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Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late…
Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late governor of the colony of Connecticut, in New-England; who died, at Boston, Nov. 27. 1707 and was honourably there interred on Decemb. 4. ensuing; in the 69th year of his age. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late governour of the colony of Connecticut, in New-England; who died, at Boston, Nov. 27. 1707 and was honourably there interr'd on Decemb. 4. ensuing; in the 69th year of his age. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
printed by Timothy Green, 1708
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Another of my Reasons, is, Because I must make a profitable Reflection on the Name of my Enosh. It has been commonly thought, That the Name of Enosh, is as much as to say, Sorrowful Man, Afflicted Man, Miserable Man. Alas, In the ⟨p. 9⟩Vanity and Vexation which every day befalls every man, there is Enough and Enough to Justify such a Denomination. But I forego the Thought. Eusebius has better instructed me, That Enosh rather signifies, EPILESMONA, Forgetful Man, or Forgotten Man. Truly, the wretchedness of Man lies very much in Forgetfulness. For, first, Man did soon Forget his Obligations to God, and continues to do so. Secondly, If Old Age comes upon a Man, he soon grows very Forgetful of Every thing; and it is a principal Infirmity and Calamity of Old Age thus to do. Thirdly, It is the Fate of a Man to be soon Forgotten; he appears a very little while, and it is quickly Forgotten, that ever he was in the World. Behold, the Elegance of a passage in the Psalms, where the Name of Enosh is used; Psal. 8.4. What is Forgetful and Forgotten Man, that thou shouldest Remember him!
Another of my Reasons, is, Because I must make a profitable Reflection on the Name of my Enosh. It has been commonly thought, That the Name of Enosh, is as much as to say, Sorrowful Man, Afflicted Man, Miserable Man. Alas, In the ⟨p. 9⟩Vanity and Vexation which every day befals every man, there is Enough and Enough to Justify such a Denomination. But I forego the Thought. Eusebius has better instructed me, That Enosh rather signifies, EPILESMONA, Forgetful Man, or Forgotten Man. Truly, the wretchedness of Man lies very much in Forgetfulness. For, first, Man did soon Forget his Obligations to God, and continues to do so. Secondly, If Old Age comes upon a Man, he soon grows very Forgetful of Every thing; and it is a principal Infirmity and Calamity of Old Age thus to do. Thirdly, It is the Fate of a Man to be soon Forgotten; he appears a very little while, and it is quickly Forgotten, that ever he was in the World. Behold, the Elegancy of a passage in the Psalms, where the Name of Enosh is used; Psal. 8.4. What is Forgetful and Forgotten Man, that thou shouldest Remember him!