ued nor ripened : and by this meanes the ficke partie wanting htlpe in time,
fhall die either by inflammation,or by the confumption of the lungs. Againe, LArg.t.Ltf^
when a man is ficke of the Squinancie , or of the feauer called Syr.achw , the ?J'
moone then beeingin the malignant afpe^s with any ofthcinfortunatepla- Sec gattU
nets(as Aftrologers vfe to fpcak)]t letting of blood be deferred till the moone vettm cal-
bc freed from the forefaid afpeds,the partie dies in the mcane fcafon. There- led Amiens
fore they are farrcwide that mini ftcr purgations and let blood no otherwifc ««'«^^»
then they arc counfelled by the conftituticn of the ftarres,whcreas it is a farre
better courfe to confidcr the matter of the difeafc, with the difpofition and
ripenin"; of it ; as alfo the courfes and fymptomes and crifis thcreof.This bce-
ing fo, there is good caufe that ficke men lliould as v;cll be carefull to make
ehoifeof mecte PhyHtians to whome they might^commcnd thccnre of their
health , as they are carefull to make choifc of lawyers tor their worldly fuits,
and Dmines for cafes of confcience.
Furthermore, all men a^ufl; here be warned to take hecde,that they vfe not
fiich meanes as haue no warrant.Of this kind are all charmes or fpcls,of what . >.
wordes foeucr they confift : charaers and figures either in paper, wood, or -
waxc: all amulets and ligatures, which ferue to hang about the neckc or other
parts of lhebodsc,except they be grounded vpon fome good natural! reafon; /- //^ ^^
as white peonie hung about the nccke,is good agninll the filling ficknes: and ^ '^ " * ^
Woolrc-dung tied to thebodie is good againll the collicke,not by any in- ' '; ^J'^^'
chantment, but by inward vertue. Otherwife they are all vaine and (liperifhti-
ous : becaufe neither by creation, nor by any ordinance in Gods word, haue
they any power to cure a bodtly difeafe. For words can doe no more but fig->;
nifie, and figures can doe no more but reprefent. And yet ncuerthelcrre,the(e
vnlawfull and abfurd meanes arc more \(c^ and fought for of common peo-
ple, then good phyfickc . But it ftandcs all men greatly in hand in no wife to
fccke forth to mchanters, and forcerers , which in n,- cdc are but witches and
wizzards, though they are commonly called cunning men and women. It
were better for a man to d;e of his fickncs,then to feeke recoucfy by fuch wic-
ked perfon5.For if any turyjc after fuch xi worke vcithlptrits-.aHd after foothfatersi
tc^oe a» wh&ri/}^ after them , the Lord mil fet his face agi^i>iji them, dndctit them^ Lett, 2 0,6,
off from amonghii people. V^\\zn Achazia was ficke, he fcnt to Baalzebub to th6
god of Ekron to know whether he Hiould rccoucr or no : as the melTcngers
were 2;oing,thc Prophet Elias met them , and faid , Gee afTArethrne to the Kin^
"pchich fent joh , A/id fay vnto hrm , Tha* faith the Lord, Is it rot becanfe there is no ''^^^' '•*•
<^od m Ifrael,that thou fetjdeji to inquire ofBaalz^hnb the god ofEkroyi? therefore
thottjlTah not come downe jrom thy bed onrrhich thou art gone vp , l/Ut/h,^lt dtethe
BCSjthat it rather doubleth them and faflencth them vpon vs-.
TKu5 much cf the meanes pf healili ; now ioliowcs tlis manner of viiH^^
8o* The right ypAy
the fiicancs ; concerning which,thrcc rules muft be followed. Firft of all, he
that is to take phyficke , muft not onely prepare his bodie , as phyfitians doc
prefcribe J but he muft alfo prepare his foulc by humbling himfelte vnder the
«and of God in his ficknes tor his finncs, and make carneft praier to God for
the pardon of them before any medicine come in his bociie.Now that this or-
der ought to be vfed appcares plainely in this , that fickncs fprings fr©m our
finnes as from a roote; which ihould hrft of all be (locked vp, thiit thebraun-
i.pir^iS, chcs mio-ht more cafiiy die. And therefore Afa commended for many other
*^. thingSjis blamed for this by the holy G hoft,that he fought not the Lord , but
to the phyfitiai js,and put his truft in them. Oftentimes it comes to palTe, that
difcafes curable m thcmrelues,are made incurable by the finnes and the impc-
nitencie of the partic : and therefore the beft way is for them that would hauc
eafcjwhen Godbcgins to correft them by ficknes,thcn alfo to beginto hum-
ble themfelucs for all their {inncs,and turnc vnto God.
The fecond rule if , that when we haue prepared our felues, and are about
to vfe phyficke,we muft fanifliHe it by the word of God and praier,as we doe
our meate and drinice. For by the word we rauft hauc our warrant , that the
medicines prefcribed arelawflill and good jand by praier we muftintreat the
ir.TJw. 4., /. Lord for a blc/fing vpon them,in reitoring of hcaltn , if it be the good will of
God.
The third rulcis,that wc muft carrie in mindcthe right and proper end of
phyfickcjlcaft wc deceiue our felucs.We muft not therefore thinke that phy-
ficke fcrues to preucnt old age or death it felfe.For that is not pofIible,bccaufc
G od hath fet downe that all men /hall die and be chaungcd. And life confifts
in a temperature and proportion of naturall heat and radical moifture; which
nioyfturc beeing once confumed by the former heate,is by art vnrepairablc ;
and therefore death muft needes follow. But the true ende of phyficke is to
continue and lengthen the life of man to his naturall period 5 which is when
nature , that hath beenelong prefcrucd by all poflible meanes, is now wholly
fpent.Now this period, though it can not be lengthened by any skill of man,
* iMtercU' yet may it eafily be fliortned,by intemperance in diet,by *diunkennes,and by
tanetis car- violent difei.fes.But care mull be had to auoidallfiich euills,that thelitlelamp
^ffx, ofcorporall life may burne till it goe out of it felfe.For this very fpacc of time
is the very day of grace and faluation; and whereas God in iuftice might hauc
cut vs off and hauc vtterly deftroied vs , yet in great mercic he giucs vs thus
much time, that we might prepare our felues to his kingdomc: which time
when it is once (pent, if a man would redeemc it with the price of tenfic thou-
£and worlds, he can not haue it.
And to conclude this point touching phyficke , I will here fet downe two
cfpeciall duties of the Phyfiiian himfelfe. The firft is, that in the want and dc-
fe£l of fuch as are to put ficke men in mind of their finnes,itis a dutie fj?ecially
cocerning him , he being a meber of Chrift, to aduertife his patients tnat they
muft truly humble themfcJues , and pray feruently to God for the pardon of
all their finnes: and furely this dutie would bcmorc commonly praftifed then
it is , if all phyfitians did confider that oftentimes they want good fucccfTc iii
ihcir dealings , not becaufe there is any want in art or good will , but bccaufc
the
the partic with whotne ttiey clealc is irrpcnitcnt.Thc fccond dutic isjwlicn he
fees mantfell: figncs of death in his patient,not to depart conceahrg them, but
firft of all to certific the patient thereof. There may be and is too n^uch nicc-
nefl'e in fuch conccalcments , and theplainc tructh in this cafe knowre,is
veric profitable.For when the partie is certaine of his end, it bereaucs hini of
all confidence in earthlv things,^ makes him put all his affiance in the mcere
Inercie of God.When tzcchias was ficke, the prophet fpeakes plaincly vnto
htm andfaithiiS'*'/ thitie kokfe in
reapc by knowing certainly that wc hauc receiucd thefentence of death,Paul
fheweth when he iaieth,^? recemed thefentenct ofdcMth tn ottrfehteSyhetaufewe ^
•fioHldKottruflinourfelueSibutiKGodwhicbrdifeththedeAei. ' *
Hailing thas feenc what bee the duties of the ficke man to himfe]fe,lct vj
nowc fee what bee the duties which hcc owcth to his neighbour; and they are
two. The firft is the dotic of reconciliation,w hereby he is freely to forgiue all
men,and to dcfireto beforgiuenofall.In the olde teftamcnt when a man was
to offer a buliocke or lambe in facnficc to God,hc muft leauc his offering at
the altar,& firif go & be reconciled to his brethren,if they had ought againrt
himrmuch more then muft this be done,whcn wc arc in death to offer vp our
fclucsjour bodies,and foule$,as an acceptable (acrifice vnto god. J^fffft.VJhit
if a man cannot come to the fpcech of them with whome he wouldte recon-
cilcd'jor if he doe,what if they will not bc-reconcilcd?e>ffe/t'V, When any ffiall
in their fickcneffc fecke and dcfire reconciliation , and can not obtainc it,
either becaufe the parties are ablcnt , or becaufcthey will not relent, they
haue difcharged their confcience, andGod will accept their will for their
deed.As put cafc^a man lyingficke on his death bedde, is at enmitie with one
that is then beyond the {ea;fo asheccan not poflibly haue any fpeech with
him.if he would neucr Co faine,howe {hail he ftay bis mindc?why,he muft re-
member that in this cafe,a will and dcfire to bee reconciled is reconciliation it
felfc.
Thefecond datie is,that thofe which arc rulers and goucrnours of others,
muft hauc care and take order that their charges committed to them by God,
be left in good eftate after their death:and here come three duties to be hand-
led*,thcfirj[tofthc Magi (}rate,the Second of the Minifter,thc third of the ma-
tter of the famihc.The Ma2;iftrntes dutie is,before he die to prouide as much
as he can,for the godly and peaceable eftate of the townc,cittie,or common-
wealth;and that is done partly by procuring the maintenance of (bund religi-
on & vcrtue,5c partly by eftablilhino; of the execution of ciuil iuftice & out-
ward peace. Examples ofthispra(flifc in C ods word are thcfc. When Mofes
was an hundred and twentic yeare olde, and was no more able to goe in and
out before the people of Ifraclhe called them before him , and fi^nificd that
the time oFhis departure was at hand , and thereupon tookc order for their
vvel-fare after his deadi. And firft of all he placed lofua oucr them in his ftead,
to be their guide to the promifed land:fecondly he »iues fpcciall charge to all ^"r-^S'
the pcople,to bee valiant and couragious againft their enemies, and to obey
thecommandementsofGod.Andiofuafollowesthc fame courfe. For hee
Calls the people togither,and ihcws the that the time of his dcaih is at hand,
• ' ^SS * ^^^^
8.04 The right rv(^-
aind giues them d charge to be couragious,8c to worlliip thfe trUe God: which
;done,he.endes!us4aiesas aworthie captaine.Whcn king Dauid was to goe
i.King.2, the way oFal flcfli,and,lay licke on liis death bcddejhc pJaccd his owne fonnc
J,2)S,&c. Salomon vpon his throne.and giues him chargcbodi for maintenance of re-
gion, and exequution of iullice. ■•
Thedutie of minillers whe they arc dying j&,as much as they can,tocafl: &
pnouide for the continuance of the good ettate of the Church oucr whicla
they are placed . Conlider the example of Peter ; /«'///(faith hce) mdeauour ai»
Pj., •(vaies,thattye alyoi^aybe,ahleto haue remembrance of thefe things after wjdepap"
* ■' ' ;»rir.Ifthishadbeenc well obferued , there could not haue bin fuchaboun-
dance offchifmes,crrors,and herefies as hath be€nc,and the Church of God;
could not haue futfered fo great hauocke. But becaufe men haue had more-
care tO;maintame|)erfonall fucccflion^thcn the right jTucceHiORjwhich ftands-
Jinthe doftrine of the Prophets and Apofllcsithcrfore wolues haue comein-
â– ^nf Q ,g totheroomes oftfaithiriill teacher ^,and the ApoftaGeofvvhKhPaulfpcakes,,
zTh.'z 'hathoiteTfpriead the face of the Church., . i:;J;v :>!:>..'; .^,i
Thirdly ,houl}lolders mull: fet their families in order before they die,as the •
j^fa^^S.u Prophet Efai faith to EzechiahjtS'd'r thine houfe in orderifor thou mufl die. For
•:the procuring of good order in the family afterdeath, two things are to bee
done. The firft concernes this life, and that is to difpofe of lands and goods-
And that this may bee well and wifely cIone;if the Will bee vnmade,it J.s\yith
godly aduife and counfell to be made in the time of ficknesjaccording to the
praftife ofauncient and wovthie men . Abraham before his death makes his
jen. //c â– Will,and giucs legacies:fo did Ifaacjand Iacob,in whofe laft willand teftamet
ana2s^ aie contained many worthie bledings and prophefies of the eflatc of his chil-
and'fp^ clren.And ChriftourSauiour when he was vpon the erode prouided forhvs
inotherifpecially commending her to his difciplc lohn whom he loued. And
indeede this dutie of makinga will, is a matter of great weight and importace:
for it cuts offmuch hatred and contention in farailies,& ftaies many fuites in
law.It is not therefore alwaies a matter of indiffercncie,which may bee done
av not done,as many falfly think,who vpon blind & finifter refpe
from making wills,eithcr becaufe their wealth fhould not bee knowne,or be-
caufethev would haue their decaied eftatetobecconcealedjorbecaufethey
feare they fhall die the foonerif the will be once made.
Now though the making^of wills belong toanother place and profeffionj
yctfo much mny be fpoken here as the holy ghoit hath vttercd in the worde:
and that I will reduce to certaine rulcs.The firfl: is, that the will muft be made
according to the lawe ofn4iture,and the written worde of God, and the good
and holefome pofitiuelawes ofthat kingdonieor-countrie whereof a man is
a membcr.The will of G od mufl be the rule of mans wdl . And therefore the
will that is n;iade againO any of thefe,is faulfie. The fecond is, that if goods e-
uill gotten;be not reftor-cd before,they mufVeucn-then be redored by will, or
bv fome other way.It isthepraftdc of couetousmen to bequeath their foules
when tljeydie to God,& their goods euill gotten to their children & friends;
which in al eq>iitiefhouId be redore^.to tliem to whome they belong. .^»^/?.
Hows if a mans confckacc.tcll him- that:iiiw goods bee; euill gottcn^andhec^
Isnowesj
Icnowesnot wliercorto whom to make reftitution.a-/^y?ry.The cafe is com-
iIion,& the anfwer is this.When the partie is known whom thou haft wron
€cl,rc(ioieto him particularly:ifthe partie beevnknowne orclcac!,rc(torero
his executors or a(I]gnes,or to his next kinne; if there bcnonc, yet'kecpe not
goods euill gotten to thy felfcjbut reftore to God, that is , in way ofrccom-
ptncc and cmill fatisfa«fi:ion , beftowe them on the Church or common-
wealth-The third rule is^thnt heads of families muft principally beftowe their
goods vpon their ovvne children.and them that be of their own kindred. Tbii Gen. if,^,
man-{h\ih. G od to Abraham of Eleaizar a ftranger) (hall not bee thine heircbut "^ ' ° *
the Cenne rohich fh all corns of thy lopes. And this was Gods commandement to
the Ifraelites,that when any man dicsjiis fonne iliould bee his heire,and if hee
had no fonncthcn his daughter:& if he haue no daughter, then his brethren: ;^^;^ ^ g
and if he haue no brethren, then his fathers brethren: 6c if there be none,then , / ' ^* ; '.
the next of his kinne whofoeucr. And Paul faith, /j^)^ befomes.the» alfo hares': ]j^J^ ^ ^ »
AnA:\y\mc,Hethatpromdcsmtforhlsowne,at7dnamlyforthemofhishoMPfoU^ n- ' ^g
is r^orfe then an iMfpiel.Thtxt{oxc\us2ih\.\\t{orzviym?iV\ to alienate his goods 7*)/^/o^^*
or landeSjwholly and finally from his blood and pofteritie.lt is a thing which %ep I2
the verie laweofnatureitfelfehath condemncd.Againc,itisa ftultto giue all j/in p^'ij â–
to the eldeft,and nothing in refpefl to the reft;as though the eldeft were born f .^ \f *
to be gentlcmcn,and yongcr brethren borne to bearc the wallet. Yet in equi-
tic the eldeft muft haue more then anyjcuen bccau(c hee is the eldcft,and be- •
caufe ftdckes and families intheit perfons are to bee maintained; and bccaufc •
there muft alwaies be ibmc that muft be fit to doe fpeciill feruice in the peace , M
ofthe comm6Ti-weale,otiri the timeofwarretwhich could not bee, if goods
/hould bee equally parted to all.The fourth and laft rule is,that no Will is of _- ,
force till the teftatour bee dead, for fb long as hee is aliue hee may alter and "'^'9'^f* ^
change it. Thefe rules muft bee retnembred, becaufe they are recorded in
Scripture; the opening of other points and circumftanccs belongeth to the
profeftiori oftlie law. ' '"''■■''•'■, ; ■''
Thefecond dutie of thcinii^irteFofthcfatTOly concerncth the foules of fuch
as be vnder his gouernmetrand that is to giue charge to them, that they learn,
beleeucand obey the true religion, that is,thedoiflrini: of (aluation fct downc
in the writings ofthe Prophets and Apoftles.The Lord.himdlfc commends (7^^,^ j^^ ,g^
Abraham for this:/4^i?w t^^r^^^w^faith hcyhat he vetll command hufo»nes^cn'
huhoHJhoid^^erhim^that theykeepe thewaie cfthe Lordto doe rightecufhes and t - \
iW^^.7i;(?»/.AndDauidgiues Salomon on his death bed a ^oftnotableand "^ "z^""
fblemne chargCjthe fummc and fubftancc whereofis,toknowetheGod of
his fathers,and to ferue him:which being done, he further commends him to
God by praier:for which purpofe the 72 .pfalme was made. This praf^ife of
his is to be followed of all.Thus gouernours,whc they fhall carefully difpofe
oftheir goods, and giue charge to their pofteritie touching the worftiip of
God,fhallgreatlyhonour God dying as well as lining. . ' - >
Hitherto I haue inrreatcd ofthe two-foldc preparation which is to 2,0c be-
fore death:nowc follows the fccond partofDying-wel, namely the difpofi-
tion in death. This difpof^iion isnothingelfe butareligiousandholy beha-
uiourfpccially. towards God, when wee arc in orncere the agonieorpang
Ggg 2 of
8o5 Thertghttfoy
ofdcath.This behauiourcontaincs three fpecul duties Thcfiift is to die in or
by faith.To die by faith is,vvhcn a man in the time of death, doelh with all his
heart reliehunfelfe wholly on Gods fpeciall louc and fauour and mercic in
Chrift,as it is rcuealcd in tlic word. Andthou^h their bee no part of mans life .
voide of mil: occafions whereby we may put tjith in praclife, yet the fpeciall
time of all is the pang of dcath,when fricndes, and riches, and plcafures, an4
the outward fcnfcs,and temporall life,and all earthly helps forfake vs. For the
true taith maketh vs to goe w holly out of our fclues, and to defpaire of com»
fort and faluation in relpecl of any earthly thing ; and with all the pov^cr and>
ftrcnnh of the heart to reft on the pure mercie of God.This made Luther
both thinke and fay,that men were beft Chriftians in death . An example of
this faith wee haucin Dauid,who when het (awe nothing before his cics but
«4^ ,0 i prefent death ,thc people intendingto ftone \>axs\ ^comforted htm at that very in-
ftant(as the text faieth)/>» /^
bv faith he applied vnto his owne foule the merciful! promifesofGodjashec
Pfal.U9. teftifieth ofhimfelft'^^fw^w^-?»- {^^\ihht)thefrcx)tifewitdeto thyferH4)it,whcr'.
45> , / . in thou bfljlcaufedmeto trufi. It is mj comfort in ttmhle:f»r thyprotmfe hath (jaic
Pfal. 73»26, l^ned me ■h^A\nt,C^{yfifJ^fAid<:d and Kiy heart alfo^bkt Goda thefirengthofnsy
heart ^ofidmyfortienfcr ener. Now lookc what Dauid here did,the fame muft
cuery one of vs doe in the like cafe. When tliq Ifraclites in the wilderncs were
llano^ with fierie ferpents,and lay atthe point of death , they looked vp Xo the
brafen ferpent which was ercftcdby the appointment of God,andwer« prc-
IfiU,t.f4. fently healedceoen fo when any man fecles death to drawe ncere,and his fiery .
ftino- to pierce the hcart,hc muft fixe the cjx of a true and liuely faith vpon
Chrift, exalted & crucified on the croflcjwhichbecing done,hc ihall by de^^th
enter into eternall life
Nowe bccaufe true faith is no dead thing, it muft bee expreflcd by fpeciall^
a£l
giuingis direfted vnto God . When death had feazed \^on the bodie of la?
cob,heraifedvphirnfelfe,and turning his face towards thebeds head, leaned
on the toppe of his ftafFe by reafon of his fceblencfli, and praied vnto God:
which praier of his was an excellent fruite of his faith . lobs wife in themidft
„ . of his affliaion faide vnto him to very good purpofe , B/efe God and Me. I
Heh. ii,22, 1^^^^ ^ J gj.^j^j jI^j jI^^ words arc commonly tranflated othcrw ife, Cttrfegod
M.j.p. a»ddie:h\it(zs I take it jthe former isthebcft.For it is not hkc thatin fo exjcel- ,
lenta family,any one pcrfon,much leflc amatronc and princrpall gouernour
thereof would ^iuc filch lewd and wretched counfell: which the moft wicked
ma vpon earth hauing no more but the light of nature w ould not once giw,
but rather mudi abhorrc and condemne.And though lob cal her ^foolipj n>6-
man,yjtx lie doth it notbecaufe (Kee wet about to peifwade him to blafbhem«, ,
aT>o(\thou con- Godjbut becaufeflicc was of the mind ofIobsfriends,and^thoaght inathec^
vprigSwfl .v.'^! ftood too much in a conceit of hisowne rightepufncs. Nowe the cflfc^ and ,
meanin-y of her counfell is this:i?/tj^9^W,tliat is,husband, no^oitbt thou art
by the cxtreraitie of thine aifli^ion at deaths dore:therefore bcginne nowcat
length to lay afide the great ouervvcening which thou haft of thine ovvnc
ri£&coufu^s,acknov?lc&e thp band of God vpou thee for thy finnei^con-
' '^ â– felTe
ofdylngmtl. 80 ^
fefTt tlicm vnto him giuing him the gloric , pray for the pardon of them and
end thy daies. This counfell is very good and to be followed of al): though it
may be the applying of it (as lob well perceiued) is mixed with follie. ^
Here it may be alleadged, that in the pangs of death men want their fenfes
and conuenicntvtterance,and that therefore they are vnable to pray. /f«/.Thc
very fighes/obbes, ancUrones of a repentant and beleeuing heart are praiers
before QoA , euen as eflfeauall as if they were vttered by the beft voice m the
world. Prayer ftands in the affe^ion of the heart,the voice is but an outward
mcflTengcr therof God looks not vpon the fpeach but vpon the heart. Dauid
{anh,Godhearfs the defires ofthefoore: ag^mCythat he tvili fulfill the defires ofthe'Tfal. 10.17.
thatfeare btnt: yea their very tearcs arc loud and founding praiers in his eares. & /^/. tp,
Againe, feith may otherwife be exprefTed by the Laft rfords, which for the
mo[\ part in the that hauc truly ferued God, are very excellent & cofortablc
and full of grace: fome choife examples whereof I will rehearfe for inftrufti-
ons fake and for imitation. The laft wordcj of Jacob were thofe whereby as a
prophet he foretold bleflings and curfes vpon his children: and the principall ^'""^^*
among the rell were ihtkiTbefiepterJhallnot depart fiom hidah,a/ilthe ktvgi-
uerfrom betvfeene hufeete tillShilo come:dXi^fi LerdJhttHe waited for thy falud" "^^^ '*•
iion!X\\t lafl: words of Mofes are his moft excellent fong fet downeDeut.3 iJ^'^f' ' ^'
aird the hi\ words of Dauid were thefe , Thejpirit of the Lordjpake hy me, and
his rvordyvoi in nrf tongue: the God oflfraeljpake to me, the (Irength of IJraei ,faid, ^'Sam.s^*
Beare rule oner men,^c. The wordes of Zacharias the fonne of Iehoida,when
he was ftoncd vvtrCjThe Lordlooke vpon it andrequire ;>.The laft words of our 2.Chr.24,
Sauiour Chrift when he was dying vpon the crofle, are mofl; admirable, and 22,
ifored with abundance of (pirituall grace, i .To his father he CMhjFather,for-
giHethem,they know not what they doe. 2. to the thiefc, Verily I fay vnto thee, this -^^v-^i' •?-/•
night ^alt thoube with me in Paradife. ; .to his mother yMother, behold thy fin: & '^^y-'f-^'
to lohn, behold thy mother. 4. and in his agonie, My God, my God, why ha[i thou ''^^''^•^°*
forfaken me.
made pcrfed fatisfaftion, It isfnifhed. 7. and when bodic and foule were par- â„¢'"^7"^^*
iing,Father,into thy hands / commend my jpir it. The laft words of Steuen were, ^°"'^^' ^ ^
I . Behold I fee the heattens open and the Sonne ofmanfiandtng at the right hand of "^^^y ^ '
God. z. Lord lefu recewe my fpirit. 5 .Lordhy not thisjmne to their charge.Of Po' J^^' "^ '
lycarpe, Thou art a true Godwithout lying,therefore in all things Ipratfe thee, and '*-^"- ^' ^ '
tlejfe thee , andglorife thee hy the eternallGod andhtcrh l^rieji Jefus ChriJ} thine ^^' . '
onely b e hue d fonne, by whome and with whome to thee and the holy Spirit,be a/lglo- -^^ ' '^'
tie now and for euer. Of Ignatius , / care not what ki^de of death I die: lam the ^P'^ '
bread of the Lord and mu/f be ground with the teeth oflyons , that I may be cleane
bread for Chrifl who is the bread of life for me. OfAmbrole,/ haue notfo led my ,.
tnpu ttt
life amogyou as if I were ajhamedto lme:neithcr doe I fear e death, becaufe we haue