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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
THE Mourners Directory. › Chapter 2: The First Doctrine, proved by Scripture Instances and Reasons.
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4. Ministers heretofore have not died unlamented, nor followed to their Graves without Weeping and Sorrow. They that watched over the People while they lived, were bewailed by the People when they fell asleep. When Death did tie their Tongues, and silence them; when the Seers eyes have been closed, and the feet of them that brought the glad tidings of Salvation to lost Sinners, are fettered by the bands of Death, that they can come and bring no more: When they that brake the Bread of Life, became meat for Worms, and could pray with them, and for them, and preach to them no more; when they had done their work, then the Peoples sorrows did begin. The children of Israel wept for Moses thirty days, Deut. 34.8. And for Aaron, Numb. 20.29. When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. When Samuel died, all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, 1 Sam. 25.1. Stephen was not buried without much sorrow, Acts 8.2. Devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. But now Ministers Widows and ⟨p. 21⟩Children might mourn, when many others are not concerned for them living or dying.
4. Ministers heretofore have not died unlamented, nor followed to their Graves without Weeping and Sorrow. They that watched over the People while they lived, were bewailed by the People when they fell asleep. When Death did tye their Tongues, and silence them; when the Seers eyes have been closed, and the feet of them that brought the glad tidings of Salvation to lost Sinners, are fettered by the bands of Death, that they can come and bring no more: When they that brake the Bread of Life, became meat for Worms, and could pray with them, and for them, and preach to them no more; when they had done their work, then the Peoples sorrows did begin. The children of Israel wept for Moses thirty days, Deut. 34.8. And for Aaron,