The house of weeping, or, Mans last progress to his long home fully represented in several funeral discourses, with many pertinent ejaculations under each head, to remind us of our mortality and fading state / by John Dunton ...

The Death of Robert Rollock.

HE said, I bless God, I have all my Senses enti•…•… but my Heart is in Heaven; and, Lord Jes•…•… Why should'st thou not have it? It hath been my C•…•… all my life long to dedicate it to thee, I pray thee t•…•… it, that it may live with thee for ever. Falling i•…•… a Slumber, and awaking, he desired to be dis•…•…¦ved, saying, Come Lord Jesus, put▪ an end to this •…•…¦serable life; haste Lord, and tarry not.

Then some bewailing their loss of him, to th•…•… he said, I have gone through all the degrees of t•…•… Life, and now am come to my end, why should 〈…〉〈…〉 back again? O Lord help me, that I may go thr•…•… this last degree with thy assistance; lead me to 〈…〉〈…〉 Glory which I have seen as through a Glass: O th•…•… were with thee. Some saying the next day was t•…•… Sabbath, he said, Thy Sabbath, O Lord, shall be my Eternal Sabbath.

Then he breathed out, Haste Lord, and do tarry; I am weary both of nights and daies: C•…•… Lord Jesus, that I may come to thee: Break these 〈…〉〈…〉 strings, and give me others: I desire to be dissolv•…•… and to be with thee. Haste Lord Jesus, and defe•…•… longer. Go forth my weak Life, and let a better ceed.

One standing by, said, Sir, Let nothing tr•…•…

you, for now your Lord makes haste; to which he said, O Welcome Message, would to God my Funeral might be to m••rrow. Thus he continued fervent in Praye•• till he resigned up his Spirit unto God, Anno 1593. Aged▪ 43.