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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
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IV. Must we Die? Then our Friends must also Die. We must not wonder at it. It is what must befall every one of us all. Ambrose was in the right of it, when he said unto Mourners, Quid absurdius, quam ut id quod scias omnibus esse prescriptum, quasi speciale deplores? We are by a Greater Authority so called upon; 1. Cor. 7.30. This I say, Brethren, The Time is short. It remains, that they that Weep, be as tho' they Wept not. One says, When I have deplored the Death of my Friend, as a Friend, I must learn to bear it as a Saint. It is a wretched Virtue, not to know what else, than to Bewail the Dead. Oh! Let all Friends look for a Parting Time. Live together, as they that must not Always Live together. We see People every where Mourning over their departed Friends. We must look for such things.
IV. Must we Die? Then our Friends must also Die. We must not wonder at it. It is what must befal every one of us all. Ambrose was in the right of it, when he said unto Mourners, Quid absurdius, quam ut id quod scias omnibus esse prescriptum, quasi speciale deplores? We are by a Greater Authority so call'd upon; 1. Cor. 7.30. This I say, Brethren, The Time is short. It remains, that they that Weep, be as tho' they Wept not. One sayes, When I have deplored the Death of my Friend, as a Friend, I must learn to bear it as a Saint. It is a wretched Vertue, not to know what else, than to Bewail the Dead. Oh! Let all Friends look for a Parting Time. Live together, as they that must not Alwayes Live together. We see People every where Mourning over their departed Friends. We must look for such things.
Must we so? Then let us Discharge our Duty to our Friends, before it comes to this. Let us do them all the Good that ever we can, while we have, an Opportunity to Do them Good. Let our Carriage to our Friends, be such, that if they Dye before us, we may be able with inexpressible Consolation, to look back upon our Faithfulness.