FOOTNOTES:
[183] Prou. 28. 4 & 24. 24. & 17. 15. Eccl. 10. 23, 29. Tho. Aquin. 22. q. 115. a. 2. Corp.
[184] Ego carnis bona quæ ſemper & ipſe contempſit, in animæ laudibus nō requiram——ad Heliodor. Epitah. Nepot.
[185] Prou. 27. 14. Vox autem grandis, laus excedens menſurā Meritorum hîs intelligetur—Pariſ. de Moribus. fol. 123. lit. M.
[186] Eſ. 26. 12. 1 Cor. 15. 10. & 12. 6. Phil. 2. 13. Ier. 32. 40.
[187] Laudari in bonis operibus debes; ſed in eo quod operaris, hominū laudes expectare non debes—Deus Laudetur in operibus tuis. De ſtatu Vidu. ad Gallam epiſt. 2. Si qua ſane in Sanctis digna laude vel admiratione intueor, clará luce veritatis diſcutiens, profectò reperio Laudabilem ſiue Mirabilem alium apparere atque alium eſſe, & Laudo Deum in Sanctis eius. S. Bern. Ser. 13. in Cant.
[188] 1 Pet. 3. 4. Enimverò quis non animæ dabit ſummam omnem, cuius nomine totius Hominis mentio titulata eſt. Tertul. de Anima. cap. 13.
And ſo we ſee how far forth Praiſe is to be extended to Her. Now to ſpeak of the Extent of Her Praiſe: Let the word haue his full latitude. Laudabitur is generall, no kinde is limited. 1. Therefore for the Extent, to be praiſed euery manner of way. 2. For the Time when it ſhall be beſt for her. 3. For the Praiſer, by him who can beſt doe it. Of all theſe briefly.
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What Praiſe ſhe ſhall haue. The Extent of Laudabitur.
Firſt, what praiſe ſhe ſhall haue. 1. Euen that (which being true) is euer accompanied with Deareſt Loue to her perſon[190]. 2. Higheſt eſtimation of Gods abundant graces in Her[191]. 3. Frequent Commemoration of them[192]. 4. Moderate Lamentation at her Death[193]. 5. Solemne Funerals according to the Dignitie of her place[194]. 6. And aboue all, with preciſe imitation of her excellent Vertues[195]. All this Honour God allowes Her, that honours Him with His Feare[196]. But becauſe all Praiſe is properly in Words (as the Schoole-man teacheth[197]) and better words ſhee cannot haue to praiſe Her, than God himſelfe ſpeakes[198], therefore ſhe ſhall be Commended in no other, neither in regard of God, nor of her Husband, Children, Kindred, Seruants, and Gods People.