%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Upon the DEATH of that Aged, Pious, Sincere-hearted CHRISTIAN, / JOHN ALDEN, Esq; / Late MAGISTRATE of New-Plimouth Colony, who died Sept. 12th, 1687, / being about eighty nine years of age. Cotton, John University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1687-1687 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/23/2012 32592

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W479526 THE staff of bread, and water eke the stay, / From sinning Judah God will take away, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 43269 Upon the DEATH of that Aged, Pious, Sincere-hearted CHRISTIAN, / JOHN ALDEN, Esq; / Late MAGISTRATE of New-Plimouth Colony, who died Sept. 12th, 1687, / being about eighty nine years of age. Upon the DEATH of that Aged, Pious, Sincere-hearted CHRISTIAN, JOHN ALDEN, Esq; Late MAGISTRATE of New-Plimouth Colony, who died Sept. 12th, 1687, being about eighty nine years of age. Upon the DEATH of that Aged, Pious, Sincere hearted CHRISTIAN, JOHN ALDEN, Esq; Late MAGISTRATE of New Plymouth Colony, who died Sept. 12th, 1687, being about eighty nine years of age. Cotton, John 1687-1687

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THE staff of bread, and water eke the stay, From sinning Judah God will take away, The prudent Counsellour, the Honourable, Whom Grace and Holiness makes delectable, The Judge, the Prophet and the ancient Saint, The deaths of such cause sorrowful complaint, The Earth and its Inhabitants do fall, The aged Saint bears up its pillars all. The hoary head in way of Righteousness A crown of glory is. Who can express Th abundant blessings by Disciples old / In very deed theyre more than can be told. The guise tis of a wanton generation To wish the aged soon might quit their station. Tho truth it be, The Lord our God does frown, When aged Saints by death do tumble down. What tho there be not such Activity, Yet in their Prayers theres such Fervency As doth great mercy for a place obtain, And gracious presence of the Lord maintain. Tho Natures strength in old age doth decay, Yet th inward man renewd is day by day. The very presence of a Saint in years Who lifts his soul to God with prayrs and tears, Is a rich blessing unto any place Who have that mercy to behold his face: When sin is ripe and calls for desolation God will call home old Saints from such a nation. Let sinners then of th Aged weary be. God give me grace to mourn most heartily For death of this dear servant of the Lord, Whose life God did to us so long afford: God lent his life to greatest length of days; In which he livd to his Redeemers praise. In youthful time he made Moses his choice, His soul obeying great JEHOVAHs voice, Freely forsook the world for sake of GOD, In His House with His Saints to have abode. He followed GOD into this Wilderness; Thereby to all the world he did profess, Affliction with the Saints a better part And more delightful to his holy heart Than sinful pleasures, lasting but a season: Thus said his Faith, so saith not carnal Reason, He came one of the first into this Land, And here was kept by Gods most gracious hand Years sixty-seven, which time he did behold To poor New-England mercies Manifold: All Gods great works to this His Israel From first implanting what to them befel: Of them he made a serious Observation, And could of them present a large Narration,
His walk was holy, humble, and sincere, His heart was filled with JEHOVAHs Fear. He honourd GOD with much integrity, God therefore did him truly magnify. The hearts of Saints intirely did him love, His Uprightness so highly did approve, That whilst to choose they had their liberty Within the Limits of this Colony Their Civil Leaders, him they ever chose. His Faithfulness made hearts with him to close. With all the Governours he did Assist; His Name recorded is within the List Of Plimouths Pillars to his dying day. His Name is precious to eternal Ay. He set his Love on God and knew His Name, God therefore gives him everlasting Fame. So good and heavnly was his Conversation, God gave long life, and shewd him His Salvation. His work now finished upon this earth; (Seeing the death of what he saw the birth) His gracious Lord from heaven calls him home, And saith, My servant, now to Heaven come: Thou hast done good, been faithful unto Me, Now shalt thou live in bliss ETRNALLY, On dying bed his Ailes were very great, Yet verily his heart on GOD was set. He bare his griefs with Faith and Patience, And did maintain his lively confidence: Saying to some, The work which God begun, He would preserve to its perfection. His mouth was full of blessings till his death To Ministers and Christians all: his breath Was very sweet by many a precious word He utterd from the Spirit of his Lord. He livd in Christ, in Jesus now he sleeps: And his blest soul the Lord in safety keeps.
JOHN ALDEN. Anagram End al on hi. Death puts an End to all this world enjoyes, And frees the Saint from all that here annoyes. This blessed Saint hath seen an end of all Worldly perfections. Now his Lord doth call Him to ascend from earth to heaven high, Where he is blest to all Eternity. Who walk with God as he, shall so be blest, And evermore in Christ His arms shall rest. Lord, Spare thy remnant, do not us forsake, From us do not thy Holy Spirit take. Thy Cause, thy Intrest in this land still own: Thy gracious presence ay let be our Crown. J.C.