxime in Morall Philosophie omne beneficium exigit officium euerie benefit doth require a dutie In nature where the Sun doth extend the beames of light there the solide bodie hath a reflexe of heate But that which doth often moue vs wee may remember as we should neuer forget the author of our health our wealth our peace our prosperitie and all if these moue not we are inferior vnto the insensible creatures if we should haue no reflexe of dutie Auncient histories make mention how much religious and de●out minded men haue desired to passe ouer their daies in this world in some priuate and peaceable course of life It is said of Paphnutius y● hee betooke him wholy by this desire to the seruice of God Iohn an Egiptian of whom Saint Ierome speaking wee haue seene this Iohn saieth hee in the portes of Thebais neere the Cittie Ligo liuing so calme and angelicall kinde of life as is wonderfull wholly addicting himselfe to liue and die in the seruice of God Now therefore if the promises of grace and mercie in Christ Iesus if the greatnesse of the rewarde layde vppe for them that walke in the way of Gods commandementes and keepe them with their whole heartes for is there not a rewarde for the righteous then might they well say with the Prophete Sine causa lauimus manus inter innocentes In vaine haue wee washed our handes amongst the innocente If promises I say and those in mercie cannot winne vs to a iust remembrance of our estate to come yet at least to bethinke our selues of this reckoning day at hand should somewhat moue vs in this case The rich man in his scalding torments hath a Discite ex me O learne of me to take heede in time for all that swimme in worldly pleasures in sensuall delights the conclusion whereof is sorrow and paine when they shal say would to God we had neuer offended so gracious a Lord Would to God wee had neuer neglected so fauourable a time of grace Wold to God we had neuer followed the follies of a sinfull life the b●nket is pleasant but the shot will proue deep and chargeable after an euill course and therefore if there be any consolation in Christ Iesus any comfort of loue any hope of mercy if there bee any feare or dread of iudgement to come consider we of a future condition prepare wee our selues for a life permanent for an estate of all continuance and God of his infinit mercy grant all grace so to do A speciall meane with Gods good assistance to obtain this calme peaceable course of life is to withdraw our selues from the inordinate and excessiue cares of this world from the too too much delight in these earthly affaires which is called by diuines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a multitude of worldly businesses S Iohn saith Loue not the world and we loue nothing els Loue it so long as we will saith S. Ambrose Quas non patimur tempestates it will yeelde vs stormes enough We set our harts on riches do they make the possessors euer the quieter euer the merrier no verily and rich men know I speake true Woulde wee vnburden our minds of some earthly desires should we not find much peace quiet vndoubtedly we shold Moreouer what doth trouble the world so much as a selfe desire to please our selues When Elias fled before Iezabel there came a wind but the Lord was not in the wind after the wind there came an earthquake but the Lord was not in the