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A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…
A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemn interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honourably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemne interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honorably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1658
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A SERMON Preached at the Funeral OF THE Right Honourable ROBERT EAR… › Doctrine 6: Doctrine 6.
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3. In his family-government. For he was very constant in his morning and evening public service of God, and herein a rare pattern to the Gentry of the Country: He would not suffer any sports or pastimes to divert him from his daily public devotions. It is a great honour to God, and credit to Religion when there is a form and outside (though but a form and outside) of godliness in great families. This is like a candle set upon a hill to enlighten all inferior families. It is reported of Theodosius the Emperor, that by his religious carriage in his family, he made all his Court a nursery of religion. And it is said of the house of George Prince of Anhalt, that for the good 1orders therein observed it was a Church, an Academy, and a Court.
3. In his family-government. For he was very constant in his morning and evening publick service of God, and herein a rare patterne to the Gentry of the Country: He would not suffer any sports or pastimes to divert him from his dayly publique devotions. It is a great honour to God, and credit to Religion when there is a forme and outside (though but a forme and outside) of godliness in great families. This is like a candle set upon a hill to illighten all inferlour families. It is reported of Theodosius the Emperour, that by his religious carriage in his family, he made all his Court a nursery of religion. And it is said of the house of George Prince of Anhalt, that for the good 1orders therein observed it was a Church, an Academy, and a Court.
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4. In his conscientious observation of the Lords day, and in causing the Sermons preached to be repeated in his presence to the whole family. In his frequent attendance when he was at London upon weekly Lectures, and by his example and encouragement, drawing many persons of quality to our congregations. And (which is very remarkable) in the Month in which he died, he went constantly to the Morning-exercise at St. Martins in the fields, thereby (as by a secret instinct) fitting and preparing himself for his death, which happened towards the end of it.