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A funeral oration made the xiiij. day of JanuaryA funerall oratyon made the xiiij. day of Ianuary
A funeral oration made the xiiij. day of January by John Hopper, the year of our salvation, 1549. upon the text written in the Revelation of Saint John. Ca. 14.A funerall oratyon made the xiiij. day of Ianuary by Iohn Hoper, the yere of our saluation, 1549. vpon the texte wrytyne in the Reuelatyone of Sayncte Iohne. Ca. 14.
printed by S. Mierdman for Edward Whitechurch, 1549printed by S. Mierdman for Edwarde Whitechurch, 1549
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¶ The conclusion.
¶ The conclusyon.
¶ If we will not lament the death of our friends, let us hear & read the scripture diligently that sayeth: they be blessed that dye in the Lord. And we, if we purpose to dye well: while we be in health let us learn to know, to fear, and to put all our trust in the Lord solely & only thorough Christ, and then in the trance and dangerous agony of death we shall overcome manfully, and say rather for our friends that dye, blessed & thanked the Lord who hath vouch saved to take unto him his servant in the blood of Christ from the miseris of this world and the Isles thereof: rather then to say (as the most part of men doth) God have mercy upon his soul, which word ⟨image 21⟩includeth a very doubt of the state of the dead, and more spoken of custom, then of knowledge. Let us therefore with the holy ghost say, blessed be the dead, that dyeth in the Lord. So be it.
¶ If we will not lamente the death of our frends, let vs hear & rede the scripture diligently that sayeth: they be blessed yt dye in the Lord. And we, if we purpose to dye wel: whyl we be in helth let vs lerne to knowe, to feare, and to put all our trust in the Lord solye & onelye thorough Christe, and then in the trance and dangerous agonye of deathe we shall ouercome manfullye, and saye rather for our frendes that dye, blessed & thanked the Lorde who hath vouch saued to take vnto hym hys seruaunte in the bloude of Christ from the miseris of thys worlde and the Iles therof: rather then to saye (as the moste part of mē doth) God haue mercy vpon his soule, whych word ⟨image 21⟩includeth a verye doute of the state of the deade, and more spoken of custome, then of knowelege. Let vs therfore with the holy ghost say, blessed be the dead, that dyeth in the Lorde. So be it.