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A95353	Thanatoktasia. Or, Death disarmed: and the grave swallowed up in victory. A sermon preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, Decemb. 22. 1653. At the publick funerals of Dr. Hill, late Master of Trinity Colledge in that University. With a short account of his life and death. To which are added two sermons more upon the same text, preached afterward in the same place. / By Anthony Tuckney, D.D. Master of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing T3218; Thomason E1523_2	63,890	147

words Pro mea facultate Religionis vitae puritatem ad posteros nostros propagare that according to his ability he might propagate purity of life and doctrine to posterity from whence some great men and their small friends then at the very first thought they smelt a Puritan you as clearly manifest yours in the words of your Donation to be For and towards the furtherance of godliness and learning that so the Church of God may be thereby the better provided of godly learned and Orthodox Ministers Blessed be God that both of you so happily meet in the same work with the same heart and as He in the view of all hath manifestly obtained his end whilest that little younger sister hath been as fruitful as any so may you also yours in her continuance and encrease of yet more fruitfulnesse answerable to Gods wider opening his hand to her in his and your bounty 3. The time and season in which it was given This as it rendreth every thing beautiful so it presents Eccl. 3. 11 Prov. 2. 5. 11. your rich gift as apples of Gold in pictures of Silver as a smile from heaven when earth frowned a Cordial in a fainting fit When our Almanack Diviners could read in the Heavens our Ministry and Vniversities to be falling Stars and our ABC Divines pretending to more divine inspirations both in Pulpit and Pamphlet could foretell the sudden ruine of both and then like a Jonah return to their boo●● to see what would become of Jonah 4. 5. them When Ignorance driveled and madnesse foam'd and rav'd with distracted non-sense and malice plotted our overthrow and all Edom-like cryed Rase it rase it to the foundation then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or rather in Psal 137. 7. Psal 46. 1. Scripture-expression 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Then our God from on high looked through the pillar of fire upon the host of those Egyptians Exod. 14. 24 25. and took off their Chariot-wheels when they drave so furiously And then also it was that you in your place and rank reached out your able and friendly band to hold and lift us up when others would have cast us down and if he who helpeth to uphold the weak man at any time doth a friendly office he who beareth him up when he is now stumbling and ready to Job 12. 5. slip and so is as a despised lamp subject to be trod out as a snuffe doth him a double courtesie by this God himself commendeth his love to his people in that he is a Strength but that to the poor and needy and that in his distress Isa 25. 4. a refuge from the Tempest when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall such blasts we have felt but blessed be God and those his servants who have been as Isa 32. 2. an hiding place from the winde and a covert from such Tempests and blessed be you also who durst set your shoulder to uphold a falling wall and then to appear for us when so many so violently opposed us and others who wished us well could better pitty then help us a piece not so much of Roman gallantry which adventured upon the Florus l. 2 purchase of that field in which Annibal had pitched his camp as of true Christian magnanimity like Joseph of Arimathea who in that houre and power of darkness in extrema desperatione intrepidè in lucem prodiit and Calvin in Joh. 19. 38. Mark 15. 43. boldly appeared for a crucified Saviour Let others admire the gay Tulip which will close up when night or a cold blast comes in my eye that is a pleasant plant that will bloom and blossome in an hard Frost and that a stately bird which will swim up against the stream while light straws and such trash are carried down with it In this you have proved your self a true friend to love thus at all times Prov. 17. ● 17. and more then a brother that is born for adversity Constancy in such times when the generality of the world ran a contrary course made Athanasius in Ornt. 21. in Laudem Athanasii Nazianzens esteem both Adamas and Magnes and you in this have proved both the Adamant in your invincible resolution notwithstanding all discouragements and thereby must needs prove the Loadstone to draw both ours and all good mens hearts to you Although therefore they were too bold to tell our Saviour that the Centurion was worthy to be gratified by him because he loved their Nation and built them a Luk. 7. 4. Synagogue Yet you who plead no merit with God are deservedly worthy to be honoured by men and shall ever be by me for the like love and bounty This hath begot you the trouble of this Dedication and may your perusal of the book conduce any thing to the guidance of your life or the comfort of your death I shall account my self to have received a rich reward of this poor labour You read of Isaac's going out into the field to meditate in the evening Gen. 24. 63. Sir it is about that time of the day with you shall you therefore please in this your evening-walk and meditation that it may sometimes bear you company I hope you and I shall have the more cause to rejoyce at our last most comfortable meeting Now that God and Father who hath bin the guide of your youth be the staffe of your age that you may be so planted in his house and flourish Psal 92. 13 14. in his Courts that you may still bring forth more fruit in your old age and your fruit may remain and perpetuate Joh. 15. 16. Isa 56. 5. you a name better then of sons and daughters which God enabling me shall be the constant and instant prayer of SIR Your affectionate friend very much obliged to love and honour you ANTHONY TVCKNEY Cambridge March 27 1654 DEATH DISARMED AND THE GRAVE Swallowed up in Victory SERMON I. 1 COR. 15. 55. O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory THE Apostle calleth it the good fight of faith 1 Tim. 6. 12. every way good and best because at last it alwayes ends well in victory 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 John 5. 4 it overcomes nay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 proves more then conquerour as many other Rom. 8. 37. wayes so this for one that as this fight ends in victory so this victory in triumph For here otherwise then with the Romans of old the Conquerour alwayes triumpheth and so we have this our Conquerour ever and anon brought in triumphing over sin and misery and death it self Over sin Miserable man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7. 24 25. Over all accusers and all outward evils and enemies Who shall impeach who shall condemn who shall separate Shall tribulation or distresse or persecution

ΘΑΝΑΤΟΚΤΑΣΙΑ OR DEATH DIS ARMED And the Grave swallowed up in Victory A Sermon preached at S. Maries in Cambridge Decemb. 22. 1653. At the publick Funerals of Dr. Hill Late Master of Trinity Colledge in that University With a short account of his Life and Death To which are added two Sermons more upon the same Text preached afterward in the same place By ANTHONY TUCKNEY D. D. Master of S. Johns Colledge in Cambridge I will ransome them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death O death I will be thy plague O grave I will be thy destruction Hosea 13. 14. LONDON Printed for J. Rothwel at the Fountain and Bear in Goldsmiths-row in Cheapside And S. Gellibrand at the Ball in Pauls Church-yard 1654. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL my ever honoured Friend Mr. FRANCIS ASH Merchant and Governor of the Muscovia Company of the City of LONDON SIR THat I print this Sermon is not out of any compliance with the scribling humour of these times or from the least thought that by it I shall adde any thing to the Argument it treats of which from other abler mens labours may not be had with better advantage But only from the importunity of some friends whom I could not well deny and whose aim in it was the glory of God and the keeping alive the memory of That his faithful servant at whose Funerals it was preach'd But seeing that such as it is it must be Printed That I dedicate it to your self I have many great causes which although you be not yet I am desirous that others may take notice of Amongst them I may not without ingratitude omit your undeserved respects to my self But I must especially reckon your plain and single-hearted Candor and Integrity which the painted Pageants of many others now a dayes set off with a greater luster Your cordial love of Gods truth and of that good old Doctrine according unto godliness which those Worthies of God under whom you and I have been trained up preached and lived and died in the belief practice and comfort of to which you do well firmly to adhere whilst too many in this giddy Age are turned aside to vain janglings and 1 Tim. 1. 6 2 Pet. 2. ● pernicious errours Your fervent zeal for Christs Ministry and Ministers so that whom others despise you honour and whom the foot of pride even of the basest is ready to tread down and trample upon your humility and love endevour to uphold Witnesse that your great and for many years rarely parallel'd bounty in giving and that in your life time the large sum of very nigh three hundred pounds per annum to most pious uses viz. towards the maintenance Of poor Ministers Widdows Of a Lecture in London the place of your longest abode Of two Schools the one in the place of your Birth and the other of your Darby as●by de l● Zouch Education And especially of that happy Society of Emmanuel Colledge in this Vniversity on which you have been pleased to confer the greatest share of it That this plentiful showre of your bounty should be directed to fall on that fruitful Field which God all along hath so abundantly blessed was his good hand guiding yours to lay it on the head of that fruitful Ephraim That your favour to my self should in any measure incline your heart to that Colledge of which I was then an unworthy Member was your goodnesse so much to honour me But that which rend●eth both your self and your gift more highly valued and honoured by All is 1. The greatness of it making you a second Founder at least after their most pious Founder the greatest Benefactor that ever that Colledge had Like Solomons Clouds which when full Eccl. 1● ● of rain empty themselves abundantly upon the earth herein you have obeyed Gods command in opening your hand Deut. 1● 11. 1 Tim. 6 17. 1● wide Followed his example who giveth to all richly Answered has expectation who requireth much where he hath given much Ten talents Luk. 12. 48. Matth. 25. 20. Deut. 26. 10. Prov. 3. 9 10. Math. 25. 24 25 26 27. c. where he hath given five As Soveraign Lord he will be acknowledged by all Something he expecteth from them on whom he hath bestowed least but much on whom more So that he who in this or the like kind doth nothing is an evil servant a practical Atheist thereby in true interpretation saying that he hath received nothing and he who having received much giveth but little doth but tell over again Saphira's lye in saying yea so much when it was much more that Acts 5. 8 9 10. made her doom very heavy whilest you whose pound hath gain'd ten pounds may comfortably expect to hear that blessed Euge Well done good and L●k 19. 16 17. faithful servant And whatever others may think and say yet if Scripture may be Judge you have herein done the part of a good husband hereby making God your debtor who being eternal Prov. 19. 17. will have time enough to shew himself a true paymaster and a most plentiful rewarder of your bounty with his The prudent husbandman whatever else he is sparing of will not scant his seed-corn it seemeth you intend 2 Cor. 9. 6. Prov. 11. ●7 by sowing liberally to reap liberally thus you have done good to your self whilest you have withal honoured Prov. 3. 9. God our Nation and the whole Reformed Religion Papists boast much of their great good works but some of our Divines have truly Dr. Willet made it out by Induction of particulars that for their time and ability Protestants have equall'd and exceeded them and let your happy name be added and in fair letters written in that lovely Catalogue 2. The pious and religious Grounds and ends of giving it it was not in way of any Popish penance to expiate the guilt of some fouler crime which in those blind times built many of their Churches and Monasteries nor a Legacy bequeathed by the will of some cruel oppressor who after that in his life time by his exactions he had made many poor on his death-bed from sting of conscience is enforced to take care for the maintaining of some of them this was no such trucking either with God or man with the Papist to merit at Gods hands or with the vain-glorious Pharisee to blow a Trumpet to gain Math. 6. 2. Hos 12. 7. Joh. 2. 14. applause with men which is but to play the Merchant and money-changer in the Temple and in making up their last accounts to close up all former oppressions with a new kinde of usury your eye was more single did not look so asquint when it looked so favourably upon that Colledge but as you were pleased to build upon their honourable Founders religious foundation so you both had the very same pious intention He expresseth his in the Preface to his statutes in those