A39690:333
A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing…
A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing the death of her dear and only son wherein the boundaries of sorrow are duly fixed, excesses restrained, the common pleas answered, and divers rules for the support of Gods afflicted ones prescribed / by J.F.
London: printed for Robert Boulter, 1674
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.
Yea, What if by this stroke upon one of the pleasantest things you had in this world, God will discover to you, more sensibly and effectually than ever, the vanity both of that, and all other earthly comforts, so as that you shall from henceforth never let forth your heart, your hope, your love and delight to any of them as you did before? you could talk before of the creatures vanity; but I question whether ever you had so clear and convincing a sight of its vanity as you have this day: And is not this a considerable mercy in your eyes?
Now, if ever, God is weaning you from all fond opinions, and vain expectations from this world; by this your Judgment of the creatures is rectified, and your affections to all other enjoyments on earth moderated: And is this nothing? O doubtless it's a greater mercy to you, than to have your friend alive again.
And what if by this rod your wandering, gadding heart shall be whipped home to God? Your neglected duties revived, your decayed Communion with God restored, ⟨p. 110⟩a spiritual heavenly frame of heart recovered? What will you say then?
And what if by this rod your wandering, gadding heart shall be whipt home to God? Your neglected duties revived, your decayed Communion with God restored, ⟨p. 110⟩a spiritual heavenly frame of heart recovered? What will you say then?