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love_n	child_n	good_a	lord_n	2,815	5	3.7082	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08481	Gods rebuke in taking from vs that worthy and honourable gentleman Sir Edward Lewkenor Knight, the first day of May this present yeere 1618, he being at that time high Sheriffe of Suffolke whose Christian life and comfortable end are here faithfully recorded. Together with diuers profitable and necessarie instructions; deliuered first in a discourse at his funerall, and now inlarged, and published, for the benefit of others not then present. By T.O. aliàs P. minister of the word of God at Denham in Suffolke.	Oldmayne, Timothy.	1619 (1619)	STC 18805; ESTC S113488	40,569	121

so was his dealing with this worthy Gentleman he receiued continually this with other sacrifices from him whereby he was much delighted and yet for all this he had his sonne he inioying my meaning is in regard of these outward things what possibly could be desired And certainely who is there especially if acquainted with his estate his commings in goings out but would haue concluded that surely he must needes greatly hinder himselfe by taking this course and that either he must of necessitie abridge himselfe of some of those priuiledges belonging especially to men of his place and degree or else runne himselfe into debt or otherwise diminish his Patrimonie But none of these I can assure you and therefore a conclusion built vpon false principles For first of all hee carried himself like a Gentleman in all respects whatsoeuer whether you regard his apparell his attendance and lastly his pleasure keeping as he best liked both Hawkes and Hounds as well he might not onely in regard of the abilitie of his estate but ablenesse of his minde who knew right well to put a difference between the vse and the abuse between a recreation now and then and a daily and continuall practise only vsing the same as physicke to clense his thoughts and make him the more fit for the labours of his calling As for his owings I confesse he was in debt the which for mine owne part His debts not aboue a thousand pounds of which the charges of the Shreivaltie came to fiue hundreth pounds of the mony I maruell was not double considering that to my knowledge the yeere before he died he disboursed out of his purse a thousand pounds I speak of the least more then ordinarie But as for the latter namely making away or imbeaseling of any part of his Fathers inheritance I may iustly speak for him as Nabaoth speaketh for himselfe Absit illi à Iehoua Neither doe I remember that euer he sould one acre which if he did then sure I am that for that one he bought two No let this be the portion of him that forgetteth God Iob. 17.14.17 Let him indeed be rooted out of his dwelling and dwell in an house that is not his Let his remembrance perish from the earth and his name in the streete And let this Worthies portion be To scatter and yet more increase Pro. 11.24 Eccl. 11.1 Let the bread that he throweth vpon the waters returne to him againe 2 Cor. 9.6 Let him lastly sowe plentifully and reape plentifully not outward things alone fading and corruptible but such things indeed which are inualuable peace of conscience a neuer dying name together with that Euge serue bone fidelis Mat. 25.21 in the kingdome of God And so much likewise shall serue to haue spoken of his Piety Now as briefly as you can desire of the other namely his Integritie Of which I speake in the second place for that it is as I take it a kinde of fruite budding and blossoming out of the former Neither must it be stretched in any case so farre as the word happily will beare I intending only thereby that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Rectitude of his as I may so tearme it or that vprightnesse of his conuersation before men A thing that Iob amongst other excellent virtues is highly commended for Iob. 1.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 compl Hee was saith the Spirit of God Rectus a right downe man as I may english it or as some will haue it Iustus erat a iust and true dealing man much what like Nathaniel An Israelite in whom is no guile Now that we may looke into the vprightnesse of this Gentlemans conuersation the better wee must consider him 1. As a priuate Christian 2. As a publike Person Neither shall he need at all to feare his behauiour in both estates being so excellent the verdict of his Countrie nor for his triall herein refuse at all to put himselfe vpon the same For although the world I confesse be now growne old and the elder in my conceipt the more clownish and foule mouthed seldome speaking well of any and ill of most yea oft times they speeding worst that deserue best at her hands yet this quality she hath that when they are not then to loue them and when dead to commend them Too Crocodile-like I must needs confesse neuer to respect a man vntill shee seeth his pale and dying face All his life time to stand crying with the deceiptfull Buyer naught naught and then onely when she seeth him hastening to the slimie vally or that he hath already pitcht vp his Tabernacle there presently to change her note with Ahuz 2 King 13.14 Oh my Father my Father acknowledging the greatnesse of her losse together with her former ingratitude well this I perswade my selfe will be her dealing with this blessed Knight whilst he liued and she inioyed his comfortable presence then giuing him scarce a good word or otherwise speaking very little of him that merited so much at her hands writing continually in a The Pythagorians wrot their anger and fallings out in water whatsoeuer good deedes were done them in steele dust or water that which deserued ingrauing in steele or iron yea oft-times for all his kindnesse giuing him b Witnesse the dealings of diuers of his Tenants with him at a generall Assises held at Bury St Edmond Ann. Dom. 1614. Nabals thankes yet now he is gone he shall be both iustified as also largely commended For instance let a bill be framed and the worlds hand desired 1. First whether as a priuate Person he were not a most strict obseruer of his couenants Most iust in all his dealings his word being not alwaies as good as a sealed euidence 2. Secondly whether hee were not mercifull in letting of his Farmes whether he did gird of his Tenants with his Leases as the manner of Land-lords now adaies are whereby things are as plentifull at their Farmes as it was at the rich Citizens in the 15. of Luke where the poore Prodigall durst not fill his belly for beguiling of the Hogges and did not rather let them in such a reasonable manner that his Tenants liuing vpon the same were inabled both to bring vp their children in good nurtriture and the feare of the Lord as likewise to doe good in those places where they liued as smaller wheeles mouing according to the motion of the greater Thirdly Ephes 6.9 whether he were not exceeding louing to his seruants and not sterne and bitter vnto them Fourthly Deut. 24.14 whether the hirelings-wages were not duely paid him to his full content Againe secondly whether as a publique person a Magistrate his principall care were not to beate downe vice and to aduance vertue Secondly whether he did euer take a gift out of the bosome to preuent iudgement and did not continually without any sinister respect whatsoeuer set himselfe to support the truth and suppresse

first for the sacrifice it selfe wee must take it as it is indeed a thing highly commended vnto vs in the holy Scripture both for the nature of the same as also for the great accompt whereof it is with Almighty God And therefore the Apostle Paul telleth the Philippians that it is a sweete smell A sacrifice acceptable and well pleasing to the Lord. And the Authour to the Hebrewes exhorteth the Hebrewes Heb. 13.16 Deut. 15.11 Isa 58.10 Rom. 12.13 Iam. 1.17 and in their persons all other Christians in no case to be negligent herein assuring them that with the same and such like sacrifices God is well pleased Neither is the Spirit of God more large in commending any one sacrifice then hee is of this And no maruell for there is none besides that I remember whereby a man may either in the time of prosperitie get vnto himselfe a more assured testimonie of the sinceritie and vprightnesse of his heart or gaine a more sacred anchor which being fastened vpon the promises of God in time of aduersitie he may by meanes thereof certainely expect an issue both happy and comfortable The consideration of all which doubtlesse exceedingly incouraged and heartned on this honourable Gentleman as to doe the first the duty it selfe so in no case to be negligent in the second but to doe it with all alacritie and cheerefulnesse Neither can the latter of these which is the onely beautie of the former in my Iudgement better be discerned then by these two things especially 1. Frequencie 2. Constancie For doubtlesse the vncheerefull Giuer cannot hide himselfe but either he giueth nimis parce aut non diù Too sparingly or not long his candle being sodainely drowned in it selfe Too sparingly first for matter it is like Sauls offerings First the worst 1 Sam. 15.9 Secondly but spoiles Secondly for manner it is Nabals feast now and then once a yeare it may be and it may be seldomer Or secondly not long the sacrifice pleasing them for a time Mal. 1.13 but at length they snuffe at it and it is a wearisomnesse to them It is like Sauls armour vpon the backe of Dauid which in the very proofe proues too heauie But it was not so with him his house being indeed the seate of hospitalitie and his gate the seate of mercie A Stranger if of any desert in the world was alwaies sure here to finde louing entertainement both of the Master himselfe as also of the whole Familie Peter had a great deale worse vsage for comming onely to the high Priests fire then a meaner person yea perhaps one that serued a great deale worse Master for comming to his Table A small acquaintance would in his house procure a kinde welcome and seldome or neuer did any depart from the same without exceeding great contentment Secondly as hospitality dwelt in his house so did mercie at his gate in a faire house built of purpose for her whose doores like the temple of Peace stood alwaies open Seldome vnder 30. And some daies 40. Their prouision on the flesh daies broath and beife or mutton besides bread and beare And on the Fridaies Broath and Fish with bread and beare and great resort there was of persons daily haunting her courts but especially three daies in the weeke when she made more large prouision then ordinarie Certainely a blessed sight was it then which no eye but one frozen in the place could see without blessing to behold Christ thus feasted in his members and such a number of distressed soules aged persons and young children the widow and the fatherlesse so plentifully prouided for Neither did his noble and liberall hand hold it selfe satisfied onely with satisfying their hungrie stomaches except it did dilate it selfe likewise further in prouiding couering for their nakednesse and comfort against the iniury of the weather And therefore his manner was these diuers yeeres together according to the time of his age and yeeres of life to distribute garments here and there to seuerall Townes round about him this yeere amongst other giuing 32. for the appairelling and clothing of so many poore and miserable creatures I loue not to tell wonders this is of truth I lie not Nay alas I speake not halfe of that which my soule is priuie to of his Christian behauiour in this kinde For you heare me not speak all this while as I might of his bountifull minde to many other pious and religious vses maintenance of learning releiuing of prisoners to whom I haue knowne that hee hath sent a brase of angells at a time Neither of his tender care that he had of his poore neighbors oppressed with sicknesse sending them continually things necessarie for their comfort and oft-times horse and man for a Phisician to come to them to consider of their estate and to apply remedies accordingly for their recouerie defraying all the charge of his owne purse These things I say with many other of like nature deseruing indeede Caedar Tables for breuities sake I doe willingly omit hastily turning my selfe to the consideration of the reason and cause of all this namely what the reason should be that in these dead and lumpish times wherein loue is waxen cold and liberality out of fashion there should notwithstanding one be found so liberall so mercifull now the reason I take to be partly from nature but principally from grace First for Nature it were indeed a wonder that one hauing his breeding descended of Parents to their liues end of such renowne and honour in the world as for other their rare qualities so for their bounteous and liberall mindes great hospitality and tender affection to afflicted soules for him I say thus bred to be base or miserable were not onely a wonder but I say more a thing altogether impossible Especially if wee ioyne with this a second namely Grace which if it were hereditary as the former oft-times is I might well say likewise hee receiued from his worthy Parents how euer not traduced yet infused into that brest of his naturally inclined vnto liberallitie by meanes whereof his Faith did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 superabound to euery good worke For how could it otherwise be 2. Thes 1.2 so faire an Oliue springing from so rich and sappie a roote and seated in so lusty a soile fatted with the bloud of Christ bedewed daily with the sweete influences of his eternall loue and the sonne of righteousnesse casting so continuall an aspect vpon it but it should be alwaies flourishing exceeding frutefull Neither must I here forget in speaking how liberall this worthy Gentleman was to others the exceeding liberality likewise and goodnesse of the Lord toward himselfe dealing with him much what as he dealt with Abraham long agoe in regard of that deare yet willing sacrifice of his in deuoting to him his sonne Now see the goodnesse of God hee tooke his sacrifice wherewith he was highly pleased and yet in the meane time Abraham had his sonne Iust