Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late…

Name: Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late…
Author: Cotton Mather

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]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728printed by Timothy Green, 1708

[8], 3-40 p. ; 13 cm. (12mo) · 7.6k words · Evans 1365

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Mortality CONSIDERED. At the FUNERAL Of the Honourable John Winthro…: Mortality CONSIDERED. At the FUNERAL Of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq

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:39p. 20–21

Indeed all the Sorrows of Life, are called by the Name of Death. I am sure, They tell us, That we are to die. ⟨p. 21⟩Yea, The very Supports of Life, carry broad Intimations of our Dying in them. We Die, if we don't now and then go to Sleep. That very Sleep is the Shadow of death. Oh! Fall Asleep with such Contemplations; These Eyes must shortly be Closed by Death! These Limbs must shortly lie down in the Grave. Our Bread is the Staff of Life. If it were not for that Staff, we should soon fall down unto the Earth, into the Earth, from whence we fetch our Bread. Will it always keep us from Falling? No; it says, My Friend, whence I came, thither art thou going. A Great part of the Food on which we Live, is the Flesh of dead Creatures. We have Death Death, Dished out unto us, on our Tables; DEATH in almost every dish. Oh! Feed with such Contemplations; Feed on them too; Most certainly, I cannot always Live upon the dead. Most certainly, dead Creatures can't save me always from Death.

Indeed all the Sorrows of Life, are called by the Name of Death. I am sure, They tell us, That we are to die. ⟨p. 21⟩Yea, The very Supports of Life, carry broad Intimations of our Dying in them. We Die, if we don't now and then go to Sleep. That very Sleep is the Shadow of death. Oh! Fall Asleep with such Contemplations; These Eyes must shortly be Closed by Death! These Limbs must shortly ly down in the Grave. Our Bread is the Staff of Life. If it were not for that Staff, we should soon fall down unto the Earth, into the Earth, from whence we fetch our Bread. Will it alwayes keep us from Falling? No; it sayes, My Friend, whence I came, thither art thou going. A Great part of the Food on which we Live, is the Flesh of dead Creatures. We have Death Death, Dish'd out unto us, on our Tables; DEATH in almost every dish. Oh! Feed with such Contemplations; Feed on them too; Most certainly, I cannot alwayes Live upon the dead. Most certainly, dead Creatures can't save me always from Death.

:40p. 21–22

We see the Doctrine of Mortality, under some of its Demonstrations. But our Main Work this Day, and indeed the Main Work of every man, every Day of

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