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Funerals made cordials: in a sermon prepared and (in part) preached at the solemn interment of the corps of the Right Honorable Robert Rich, heire apparent to the Earldom of Warwick. (Who aged 23. died Febr. 16. at Whitehall, and was honorably buried March 5. 1657. at Felsted in Essex.) By John Gauden, D.D. of Bocking in Essex.
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Gauden, John, 1605-1662.
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let_v we_o find_v by_o our_o holiness_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n by_o our_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n and_o live_v to_o he_o that_o we_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n that_o our_o departure_n hence_o may_v be_v a_o joyful_a passage_n to_o a_o better_a life_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o vision_n and_o fruition_n of_o thyself_o o_o bless_a creator_n who_o must_v needs_o be_v better_a than_o all_o thing_n thou_o have_v make_v and_o as_o more_o necessary_a so_o infinite_o more_o useful_a sweet_a and_o comfortable_a to_o we_o o_o that_o we_o may_v be_v willing_a and_o fit_v to_o leave_v all_o to_o come_v to_o thyself_o that_o we_o may_v with_o all_o the_o bless_a angel_n and_o saint_n for_o ever_o in_o heaven_n see_v love_n praise_n admire_v adore_v and_o enjoy_v thou_o o_o holy_a father_n son_n and_o spirit_n the_o only_a true_a god_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n and_o honour_n life_n and_o power_n thanks_o and_o dominion_n for_o ever_o amen_n februarii_fw-la 17._o anno_fw-la 1657._o observationes_fw-la habitae_fw-la in_o dissectione_fw-la corporis_fw-la illustrissimi_fw-la &_o nobilissimi_fw-la viri_fw-la d._n roberti_n rich_a coram_fw-la medicinae_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la &_o chirurgis_fw-la infra_fw-la subscriptis_fw-la 1._o inventi_fw-la sunt_fw-la pulmones_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la duriores_fw-la quam_fw-la secundùm_fw-la naturam_fw-la &_o mole_n longè_fw-la majores_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la pectoris_fw-la toti_fw-la ferè_fw-la scrophulosi_fw-la caseosâ_fw-la materiâ_fw-la magna_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la purulentâ_fw-la referti_fw-la superiori_fw-la parte_fw-la lobi_fw-la dextri_fw-la lacuna_fw-la reperta_fw-la est_fw-la pure_a plena_fw-la ad_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la cochlearis_fw-la unius_fw-la 2._o aqua_fw-la collecta_fw-la in_o sinistra_fw-la cavitate_fw-la thoracis_fw-la ad_fw-la fesque_fw-la librae_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la vel_fw-la circiter_fw-la 3._o auricula_fw-la dextra_fw-la cordis_n major_a erat_fw-la sinistrâ_fw-la proportione_fw-la ferè_fw-la quintuplici_fw-la 4._o mesenterium_fw-la refertum_fw-la glandulis_fw-la scrophulosis_n aliquibus_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la ovi_fw-la gallinacei_fw-la aequantibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la minoribus_fw-la materiâ_fw-la quadam_fw-la sebaceâ_fw-la plenis_fw-la cum_fw-la purulentiae_fw-la guttis_fw-la hinc_fw-la inde_fw-la sparsis_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la 5._o in_o substantia_fw-la panchreatis_fw-la glandulae_fw-la peregrinae_fw-la huic_fw-la annexus_fw-la tumour_n scrophulosus_fw-la grandis_fw-la ad_fw-la hepar_fw-la usque_fw-la protensus_fw-la &_o orisicium_fw-la venae_fw-la porte_fw-fr comprimens_fw-la 6._o vesicula_fw-la fellis_fw-la exteriùs_fw-la albicans_fw-la flaccida_fw-la aliquam_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la fellis_fw-la dilutioris_fw-la continens_fw-la 7._o hepar_fw-la colore_fw-la albidiori_fw-la &_o substantiâ_fw-la debito_fw-la majori_fw-la 8._o splen_z satìs_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la nisi_fw-la quòd_fw-la hinc_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la granulis_fw-la scrophulosis_n refertus_fw-la 9_o inte_fw-mi musculos_fw-la lumbares_n glandulae_fw-la dvae_fw-la ingentes_fw-la scrophuloae_fw-la à _fw-la quinta_fw-la vertebra_fw-la sinistrae_fw-la partis_fw-la una_fw-la ad_fw-la inguen_fw-la usque_fw-la se_fw-la protendebat_fw-la ex_fw-la dextra_fw-la parte_fw-la altera_fw-la non_fw-la adeo_fw-la long_fw-mi fran._n prujean_n geor._n bates_n tho._n cox_n robertus_fw-la lloyd_n j._n goddard_n theophilus_n garancieres_n edward_n arris_n chirurgus_n john_n soper_n chirurgus_n i_o have_v judge_v my_o publish_n of_o this_o funeral-sermon_n upon_o the_o immature_n death_n of_o the_o son_n the_o fit_a occasion_n i_o be_o ever_o like_a to_o have_v while_o i_o live_v to_o present_v those_o who_o can_v look_v upon_o eminent_a goodness_n without_o evil_a eye_n with_o a_o short_a epitome_n of_o the_o mother_n worth_n as_o it_o be_v long_o since_o in_o way_n of_o epitaph_n compose_v by_o a_o person_n who_o ambition_n be_v that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v to_o the_o dead_a as_o 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buy_v and_o sell_v to_o sport_n and_o play_v to_o fight_v and_o kill_v other_o yea_o to_o gratify_v thy_o sense_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n and_o to_o attend_v nature_n in_o the_o most_o sordid_a necessity_n and_o yet_o can_v find_v no_o time_n to_o repent_v no_o nor_o to_o admit_v one_o serious_a thought_n of_o repentance_n to_o lodge_v in_o thy_o soul_n one_o day_n one_o hour_n no_o not_o one_o minute_n yea_o can_v thou_o find_v time_n to_o sin_v all_o manner_n of_o sin_n over_o and_o over_o that_o thou_o think_v safe_a from_o the_o vengeance_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o no_o time_n to_o repent_v of_o thy_o sin_n against_o god_n no_o time_n in_o youth_n to_o repent_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o childhood_n or_o puerice_n which_o st._n austin_n now_o a_o age_a yet_o tender-hearted_a penitent_a do_v reflect_v upon_o and_o repent_v of_o with_o tear_n peccator_fw-la st._n augustine_n confession_n tantillus_fw-la pver_fw-la &_o tantus_fw-la peccator_fw-la no_o time_n in_o ripe_a year_n to_o 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truth_n which_o be_v shoot_v from_o heaven_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o deum_fw-la atheus_n est_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la credit_n quam_fw-la cupit_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la see_v and_o receive_v into_o thy_o breast_n which_o thou_o can_v with_o no_o colour_n of_o reason_n deny_v or_o repel_v and_o which_o with_o much_o ado_n thou_o baffle_v and_o shuffle_v off_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o cavil_v unbelief_n i_o say_v if_o but_o one_o of_o they_o have_v well_o fix_v itself_o upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o conscience_n it_o will_v move_v thou_o to_o the_o speedy_a thought_n and_o essay_n of_o repentance_n at_o least_o to_o pare_v off_o the_o superfluity_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o that_o excess_n of_o riot_n 4.4_o 1_o pet._n 4.4_o which_o argue_v more_o a_o monster_n then_o a_o man_n and_o a_o devil_n then_o a_o christian_a who_o love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o glorious_a gospel_n which_o have_v shine_v from_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n confessor_n 3.19_o john_n 3.19_o all_o good_a christian_n in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n yea_o from_o christ_n himself_o confirm_v to_o be_v the_o light_n &_o life_n the_o redeemer_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n by_o many_o infallible_a sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o this_o blight_a temple_n thou_o affect_v the_o dungeon_n and_o vault_n of_o thy_o rot_a and_o nasty_a lust_n choose_v death_n and_o refuse_v life_n dig_v deep_o into_o hell_n then_o when_o thou_o may_v make_v a_o ascent_n to_o heaven_n by_o those_o gracious_a mean_n as_o the_o ladder_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v offer_v thou_o in_o precept_n promise_n terror_n comfort_n holy_a pattern_n and_o great_a example_n set_v before_o thou_o in_o all_o grace_n and_o virtue_n which_o whoso_o see_v not_o must_v needs_o be_v blind_a whoso_o see_v and_o do_v not_o praise_n yea_o admire_v must_v needs_o be_v unthankful_a whoso_o be_v not_o proportionable_o affect_v to_o their_o truth_n and_o worth_n 12.6_o 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