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A23806 A funeral handkerchief in two parts : I. Part. Containing arguments to comfort us at death of friends, II. Part. Containing several uses which we ought to make of such losses : to which is added, Three sermons preached at Coventry, in December last, 1670 / by Thomas Allestree ... Allestree, Thomas, 1637 or 8-1715. 1671 (1671) Wing A1197; ESTC R14326 214,765 404

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1.12_o etc._n etc._n old_a par_fw-fr in_o shropshire_n by_o fare_v hardly_o have_v attain_v to_o above_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n tenuis_fw-la mensa_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la mater_fw-la delicate_a feed_v render_v the_o body_n dull_a and_o disease_v whereas_o slender_a meal_n make_v it_o active_a and_o healthful_a 5._o consid_fw-la god_n can_v make_v course_n diet_n as_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n see_v prov._n 15.16_o 17._o even_o a_o dinner_n of_o herb_n be_v sweet_a prov._n 27.7_o the_o full_a soul_n loathe_v a_o honeycomb_n but_o to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n every_o bitter_a thing_n be_v sweet_a to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n how_o pleasant_a be_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n and_o cheese_n 6._o consid_fw-la god_n can_v make_v course_n diet_n as_o satisfy_v if_o you_o belong_v to_o he_o prov._n 13.25_o the_o righteous_a eat_v to_o the_o satisfy_n of_o ●his_n soul_n but_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v want_v indeed_o we_o read_v how_o they_o who_o have_v their_o portion_n 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serve_v god_n you_o be_v not_o without_o your_o feast_n you_o have_v several_a spiritual_a feast_n which_o be_v far_o better_o than_o bodily_a to_o name_v a_o few_o 1._o you_o have_v the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n prov._n 15.15_o he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o merry_a heart_n have_v a_o continual_a feast_n the_o scripture_n oft_o put_v heart_n for_o conscience_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o act_n 15.9_o 1_o john_n 3.20_o the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o other_o word_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o express_v conscience_n by_o and_o because_o a_o good_a conscience_n cause_v joy_n or_o mirth_n therefore_o it_o be_v render_v a_o merry_a heart_n but_o it_o may_v be_v render_v according_a to_o the_o original_a a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o feast_n always_o or_o at_o a_o feast_n continual_o 2._o you_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o feast_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clemens_n call_v it_o vitæ_fw-la aeternae_fw-la viaticum_fw-la david_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o such_o psal_n 119.19_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o on_o earth_n hide_v not_o thy_o commandment_n from_o i_o he_o look_v upon_o god_n command_n back_v with_o promise_n as_o his_o spiritual_a food_n whilst_o travel_v towards_o heaven_n his_o own_o country_n he_o esteem_v it_o sweet_a than_o honey_n or_o the_o honeycomb_n psal_n 19.10_o and_o job_n esteem_v it_o more_o than_o his_o ordinary_a food_n job_n 23.12_o 3_o you_o have_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n this_o be_v heavenly_a manna_n our_o viaticum_fw-la to_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n this_o be_v spiritual_a meat_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o it_o be_v angelical_a food_n indeed_o a_o excellent_a banquet_n for_o say_v christ_n joh._n 6.55_o my_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o and_o my_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o meat_n and_o drink_n indeed_o by_o way_n of_o reality_n and_o by_o way_n of_o excellency_n see_v psal_n 22.26_o 29._o and_o 36.8_o
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comprehensive_o for_o as_o 17.23_o as_o mr._n frost_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o serm_n on_o act_n 17.23_o another_o divine_a say_v well_o god_n be_v infinitae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la cognoscibilitatis_fw-la as_o well_o as_o entitatis_fw-la and_o so_o must_v either_o lay_v aside_o his_o infinity_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v god_n or_o elevate_v we_o above_o the_o condition_n of_o finite_a creature_n before_o we_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o comprehensive_a vision_n which_o suppose_v a_o equal_a commensuration_n between_o the_o object_n and_o the_o faculty_n but_o we_o shall_v know_v god_n so_o full_o see_v christ_n so_o face_n to_o face_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v perfect_o happy_a the_o wiseman_n rejoice_v to_o see_v the_o star_n that_o direct_v to_o christ_n mat._n 2.10_o what_o exceed_v joy_n will_v it_o then_o be_v to_o see_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n for_o so_o christ_n be_v call_v mal._n 4.2_o old_a simeon_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n get_v 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perfect_a by_o suffer_v heb._n 2.10_o though_o the_o cup_n be_v bitter_a yet_o god_n wisdom_n temper_n and_o love_n sweeten_v all_o the_o bitter_a ingredient_n god_n say_v he_o will_v do_v we_o no_o hurt_n jer._n 25.6_o he_o see_v it_o needful_a for_o you_o to_o be_v thus_o afflict_v 1_o pet._n 1.6_o for_o a_o season_n if_o need_v be_v you_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a temptation_n god_n who_o afflict_v not_o willing_o lam._n 3.33_o send_v no_o more_o affliction_n than_o you_o need_v god_n who_o be_v a_o diet_v of_o thou_o see_v it_o best_o for_o thy_o soul_n health_n to_o be_v keep_v fast_v or_o to_o be_v stint_v in_o thy_o allowance_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o patient_n to_o be_v at_o the_o find_n and_o dispose_n of_o so_o wise_a a_o physician_n and_o withal_o so_o careful_a it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o say_v david_n that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v psal_n 119.71_o volo_fw-la mihi_fw-la irascare_fw-la pater_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la sed_fw-la illâ_fw-la irâ_fw-la 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call_v crenida_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o fruitful_a fountain_n that_o issue_v from_o the_o hill_n on_o which_o it_o be_v build_v eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la circa_fw-la collem_fw-la cvi_fw-la inaedificata_fw-la fuit_fw-la uberrimi_fw-la fontes_n promanarent_fw-la muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 1._o v._n 1._o some_o 539._o some_o itinerarium_fw-la totius_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la p._n 539._o say_v there_o be_v vein_n of_o gold_n find_v close_o by_o it_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n father_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a cause_v it_o in_o the_o year_n before_o christ_n 354._o to_o be_v re-edify_v and_o enlarge_v and_o then_o after_o his_o own_o name_n call_v it_o philippos_n or_o philippi_n hanc_fw-la philippus_n rex_fw-la macedoniae_n munitiorem_fw-la reddidit_fw-la propter_fw-la vicinos_fw-la thrace_n ac_fw-la in_o nominis_fw-la svi_fw-la memoriam_fw-la philippus_n vocavit_fw-la muscul_fw-la 1.1_o muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 1.1_o it_o be_v enrich_v with_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o when_o the_o godly_a man_n flesh_n fail_v health_n decline_v strength_n be_v weaken_v then_o be_v god_n ready_a to_o support_v he_o under_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n either_o by_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n or_o by_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n by_o death_n so_o that_o if_o we_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o bullinger_n 2.27_o bull_v in_o phil_n 2.27_o say_v optimè_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la sive_fw-la revalescamus_fw-la sive_fw-la moriamur_fw-la it_o will_v go_v well_o with_o we_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v 2._o this_o consideration_n afford_v comfort_n not_o only_o to_o believer_n '_o midst_n personal_a sickness_n but_o likewise_o to_o god_n church_n '_o midst_n national_a calamity_n though_o church_n and_o state_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v bedrid_a languish_v unto_o death_n under_o schism_n and_o division_n sin_n and_o 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