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<P>MEMENTO MORI:</P>
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<HEAD>AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH of that Worthy PRELATE, The Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. <HI>JOHN LAKE,</HI> Late Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>Chiche&s;ter,</HI> (One of the Seven Bi&s;hops who were Pri&s;oners in the Tower) who departed this Life on <DATE><HI>Friday</HI> the <HI>30th.</HI> of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> 1689.</DATE></HEAD>
<LG>
<L>Peace Mourning Friend! forbear to weep for him</L>
<L>Who is &s;aluted with the Angel's Hymn,</L>
<L>Whom all the Saints Triumphant welcome Home</L>
<L>From's Pilgrim-Voyage on the Briny Fome;</L>
<L>Where like a Ship that's to&s;t from Wave to Wave</L>
<L>Which ev'ry' moment threaten with a Grave,</L>
<L>Frighted with furious Storms at la&s;t h' arrives</L>
<L>At fairer Heavens and Serener Skies,</L>
<L>Through blu&s;tring Seas unto that plea&s;ant Shore</L>
<L>He's &s;afely come, where he &s;hall Weep no more.</L>
<L>The Tears are wiped from his Reverend Face,</L>
<L>Which here he &s;hed in running of his <HI>Race,</HI></L>
<L>Which being fini&s;h'd and the Battle done,</L>
<L>He Wears the Crown which by his Faith he Won.</L>
<L>His <HI>Conque&s;t</HI> now, not Pangs of the <HI>New-Birth,</HI></L>
<L>The Heav'nly Quire doth Celebrate with Mirth.</L>
<L>Angels do Shout with Joy, to 's Fathers Home,</L>
<L>Not that a Sinner, but a Saint is come.</L>
<L>And now Heav'n Rings with Joy, for th' Earth to Mourn,</L>
<L>A Di&s;cord 'tis, not worthy of his Urn:</L>
<L>Whil&s;t they above Rejoyce, the&s;e Weep below,</L>
<L><HI>Faith</HI> and <HI>Hope</HI>'s Conque&s;t it will overthrow;</L>
<L>Whil&s;t they are fill'd with Joy, the&s;e with Complaints,</L>
<L>'Tis to deny <HI>Communion of the Saints.</HI></L>
<L>Weep for the Sinner, let Floods of Tears be &s;hed</L>
<L>For him, in Tre&s;pa&s;&s;es and Sins that's Dead.</L>
<L>Weep for the harden'd Wretch, that can't Relent,</L>
<L>That Lives in Sin, and Dies Impenitent;</L>
<L>Who u&s;ele&s;s was on Earth, unfit for Heav'n,</L>
<L>Of Grace and Goodne&s;s that was quite bereav'n.</L>
<LG>
<L>So, U&s;ele&s;s too was that Great Man become,</L>
<L>Condemn'd to <HI>Silence,</HI> and to
<NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>When Pri&s;oner in the Tower.</HI></NOTE> <HI>Martyrdome,</HI></L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">u&s;e the World he'd learnt to overcome,</L>
</LG>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter">hat he wanted, but abounded more</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">s and Grace than all that went before:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters">eat and Good, Pious and Learned too</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">rs Will to &s;uffer and to do.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> 'twas Heav'ns Decree, whom Earth <HI>Su&s;pended,</HI></L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> Heav'n, having the Earth Offended;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> Man&s;ion on him to be&s;tow,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">la&s;s!) there was no Room below;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">ul in his Makers Prai&s;e</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> Earth t' a Nobler Sphere to Rai&s;e:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">termitting, or the Hate</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> Honour he &s;hall Celebrate,</L>
<L>And to Eternal Ages loudly Sing</L>
<L>Anthems of Prai&s;e to Heav'ns Glorious King:</L>
<L>Who&s;e Holy Temple has an <HI>Open Door,</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e PRIESTS &s;hall never be <HI>Su&s;pended</HI> more.</L>
<L>But though here's Cau&s;e of Joy, yet one thing may</L>
<L>Challenge a Tear from tho&s;e who come to pay</L>
<L>Honour to th' Mem'ry of the Worthy Saint,</L>
<L>Which may their Hearts with Grief, their Mouths fill with Complaint.</L>
<L>When <HI>Righteous Men do Peri&s;h,</HI> the Pious die,
<NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>I&s;a</HI> 57. 1.</NOTE></L>
<L>An Indication 'tis that <HI>Evil</HI>'s nigh.</L>
<L>So Husbandmen do Hou&s;e their Corn before</L>
<L>The falling of the threatning &s;weeping Showr.</L>
<L>The gath'ring of the Blacker Clouds do warn</L>
<L>The Ripen'd Crop to ha&s;ten to the Barn.</L>
<L>So God <HI>Methu&s;elah</HI> the year before</L>
<L>The Flood broke out &s;uffer'd to Live no more.</L>
<L>So good <HI>Jo&s;iah,</HI> that he might not feel</L>
<L>The heavy Judgments threatning <HI>I&s;rael,</HI></L>
<L>That he in them his Portion might not have,</L>
<L>When yet but young, was hurried to the Grave.</L>
<L>So great St. <HI>Au&s;tin</HI> went away to Heav'n</L>
<L>Before <HI>Hippo</HI> was of her Peace bereav'n.</L>
<L>So Valiant <HI>Luther,</HI> Prince o' th' Reformation</L>
<L>Dy'd ju&s;t before <HI>Germany</HI>'s De&s;olation.</L>
<L>Well may we fear the World will tumble down,</L>
<L>When Righteous Men, its Pillars, fall to th' Ground.</L>
<L>And when the <HI>Candle&s;tick</HI> is taken from us,</L>
<L>The <HI>Light</HI> goes too; then Lord have Mercy on us.</L>
<L>Such the Decea&s;ed was, of whom I'm bold</L>
<L>To &s;ay, He was a <HI>CANDLESTICK OF GOLD.</HI>
<NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>Zech.</HI> 4. 2.</NOTE></L>
<L>Who&s;e <HI>Light</HI> like the bright Taper clearly burn'd;</L>
<L>To <HI>Light</HI> from <HI>Darkne&s;s</HI> wandring Souls He turn'd.</L>
<L>The <HI>Stubborn Lump</HI> to purge from the <HI>Old Leaven</HI></L>
<L>He Striv'd and Pray'd, and Praying went to Heaven.</L>
<L>Of Patience, Meekne&s;s, Courage an Example gave,</L>
<L>Submitting to God's Will de&s;cended to the Grave.</L>
<L>This <HI>Light</HI>'s remov'd by our Great <HI>Ma&s;ters</HI> Will,</L>
<L>And plac'd above on <HI>Zions</HI> Glorious <HI>Hill;</HI></L>
<L>Where <HI>Light,</HI> and <HI>Love,</HI> and <HI>Joy</HI> do overflow,</L>
<L>A <HI>Dark</HI> and <HI>Gloomy Church</HI> hav'ng left below.</L>
<L>This none <HI>con&s;ider,</HI> few do <HI>lay to Heart,</HI></L>
<L>Till under Judgments they &s;everely &s;mart.</L>
<L>Which Temper is to be Lamented more</L>
<L>Than all the In&s;tances of Grief before.</L>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Sam. Keble</HI> at the <HI>Turks Head</HI> in <HI>Fleet&s;treet.</HI> 1689.</P>
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