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Author: Dunton, John, 1627 or 8-1676.
Title: The mourning-ring, in memory of your departed friend ...
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Print source: The mourning-ring, in memory of your departed friend ...
Dunton, John, 1627 or 8-1676.
London: Printed for John Dunton .., 1692.
Subject terms:
Mourning customs.
Laments.
Funeral sermons.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A36905.0001.001
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TO THE READER.
In Praise of the Author of the Mourning-Ring, with the Explanation of the Frontis∣piece Annext to his Book.
Another on the Frontispiece.
AN ACROSTICK.
THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST Part OF THE Mourning-Ring.
THE CONTENTS OF THE Second Part OF THE Mounrnig-Ring.
ERRATA.
THE Introduction TO THE HOUSE OF Weeping.
Upon first hearing of the Death of a Neigh∣bour, or of a House-weeping for the loss of a Friend, think with thy self, and say,
When Invited to the House of Weep∣ing, Reflect and say,
As thou art walking along to the House o•… Weeping, seriously meditate on Ruth 1. Ver. 17.
Where thou dyest will I dye.
And there will I be buried.
Observation.
The Lord do so to me and more also.
If ought but Death.
Part thee and me.
When thou art enter'd into the House of Weeping, fall down on thy knees, and say,
The Mourners being all come, first sing the fol∣lowing Psalms, and after that, Read part of 1 Cor. Chap. 15. to bring your minds into a serious frame.
Psalm 39.
Psalm 90. Ver. 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11.
1 Cor. 15. Ver. 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
THE HOUSE OF Weeping.
Sermon I.
Jesus Wept.
Jesus wept.
Jesus Wept.
Death parts the dearest Friends.
The Last Sigh.
Man giveth up the Ghost; and where is he?
He's carry'd by Angels into A∣braham's Bosom. Sermon II.
The whole Parable runs thus:
The parts of the Text are four.
Of these successively.
The Winding-Sheet.
Divine Meditations arising from the Contemplation of these sad and serious Sentences.
All subjects large enough.
Of these things I thus believed.
Body and Soul parting.
Now of the way to die well.
But Death fas sad and heavy upon such, Are little known at home, abroad too much.
The first step of dying well.
Familiarity with Death, a soveraign Cordial against Death.
The Second Step, To be dying daily.
To die by little and little, the third step.
For the manner of dying.
Death approaching, what our last Thoughts should be.
Tears FOR A Dead Husband▪
The Dying Knell—, Or, Tears for the Death of a beloved Brother, and may likewise serve at the Decease of any other faithful Friend.
Put on Mourning Apparel. Sermon III.
Death separates a Man from his Friends.
But now he is Dead, wherefore should I Fast? Sermon IV.
The EJACULATION.
Bury my Dead out of my sight. SERMON V.
The Funeral Procession. SERMON VI.
Earth to Earth, and Dust to Dust. SERMON VII.
THE EJACULATION.
Job xxiv. 20. The Worms shall feed sweetly on him.
The Worms shall feed sweetly on him.
Prepare to follow. SERMON VIII.
section
THE EJACULATION.
Look on every day as your last. SERMON IX.
THE EJACULATION.
Dying Christian. SERMON X.
section
THE EJACULATION.
The Eye that hath seen him shall see him no more. SERMON XI.
The Good Mans Epitaph. SERMON XII.
Hopes of a joyful Resurrection. SERMON XIII.
The Yearly Mourner. SERMON XIV.
Weep not, She is not Dead but Sleepeth. SERMON XV.
The Application.
The Character.
Good Night.
Death-Bed THOUGHTS.
The PROEMIUM.
Sect. 1. The Daily Remembrance of Death.
Sect. 2. The remembrance of Death is a powerful Remedy against all Sins.
Sect. 3. The end of a good Life is all. Out of Seneca.
Sect. 4. All Men, no Men. Out of Arbiter.
Sect. 5. Mortals are of one little Day.
Sect. 6. The same is deliver'd with greater Confirmations.
Sect. 7. The Hope of Long Life and VVishes are vain.
Sect. 8. Man is Dust.
Sect. 9. Man truly Miserable.
Sect. 10. VVhat then is Man?
Sect. 11. To the Haters of Funerals.
Sect. 12. Our Life is but a Life of Tears.
Sect. 13. God the Comfort of our Tears.
Sect. 14. Our Nativity our Death.
Sect. 15. Death every where.
Sect. 16. Death is at home to every Man.
Sect. 17. Death Inexorable.
Sect. 18. Most certain Death is most un∣certain.
Sect. 19. Death to many sudden, to all un∣look't for.
Notes upon the first Paragraph.
Sect. 20. An Antidote against sudden Death.
The first Prayer.
The second Prayer.
The third Prayer.
Sect. 21. The Days of Mans Life are few and evil.
Sect. 22. How a Young Man may Die an Old Man.
Sect. 23. A PARADOX. Whoever will, has liv'd long enough.
Sect. 24. You are to Die, to Die.
Sect. 25. The Remembrance of Death is variously to be renewed.
Sect. 26. A new Shirt, black Letters.
Sect. 27. Every Day is to be observed.
Sect. 28. The Coffin the last Comfort of our Pride.
Sect. 29. What is Life?
Sect. 30. Life a Mimick.
Sect. 31. The Type of Humane Life.
Sect. 33. The Prologue of Life, the Narra∣tion, the Epilogue.
Sect. 34. All Life short, even the longest.
Sect. 35. Not the longest, but the ho∣nestest Life is the best.
Sect. 36. We do not live the greatest parts of our Lives.
Sect. 37. Delay is the greatest blemish of Life.
Sect. 38. The Hunting of Death.
Sect. 39. VVherefore upon the daily sight of Funerals, we do not consider Death.
Sect. 41. A most Compendious, and the best Permeditation upon Death.
Sect. 42. To day, for me, to morrow, for thee.
Sect. 43. Therefore Live, while thou hast.
Sect. 43. If to Morrow, why not to Day.
Sect. 44. Why Death is Terrible.
Sect. 45. Death is sudden, but beautiful.
Sect. 46. VVe must watch and pray.
Sect. 47. VVe are to trust in God.
Sect. 48. VVhen it shall please God.
Sect. 49. VVe must have recourse to God in all things.
Sect. 50.
First Prayer.
The Second Prayer.
The Conclusion of the first Chapter. To the Reader.
CHAP. II. The Remembrance of Death is Recommended to the Sick.
Sect. 1. The Introduction; and whether Sick∣ness be an Evil?
Sect. 2. The sick Person to his Friends. To Sickness. To the beginning of a Mortal Disease. To Death. To Christ our Lord.
To his Friends.
To Sickness.
To the beginning of a mortal Distemper.
To Death.
To Christ.
Sect. 3. An Antidote against Grief.
Sect. 4. Not always Draughts of Sweet∣ness.
Sect. 5. The contempt of Death is a Chri∣stian Generosity.
Sect. 6. An Example of the Contempt of Death.
Sect. 7. A Man ready to dye.
Sect. 8. They fear Death, who foresee it not.
Sect. 9. They fear Death, who are negligent of Life.
Sect. 10. Three Things hardly supportable in Sickness.
Sect. 11. Sickness the Sport of Vertue.
Sect. 12. The Sickness of the Body is the Salvation of the Soul.
Sect. 13. Sickness admonishes us of E∣ternity.
Sect. 14. Therefore is Death to be desir'd.
Sect. 15. What is to be read in Sickness.
Sect. 16. In Sickness we are often to pray.
Sect. 17. In Pain, and at other times, what is to be meditated upon, what to be done every day.
Sect. 18. We are of one Opinion in Health, of another in Sickness.
Sect. 19. Pious Ejaculations to God in all Sickness and Infirmity.
Sect. 20. Certain Vices of Sick-people.
Sect. 21. Certain Theses which the Sick are to contend against with all their might.
The first, Concerning God.
The second, Concerning the sick Party himself.
The Third, Concerning other Men.
Sect. 22. The Thirst of a Sick-man, how to be cur'd.
Sect. 23. The Sick-man's Handkerchief.
Sect. 24. The Sick man's Bed.
Sect. 25. The Garden of Christ is the de∣light of a Sick-man.
Sect. 26. Christ's Bed among the Olives.
Sect. 27. The Consent and Harmony of Hu∣mane with Divine Will.
Sect. 28. Dèspair to be prevented.
Sect. 29. The hope of better Life mitigates our Miseries.
Sect. 30. True Hope is a Blessed Life:
Sect. 31. Tranquility proceeds from true Hope.
Sect. 32. Comfort in Pain.
Sect. 33. Patience mitigates all pains.
Sect. 34. An Example of Patience in a Beggar.
Sect. 35. A Type of Patience in a Great Prince.
Sect. 36. An Example of Patience in a most Potent King.
Sect. 37. A Specimen Pattern, Mirror of Patience, a most absolute Example, even Christ the Lord.
Sect. 39. Patience is the compleat Armour of a Sick Person.
Sect. 40. We must go at last, we are but Guests.
Sect. 41. There is a certain limit of Life.
Sect. 42. The first small Objection of the Sick.
Another Objection.
Sect. 45. Against other Complaints of the Sick.
Sect. 46. The Sick-man to himself, against himself.
Sect. 47. The Patient Man to God.
Sect. 48. The sick Patient Covenants with God.
Sect. 49. Thanks be to God, should be the continual Song of the sick Patient.
Sect. 50. The true Confidence of a Sick-man in God.
Sect. 51. Constantly.
Sect. 52.
1. Prayer.
2. Prayer.
3. Prayer.
4. Prayer.
5. Prayer.
A Conclusion of the Second Chapter. To the Reader.
CHAP. III. The Remembrance of Death is represented to Dying People.
Sect. 1. The Art of Dying well is briefly Taught.
Sect. 2. Nine causes why we are to Die with a contented Mind.
Sect. 3. Therefore Death is not to be fear'd.
Sect. 4. How the Holy Men do desire, yet fear Death.
Sect. 5. An Ill Death follows an Ill Life.
Sect. 6. A good Death follows a good Life.
Sect. 7. How to recover Time lost.
Sect. 8. A short Life how to be prolong'd.
Sect. 9. There is an End of all Things but of Eternity.
Sect. 10. The Consideration of a Dy∣ing Man.
Sect. 11. Of Dying in a standing Posture.
Sect. 12. Some dead before death.
Sect. 13. Of those that have been Buried by themselves.
Sect. 14. Considerations upon the Sepulchre.
Sect. 15. Nine Wills:
Sect. 16. As we Live, so shall we Die.
Sect. 17. A good Death to be desired.
Sect. 18. Sleep the Brother of Death.
Sect. 19. The fore-runners of Death.
Sect. 20. What Answer is to be given to the Messenger of Death.
Sect. 21. Death is better than a sorrow∣ful Life.
Sect. 22. The Happiness of Death.
Sect. 23. The Farewel of a dying Person to the living which are to go the same way.
Sect. 24. The last Admonitions of Dying People.
Sect. 25. Christ is invited.
Sect. 26. The dying Man is encouraged.
Sect. 27. Faith in the Resurrection.
Sect. 23. The hope of Resurrection, our greatest Comfort.
Sect. 29. The hope of Heaven.
Sect. 30. Sighs to Heaven.
Sect. 31. An Abstract of the Comforts against Death.
Sect. 32. Against those that Die unwil∣lingly.
Sect. 33. Delay is the Rock of dying People.
Sect. 34. A ready Mind.
Sect. 35. The dying Person arms himself with Faith, Hope and Charity.
To Faith.
To Hope.
To Charity.
Sect. 36. What is always to be in the thought and Mouth of a sick and dying Chri∣stian.
Sect 37. Certain Precepts to be particularly observed by a dying Person.
Sect. 38. Refreshments for a dying Person.
Sect. 39. The Sighs and Prayers to God pro∣per for a Dying Person.
Sect. 40. At the Moment of Death.
Sect. 41. The true Confidence of a Dying Person in God.
Sect. 42. The Last Words of Dying Persons.
Sect. 46. Let the dying Person imitate the Penitent Thief in Golgotha.
Sect. 47. A Heliotropian Receit against all Sickness and Death.
THE Fatal Moment.
THE TREATMENT OF OUR Departed Friends▪ AFTER THEIR DEATH In Order to Their Burial,
The Reasons why we shut the Eyes and Mouth of the Dead.
The Reasons why Dead Bodies are often Kis∣sed, Washed, Perfumed and Cloathed: Together with the Customs of several Na∣tions in the Burial of their Dead.
The manner of Burying the Dead in Eng∣land, with the Reasons of the Pomp and Ceremony wherewith the English carry their Dead to the Grave.
The exact Method that ought to be observed in Funeral Processions, for most Ranks and Degrees of Men.
THE Funeral Solemnity.
AN ACCOUNT Of the Death and last Sayings Of the most Eminent Persons, from the Crucifixion of our Blessed Sa∣viour, down to this present time.
THE Death of Christ and his Apostles, &c.
The Death of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST.
The Death of St. PETER.
The Death of St. PAUL.
The Death of St. ANDREW.
The Death of St. JAMES.
The Death of St. JOHN.
The Death of St. PHILIP.
The Death of St. BARTHOLOMEW.
The Death of St. MATTHEW the Evangelist.
The Death of St. THOMAS.
The Death of St. JAMES.
The Death of SIMEON the Zelot.
The Death of St. JUDE.
The Death of St. MATTHIAS the Apostle.
The Death of St. MARK.
The Death of St. LUKE.
THE DEATHS OF THE Primitive Fathers.
The Death of IGNATIUS.
The Death of POLYCARP.
The Death of DIONYSIUS ARE∣OPAGITA.
The Death of JUSTIN Martyr.
The Death of IRENAEUS.
The death of TERTULLIAN.
The Last Sayings of CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS.
The Death of ORIGEN.
The death of St. CYPRIAN.
The Last Sayings of ARNOBIUS.
The Death of EUSEBIUS.
The Death of LACTANTIUS.
The Death of ATHANASIUS.
The Death of HILARIUS.
The Death of CYRILLUS.
The Death of EPHREM SYRUS.
The Death of BASIL.
The Last Sayings of GREGORY NAZIENZEN.
The Death of EPIPHANIUS.
The Death of AMBROSE.
The Death of GREGORY NISSEN.
The Death of THEODORET.
The Death of HIEROM.
The Death of CHRYSOSTOM.
The Death of AUGUSTIN.
The Death of CYKIL of Alexandria.
The Death of PETER CHRYSO∣LOGUS.
The Death of PROSPER.
The Death of FULGENTIUS.
The Death of GREGORY the Great.
The Death of ISIDORE.
The Death of Venerable BEDE.
The Death of JOHN DAMAS∣CENE.
The Death of THEOPHILACT.
The Death of ANSELM.
The Last Sayings of NICEPHORUS.
The Death of BERNARD.
The Death of PETER LOMBARD.
The Death of Alexander Hales.
The Life of Bonaventure.
The Death of Thomas Aquinas.
The Death of John Wicklif.
The Death of John Huss.
The Death of Hierom of Prague.
The Death of Martin Luther.
The Death of Zuinglius.
The Death of Oecolampadius.
The Death of John Frith.
The Death of Thomas Bilney.
The Death of William Tyndal.
The Death of Bertholdus Halerus.
The Death of Urbanus Regis.
The Death of Caralostadius.
The Death of Capito.
The Death of Leo Judae.
The Death of George Spaladius.
The Death of Myconius.
The Death of John Diazius.
The Death of Gasper Cruciger.
The Death of Matthias Zellius.
The Death of Vitus Theodorus.
The Death of Paul Fagius.
The Death of Martin Bucer.
The Death of Gasper Hedio.
The Death of Oswald Myconius.
The Death of George, Prince of Anhalt.
The Death of Justus Jonas.
The Death of John Rogers.
The Death of Laurence Saunders.
The Death of John Hooper.
The Death of Rowland Taylor.
The Death of John Bradford.
The Death of Nicholas Ridley.
The Death of Hugh Latimer.
The Death of John Philpot.
The Death of Thomas Cranmer, Arch-Bi∣shop of Canterbury.
The Death of Conrade Pellican.
The Death of John Bugenhagius.
The Death of Philip Melancthone.
The Death of John Lascus.
The Death of Augustine Marlorat.
The Death of Peter Martyr.
The Death of Amsdorsius.
The Death of Wolfangus Musculus.
The Death of Hyperius.
The Death of John Calvin.
The Death of William Farellus.
The Death of Vergerius.
The Death of Strigelius.
The Death of John Brentius.
The Death of Peter Viretus.
The Death of John Jewel.
The Death of Zegedine.
The Death of John Knox.
The Death of Peter Ramus.
The Death of Henry Bullinger.
The Death of Edward Deering.
The Death of Peter Boquinus.
The Death of Abraham Bucholtzer.
The Death of Gasper Olevian.
The Death of John Wigandus.
The Death of John Fox.
The Death of George Sohnius.
The Death of James Andreas.
The Death of Hierom Zanchius.
The Death of Anthony Sadeel.
The Death of William Whitaker.
The Death of Robert Rollock.
The Death of Nicholas Hemingius.
The Death of Daniel Tossanus.
The Death of William Perkins.
The Death of Francis Junius.
The Death of Thomas Holland.
The Death of James Granaeus.
The Death of Robert Abbat.
The Death of John Whitgift.
The Death of Theodore Beza.
The Death of William Cowper.
The Death of Andrew Willet.
The Death of David Pareus.
The Death of Robert Bolton.
The Death of William Whately.
The Death of Anthony Wallaeus.
The Death of Henry Alting.
The Death of Frederick Spanhemius.
The Death of Sir John Oldcastle.
The Death of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex.
The Death of the Lady Jane Grey.
The Death of Sir Philip Sidney.
The Death of Galeacius Carracciolus.
The Death of Katherine Bretterg.
The Death of John Lord Harrington, Ba∣ron of Exton.
The Death of Phillip de Mornay, Lord of Plessis Marley.
The Death of John Bruen, of Bruen-Sta∣pleford, in the County of Chester, Esquire.
The Deaths of the KINGS and QUEENS of Eng∣land, since the Reformation, to this present.
The Death of King Henry the VIII.
The Death of King Edward VI.
The Death of Queen Mary.
The Death of Queen Elizabeth.
The Death of King James, the First.
The Death of King Charles, the First.
The Death of King Charles, the Second.
The Death of Old Mr. Eliot, of New-England.