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The mourner directory, guiding him to the middle way betwixt the two extremes, defect,…The mourner directory, guiding him to the middle way betwixt the two extreams, defect,…
The mourner directory, guiding him to the middle way betwixt the two extremes, defect, excess of sorrow for his dead to which is added, The mourners soliloquy / by Thomas Doolittle ...The mourner directory, guiding him to the middle way betwixt the two extreams, defect, excess of sorrow for his dead to which is added, The mourners soliloquy / by Thomas Doolittle ...
London: printed by J.A. for Tho. Cockeril, 1693
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
BUT if your Sorrow be Excessive after all these Remedies alleged, made known to us by Divine Revelation, doth it not argue ⟨p. 202⟩Want or Weakness of Faith, and slowness of Heart to Believe? If you do not believe, will you reason the Case with your self, that we may bring it to this Issue, that your Immoderate Sorrow is irrational, contrary both to Faith and Reason: Which will appear by that time you consider the Matter well, and give in a deliberate Answer to these following Questions briefly offered to you.
BUT if your Sorrow be Excessive after all these Remedies alleadged, made known to us by Divine Revelation, doth it not argue ⟨p. 202⟩Want or Weakness of Faith, and slowness of Heart to Believe? If you do not believe, will you reason the Case with your self, that we may bring it to this Issue, that your Immoderate Sorrow is irrational, contrary both to Faith and Reason: Which will appear by that time you consider the Matter well, and give in a deliberate Answer to these following Questions briefly offered to you.
1 Quest. If a particular Resurrection now could be, as formerly hath been, would you desire that your Relations that died in the Lord, might now be raised from the dead, to live and dwell with you in your House upon Earth again? If it were possible, would you have your holy Father, or Mother, Husband or Wife raised as Jairus his Daughter, Lazarus, Tabitha, and others were; and come and sit at your Table, and live with you in the same Circumstances as they did before? If you would not, how unreasonable is all your excessive Sorrow, because they are dead, and yet would not have them live with you again, though you may? What! will nothing content you? Is their restoration to Life now, no matter of your desire, and yet is their death such matter of so great abundant Sorrow? Will you be pleased neither way, concerning them dead or alive again? If you would desire this, do you consider what it is you do desire, and how injurious you would be to them, that you may have your will, and