A
FVNERALL
SERMON
PREACHED
AT
THE
BURIALL
of
the
Lady
Iane
MAITLANE
.
IOB
.
14.14
.
All
the
daies
of
my
appointed
time
will
I
wait
,
till
my
change
come
.
IT
is
said
,
that
it
is
better
to
be
in
the
house
of
mourning
,
than
mirth
;
if
ever
,
I
trust
now
,
you
are
in
a
house
of
mourning
,
and
mourners
;
mourners
,
not
so
much
with
their
doole
,
and
mourning
cloaths
;
as
with
mourning
hearts
and
weeping
eyes
.
I
pray
God
this
mourning
caused
by
this
more
than
mournfull
object
,
may
draw
us
to
a
mourning
for
our selves
,
and
for
our
sins
.
And
that
this
change
may
leade
us
to
the
practise
of
Iob
his
resolution
here
,
All
the
dayes
of
my
appointed
time
will
I
wait
till
my
change
come
:
I
make
it
the
ground
of
my
speech
;
since
of
a
mourner
I
must
be
a
speaker
.
Loth
was
I
to
it
;
But
how
should
I
,
how
could
I
detrect
it
?
this
being
the
least
dutie
I
can
;
the
last
I
ever
shall
perform
to
the
never-to-be-forgotten
memory
of
this
Honourable
young
Lady
;
Repressing
therefore
and
smothering
my
own
grief
for
a
time
;
I
will
proceed
having
first
called
upon
God
,
who
onely
can
direct
me
,
how
to
speak
,
you
how
to
hear
,
and
both
to
his
glory
.
THis
change
,
to
her
als
joyfull
,
as
to
us
sorrowfull
,
cals
upon
us
with
Iob
,
all
the
dayes
of
our
appointed
time
to
wait
till
our
change
come
.
Few
words
,
yet
large
matter
;
which
at
this
time
,
is
rather
a
trouble
,
than
an
ease
to
the
speaker
:
of
whom
you
cannot
expect
Scholastick
speculations
,
flowres
of
Fathers
,
broken
sentences
of
Poets
;
such
elaborate
and
painted
discourses
as
they
,
are
more
for
shew
than
profit
,
so
to
this
time
altogether
unsutable
.
It
shall
suffice
me
,
if
tempering
my
speech
with
brevity
&
perspicuity
,
I
can
enforce
upon
you
,
the
practise
of
what
Iob
resolved
,
All
the
dayes
of
your
appointed
time
to
wait
till
your
change
come
.
And
thus
I
enter
upon
my
text
by
way
of
,
1.
explication
.
2.
application
.
3.
exhortation
.
For
explication
,
as
I
will
not
detain
you
with
the
dependence
and
deduction
of
the
text
;
so
I
will
not
be
curious
in
cutting
and
dividing
the
words
:
onely
,
in
generall
,
I
take
them
as
running
on
three
points
,
1.
Life
,
2.
Death
,
3.
Preparation
in
life
for
death
.
Of
life
you
have
two
things
;
one
expressed
;
That
the
time
thereof
is
appointed
;
the
other
implied
;
That
it
is
short
,
rather
to
be
measured
by
dayes
than
years
.
Death
and
the
preparation
thereto
,
are
set
down
in
two
words
of
large
extent
;
death
is
a
change
,
and
our
preparation
a
waiting
for
this
change
.
☞
Our
time
is
appointed
,
not
by
our selves
,
not
by
man
,
not
by
any
other
creature
;
but
by
the
creator
of
all
.
His
we
are
in
our
coming
,
staying
,
leaving
this
world
:
from
him
is
our
time
here
,
and
change
hence
:
what
ever
besides
,
within
us
,
without
us
,
gets
the
name
of
prolonging
our
time
,
or
hasting
our
change
,
it
is
subordinate
to
his
appointment
.
2.
Our
time
is
appointed
:
Some
have
years
;
some
months
;
some
dayes
;
some
houres
;
all
appointed
,
and
measured
forth
by
God
.
One
comes
to
his
change
by
a
burning
fever
;
another
by
a
lingring
consumption
;
one
meets
it
in
his
bed
,
another
in
the
street
;
thousands
at
once
in
the
field
,
and
all
by
appointment
.
If
the
sparrows
falling
or
flying
,
one
haire
of
thy
head
it
's
growing
or
falling
be
appointed
;
how
not
our
time
and
change
by
appointment
?
3.
Our
time
is
appointed
by
him
who
knowes
what
is
best
for
him
,
what
for
us
;
our
time
is
from
him
,
and
should
be
for
him
:
As
our
coming
is
not
by
chance
,
so
neither
our
going
.
We
are
all
set
here
for
some
busines
,
which
being
done
;
then
our
appointed
time
leads
to
our
change
.
Thus
for
the
appointment
of
our
time
.
All
the
dayes
of
my
appointed
time
:
Here
the
next
,
the
brevitie
of
this
time
;
a
point
so
cleare
by
the
light
of
Scripture
,
reason
,
and
daily
experience
;
that
it
might
seeme
a
vain
expense
of
our
appointed
time
to
insist
upon
it
.
And
surely
if
mens
inward
conceits
,
and
outward
practises
did
comply
with
their
verball
profession
,
I
should
wrong
both
you
and
my selfe
,
to
make
a
pause
here
.
But
alasse
,
what
ever
be
the
confession
of
the
daies
of
our
appointed
time
,
yet
I
am
sure
our
carriage
speaks
,
that
we
dream
not
of
dayes
but
of
years
,
yea
many
years
of
our
appointed
time
.
Whence
I
intreat
you
is
the
casting
away
of
so
much
of
our
appointed
time
,
in
doing
nothing
,
in
doing
evill
?
whence
the
tyring
of
our
wits
to
finde
out
new
wayes
to
the
spending
thereof
?
whence
the
too-long
spun-web
of
our
ambitious
,
avaritious
thoughts
?
whence
those
many
delayes
,
whereby
we
shift
knowledge
,
repentance
,
faith
?
All
grace
and
goodnesse
,
and
this
waiting
for
our
approaching
change
?
whence
all
those
?
but
from
our
conceit
not
of
dayes
,
but
of
years
,
not
of
short
,
but
long
life
?
Yet
the
truth
is
,
howsoever
we
may
deceive
and
are
deceived
,
Iobs
words
must
stand
(
All
the
dayes
of
my
appointed
time
)
spoken
by
a
man
of
truth
,
and
inspired
by
the
spirit
of
truth
.
Scripture
is
so
copious
in
this
argument
,
that
hardly
can
you
turn
over
many
pages
,
but
you
will
meet
with
one
or
other
passage
or
word
sounding
this
way
.
Neither
onely
will
you
finde
positive
speeches
,
but
great
varietie
of
resemblances
,
whereby
Gods
Spirit
would
set
forth
these
daies
,
or
shortnes
of
our
appointed
time
.
Hence
these
comparisons
,
of
a
flower
,
a
shadow
,
a
vapour
appearing
for
a
while
,
and
then
vanishing
,
a
dream
,
an
Eagles
flight
in
the
aire
,
a
cloud
blown
away
with
the
winde
,
or
else
dissolved
;
a
span
measured
in
an
instant
,
with
many
such
like
:
David
cals
it
vanitie
,
which
is
nothing
;
yea
not
onely
his
time
and
dayes
,
but
him selfe
,
because
of
them
;
Every
man
in
his
best
estate
is
altogether
vanitie
,
Psal.
39.5
.
where
each
word
is
emphaticke
,
man
,
every
man
,
every
man
in
his
best
estate
,
is
vanitie
,
is
altogether
vanitie
:
And
Psal.
62.9
.
The
children
of
men
are
vanitie
,
the
chief
men
are
lyes
;
to
lay
them
upon
a
balance
they
are
altogether
lighter
than
vanitie
:
And
how
I
pray
you
can
we
count
that
long
,
which
is
in
continuall
consumption
;
the
more
time
we
have
,
the
nearer
we
are
to
our
change
;
yea
our
change
begins
in
a
manner
with
our
time
;
no
sooner
living
than
beginning
to
die
:
Yesterday
is
not
to
be
recalled
,
what
is
past
is
perished
;
the
shadow
of
our
time
is
still
in
motion
;
this
glasse
still
running
;
this
ship
still
sayling
;
while
we
are
eating
,
drinking
,
sleeping
,
walking
,
talking
,
we
are
still
carried
to
this
change
;
and
to
close
this
point
;
there
is
nothing
makes
our
time
seeme
long
,
but
the
expectation
of
hope
of
long
time
;
and
the
longest
time
,
once
passed
,
is
but
a
dream
,
but
vanitie
.
Thus
of
life
,
as
appointed
by
God
;
as
measured
by
dayes
;
The
other
two
points
of
our
change
,
and
waiting
for
this
change
,
is
matter
for
many
sermons
,
and
a
task
for
our
whole
life
;
But
within
this
short
scantling
of
time
,
wherewith
I
am
straitned
,
I
shall
absolve
them
in
two
words
.
The
change
we
must
wait
for
,
is
that
which
is
begun
by
death
,
and
is
accomplished
at
our
resurrection
;
O
how
joyfull
,
how
glorious
a
change
to
the
godly
;
whose
corruption
puts
on
incorruption
,
whose
mortality
puts
on
immortality
;
who
are
changed
and
transchanged
into
the
glory
of
God
.
This
happy
change
we
must
wait
for
;
First
,
by
practise
,
living
so
as
we
may
attain
to
it
.
Secondly
,
by
meditation
,
thinking
on
it
ere
it
come
.
Thirdly
,
by
resolution
embracing
it
when
it
comes
;
I
hasten
to
the
application
.
Works
move
more
than
words
,
teaching
by
exemple
is
more
effectuall
than
by
discourse
.
If
the
ardent
,
and
affectionat
desires
of
her
Honourable
parents
,
the
hearty
wishes
of
her
many
worthy
friends
;
the
many
salt
tears
,
sobs
,
sighes
,
groanes
,
of
all
her
acquaintance
,
the
prayers
and
supplications
of
us
all
;
if
gifts
of
body
and
minde
surpassing
ordinarie
,
and
stirring
almost
admiration
in
the
beholders
;
if
all
those
could
have
delayed
this
change
,
neither
should
your
eyes
have
seene
,
nor
my
tongue
this
day
spoken
of
it
;
but
it
was
appointed
by
God
,
blessed
be
his
name
;
his
will
,
not
ours
,
be
done
.
Maximilian
,
the
first
of
that
name
,
commanded
that
his
dead
body
should
be
exposed
to
publique
view
;
adding
this
reason
,
ut
vel
meo
discant
exemplo
.
Behold
we
have
this
day
proposed
our
Maxima
,
the
choycest
jewell
we
had
,
once
the
delight
of
our
eyes
,
and
the
joy
of
our
hearts
;
her
we
proposed
a
spectacle
,
not
to
be
gazed
upon
,
but
that
in
this
change
ye
might
read
a
lecture
of
your
own
coming
change
;
It
is
I
know
expected
I
should
speake
somewhat
of
her
;
and
why
should
I
frustrat
your
expectation
?
for
though
these
speeches
should
not
be
Panegyricks
,
onely
for
the
praises
of
the
dead
;
but
rather
instructions
for
the
living
;
yet
I
see
not
why
their
due
commandations
,
because
of
their
excellent
vertues
,
should
be
suppressed
;
since
God
,
in
them
,
by
them
,
is
glorified
,
others
edified
.
And
hath
not
the
holy
Spirit
told
us
,
that
,
As
the
memorie
of
the
wicked
shall
rot
,
so
the
memorie
of
the
just
shall
be
blessed
.
Prov.
10.7
.
The
righteous
shall
be
had
in
everlasting
remembrance
,
Psal.
112.6
.
If
with
God
,
why
not
with
man
?
Having
upon
those
grounds
resolved
to
speake
of
her
,
yet
so
,
as
the
truth
of
my
love
,
should
not
prejudge
my
love
of
truth
;
still
for
a
time
I
remained
irresolved
what
to
speake
,
where
to
begin
,
when
to
end
;
inopem
me
copia
fecit
.
In
end
I
found
that
,
as
to
speake
nothing
were
intolerable
,
so
to
speak
all
were
impossible
:
So
that
my
course
must
be
of
many
things
to
make
choyce
of
some
few
;
and
that
by
confining
my
speech
to
my
text
,
1.
of
her
dayes
;
2.
of
her
appointed
time
;
3.
her
change
;
4.
her
waiting
for
her
change
.
All
the
dayes
of
her
appointed
time
did
she
wait
till
her
change
came
.
All
the
dayes
.
Sometimes
dayes
are
taken
for
years
,
and
years
for
dayes
;
when
I
speake
of
her
time
,
I
doubt
whether
to
say
dayes
,
or
years
:
Let
me
joyn
them
both
;
all
the
dayes
,
all
the
years
:
Her
appointed
time
was
dayes
,
her
appointed
time
was
years
;
it
was
short
,
it
was
long
.
Will
we
take
time
and
dayes
as
they
are
ordinarily
;
alasse
then
I
must
say
she
had
dayes
,
and
but
few
dayes
that
was
worthy
of
years
,
of
many
years
;
thousands
who
abuse
their
time
to
the
dishonour
of
God
,
themselves
,
the
world
,
have
many
dayes
;
while
she
,
who
knew
both
what
time
was
,
and
how
to
use
time
,
had
but
few
.
Ah
what
pitty
to
behold
such
a
blossome
blasted
in
the
spring
?
such
a
flower
withered
in
the
morning
?
such
a
bright
and
glancing
starre
over-clouded
with
a
gloomie
and
tempestuous
night
.
But
if
we
shall
call
those
onely
dayes
that
are
spent
honourably
,
vertuously
,
religiously
,
then
I
may
boldly
turn
dayes
into
years
,
and
say
,
all
the
years
of
her
appointed
time
.
Her
time
was
not
short
,
but
long
.
Diu
vixit
,
licet
non
diu
fuit
,
She
lived
long
in
a
short
time
;
is
one
day
of
a
mans
life
governed
with
knowledge
and
reason
,
to
be
prized
above
the
many
years
of
the
unreasonable
creature
?
why
not
her
few
dayes
full
of
knowledge
and
grace
to
be
valued
beyond
the
longest
time
of
too
too
many
,
who
at
foure
times
twenty
come
to
their
change
emptie
of
both
?
if
her
few
dayes
breed
sorrow
,
let
her
many
years
bring
us
comfort
.
Her
time
was
Appointed
by
God
;
here
a
ground
of
patience
.
Since
this
change
,
the
affections
and
passions
of
many
have
shown
themselves
,
and
still
doth
;
The
eyes
of
all
who
knew
her
,
the
tongues
of
all
who
heard
of
her
do
abundantly
testifie
,
not
a
private
but
a
publique
sorrow
:
and
shall
we
condemn
that
,
which
God
and
Nature
commands
?
Christ
and
his
Saints
practised
it
.
We
finde
the
Patriarches
and
holy
men
mourning
over
their
dead
:
our
blessed
Saviour
shedding
teares
over
Lazarus
;
and
shall
it
then
be
strange
if
we
behold
her
worthy
parents
lifting
up
their
voyces
with
cryes
,
being
deprived
of
such
a
divided
peece
of
themselves
?
Her
honourable
friends
to
bedeaw
their
cheeks
,
being
robbed
of
such
a
choyce
flower
of
their
garland
?
all
her
acquaintance
,
familiars
,
and
followers
,
to
fill
heaven
and
earth
with
their
lamentations
?
wanting
her
,
whose
injoying
was
a
great
part
of
their
earthly
joy
?
yea
,
and
it
is
strange
to
see
all
those
bounds
wher
she
was
known
by
eye
or
eare
,
to
mourn
;
each
family
,
as
if
they
were
mourning
for
their
own
first
born
,
being
frustrat
of
those
great
hopes
,
and
common
benefits
,
her
few
dayes
did
promise
to
all
?
Surely
it
is
not
strange
,
nor
can
be
blamed
.
And
to
increase
it
by
patheticke
speeches
,
I
neither
can
,
being
already
at
such
a
hight
;
neither
will
,
least
we
give
too
large
reines
to
it
.
Not
to
mourn
,
is
not
onely
gracelesse
,
but
unnaturall
;
to
be
immoderate
in
our
mourning
is
not
Christian
,
but
Heathenish
.
When
Iacob
came
to
his
change
,
Ioseph
mourned
;
so
did
the
Egytians
;
he
but
7.
dayes
,
they
70.
Gen.
50.3.10
.
He
knew
his
time
was
appointed
by
God
,
they
looked
to
fate
,
and
necessity
:
he
knew
his
death
was
but
a
change
,
they
tooke
it
for
a
finall
dissolution
and
destruction
.
Mourn
then
we
may
,
we
should
,
but
to
exceed
in
our
mourning
as
those
who
have
no
hope
,
we
may
not
,
we
should
not
.
And
here
among
many
,
one
ground
for
the
moderation
of
our
sorrow
,
and
perswading
of
patience
,
Her
time
was
appointed
of
God
:
if
it
had
been
possible
that
another
should
have
wrought
this
change
;
would
we
,
think
ye
,
have
taken
it
patiently
?
no
,
rather
would
we
have
parted
with
our
own
eyes
.
But
now
,
O
Lord
,
thou
hast
done
it
,
and
therefore
with
thy
servant
David
we
must
close
our
mouth
,
yea
reverence
,
obey
,
glorifie
thy
appointment
,
just
are
all
thy
ordinances
,
upright
are
all
thy
wayes
:
Though
before
with
David
we
did
weep
,
and
would
not
be
comforted
,
yet
now
seeing
the
evidence
of
thy
appointment
,
we
must
rise
up
and
praise
thee
.
Ye
see
her
appointed
time
:
I
come
now
to
her
waiting
.
Iob
saith
,
he
would
wait
for
his
change
,
and
why
may
not
I
say
,
All
her
dayes
she
did
wait
till
her
change
came
.
For
if
the
waiting
for
our
change
be
;
first
,
the
leading
of
such
a
life
as
doth
shew
,
we
know
there
will
be
a
change
;
secondly
,
if
it
be
in
the
confluence
of
worldly
blessings
,
to
minde
more
our
change
than
them
;
thirdly
,
if
it
be
,
at
the
approaching
thereof
,
to
desire
it
,
embrace
it
,
welcome
it
,
joy
in
it
,
then
I
may
truly
say
,
she
did
wait
for
her
change
.
God
is
my
witnesse
,
what
I
speak
,
it
is
not
from
partiall
affection
,
so
it
is
not
for
particular
ends
.
I
follow
not
doubtfull
rumours
,
uncertain
and
flying
reports
;
but
what
I
know
to
be
truth
from
her
birth
to
this
her
change
,
from
her
cradle
to
her
grave
;
I
speake
and
that
for
truths
sake
;
setting
her
waiting
for
a
pattern
to
our
waiting
.
First
then
,
I
say
,
her
life
was
such
as
did
testifie
she
knew
there
would
be
a
change
.
Religion
,
piety
,
devotion
is
that
,
which
gives
,
as
it
were
,
another
life
to
all
morall
vertues
,
and
makes
them
Christian
,
without
it
they
may
be
profitable
to
others
,
but
little
to
our selves
.
It
is
true
,
onely
God
knowes
the
heart
in
it self
,
and
by
himself
:
but
if
pregnant
presumptions
,
and
well
nigh
infallible
signes
may
be
a
firme
ground
for
passing
censure
;
I
may
confidently
affirme
and
assevere
,
that
the
fear
of
God
was
placed
,
yea
deeply
rooted
in
her
heart
:
and
from
this
fountain
did
flow
those
streames
of
the
exercise
of
religion
;
Her
hunger
,
and
burning
desire
to
hear
Gods
word
,
her
attention
in
hearing
,
her
knowledge
by
hearing
,
her
sweet
devout
communication
and
practise
after
hearing
;
What
?
shall
I
name
to
you
her
frequent
praying
;
daily
reading
;
her
writing
almost
the
whole
New
Testament
with
her
own
hand
:
and
was
all
onely
in
hypocrisie
,
and
for
shew
?
No
,
I
am
assured
her
religion
was
not
so
much
in
her
eares
and
tongue
(
as
it
is
with
many
)
as
in
her
heart
and
life
.
Who
knew
her
,
knowes
she
was
more
in
substance
than
in
show
.
From
this
same
fountain
flowed
also
that
rare
,
and
scarce
to
be
matched
obedience
,
love
,
honour
,
and
all
due
respect
to
her
parents
;
which
as
her
whole
life
did
witnesse
,
so
her
change
:
nothing
more
grieving
her
for
her
change
,
as
that
her
change
would
bring
grief
to
them
.
If
I
should
enlarge
her
observance
to
her
superiours
in
regard
of
age
and
state
of
life
,
her
dutifull
respect
to
her
equals
,
her
modest
&
moderat
carriage
to
her
inferiors
;
her
love
to
all
,
and
love
of
all
;
I
might
easily
wearie
my self
in
relating
,
and
you
in
hearing
.
The
mouths
of
many
will
speak
what
now
I
may
not
,
onely
two
words
:
It
is
rare
to
finde
so
few
years
so
full
of
nature
,
so
full
of
grace
:
And
next
whereas
such
eminent
parts
and
vertues
,
especially
in
young
years
,
are
usually
accompanied
,
yea
and
darkned
with
more
than
conspicuous
faults
:
I
know
many
will
bear
witnesse
with
me
,
that
not
onely
she
was
free
of
such
as
might
any
wayes
obscure
her
more
noble
parts
;
but
even
of
such
as
might
bring
upon
her
the
least
stain
before
man
,
being
blamelesse
(
far
be
it
from
me
to
say
before
God
)
I
am
sure
before
the
world
.
Now
judge
yee
if
such
a
life
was
not
a
waiting
for
her
change
?
For
the
second
,
The
confluence
of
worldly
blessings
;
I
confesse
my
ignorance
in
Herauldry
,
to
describe
her
pedigree
and
descent
,
derived
by
many
generations
from
her
well
deserving
ancestors
.
Onely
this
I
can
say
(
and
let
me
say
it
to
provoke
their
posterity
to
imitation
and
emulation
)
they
were
truly
honourable
,
since
both
blood
and
vertue
joyned
to
make
them
noble
:
noble
not
onely
by
inheritance
,
but
by
purchase
:
Their
greatnesse
from
their
blood
,
their
goodnes
was
from
their
vertue
.
Such
her
birth
.
But
what
availes
names
,
titles
,
armes
,
honours
,
if
there
be
no
more
?
her
birth
did
not
so
much
honour
her
,
as
she
it
;
having
in
a
beautifull
body
a
more
beautifull
soule
;
such
knowledge
,
wisedome
,
skill
in
all
things
befitting
her
sex
,
and
far
above
her
age●
that
scarse
her
equall
,
let
be
her
superiour
could
be
found
.
Why
should
I
speak
to
you
of
her
many
noble
friends
,
her
meanes
and
worldly
estate
,
and
hopes
,
and
such
like
.
And
those
also
are
Gods
blessings
,
not
to
be
neglected
,
and
by
many
too
much
respected
:
Now
what
could
have
been
expected
,
but
that
this
concurrence
of
earthly
blessings
of
all
sorts
,
within
,
without
,
of
birth
,
body
,
soul
,
estate
,
friends
,
would
have
tied
her
heart
to
the
world
,
and
raised
her
thoughts
to
an
applauding
of
her self
,
and
contemning
of
others
?
But
ah
!
who
ever
did
see
pride
shine
in
those
eyes
?
when
did
ever
neglect
and
contempt
shew
it self
,
in
that
meek
,
loving
,
and
lovly
countenance
?
I
have
often
wondered
to
behold
such
excellent
parts
followed
with
such
admirable
humility
,
humanity
,
modesty
,
curtisie
:
and
that
not
onely
towards
the
great
(
which
may
,
and
oftentimes
dwels
with
pride
)
but
even
to
those
of
the
lower
sort
.
Now
what
did
all
this
shew
?
but
that
her
heart
was
not
in
this
world
;
that
those
worm-eaten
and
fading
pleasures
did
not
bewitch
her
;
that
she
did
thinke
on
her
change
;
and
that
trampling
under
foot
all
the
pompe
and
glory
of
this
world
,
she
did
aspire
to
that
glory
,
the
eye
never
saw
,
the
eare
never
heard
?
Thirdly
,
when
her
weaknesse
did
threaten
her
change
;
with
what
spirituall
courage
did
she
welcome
it
?
Thousands
dare
not
so
much
as
once
think
on
their
change
:
The
Athiest
,
the
Epicure
,
the
worldling
are
confounded
with
the
apprehension
thereof
:
Onely
the
child
of
God
dareth
encounter
it
.
Her
strength
was
from
God
,
whom
she
did
ply
,
and
importune
with
ardent
prayers
to
strengthen
and
confirm
her
in
her
last
conflict
.
Her
inward
friends
,
a
good
conscience
,
and
faith
in
Christ
did
sustain
her
;
and
made
that
as
she
was
not
ashamed
to
live
,
so
not
afraid
to
die
.
The
last
word
of
my
text
,
and
of
her
,
is
her
change
;
O
bitter-sweet
change
!
bitter
to
us
,
sweet
to
her
.
To
us
bitter
,
who
shall
see
no
more
that
face
,
nor
hear
that
voyce
,
we
never
saw
nor
heard
,
but
with
pleasure
,
and
joy
!
bitter
to
us
,
who
by
this
change
have
our
joy
changed
into
sorrow
,
our
laughter
into
mourning
!
but
ô
sweet
,
ô
joyfull
change
to
her
!
who
hereby
hath
changed
earth
for
heaven
,
the
place
of
her
exile
for
her
fathers
house
;
where
there
be
many
mansions
:
the
company
of
mortall
men
,
with
the
happy
fellowship
of
the
immortall
God
,
of
Christ
her
Saviour
,
of
the
glorious
Angels
,
and
blessed
spirits
of
the
just
!
Her
change
like
the
furnace
of
fire
to
the
three
children
,
at
the
worst
hath
but
loosed
her
bands
;
like
Ionah's
whale
carried
her
through
the
storms
of
this
tempestuous
world
to
the
port
of
her
eternall
rest
;
like
the
red
Sea
hath
opened
her
a
passage
from
this
Egypt
to
that
heavenly
Caanan
.
Her
then
we
neither
do
,
nor
can
bewaile
,
whose
change
hath
changed
her
to
joy
without
change
:
but
we
may
,
we
do
bewaile
our selves
;
we
bewaile
our
owne
lose
;
the
dolefull
memory
whereof
some
of
us
I
hope
will
ever
carry
about
,
aye
untill
our
own
change
come
.
I
have
done
with
my
application
,
wherein
if
any
shall
think
I
have
spoken
too
much
,
yet
I
will
think
too
little
;
and
I
hope
there
is
none
,
to
whom
she
was
known
,
but
knows
that
I
have
keeped
within
bounds
,
and
will
blame
perhaps
my
defect
rather
than
excesse
.
I
come
to
the
last
thing
I
purposed
:
The
exhortation
.
Right
honourable
,
right
worthy
,
and
dearely
beloved
;
you
have
heard
of
Iob
his
change
;
and
now
see
this
:
Let
me
tell
you
that
ere
long
,
there
is
not
any
of
us
,
who
are
here
,
but
he
shall
come
to
his
own
change
.
Here
indeed
we
have
distinctions
of
states
,
callings
,
persons
,
and
that
justly
;
but
Pallida
mors
,
this
change
doth
equall
all
;
you
know
the
comparison
of
the
chesse-men
,
while
the
play
lasteth
,
there
is
distinction
of
them
;
being
esteemed
as
they
may
best
serve
our
purpose
;
but
the
play
ended
,
and
chekmete
given
,
all
promiscuously
are
hurled
in
the
box
;
and
often
the
least
lies
above
the
greatest
:
So
here
,
though
men
be
more
or
lesse
regarded
in
respect
of
the
foresaid
differences
;
yet
when
this
change
comes
,
whereby
the
play
of
this
life
is
ended
,
then
we
are
equally
hurled
in
the
grave
,
and
often
the
poore
mans
dust
lies
above
the
rich
.
When
ye
behold
a
heap
of
bones
,
who
can
say
,
here
are
the
rich
mans
,
there
the
poor's
?
Oh!
if
we
could
obtain
so
much
liberty
and
leasure
of
our
too
too
many
restlesse
and
unprofitable
thoughts
,
as
to
make
this
change
a
great
part
of
our
daily
meditation
!
We
need
not
Philip's
monitor
,
nor
a
dead
mans
skull
used
by
the
Egyptians
,
to
be
our
memento
;
each
place
,
day
,
person
will
do
it
.
And
yet
alasse
,
though
nothing
be
more
seene
,
and
better
known
,
nothing
is
lesse
thought
upon
:
such
a
change
as
this
,
may
possibly
enforce
us
to
reflect
our
thoughts
upon
our selves
,
and
our
own
approaching
change
;
but
ah
!
how
short
,
how
evanishing
,
how
ineffectuall
are
those
thoughts
!
one
moment
often
giving
them
both
life
and
death
?
But
I
may
not
trespasse
too
far
upon
your
patience
in
pressing
this
argument
.
Let
me
with
some
brief
collections
resume
my
text
and
leave
.
Is
our
time
but
dayes
?
First
,
how
may
we
not
bewail
the
by-gone
,
that
so
much
of
so
short
time
should
have
been
so
evil
imployed
?
And
secondly
,
why
are
we
not
carefull
to
manage
that
which
is
remaining
.
Thirdly
,
you
have
tasted
of
all
those
fading
pleasures
,
the
world
doth
either
promise
,
or
can
give
;
experience
hath
made
you
see
their
vanity
,
being
but
like
yester-nights
dream
.
Why
then
should
our
few
dayes
be
taken
up
any
longer
with
that
,
which
we
know
in
the
end
will
bring
us
nothing
,
but
late
repentance
?
Fourthly
,
our
time
is
short
,
and
yet
upon
this
day
,
this
houre
,
this
moment
of
our
life
,
depends
an
eternity
either
of
pleasure
or
pain
.
What
madnesse
to
purchase
eternall
pain
for
a
moments
seeming
pleasure
?
Fiftly
,
Methushalem
his
dayes
were
too
few
either
to
expresse
our
sorrow
for
sinne
,
or
thankfulnesse
for
Gods
mercies
:
How
then
should
we
not
be
circumspect
so
to
governe
those
few
dayes
of
our
appointed
time
,
that
not
one
day
,
not
one
houre
may
passe
,
without
doing
that
we
never
can
do
sufficiently
?
The
dayes
of
our
appointed
time
are
uncertain
?
Iob
saith
,
all
the
dayes
,
but
he
tels
not
how
many
;
he
professes
,
he
will
wait
till
his
change
come
;
but
knew
not
,
when
it
would
come
:
And
is
not
his
case
herein
,
ours
also
?
Yes
certainly
.
Who
knowes
but
this
day
may
end
his
daies
;
and
your
change
may
meet
you
ere
you
meet
with
your
houses
;
how
should
this
hasten
our
repentance
?
our
amendment
?
We
are
alwayes
resolving
and
still
unresolved
;
what
projects
,
what
purposes
tending
to
reformation
of
our
lives
have
vanished
in
the
aire
?
O
when
shall
we
begin
to
do
that
,
the
not
doing
whereof
will
make
us
undone
?
Your
time
is
uncertain
here
;
and
what
if
this
change
of
your
bodies
preveen
the
change
of
your
soules
?
Oh
beloved
,
delay
not
longer
;
How
many
are
in
hell
who
had
those
fleeting
and
flying
motions
of
repentance
and
reformation
,
that
some
of
you
now
have
?
but
postponing
them
,
this
change
interveened
,
and
brought
a
dolefull
change
upon
them
.
Let
not
,
I
intreat
you
,
a
matter
of
such
consequence
,
as
the
eternall
salvation
of
your
soules
be
casten
off
to
future
time
which
is
so
uncertain
.
Our
change
is
certain
and
common
.
If
with
Abel
we
had
no
precedent
examples
thereof
,
our
not
waiting
were
in
some
sort
tolerable
;
but
now
in
this
generall
condition
of
all
mankind
,
whereby
they
are
lyable
to
this
change
,
what
can
we
pretend
for
our
egregious
slacknesse
and
remisnesse
that
will
not
thus
change
in
our
thoughts
,
before
it
seaze
on
our
bodies
.
Doth
the
earth-worme
take
his
change
to
heart
?
no
:
then
he
would
not
waste
his
body
,
minde
,
conscience
,
so
excessively
,
for
the
heaping
together
the
trash
of
this
earth
;
since
by
this
change
he
will
be
stripped
of
all
?
Doth
the
thought
hereof
bereave
the
aspiring
spirit
of
its
rest
?
no
:
then
he
would
not
so
beat
his
braines
,
spend
his
wits
,
that
he
may
raise
himself
though
upon
the
ruine
of
his
betters
:
since
by
this
change
he
must
once
be
troden
under
foot
,
and
have
all
his
earthly
glory
laid
in
the
dust
.
But
I
must
end
.
I
pray
God
this
change
may
teach
us
,
all
the
dayes
of
our
appointed
time
to
wait
,
till
our
change
come
.
(
*
⁎
*
)
FINIS
.