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Disce mori : Learne to die. : A religious discourse, mouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remembrance of his end. : Wherein also is contained the mean and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be obserued, necessary to be thought vpon while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise ourselues and others.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1607:- Books
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A close view of death and it's subsequent immortalities; giving a large account of the primitive Christians, who conducted their lives by those views. With a previous discourse, Briefly, but fully, demonstrating the truth of Christianity, and, in Consequence of that, urging most earnestly to solemn Consideration. The Whole with Vigour inforced by an awful Frontispiece, exhibiting one of our deplorable Bodies putrefying in the Vault. By Thomas Cannon, of Gray's-Inn, Gent.
Cannon, Thomas, of Gray's-Inn.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The great concern: or, A serious warning to a timely and thorough preparation for death : with helps and directions in order thereunto. By Edward Pearse. Recommended as proper to be given at funerals.
Pearse, Edward, 1631-1694Date: 1695- Books
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A preparation for death. Done out of French.
Date: printed in the year, 1716- Books
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A moste fruitefull, pithie, and learned treatise, hovv a Christian man ought to behaue himselfe in the daunger of death : and how they are to be releued and comforted, whose deare friendes are departed out of this worlde, moste necessarie for this our vnfortunate age [and] sorowfull dayes.
Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552Date: [1574?]]- Books
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Quatuor novissma: Or, Meditations upon the four last things / delivered in four common-place discourses: by Thomas Longland.
Longland, Thomas, 1629 or 1630-1697Date: 1657- Books
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The maner to dye well : An introduction moste compendiously shewinge the fruitefull remembrance of the last fowre thinges: that is to say, death, hell, iudgement, and the ioyes of heauen. Gathered out of manye good authors, both comfortable and profitable to the dilligent reader. Learnedly instructing howe to prouide for death.
Date: 1579- Books
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Deathes generall proclamation : also fine preceptes of vertuous and honest lyfe.
Leigh, Valentine, active 1562Date: The 8 day of January, anno M.D.LXI [8 Jan. 1561]- Books
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The rvle and exercises of holy dying : in which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves, and others respectively, for a blessed death ... together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons ... to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667Date: 1651- Books
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A discourse of life and death: written in French, by Phil. Mornay. Done in English by the Countesse of Pembroke.
Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623Date: 1608- Books
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The saints incouragement to diligence in Christ's service : with motives and means to Christian activity : to which is added, as an example to prove the point handled, the deathbed experiences of Mris B. ... / by James Janeway.
Janeway, James, 1636?-1674Date: 1674- Books
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A discourse of life and death. Written in French by Phil. Mornay. Done in English by the Countesse of Pembroke.
Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623Date: 1600- Books
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The devout Christian's preparative to death. Written by Erasmus, now render'd into English. To which are added, meditations, prayers and directions for sick and dying persons. By Robert Warren, D. D. Rector of Charlton in Kent. Recommended as proper to be given at Funerals.
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.Date: 1722- Books
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Disce mori. = Learne to die : A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remerbrance of his ende. Wherein also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be abserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1600- Books
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Death's alarum: or, Security's vvarning-piece : A sermon preached in S. Dionis Back-Church, at the funerall of Mrs. Mary Smith (daughter of Mr. Isaac Colfe, formerly minister of Gods Word at Chadwell in Essex, and late wife of Mr. Richard Smith of London, draper) who dyed the 9th. day of Novemb. 1653. and was buried the 16th of the same moneth. By Nath: Hardy, Mr. of Arts, and preacher to that parish.
Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670Date: 1653- Books
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A strange and wonderful relation of the life and death of Roger Wrightson, and Martha Railton, of the City of Durham. Shewing how the young Man fell sick on Shrove Tuesday last, and died the 13th of March following: Wherein is set forth the hard Usage which the young Woman met with during the Time of his Sickness; and upon hearing the first Toll of the passing Bell, she fainted away; but by the Shrieks and Cries of her Mother and a young Woman, call'd her back again, and in amazed Condition continued about twelve Hours, and then she died. Also, the weeping Lamentation made by both Friends at the Grave, wherein she was first decently laid, and then him; being a fit Pattern for all young Men and Women to prove constant in Love; with a Word of Advice to all hard-hearted Parents, not to cross their Children in Love. N. B. He was observed to say three Times, (just before he died) Martha, Martha, come away.
Date: 1780?]- Books
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Dying merrily: or, historical and critical reflexions on the conduct of great men in all ages, who, in their last moments, mock'd death, and died facetiously. By Monsieur Deslandes, and translated from the French by T. W. - A.M.
Deslandes, M. (André François), 1690-1757.Date: [1745]- Books
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Disce mori. = Learne to die : A religious discourse, moouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remembrance of his ende. Wherin also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be obserued, necessary to be thought vpon, while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1601- Books
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The dying mans last sermon. Or, The fathers last blessing : Left, and bequeathed as a legacy unto his children, immediately before his death. Being comfortable meditations and preparations for the day of death; which for the worth of them are more worthy to be written in letters of gold, then with ink and paper. The twelfth edition with additions, by Andrew Jones, a servant of Jesus Christ.
Jones, Andrew, active 17th centuryDate: 1665- Books
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Memento mori remember to die.
Date: [1640]- Books
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The great question answer'd. Whether it is consistent with the perfections of God to forsake his innocent Son in the agonies of death, if mens sins were not imputed unto Him. By way of dialogue, between Ebenezer Hewlett, and his friend. ...
Hewlett, Ebenezer, active 1738-1747.Date: 1739]- Books
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The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum : Upon 1. Comforts against death. 2. Patience under pain. 3. The cure of discontent. 4. The government of the passions. 5. The chief end of Man. Between master and sophister.
Cicero, Marcus TulliusDate: 1683- Books
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Deaths knell: or, The sicke mans passing-bell : summoning all sicke consciences to pr[e]pare themselues for the comming of the grea[t] day of doome, lest mercies gate be shut against them: fit for all those that desire to arriue at the heauenly Ierusalem. Whereunto are added prayers fit for housholders. The ninth edition. Written by W. Perkins.
Perkins, William, 1558-1602Date: 1628- Books
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Preparation to deathe : A booke as deuout as eloquent, compiled by Erasmus Roterodame.
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536Date: [Annno. M. D. XXXVIII. [1538]]- Books
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Reflections on death. By William Dodd, L. L. D. Prebendary of Brecon.
Dodd, William, 1729-1777.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]