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The losse of an onely Son or nearest relation, not to be over-much lamented. [ 1981]
IT is said of Cleobis and Biton,* 1.1 that in absence of the Horses, they drew their Mothers Chariot to the Temple themselves, for which obedient act▪ of thei••s she prayed, that they might be both of them rewarded with the greatest blessings, that could possibly happen from God to Man, but so it hapned that they were both of them found dead in their beds the next morning; News thereof was brought to their Mother, as matter of great misfortune, which she in a man∣ner slighted, saying; I will never account my self unfortunate, that was the Mother of two such Sons whom the Gods have invested with immortality for their pious and obe∣dient actions: And shall then a Pagan Mother,* 1.2 having no other light but that of dusk nature, take it for a divine favour, that her two Sons did so early quit this life? And shall Christian Parents, or any others within the pale of the Church, such as are better enlightned, pule and repine, and look sowre upon Heaven, and upon God, when in mercy he hath done for theirs, not what is pleasing to them, but what is most fit and commodious for both, nothing be∣ing done but for the best to them that love him, so that for the most part, life is not so much taken away, as death given for a speciall favour and advantage.