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A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson the late wife of Henry Sampson, Dr.…
A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson the late wife of Henry Sampson, Dr. of Physic, who died Nov. 24. 1689 / by John Howe ...A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson the late wife of Henry Sampson, Dr. of Physick, who died Nov. 24. 1689 / by John Howe ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1690
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.
In short, It were desirable (if God see good) to die amidst the pleasant Friends and Relatives, who were not ill-pleased that we lived; that living, and dying breath might mingle, and ascend together in Prayers, and Praises to the blessed Lord of Heaven and Earth, the God of our Lives. If then, we could part with consent, a rational, and a joyful consent.
Otherwise, To die with Ceremony! To die amongst the fashionable bemoanings, and lamentations, as if we despaired of futurity! One would say (with humble submission to the divine pleasure) Lord! Let me rather die alone! in perfect solitude! in some unfrequented Wood, or on the top of some far remote Mountain! where none might interrupt the solemn transactions, between thy glorious blessed self, and my joyfully departing, self-resigning Soul!
Otherwise, To die with Ceremony! To die amongst the fashionable bemoanings, and lamentations, as if we despair'd of futurity! One would say (with humble submission to the divine pleasure) Lord! Let me rather die alone! in perfect solitude! in some unfrequented Wood, or on the top of some far remote Mountain! where none might interrupt the solemn transactions, between thy glorious blessed self, and my joyfully departing, self-resigning Soul!
But in all this, we must refer our selves to Gods Holy Pleasure, who will dispose of us, living, and dying, in the best, the wisest, and the kindest way.