THE MOURNERS CORDIAL Against Excessive SORROW Discovering what Grounds of Hope Gods People have concerning their DEAD FRIENDSBy Samuel Willard, Teacher of a Church in BOSTON.2 Cor. 5.1.For we know, that if our Earthly House of this Tabernacle were Dissolved, we have a Building of God, an House not made with Hands, Eternal in the Heavens.Boston, Printed by Benjamin Harris, and John Allen. 1691.Very Suitable to be given at Funerals.THE MOVRNERS CORDIAL Against Excessive SORROW Discovering what Grounds of Hope Gods People have concerning their DEAD FRIENDSBy Samuel Willard, Teacher of a Church in BOSTON.2 Cor. 5.1.For we know, that if our Earthly House of this Tabernacle were Dissolved, we have a Building of God, an House not made with Hands, Eternal in the Heavens.Boston, Printed by Benjamin Harris, and John Allen. 1691.Very Suitable to be given at Funerals.Title page of The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have…, Boston, 1691The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have…Samuel Willard, 1691

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This bids Christians to beware of being over rigorous in censuring of others for their sorrow and mourning. This is not only that which God allows to men, but without which they cannot duly lay his Providence to heart, or rightly sanctify him under it: yea, and there is a vent of grief which nature must be allowed to have; and as it is a piece of fruitless indiscretion to go about to dam it up, so it is over rigorous ⟨p. 40⟩for us to charge all of this nature to folly and sin.

This bids Christians to beware of being over rigorous in censuring of others for their sorrow and mourning. This is not only that which God allows to men, but without which they cannot duly lay his Providence to heart, or rightly sanctifie him under it: yea, and there is a vent of grief which nature must be allowed to have; and as it is a piece of fruitless indiscretion to go about to damm it up, so it is over rigorous ⟨p. 40⟩for us to charge all of this nature to folly and sin.

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This bids Christians to beware of being over rigorous in censuring of others for their sorrow and mourning. This is not only that which God allows to men, but without which they cannot duly lay his Providence to heart, or rightly sanctifie him under it: yea, and there is a vent of grief which nature must be allowed to have; and as it is a piece of fruitless indiscretion to go about to damm it up, so it is over rigorous ⟨p. 40⟩for us to charge all of this nature to folly and sin.

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