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soul_n	body_n	call_v	mind_n	3,901	5	5.5903	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81234	Asarkokaukēma, or The vanity of glorying in the flesh, open'd in a sermon preached at the funeral of Kingsmel Lucy, Esq. Eldest sonne to Francis Lucy, Esq. / By Tho. Case ...	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.; Lucy, Francis.; Lucy, Kingsmel.	1655 (1655)	Wing C823A; ESTC R175653	36,380	166

remainder of his Vniversity-life as it were in a single state so immeasurably intent he was upon his studies that he look't upon a Tutour as a kinde of diversion rather then advantage and to that end he begs leave of his father to performe his Exercises for Batchelour of Arts that by that meanes he might be manumitted by the University from a Tutour His father consented and he obtained his G●ace as eminenter doctus The truth is all the Essayes that ever past from his pen were of that impression savouring of a solid judgement and a sparkling fancy When he came to the Innes of Court His entrance upon the Law he improved his studies so prematurely that he had the favour to be called to the Bar before he had compleated his full time And when he had entred upon the practice of the Law which he did not long before his death his modesty was mixt with such acuteness that it did invite countenance and encouragement from divers of the grave and learned Sages of the Law His favour with the Judges some of them calling him to ride circuit with them and others giving him the honour of the primacy of motions whenever he appeared at the bar More might be added upon this account But I had rather present him to your fuller view as Second Notion A Christian And there you shall finde him severe and constant in his devotions both publick and private His great reverence in publick worship He was a strict Observer of the Lords day both in the Church and in his chamber He was far from their temper who while they would avoid superstition unhappily run into the other extreme of undecency in publick worship some there be who as one saith have spiritualized their religion into just nothing and as if God had past over his right in the outward man to the devil think they can never be rude enough in the service of God but this Gentleman had attained to an happy mixture of reverence and spirituality his outward deportment of body was nothing else but an happy indicium of the soules motion both which he taught uniformity in the Worship of God the outward man did not turne Separatist from the inward but as bought with a price 1 Cor. 6.20 he glorified God in his body and soul which were the Lords His ca●e to call to mind what he had heard As soon as he came home from the publick Ordinance he was observed immediately to betake himself to his chamber there to meditate and pray over what he had heard so observing the rule which some Divines give to come out of holy duties as out of a sweat by degrees an argument that he did not set judgement only but conscience on work also in hearing and went not to the Ordinance to judge the Word His readinesse to communicate to others but to be judged by it When he came down into the family he would be imparting what he had got and like a good Scribe instructed to the Kingdome of God Mat. 13.52 he would bring out of his treasure things new and old which he would do with such judgement and affection that it seemed to them of the family a Sermon rather then a Repetition I say them of the family for he knew his bounds within which to be idle he held it as great a sin as to be excentrick His gracious carriage in his fathers house toward all relations He truly carried himselfe like the first-borne in his fathers house and minded the duties more then the priviledges of his primogeniture In his fathers absence he undertook the care of family-duties reading the Scriptures and prayer which he would perform with much judgement and affection and that even before he went to the Vniversitie and in all other family-offices as rebuking admonishing counselling instructing his inferiour or coordinate relations as occasion required he alwayes mixed such sweetnesse and prudence as justly gain'd him the respect of a father and the love of a brother What a losse hath that family suffered in a first-born As to his private devotions His private devotions he began and ended the day with God severe to his closet-duties morning and evening as one that had learned to look upon holy duties not as a burden but as a Priviledge He did profit plus orando cogitando quam legendo audiendo Aug. though he despised neither In his studies about 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 matters of religion he was of a searching but not the distemper of our times of a wanton spirit studying rather the satisfaction of his own judgement then the puzling of others He was very knowing but yet extremly modest His Virgin-minde was not vitiated with any of the morbid humours of the times he took great pains to know the truth His pains in matters of Religion but was not at all blessed be God affected with novel and unpractical curiosities though never so specious It is very sad to consider how many fine spirits thorow too much delicacy from searchers are turn'd seekers of seekers are at length resolv'd into down-right Atheists I would I spake without book and if ever that herein I were uncharitable He was very judicious but not at all censorious He despised not other mens abilities though short of his own nor would easily judge them that dissented from him in opinion He exprest a rare respect to godly Ministers Respect to godly Ministers quite contrary to the temper of our times wherein many do account it a gallantry to put scorne and contempt upon that despised function No Gentleman that ever I knew of his age could better judge of parts and yet value fidelity more then he His Meeknesse Meeknesse and humility which in many are but moral vertues and whereof the major part of men fall short were in him we have good ground to believe baptized into Gospel-graces and by the teaching and operation of the Holy Ghost He was hardly ever known to be in passion and never bestowed an uncomely name upon any the meanest of his own or his fathers servants though peccant Humility He took the greatest notice of other mens excellencies and the least of his own that ever I saw I say again he was a Gentleman of excellent parts and graces and knew it not His scire was enough to him Pers though it was latent to standers by He carried it the humbliest under that rich furniture wherewith Grace and Nature had honoured him that is imaginable His temperance was eminent Temperance he did eat rather for necessity then delight for many yeares drank nothing but water till with mortified Timothy the weaknesse of his stomack and his often infirmities necessitated him to make use of the Apostles dispensation 1 Tim. 5.23 Of a liberal disposition Liberality and farre from the love of money he spared much out of his personal allowance

for charitable uses and would often say If God should please ever to make him Master of a large estate he would bestow the over-plus in bringing up of poor Scholars at the Vniversity Such was his love to learning that in the morning of his youth he was studying not only to be learned himself but how to promote the interest of Learning Modesty His modesty was incomparable there was nothing unsavoury or undecent that was ever observed in his language or behaviour yea his modesty was such that by means thereof he obtained an happinesse that few of the sons of Adam know and that is as it is believed he never came within the reach of a temptation Happy man In a word the feature of his body was but Icon animae his soul made visible exceeding beautiful not a blemish in him from top to toe As if Nature and Grace had contended which should out-vie the other in her workmanship it would not be an hyperbole if I should say never soul finer bodied The suitablenesse of the outward and inward Man and nebody better soul'd I have much ado to forbear to call him Deliciae humani generis They that knew him quite through have deem'd him worthy of such an honour Thirdly Third Notion take a view of him as he was A Son And there you shall finde him an eminent patterne of filial respect unto all Gentlemen of his rank it is hard to say whether he loved or honoured his Parents most he was troubled with nothing but what troubled them and ambitious of nothing so much as of their content and satisfaction It is a passage worth remembring that after he had made some entrance on his studies in the Law his father and mother tender of his content encouraging him cheerfully to persist and telling him the worst was past every day for the future His childe-like care and delight to please his Parents would render those studies more pleasing and profitable He did ingenuously professe unto them that the satisfaction which he gave them in that way would countervail the greatest difficulty he could meet with and that if he should finde no other pleasure or profit then that he would never desist nor be discouraged Upon this Model was all his carriage towards his Parents formed from his very infancy 1 Kings 2.19 He had learned of Solomon to give them the greatest reverence that might be and never grieved their spirits but at last in dying It was an high expression I had once from his father and I believe it was no hyperbolie That his whole life was so satisfactory to him and his mother that they could not remember one entire week together in it which if he were to live over again they could wish he should otherwise spend then he did To which he added as an acknowledgement of divine favour that he was so blest of God all along that if God at his birth had promised whatsoever they could have desired for him for near twenty two years the time he lived upon condition they should then be willing to resigne him back again they could not have asked more of God then he did bestow upon him for their comfort and to make his person valuable Ah how few sons be there in the world the Christian world to whom their Parents can give such a testimony Behold here a worthy pattern for young Gentlemens imitation When we reade the fifth Commandment and the Apostle his Comment upon it Eph. 6.2 it might leave some wonder upon our spirits why such matchles obedience should fall so short of the Promise But that 1 Tim. 4 8. tells us of a promise of the life to come as well as of the life that now is and therefore if God instead of a long life on earth hath translated him into eternity in heaven Mortality is swallowed of life and the Promise made good with infinite advantage Thus I have presented him to you as A Gentleman A Christian A Son Look upon him but once more under the fourth notion propounded scil As a dying man Fourth notion and you shall see him no more till the Resurrection And yet here you cannot expect much at least not to answer the proportions of such a faire and exemplary life the nature of the * The Small Pox. distemper putting him into a capacity not so fit to communicate what he felt or to receive what might have been seasonably tendred from others though in this later respect the modesty and tendernesse of his dearest relations towards friends that desired to have served him in a personal attendance was stronger then their friends fears Yet God was pleased in wonderful goodnesse to put his bridle into the mouth of the disease so that though it did cast a cloud upon the bright firmament of his understanding yet it did not transport him unto any undecency It was wonderful to standers by that during the tiranny of that froward disease which was about a fourtnight there was nothing of frowardness that fell from him but he retained his native sweetnesse of spirit till the last breath His constant patience in his sicknesse He bare the pains of a violent sicknesse with that calmnesse and serenity as if he had not so much as wish 't to be in any condition but what he was to which purpose he most Christianly exprest himself once to his mother That he blessed God God had fitted him for a bed of sicknesse and that he could fancie it all the things which he delighted in It hath been the commendation of some eminently learned and godly Ministers themselves that under their sore torments they groan'd but they did not grumble and indeed it was much and a mighty power of God to sustain and restrain the spirit under such mighty burnings as they truly phras'd their agonies This Gentleman did neither even while sense was alive and quick he would say of his greatest sufferings This is nothing but what might be easily borne do with me what you will I hope God made good to him that promise Jer. 33.24 The inhabitant of Sion shall not say I am sick the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity Sense of pardon took away the sense of paine All his trouble was to see his dear relations troubled for him whom he besought with greatest tendernesse and humility to be comforted His cheerful submission to the will of God telling them I am willing God should do with me what he will As his distemper increased God increased his patience and finding weaknesse growing upon him the night before he died he told his Parents who were continually with him that he thought he should see them no more here humbly begged their blessings and prayers in the midst whereof some houres after he fell asteep I have said much possibly some may think too much but they must be strangers to hm They that knew him and knew him intimately will