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           THE
           Saints
           Convoy
           TO
           HEAVEN
           .
           A
           DISCOURSE
           occasioned
           by
           (
           and
           in
           Part
           Preacht
           upon
           )
           THE
           DEATH
           and
           FUNERAL
           OF
           Mr.
           
             Benjamin
             Lindsey
          
           ,
           Who
           Deceased
           ,
           the
           21st
           of
           February
           ,
           1697.
           
        
         
           By
           
             THO.
             DOOLITTLE
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             John
             Lawrence
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Angel
           ,
           in
           the
           Poultry
           ,
           over
           against
           the
           Compter
           .
           1698.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           EPISTLE
           TO
           
             
               Mrs.
               Rebeccah
               Lindsey
               ,
               Mother
            
             
               Mr.
               Joseph
               Lindsey
               ,
               Brother
            
             
               Sisters
               
                 
                   Mrs.
                   Abigal
                   Shipton
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mrs.
                   Sarah
                   Pike
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               Kinsmen
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   John
                   Hinde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Morgan
                   Hinde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Richard
                   Hinde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Robert
                   Hinde
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               to
               Mr.
               
                 Benjamin
                 Lindsey
              
               ,
               lately
               Deceased
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Dear
             Friends
             ,
          
        
         
           ACcording
           to
           the
           several
           Relations
           (
           nearer
           or
           more
           remote
           )
           wherein
           ye
           stood
           to
           Mr.
           
             Benjamin
             Lindsey
          
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           living
           with
           you
           ,
           Nature
           and
           Reason
           dictates
           that
           ye
           must
           be
           differently
           affected
           ,
           
           as
           to
           Degrees
           ,
           by
           his
           being
           by
           Death
           removed
           from
           you
           ,
           yet
           being
           so
           much
           beloved
           and
           respected
           
             by
             you
             all
          
           ,
           it
           is
           easy
           to
           determine
           that
           his
           Death
           was
           Matter
           of
           Sorrow
           
             to
             you
             all
          
           ;
           but
           the
           Religion
           ye
           all
           profess
           ,
           and
           the
           Christian
           Doctrine
           ye
           all
           do
           own
           ,
           must
           be
           instructive
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           ye
           sorrow
           ,
           not
           as
           those
           that
           have
           no
           Hope
           ,
           either
           that
           his
           Soul
           ,
           being
           so
           Pious
           ,
           was
           not
           carried
           by
           Angels
           into
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           ,
           or
           that
           his
           Body
           ,
           that
           ye
           carried
           and
           lodged
           in
           the
           
             Bosom
             of
             the
             Earth
          
           ,
           should
           not
           be
           raised
           again
           to
           a
           joyful
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           be
           hereafter
           ,
           where
           the
           Soul
           at
           present
           is
           ,
           in
           Happiness
           and
           Glory
           :
           Of
           which
           Two
           Things
           ,
           the
           believing
           Consideration
           should
           drie
           your
           weeping
           Eyes
           ,
           relieve
           your
           mourning
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           comfort
           your
           Sorrowful
           Hearts
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           Mother
           I
           send
           this
           short
           following
           Advice
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           you
           would
           not
           so
           much
           sorrow
           that
           your
           Son's
           Body
           is
           gone
           down
           
           to
           the
           Grave
           ,
           as
           rejoice
           that
           his
           Soul
           is
           gone
           up
           to
           Heaven
           :
           Not
           so
           much
           mourn
           ,
           that
           he
           whom
           you
           did
           bear
           ,
           bring
           forth
           ,
           and
           bring
           up
           ,
           is
           taken
           from
           you
           ,
           as
           be
           comforted
           that
           God
           hath
           taken
           him
           to
           himself
           :
           As
           knowing
           he
           is
           better
           pleased
           to
           be
           where
           he
           is
           ,
           and
           more
           Happy
           ,
           than
           if
           he
           had
           continued
           to
           be
           on
           Earth
           ,
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           would
           not
           be
           from
           thence
           ,
           to
           come
           again
           to
           you
           :
           And
           let
           this
           make
           you
           the
           less
           Sorrowful
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           because
           his
           Soul
           is
           now
           triumphant
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           better
           World
           :
           for
           I
           suppose
           you
           loved
           your
           Son
           better
           than
           to
           grieve
           at
           his
           Preferment
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           considering
           the
           Greatness
           of
           your
           Age
           you
           would
           clear
           your
           Evidences
           for
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           not
           have
           them
           to
           seek
           ,
           when
           you
           should
           have
           them
           to
           shew
           ,
           nor
           to
           get
           ▪
           when
           you
           should
           have
           them
           to
           use
           for
           your
           more
           comfortable
           Departure
           ;
           that
           as
           you
           are
           sure
           your
           Body
           must
           go
           down
           to
           your
           Son's
           Body
           ,
           so
           you
           might
           be
           
             as
             
             sure
          
           that
           your
           Soul
           shall
           go
           up
           to
           his
           Soul
           ,
           that
           as
           he
           was
           where
           you
           are
           ,
           so
           you
           might
           be
           with
           God
           ,
           where
           he
           is
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           you
           daily
           remember
           ,
           you
           are
           almost
           at
           your
           Journey
           's
           End
           ;
           in
           a
           Course
           of
           Nature
           so
           near
           the
           Door
           of
           Eternity
           ,
           that
           you
           cannot
           be
           much
           longer
           in
           Time
           ;
           therefore
           when
           you
           cannot
           move
           so
           speedily
           in
           Natural
           Motion
           ,
           run
           more
           swiftly
           in
           your
           Spiritual
           Race
           ,
           that
           you
           might
           not
           fall
           short
           of
           the
           Joy
           and
           Crown
           that
           is
           set
           before
           you
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           since
           your
           Son
           (
           now
           gone
           from
           you
           )
           hath
           made
           such
           competent
           Provision
           for
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           need
           not
           spend
           your
           Breath
           in
           asking
           ,
           What
           shall
           I
           eat
           ,
           or
           what
           shall
           I
           drink
           ,
           or
           wherewithal
           shall
           I
           be
           clothed
           ?
           Your
           Enquiries
           might
           be
           ,
           How
           shall
           I
           love
           God
           more
           ,
           please
           him
           better
           ,
           and
           be
           more
           prepared
           for
           my
           Eternal
           State
           ?
           Since
           now
           
             you
             need
             not
             cark
             for
             Earth
             ,
             take
             more
             Care
             for
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
         
           5.
           
           That
           since
           you
           have
           more
           Benefit
           of
           your
           Sense
           of
           Seeing
           ,
           than
           of
           Hearing
           ,
           supply
           the
           Defect
           of
           Hearing
           ,
           by
           your
           diligent
           Reading
           ;
           and
           the
           less
           you
           can
           hear
           Men
           speak
           to
           you
           in
           Discoursing
           ,
           the
           more
           do
           you
           speak
           to
           God
           in
           Praying
           ;
           and
           the
           less
           Converse
           you
           can
           have
           with
           the
           Creature
           ,
           the
           more
           Communion
           do
           you
           desire
           ,
           get
           ,
           and
           maintain
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           To
           the
           Rest
           of
           you
           ,
           let
           me
           be
           your
           Remembrancer
           ,
           that
           ye
           get
           a
           sanctified
           Improvement
           of
           this
           Breach
           by
           Death
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           made
           amongst
           you
           ,
           that
           ye
           so
           mind
           Temporal
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           forget
           your
           Eternal
           Concerns
           ,
           to
           watch
           and
           be
           always
           ready
           ,
           because
           the
           Son
           of
           Man
           might
           come
           ,
           in
           an
           Hour
           that
           ye
           think
           not
           of
           ;
           to
           prepare
           to
           follow
           him
           and
           others
           that
           are
           gone
           before
           :
           to
           keep
           up
           the
           Power
           of
           Godliness
           in
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           to
           demonstrate
           it
           in
           your
           Lives
           :
           Seriously
           and
           believingly
           to
           think
           of
           another
           world
           ,
           and
           every
           Day
           you
           live
           in
           this
           ,
           
           to
           stand
           in
           Time
           ,
           and
           look
           into
           Eternity
           :
           To
           be
           Good
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           Good
           ,
           as
           he
           
             was
             ,
             and
             did
          
           ,
           that
           is
           taken
           from
           you
           ,
           whereof
           (
           in
           Part
           )
           ye
           have
           been
           Eye-witnesses
           :
           To
           live
           Holily
           ,
           that
           ye
           might
           die
           not
           only
           Peacably
           ,
           but
           also
           Triumphantly
           ;
           as
           is
           his
           Prayer
           for
           you
           ,
           who
           desires
           it
           might
           be
           yours
           for
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Affectionately
               Yours
               ,
               To
               his
               Power
               ,
            
             Tho.
             Doolittle
             .
          
           
             Mugwel-Street
             ,
             
               April
               8.
               1698.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           THE
           Saints
           Convoy
           TO
           HEAVEN
           .
        
         
           
             Luke
             XVI
             .
             22.
             
          
           
             And
             it
             came
             to
             pass
             that
             the
             Beggar
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             carried
             by
             the
             Angels
             into
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             .
          
        
         
           SOME
           think
           it
           is
           not
           material
           whether
           the
           Discourse
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           concerning
           the
           Rich
           Man
           and
           the
           Beggar
           ,
           be
           taken
           as
           a
           Parable
           ,
           or
           an
           History
           ,
           or
           composed
           of
           both
           ;
           when
           it
           is
           confessed
           ,
           that
           under
           this
           Narration
           ,
           Christ
           describes
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Good
           and
           Bad
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           and
           asserts
           the
           Existence
           of
           the
           
           Soul
           ,
           after
           its
           Separation
           from
           the
           Body
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           immediately
           passeth
           to
           Heaven
           or
           Hell
           ,
           before
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           general
           Judgment
           of
           the
           great
           Day
           .
        
         
           Tho'
           there
           was
           a
           Disparity
           between
           Lazarus
           spoken
           of
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           and
           our
           Friend
           ,
           whose
           Death
           is
           the
           Occasion
           of
           this
           Discourse
           upon
           it
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           outward
           Circumstances
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           yet
           if
           the
           latter
           be
           a
           Partaker
           of
           Felicity
           with
           the
           former
           ,
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           I
           might
           easily
           be
           excused
           for
           choosing
           this
           as
           my
           Theme
           upon
           this
           sad
           ,
           but
           righteous
           Providence
           :
           especially
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           no
           other
           so
           express
           to
           my
           Design
           as
           this
           is
           .
        
         
           The
           Rich
           Man
           here
           spoken
           of
           ,
           was
           a
           voluptuous
           Sinner
           ;
           who
           ,
           while
           he
           lived
           ,
           did
           live
           in
           outward
           Pomp
           ;
           and
           ,
           when
           he
           died
           ,
           was
           buried
           in
           great
           State.
           The
           Poor
           Man
           was
           full
           of
           Sores
           ,
           and
           Hungry
           ,
           while
           he
           lived
           ;
           and
           no
           mention
           is
           made
           of
           his
           Funeral
           ,
           when
           he
           died
           .
        
         
           The
           one
           was
           Rich
           on
           Earth
           ,
           but
           now
           a
           Beggar
           in
           Hell.
           The
           other
           a
           Beggar
           on
           Earth
           ,
           but
           now
           Rich
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           The
           Poor
           Man
           ,
           on
           Earth
           ,
           begged
           for
           some
           Crumbs
           at
           the
           Rich
           Man's
           Door
           ;
           
           but
           he
           could
           not
           obtain
           them
           .
           The
           Rich
           Man
           ,
           in
           Hell
           ,
           begged
           for
           a
           Drop
           of
           Water
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           denied
           him
           .
        
         
           Some
           live
           and
           die
           Poor
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           State
           of
           Sin
           :
           These
           have
           their
           Evil
           Things
           here
           ,
           and
           hereafter
           too
           :
           Misery
           on
           Earth
           ,
           and
           more
           in
           Hell.
           
        
         
           Some
           live
           and
           die
           Rich
           ,
           
           and
           finally
           Impenitent
           :
           These
           have
           their
           Good
           Things
           here
           ,
           and
           their
           Evil
           Things
           hereafter
           :
           A
           short
           Heaven
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           a
           long
           Hell
           in
           the
           next
           .
        
         
           Some
           live
           and
           die
           Poor
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           State
           of
           Grace
           :
           These
           have
           their
           Evil
           Things
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           and
           their
           Good
           in
           the
           next
           :
           Short
           Misery
           on
           Earth
           ,
           and
           long
           Felicity
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           Some
           live
           and
           die
           possest
           of
           a
           good
           Estate
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           State
           of
           Grace
           :
           These
           have
           their
           Good
           Things
           here
           ,
           and
           better
           hereafter
           :
           Now
           some
           Earnest
           ,
           then
           actual
           Possession
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           better
           to
           live
           and
           die
           in
           the
           Depths
           of
           Poverty
           ,
           and
           have
           the
           Soul
           Everlastingly
           saved
           ;
           than
           in
           the
           Heigths
           of
           Prosperity
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           Eternally
           lost
           .
           The
           worst
           Condition
           of
           
           a
           Child
           of
           God
           ,
           be
           it
           never
           so
           bad
           ,
           is
           better
           than
           the
           best
           Condition
           of
           a
           Wicked
           Man
           ,
           be
           it
           never
           so
           good
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           Text
           Five
           Things
           may
           be
           observed
           :
           
             
               1.
               
               The
               Passage
               of
               a
               Believer
               to
               the
               Place
               of
               his
               Eternal
               Abode
               .
               He
               is
               carried
               ,
               or
               transported
               to
               it
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               What
               of
               the
               Believer
               is
               carried
               to
               that
               Place
               or
               State
               ?
               And
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Soul.
               
                 He
                 was
                 carried
              
               ;
               his
               Soul
               ,
               not
               then
               his
               Body
               .
               His
               Soul
               was
               transported
               ,
               his
               Body
               was
               left
               behind
               .
               The
               Soul
               is
               carried
               at
               his
               Dissolution
               ;
               the
               Body
               not
               till
               the
               Resurrection
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Whither
               was
               the
               Soul
               carried
               ;
               what
               was
               the
               Place
               or
               State
               to
               which
               it
               was
               transported
               ?
               Into
               Abraham
               
                 's
                 Bosom
              
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               When
               ?
               As
               soon
               as
               he
               died
               ;
               that
               Minute
               it
               was
               separated
               from
               the
               Body
               ,
               it
               began
               its
               Journey
               to
               its
               Eternal
               Home
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               By
               whom
               ?
               
                 By
                 the
                 Angels
                 he
                 was
                 carried
                 into
              
               Abraham
               
                 's
                 Bosom
              
               .
               Not
               by
               one
               ,
               but
               many
               Angels
               .
            
          
        
         
           Several
           great
           Articles
           of
           Faith
           affording
           great
           Support
           and
           Comfort
           to
           Believers
           are
           taught
           by
           Christ
           in
           these
           Words
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           Observation
           .
           
             That
             the
             Soul
             doth
             exist
             after
             its
             Separation
             from
             the
             Body
             .
          
           Otherwise
           it
           would
           not
           be
           capable
           to
           be
           carried
           to
           another
           State
           of
           Blessedness
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           
           In
           Man's
           Mortal
           Body
           ,
           there
           is
           an
           Immortal
           Soul.
           
        
         
           Death
           turns
           the
           Soul
           out
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           the
           Man
           out
           of
           this
           World.
           
        
         
           Death
           deprives
           the
           Body
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           leave
           it
           a
           Lump
           ,
           or
           Mass
           of
           Breathless
           Clay
           ;
           
           but
           in
           Death
           ,
           the
           Soul
           escapeth
           Death
           .
           Death
           ,
           that
           conquereth
           all
           Mens
           Bodies
           ,
           kills
           no
           Man's
           Soul.
           
        
         
           The
           Life
           and
           Being
           of
           the
           Soul
           cannot
           be
           destroyed
           ,
           either
           ,
           
             
               by
               Outward
               Violence
               ,
            
             
               by
               Inward
               Principles
               .
            
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           Not
           by
           
             Outward
             Violence
          
           .
           No
           Finite
           Power
           can
           make
           the
           Soul
           to
           cease
           to
           be
           .
           The
           most
           Powerful
           ,
           Cruel
           and
           Enraged
           Persecutors
           who
           may
           torture
           ,
           kill
           or
           burn
           the
           Body
           ,
           cannot
           touch
           nor
           reach
           the
           Soul.
           
             Mat.
             10.
             28.
             
             Fear
             not
             them
             which
             kill
             the
             Body
             ,
             but
             are
             not
             able
             to
             kill
             the
             Soul
             ;
             but
             rather
             fear
             
             him
             which
             is
             able
             to
             destroy
             both
             Soul
             and
             Body
             in
             Hell.
          
           Tho'
           they
           had
           a
           Will
           to
           kill
           the
           Soul
           ,
           yet
           they
           want
           Power
           :
           If
           they
           would
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           able
           :
           They
           can
           neither
           kill
           it
           ,
           nor
           damn
           it
           .
           
             Luke
             12.
             4.
             
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             my
             Friends
             ,
             be
             not
             afraid
             of
             them
             that
             kill
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             have
             no
             more
             that
             they
             can
             do
             .
          
           When
           they
           have
           taken
           away
           the
           Life
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           they
           have
           done
           their
           worst
           ,
           their
           most
           ,
           their
           all
           ;
           so
           that
           there
           is
           no
           more
           that
           they
           can
           do
           ;
           for
           the
           Soul
           escapes
           their
           Fury
           ,
           and
           their
           malicious
           Rage
           .
           And
           as
           Creatures
           cannot
           ,
           so
           we
           are
           assured
           that
           God
           
             will
             not
          
           cause
           the
           Soul
           to
           cease
           to
           be
           ;
           and
           this
           we
           know
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           From
           the
           Promises
           he
           hath
           made
           to
           sincere
           Believers
           ,
           to
           give
           to
           them
           Eternal
           Life
           ;
           
             Joh
             ▪
             3.
             16.
             
             For
             God
             so
             loved
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             he
             gave
             his
             only
             begotten
             Son
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             believeth
             in
             him
             ,
             should
             not
             perish
             ,
             but
             have
             everlasting
             Life
             .
          
           That
           they
           shall
           be
           for
           ever
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             1
             Thes
          
           .
           4.
           17.
           
           That
           they
           shall
           be
           Eternally
           Saved
           ,
           Heb.
           5.
           9.
           
           That
           they
           shall
           have
           a
           Crown
           incorruptible
           that
           fadeth
           not
           away
           ,
           
             1
             Pet.
          
           1.
           4
           ,
           5.
           
           If
           these
           Eternal
           Things
           shall
           be
           enjoyed
           by
           Believers
           ,
           
           then
           their
           Souls
           must
           exist
           to
           all
           Eternity
           ;
           for
           that
           which
           is
           nothing
           can
           enjoy
           nothing
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             From
             the
          
           Threatnings
           
             of
             God
             recorded
             in
             his
             Word
             ,
             of
             the
             Everlasting
             Punishment
             they
             shall
             be
             tormented
             with
             in
             the
             other
             World
             ,
             to
             all
             Eternity
             ,
             that
             leave
             this
             World
             in
             a
             State
             of
             Sin
             ,
          
           Rev.
           14.
           10.
           
           The
           same
           shall
           drink
           of
           the
           Wine
           of
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           poured
           out
           without
           Mixture
           ,
           into
           the
           Cup
           of
           his
           Indignation
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           be
           tormented
           with
           Fire
           and
           Brimstone
           ,
           in
           the
           the
           Presence
           of
           the
           Holy
           Angels
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Presence
           of
           the
           Lamb.
           V.
           11.
           
           And
           the
           Smoak
           of
           their
           Torment
           ascendeth
           up
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           ;
           and
           they
           have
           no
           rest
           ,
           Day
           nor
           Night
           —
           
             If
             Souls
             shall
             lie
             under
             the
             Punishment
             of
          
           Sense
           
             for
             ever
             ,
             they
             must
             exist
             for
             ever
             :
             for
             that
             which
             is
             nothing
             by
             ceasing
             to
             be
             ,
             can
             have
             no
             Sense
             of
             Punishment
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Soul
           cannot
           die
           ,
           or
           cease
           to
           be
           ,
           by
           any
           
             Internal
             Principles
          
           ;
           such
           as
           contrary
           Qualities
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           which
           after
           Conflicts
           ,
           and
           one
           consumed
           by
           the
           other
           ,
           cause
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Body
           :
           as
           Fire
           in
           the
           Lamp
           licking
           up
           all
           the
           Oyl
           ,
           causeth
           the
           Lamp
           to
           go
           out
           :
           
           or
           if
           too
           much
           Oyl
           be
           poured
           in
           ,
           and
           overflows
           the
           Fire
           ,
           it
           also
           is
           extinguished
           .
           Neither
           can
           the
           Soul
           dye
           with
           old
           Age
           ,
           as
           the
           Body
           will
           ;
           for
           time
           is
           not
           the
           measure
           of
           the
           Duration
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           of
           the
           Body
           ;
           but
           Eviternity
           ,
           and
           Beings
           measured
           thereby
           ,
           tho'
           they
           have
           a
           Beginning
           ,
           yet
           shall
           have
           no
           Ending
           .
        
         
           
           Let
           this
           awaken
           all
           to
           provide
           a
           Lodging
           for
           their
           Souls
           ,
           against
           the
           Hour
           they
           shall
           be
           separated
           from
           their
           Bodies
           .
           Now
           our
           Souls
           dwell
           in
           Houses
           of
           Clay
           ,
           and
           these
           have
           their
           Foundation
           in
           the
           Dust
           ,
           
           and
           will
           shortly
           fall
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           be
           dispossessed
           ,
           and
           turned
           out
           of
           this
           House
           ,
           in
           which
           it
           is
           a
           Tenant
           at
           Will
           of
           the
           great
           Landlord
           of
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           might
           Seal
           a
           Lease
           of
           Ejectment
           at
           his
           Pleasure
           ;
           when
           you
           cannot
           remove
           from
           one
           House
           to
           another
           in
           the
           same
           Parish
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           City
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           same
           Nation
           ;
           no
           ,
           nor
           yet
           in
           the
           same
           World
           ;
           but
           will
           be
           such
           a
           Remove
           as
           never
           yet
           you
           made
           ,
           from
           one
           World
           to
           another
           .
        
         
           Since
           then
           the
           Soul
           after
           Death
           will
           be
           in
           Being
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           some
           where
           ;
           for
           that
           which
           is
           no
           where
           ,
           is
           nothing
           .
           but
           where
           shall
           it
           be
           ?
           There
           are
           but
           
           Two
           Places
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           where
           Souls
           shall
           be
           ,
           Heaven
           ,
           or
           Hell.
           Do
           you
           know
           in
           which
           ?
           Or
           do
           not
           you
           think
           nor
           care
           in
           which
           your
           Soul
           shall
           live
           and
           lodge
           for
           ever
           ?
           If
           in
           Hell
           ,
           your
           Lodging
           will
           be
           so
           uneasy
           ,
           that
           in
           it
           you
           cannot
           rest
           .
           A
           Bed
           of
           Flames
           ,
           a
           Lodging
           in
           boiling
           Lead
           or
           Oyl
           ,
           or
           burning
           Brimstone
           ,
           will
           cause
           you
           to
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             I
             am
             uneasy
             ,
             I
             am
             uneasy
             in
             my
             Lodging
             ,
             I
             cannot
             rest
             upon
             this
             Bed
             ,
             I
             cannot
             take
             one
             wink
             of
             Sleep
             !
             May
             I
             not
             change
             my
             Lodging
             ?
             I
             am
             weary
             of
             being
             here
             .
             May
             I
             not
             go
             back
             again
             from
             whence
             I
             came
             ?
             I
             thought
             my
             sick
             Bed
             was
             uneasy
             ,
             but
             this
             is
             worse
             ,
             inconceivably
             worse
             !
             beyond
             Expression
             more
             painful
             and
             uneasy
             !
             But
             if
             I
             may
             not
             go
             back
             to
             my
             old
             Lodgings
             ,
             in
             that
             World
             from
             whence
             I
             came
             ,
             Let
             me
             seek
             a
             cooler
             Lodging
             where
             I
             am
             ;
             Let
             me
             rove
             from
             one
             side
             of
             Hell
             unto
             the
             other
             ,
             if
             I
             might
             find
             some
             easy
             Corner
             ,
             where
             I
             may
             a
             while
             be
             free
             from
             Pain
             and
             Torment
             .
             But
             alas
             !
             I
             cannot
             .
             Wo
             is
             me
             ,
             I
             cannot
             !
             Every
             Nook
             is
             Hot
             ,
             is
             Hot
             ,
             is
             exceeding
             Hot.
             The
             Justice
             of
             God
             pursues
             me
             ,
             wherever
             I
             go
             :
             My
             enraged
             Conscience
             doth
             accompany
             me
             ,
             and
             tormenting
             Devils
             follow
             me
             ;
             and
             the
             Fire
             burns
             me
             to
             what
             Place
             soever
             I
             hasten
             ;
             and
             there
             is
             no
             Hope
             ;
             O
             Desperate
             Case
             !
             there
             is
             no
             
             Hope
             ,
             either
             of
             Deliverance
             ,
             or
             Mitigation
             of
             my
             Misery
             .
             Die
             I
             would
             ,
             but
             cannot
             ;
             cease
             to
             be
             I
             would
             ,
             but
             must
             not
             .
             Cursed
             Caitiff
             that
             I
             am
             ,
             in
             this
             Extremity
             I
             must
             lie
             and
             lodge
             to
             all
             Eternity
             .
          
        
         
           Secure
           then
           your
           Title
           to
           an
           House
           Above
           :
           to
           Mansions
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           when
           your
           Soul
           shall
           be
           turned
           out
           of
           this
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           received
           into
           that
           .
           How
           comfortable
           would
           this
           Knowledge
           be
           ,
           on
           a
           dying
           Bed
           ,
           when
           you
           shall
           say
           ,
           This
           Tabernacle
           must
           be
           taken
           down
           ,
           this
           Earthly
           House
           is
           going
           to
           Ruins
           ,
           it
           can
           be
           repaired
           no
           more
           ,
           it
           can
           stand
           no
           longer
           ?
           Food
           I
           cannot
           eat
           to
           patch
           it
           up
           :
           Medicines
           cannot
           remove
           that
           Sickness
           from
           me
           ,
           which
           will
           remove
           my
           Soul
           out
           of
           this
           Earthly
           House
           .
           But
           I
           know
           ,
           blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           I
           know
           that
           I
           have
           a
           Building
           of
           God
           ;
           an
           House
           not
           made
           with
           Hands
           ,
           Eternal
           in
           the
           Heavens
           .
           2.
           
           Cor.
           5.
           1.
           
        
         
           II.
           Observation
           ,
           
             The
             Souls
             of
             Believers
             ,
             after
             Death
             ,
             are
             transported
             into
             an
             Eternal
             State
             of
             Blessedness
             .
          
           The
           Body
           is
           carried
           and
           lodged
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           the
           Soul
           is
           carried
           and
           laid
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           Abraham
           .
        
         
         
           This
           Figurative
           Expression
           ,
           denotes
           a
           Place
           of
           Love
           and
           dearest
           Affection
           .
           Christ
           is
           God's
           dear
           Son
           ,
           or
           the
           Son
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           Col.
           1.
           13.
           and
           said
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           
             Joh.
             1.
             18.
             
             John
          
           ,
           the
           beloved
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           is
           found
           nearest
           Christ
           ,
           lying
           in
           his
           Bosom
           ,
           Joh.
           13.
           23.
           and
           
             There
             was
             leaning
             on
             Jesus
             his
             Bosom
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Disciples
             whom
             Jesus
             loved
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Bosom
           is
           also
           a
           Place
           of
           Ease
           and
           Rest
           ,
           and
           sweet
           Repose
           :
           So
           God
           comforting
           and
           giving
           Rest
           unto
           his
           People
           ,
           is
           said
           ,
           to
           carry
           them
           in
           his
           Bosom
           ,
           Isay
           .
           40.
           11.
           
           Thus
           Lazarus
           ,
           wearied
           with
           Affliction
           ,
           want
           and
           Poverty
           ,
           was
           received
           up
           to
           Everlasting
           Rest
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           Conjectures
           why
           
             Abraham's
             Bosom
          
           is
           mentioned
           ,
           rather
           than
           the
           Bosom
           of
           Moses
           ,
           or
           David
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           that
           were
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           he
           was
           on
           Earth
           given
           to
           Hospitality
           ;
           Gen.
           18.
           he
           entertained
           Three
           Angels
           ;
           and
           the
           Angels
           carried
           the
           Soul
           of
           this
           Beggar
           ,
           who
           could
           not
           obtain
           the
           least
           Alms
           at
           the
           Rich
           Man's
           Gate
           ,
           into
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           ,
           where
           his
           Wants
           were
           all
           presently
           supplied
           .
           The
           Rich
           Man
           was
           a
           Churl
           ;
           Abraham
           was
           Charitable
           .
           The
           Poor
           Man
           
           was
           carried
           from
           the
           Churl
           's
           Door
           ,
           to
           the
           Charitable
           Man's
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Because
           he
           was
           the
           Father
           of
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           and
           the
           Father's
           Bosom
           is
           the
           Child's
           Place
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Because
           the
           Promise
           of
           Canaan
           ,
           the
           Type
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           was
           made
           to
           him
           and
           his
           Seed
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           conceive
           the
           plain
           meaning
           is
           ,
           That
           he
           was
           carried
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           with
           Abraham
           ,
           the
           Father
           of
           all
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           shall
           be
           gathered
           ,
           sit
           down
           ,
           rest
           and
           be
           comforted
           for
           Ever
           :
           as
           
             Mat.
             8.
             11.
             
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             many
             shall
             come
             from
             the
             East
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             West
             ,
             and
             shall
             sit
             down
             with
          
           Abraham
           ,
           Isaac
           and
           Jacob
           
             in
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
          
           .
        
         
           Saved
           Souls
           ,
           possest
           of
           their
           Mansions
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           shall
           have
           perfect
           and
           perpetual
           Rest
           from
           all
           Evils
           that
           afflict
           ,
           molest
           and
           burden
           them
           ,
           and
           cause
           them
           here
           ,
           in
           the
           Place
           of
           their
           Pilgrimage
           ,
           and
           Travel
           to
           their
           Eternal
           Home
           ;
           to
           sigh
           and
           sob
           ,
           to
           grieve
           and
           groan
           ,
           to
           weep
           and
           Mourn
           ;
           when
           lodg'd
           above
           ,
           they
           shall
           rest
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           From
           the
           
             In-dwellings
             of
             Corruption
          
           .
           While
           the
           Soul
           dwells
           here
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           
           Sin
           will
           dwell
           in
           the
           Soul
           :
           While
           the
           
           Believer
           is
           here
           a
           Sojourner
           ,
           Sin
           will
           be
           his
           constant
           ,
           disquieting
           ,
           molesting
           Inmate
           :
           When
           Body
           and
           Soul
           do
           part
           ,
           then
           Sin
           and
           the
           Soul
           shall
           also
           part
           ;
           and
           tho'
           Body
           and
           Soul
           at
           length
           shall
           meet
           again
           ;
           yet
           they
           and
           Sin
           shall
           meet
           no
           more
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           all
           Troubles
           arising
           from
           ungodly
           Men
           :
           These
           shall
           persecute
           ,
           imprison
           ,
           disturb
           their
           Peace
           no
           more
           ,
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           From
           all
           
             Temptations
             of
             Satan
          
           .
           The
           Devil
           got
           into
           the
           Earthly
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           and
           by
           his
           Subtilty
           beguiled
           our
           first
           Parents
           ;
           but
           is
           cast
           down
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           return
           and
           enter
           no
           more
           ;
           nor
           shall
           be
           a
           Tempter
           to
           any
           in
           the
           Celestial
           Paradise
           any
           more
           ,
           for
           ever
           .
           He
           might
           follow
           his
           tempting
           Trade
           with
           us
           on
           Earth
           ,
           but
           must
           leave
           it
           off
           ,
           as
           to
           all
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           From
           the
           
             Imperfection
             of
             their
             Graces
          
           .
           Here
           our
           Faith
           is
           so
           feeble
           ,
           our
           Love
           to
           God
           and
           Christ
           so
           little
           ,
           our
           Delight
           so
           small
           ,
           our
           Knowledge
           so
           short
           ,
           our
           Desires
           so
           faint
           ,
           our
           Hope
           so
           wavering
           ,
           and
           all
           our
           Graces
           in
           such
           low
           Degrees
           ,
           that
           we
           often
           call
           all
           into
           Question
           ,
           doubt
           of
           our
           Sincerity
           ,
           fear
           Hipocrisy
           ,
           and
           think
           our
           Attainments
           great
           ,
           if
           we
           mourn
           the
           more
           ,
           because
           
           we
           love
           no
           more
           ;
           and
           have
           more
           Desires
           to
           desire
           more
           ;
           and
           sorrow
           the
           more
           ,
           because
           we
           delight
           in
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Fore-views
           of
           the
           glorious
           State
           Above
           no
           more
           .
           And
           these
           make
           us
           more
           restless
           on
           our
           Sick
           Beds
           ,
           because
           our
           Souls
           are
           Sick
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           our
           Bodies
           ;
           and
           our
           inward
           Man
           as
           Weak
           as
           our
           outward
           Man
           is
           :
           And
           too
           many
           ,
           instead
           of
           departing
           in
           Triumph
           ,
           with
           Assurance
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           breath
           out
           their
           Souls
           with
           mourning
           Complaints
           and
           Fears
           ,
           concerning
           their
           future
           Eternal
           State
           ;
           leaving
           the
           World
           with
           these
           piercing
           Questions
           ,
           
             Is
             God
             mine
             ?
             Is
             Christ
             mine
             ?
             Shall
             Heaven
             be
             mine
             ?
             I
             am
             going
             ,
             but
             I
             know
             not
             whither
             .
             I
             must
             I
             must
             leave
             all
             my
             dearest
             Friends
             in
             this
             World
             ;
             but
             what
             will
             be
             my
             Company
             in
             the
             next
             ?
          
        
         
           But
           when
           these
           Holy
           Souls
           shall
           be
           carried
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           all
           these
           Mists
           shall
           be
           dispell'd
           ;
           these
           Clouds
           shall
           be
           scatter'd
           ;
           this
           dark
           and
           gloomy
           Day
           shall
           end
           in
           a
           bright
           and
           glorious
           Sun-shine
           for
           evermore
           .
           For
           when
           they
           are
           come
           to
           that
           which
           is
           Perfect
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           Perfect
           is
           come
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           in
           Part
           shall
           be
           done
           away
           ,
           
             1
             Cor.
          
           13.
           10
           ,
           12.
           
           For
           all
           the
           Spirits
           of
           
           Just
           Men
           ,
           carried
           thither
           ,
           are
           made
           Perfect
           ,
           Heb.
           12.
           23.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           From
           any
           
             Desertion
             from
          
           God.
           The
           Children
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           that
           Light
           ,
           shall
           walk
           no
           more
           in
           Darkness
           .
           Nor
           question
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           to
           them
           ,
           nor
           their
           Love
           to
           God
           ,
           any
           more
           than
           we
           can
           question
           whether
           it
           be
           Day
           ,
           when
           we
           see
           the
           Sun
           to
           shine
           in
           its
           greatest
           Brightness
           ;
           or
           whether
           Fire
           be
           hot
           ,
           when
           it
           warms
           our
           Hands
           .
        
         
           Not
           one
           shall
           there
           say
           ,
           
             My
             Lord
             hath
             forsaken
             me
             ,
             or
             my
             God
             hath
             forgotten
             me
             .
          
           No
           such
           Question
           there
           ;
           
           
             Will
             the
             Lord
             cast
             off
             for
             ever
             ?
             Will
             he
             be
             Favourable
             no
             more
             ?
             Is
             his
             Mercy
             clean
             gon
             for
             ever
             ?
             Doth
             his
             Promise
             fail
             for
             evermore
             ?
             Hath
             God
             forgotten
             to
             be
             Gracious
             ?
             Hath
             he
             in
             Anger
             shut
             up
             his
             tender
             Mercies
             ?
          
           When
           I
           was
           on
           Earth
           ,
           this
           was
           my
           Infirmity
           ;
           but
           now
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           I
           will
           meditate
           on
           all
           that
           blessed
           Work
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           hath
           brought
           me
           to
           this
           Glorious
           Place
           ;
           and
           resting
           in
           my
           Saviour's
           Bosom
           will
           talk
           with
           this
           Holy
           Company
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           Marvels
           and
           Wonders
           of
           his
           Grace
           ;
           in
           bringing
           me
           to
           this
           happy
           State
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           Light
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           perfect
           Rest
           for
           Ever
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           From
           all
           
             Discords
             and
             Divisions
          
           that
           were
           amongst
           believers
           on
           their
           way
           on
           
           Earth
           ,
           to
           this
           State
           in
           Heaven
           .
           There
           they
           are
           all
           of
           one
           Mind
           ,
           of
           one
           Heart
           and
           Way
           :
           There
           is
           no
           Diversity
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           no
           Alienation
           of
           Affection
           ,
           no
           rash
           and
           uncharitable
           Censures
           ;
           but
           all
           filled
           with
           Love
           to
           God
           and
           one
           another
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           From
           all
           
             ensnaring
             Allurements
             of
             this
             World.
          
           These
           ,
           too
           often
           ,
           did
           deaden
           their
           Affections
           towards
           God
           ,
           interrupt
           their
           Communion
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           World's
           Smiles
           ,
           were
           sometimes
           brought
           under
           God's
           Frowns
           ;
           and
           when
           it
           was
           best
           with
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           it
           was
           worst
           with
           their
           Souls
           :
           and
           the
           more
           they
           enjoyed
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           the
           less
           their
           Conversation
           was
           in
           Heaven
           .
           But
           there
           they
           have
           got
           above
           all
           worldly
           Profits
           ,
           all
           fleshly
           Pleasures
           ,
           all
           carnal
           Joys
           ;
           and
           shall
           bathe
           themselves
           in
           those
           Rivers
           of
           Pleasures
           ,
           
           and
           be
           delighted
           in
           that
           fulness
           of
           Joy
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           the
           Presence
           of
           their
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           From
           all
           
             distracting
             Cares
             ,
             and
             disquieting
             Fears
             ,
          
           about
           the
           want
           of
           things
           necessary
           to
           bear
           their
           Charges
           on
           their
           Journey
           ,
           while
           on
           Earth
           ,
           to
           the
           Bosom
           of
           their
           Lord.
           They
           shall
           have
           no
           more
           need
           of
           such
           Cautions
           ,
           
           
             Take
             no
             thought
             what
             ye
             shall
             eat
             ,
             or
             what
             ye
             shall
             drink
             ,
             
             or
             wherewithal
             ye
             shall
             be
             clothed
             :
          
           For
           in
           that
           Place
           and
           State
           they
           shall
           be
           hungry
           no
           more
           ,
           
           nor
           thirst
           any
           more
           ,
           nor
           feel
           any
           Want
           of
           any
           such
           things
           ;
           but
           shall
           live
           without
           these
           ,
           as
           Angels
           in
           Heaven
           do
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           From
           all
           
             Troubles
             and
             Remorse
             ,
             and
             Stinging
             of
             Conscience
             .
          
           Conscience
           that
           shall
           still
           remain
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Damned
           ,
           
           shall
           Eternally
           torment
           ,
           and
           gnaw
           upon
           them
           ;
           and
           ,
           
           for
           very
           Vexation
           ,
           shall
           cause
           them
           to
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             What
             Fools
             were
             we
             ,
             for
             short
             Pleasures
             of
             Time
             ,
             to
             run
             into
             these
             Everlasting
             Pains
             ?
             
             What
             Madness
             did
             possess
             us
             ,
             for
             small
             Profits
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             lose
             the
             Enjoyments
             of
             all
             the
             Happiness
             of
             Heaven
             ?
             What
             Distraction
             did
             seize
             us
             to
             come
             to
             this
             filthy
             ,
             loathsom
             Dungeon
             !
             to
             this
             dark
             and
             dismal
             Prison
             ,
             for
             the
             fading
             Honours
             of
             a
             short
             and
             Transitory
             Life
             ?
             Cursed
             Caitiffs
             that
             we
             are
             ,
             that
             did
             prefer
             the
             good
             Things
             of
             our
             corrupt
             Flesh
             ,
             before
             the
             things
             that
             were
             really
             good
             for
             Body
             or
             for
             Soul
             !
             Miserable
             Hell-hounds
             (
             for
             so
             now
             we
             are
             ,
             and
             must
             for
             ever
             be
             )
             to
             keep
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             lose
             our
             Souls
             ;
             to
             gratify
             our
             Lusts
             ,
             and
             for
             them
             to
             be
             cast
             out
             from
             the
             comfortable
             Presence
             of
             the
             blessed
             Lord
             !
             
             To
             sell
             Heaven
             for
             a
             Merrybout
             !
             to
             come
             short
             of
             Eternal
             Joys
             ,
             for
             an
             Ale-bench
             Song
             ,
             and
             there
             to
             drink
             and
             
             swill
             ,
             like
             Hogs
             at
             a
             Trough
             ,
             and
             now
             to
             lie
             in
             tormenting
             Flames
             ,
             and
             cannot
             obtain
             one
             Drop
             of
             Water
             ,
          
           
           (
           tho'
           a
           River
           would
           not
           be
           enough
           )
           
             to
             cool
             our
             Tongues
          
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Saints
           in
           
           Abraham's
           (
           or
           rather
           in
           their
           
           Saviour's
           )
           Bosom
           ,
           shall
           have
           a
           quiet
           ,
           sedate
           ,
           and
           rejoicing
           Conscience
           in
           their
           own
           ,
           that
           shall
           refresh
           and
           comfort
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           deny
           themselves
           ,
           to
           save
           themselves
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           venture
           or
           sustain
           the
           Loss
           of
           Life
           ,
           to
           obtain
           Eternal
           Life
           :
           
           that
           they
           took
           joyfully
           the
           spoiling
           of
           their
           Goods
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           have
           in
           Heaven
           a
           better
           and
           more
           enduring
           Substance
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           From
           
             all
             irksom
             Weariness
             in
             Holy
             Exercises
             .
          
           While
           they
           are
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Church
           Militant
           ,
           they
           are
           too
           often
           weary
           in
           doing
           their
           Duty
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           not
           weary
           of
           doing
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           the
           better
           they
           do
           it
           ,
           the
           more
           weary
           they
           are
           in
           doing
           of
           it
           :
           and
           if
           they
           are
           weary
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           because
           they
           do
           it
           no
           better
           .
           They
           are
           weary
           of
           a
           dull
           and
           lazy
           ,
           slothful
           Heart
           ;
           they
           are
           weary
           of
           their
           unbelieving
           ,
           hard
           and
           unaffected
           Heart
           ;
           they
           are
           weary
           of
           their
           distracting
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           wandring
           Minds
           ,
           and
           roving
           Affections
           :
           But
           the
           more
           Life
           and
           Liveliness
           ,
           the
           more
           activity
           and
           exercise
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           Desire
           
           and
           Delight
           ,
           of
           Joy
           and
           Hope
           they
           perform
           them
           with
           ,
           the
           less
           weary
           they
           are
           of
           them
           :
           Much
           labour
           seemeth
           light
           ,
           long
           time
           seemeth
           short
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           Pains
           are
           pleasant
           to
           them
           :
           and
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           
           they
           find
           the
           Spirit
           is
           willing
           when
           the
           Flesh
           is
           weak
           .
        
         
           The
           Damned
           ,
           in
           the
           Bowels
           of
           Hell
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Devil's
           Bosom
           ,
           are
           weary
           of
           their
           Torments
           ,
           of
           their
           Pain
           and
           Punishment
           ;
           such
           a
           Bosom
           is
           no
           Place
           of
           Love
           or
           Rest
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           they
           are
           embraced
           in
           the
           Devil's
           Arms
           ,
           the
           more
           uneasy
           still
           they
           are
           ,
           and
           wish
           that
           he
           could
           hug
           them
           into
           nothing
           ;
           and
           Lamenting
           ,
           say
           ,
           
             Have
             our
             Bosom
             Sins
             brought
             us
             to
             such
             an
             uneasy
             Bosom
             ?
             Have
             our
             embraced
             Sins
             brought
             us
             to
             the
             Embracements
             of
             such
             cruel
             and
             merciless
             Tormentors
             ?
             We
             never
             hug'd
             our
             Sins
             so
             much
             ,
             but
             the
             Devil
             huggeth
             us
             as
             close
             .
             We
             never
             kept
             our
             Sins
             so
             fast
             ,
             but
             the
             Devil
             will
             keep
             us
             now
             as
             long
             .
             We
             are
             weary
             ,
             we
             are
             weary
             of
             this
             Place
             and
             Pain
             ;
             more
             weary
             than
             we
             were
             of
             Prayers
             ,
             and
             Sermons
             ,
             and
             Sabbaths
             upon
             Earth
             ;
             we
             were
             weary
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             Death
             freed
             us
             from
             that
             Weariness
             ;
             but
             now
             we
             are
             weary
             of
             these
             Pains
             ,
             which
             we
             were
             weary
             in
             praying
             against
             ,
             and
             never
             must
             be
             freed
             from
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           But
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           carried
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           weary
           of
           the
           Praise
           ,
           Delight
           and
           Love
           it
           shall
           be
           imployed
           in
           for
           ever
           :
           and
           tho'
           it
           shall
           not
           rest
           Day
           or
           Night
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
          
           ,
           
           
             Holy
             Lord
             God
             Almighty
          
           ,
           yet
           it
           shall
           find
           sweet
           and
           pleasant
           Rest
           ,
           both
           Night
           and
           Day
           ,
           in
           sounding
           unwearied
           Hallelujahs
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           the
           Saviour's
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           Take
           some
           Corollaries
           from
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             Let
             go
             your
             Bosom
             Sins
          
           ,
           as
           you
           would
           have
           your
           Souls
           carried
           into
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           .
           Make
           no
           Sin
           your
           Bosom
           Friend
           :
           
           neither
           hide
           it
           in
           your
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           1.
           by
           indulging
           and
           cherishing
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           Mother
           the
           Child
           in
           her
           Bosom
           :
           beware
           of
           that
           Sin
           ,
           which
           all
           other
           Sins
           are
           Servants
           to
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           By
           defending
           and
           pleading
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           By
           withstanding
           the
           Reproofs
           that
           are
           given
           to
           you
           ▪
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           By
           pleasing
           your self
           in
           thinking
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           By
           not
           confessing
           of
           it
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           knows
           the
           most
           secret
           Things
           in
           your
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Let
             no
             Bosom
             Friend
             draw
             you
             to
             sin
          
           ;
           
           not
           the
           Wife
           ,
           or
           Husband
           of
           your
           Bosom
           ,
           
           or
           any
           as
           dear
           to
           you
           as
           your
           own
           Soul
           ,
           lest
           when
           you
           are
           carried
           from
           them
           by
           Death
           ,
           you
           be
           not
           carried
           by
           Angels
           into
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Let
             Christ
             have
             a
             Room
             in
             your
             Bosom
             now
             ,
          
           that
           you
           might
           be
           received
           into
           his
           Bosom
           hereafter
           .
           Christ
           should
           lie
           nearest
           your
           Heart
           :
           He
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           is
           most
           worthy
           of
           the
           chiefest
           and
           choicest
           Room
           in
           your
           Heart
           .
           Say
           and
           do
           as
           the
           Spouse
           ,
           
             Cant.
             1.
             13.
             
             A
             Bundle
             of
             Myrrh
             is
             my
             Well
             beloved
             unto
             me
             ,
             he
             shall
             lie
             all
             Night
             betwixt
             my
             Breasts
             :
          
           Some
           say
           Myrrh
           betwixt
           the
           Breasts
           is
           an
           excellent
           Cordial
           :
           Christ
           in
           our
           Bosom
           is
           a
           reviving
           Cordial
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           a
           Pledge
           that
           we
           hereafter
           shall
           be
           in
           his
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           When
           the
           Souls
           that
           shall
           not
           be
           carried
           up
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           shall
           be
           dragged
           down
           to
           Hell
           ,
           
           
             they
             shall
             have
             the
             Recompence
             of
             all
             their
             Wickedness
             pour'd
             into
             their
             Bosom
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             their
             Reproaches
             ,
             wherewith
             they
             have
             reproached
             the
             Lord.
          
           God
           now
           saith
           ,
           
           That
           then
           he
           will
           not
           keep
           Silence
           ,
           but
           will
           recompence
           into
           their
           Bosom
           ,
           and
           will
           measure
           their
           former
           Works
           into
           their
           Bosom
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Whatsoever
           Soul
           would
           be
           carried
           up
           to
           
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             ,
             must
             be
             laborious
             in
             Religion
             while
             he
             is
             here
             .
          
           He
           must
           neither
           
           hide
           his
           Sins
           nor
           his
           Hand
           in
           his
           Bosom
           ,
           not
           the
           one
           from
           parting
           from
           it
           ,
           nor
           the
           other
           from
           working
           with
           it
           .
           
             The
             slothful
             Man
             that
             hideth
             his
             Hands
             in
             his
             Bosom
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             will
             not
             so
             much
             as
             bring
             it
             to
             his
             Mouth
             again
             ,
          
           must
           starve
           ,
           because
           he
           will
           neither
           work
           nor
           eat
           :
           And
           he
           that
           hideth
           his
           Sin
           in
           his
           Bosom
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           so
           much
           as
           bring
           it
           to
           his
           Mouth
           Penitently
           ,
           and
           with
           Brokenness
           of
           Heart
           ,
           to
           confess
           his
           Sin
           ,
           shall
           be
           damned
           for
           his
           Sin.
           Angels
           will
           carry
           no
           Idle
           ,
           Slothful
           Souls
           to
           Heaven
           :
           
             Abraham's
             Bosom
          
           is
           no
           Place
           for
           Loiterers
           :
           It
           is
           those
           that
           Fight
           ,
           and
           Run
           ,
           and
           Wrestle
           ,
           and
           Overcome
           ,
           that
           shall
           have
           Repose
           and
           Rest
           in
           
             Abraham's
             Bosom
          
           :
           For
           ,
           
           
             The
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             suffereth
             Violence
             ,
             and
             the
             Violent
             take
             it
             by
             Force
             .
          
        
         
           III.
           Observation
           ,
           
             A
             gracious
             Soul
             separated
             from
             the
             Body
             ,
             is
             presently
             carried
             by
             Angels
             into
             a
             State
             of
             Happiness
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           At
           Death
           it
           is
           not
           annihilated
           ,
           nor
           doth
           it
           sleep
           with
           the
           Body
           ,
           neither
           doth
           it
           stay
           in
           any
           other
           supposed
           Place
           ,
           but
           is
           instantly
           on
           its
           Journey
           to
           Glory
           ,
           and
           immediately
           passeth
           into
           the
           Celestial
           Paradise
           .
        
         
           The
           sure
           Word
           of
           God
           doth
           assure
           us
           of
           this
           :
           and
           if
           we
           believe
           the
           one
           ,
           
           we
           must
           grant
           the
           other
           ,
           since
           it
           is
           so
           express
           and
           full
           in
           the
           asserting
           of
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           that
           is
           so
           comfortable
           to
           sanctified
           and
           prepared
           Souls
           .
        
         
           Designing
           Brevity
           in
           this
           ,
           I
           shall
           only
           alledge
           a
           few
           Texts
           that
           do
           confirm
           it
           :
        
         
           
             Luke
             23.
             43.
             
             Jesus
             said
             unto
             him
             ,
             Verily
             ,
             I
             say
             unto
             thee
             ,
             to
             day
             shalt
             thou
             be
             with
             me
             in
             Paradise
             .
          
           Where
           note
           ▪
        
         
           1.
           
           
             The
             Asserter
          
           .
           Jesus
           said
           unto
           him
           (
           the
           penitent
           dying
           Thief
           .
           )
        
         
           2.
           
           
             The
             Manner
             of
             his
             Assertion
             .
             Verily
             ,
          
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           :
           A
           Word
           of
           Asseveration
           commonly
           used
           by
           Christ
           ,
           in
           Matters
           of
           great
           ,
           undoubted
           Certainty
           and
           Moment
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             The
             Thing
             Asserted
             .
             To
             Day
             shalt
             thou
             be
             with
             me
             in
             Paradise
             .
          
        
         
           Where
           observe
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               The
               Place
               spoken
               of
               :
               That
               is
               ,
               Paradise
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Third
               Heaven
               ,
               where
               God
               doth
               manifest
               his
               Glorious
               Presence
               .
               Thus
               Paul
               ,
               speaking
               of
               a
               Man
               caught
               up
               to
               the
               Third
               Heaven
               ,
               presently
               subjoins
               ,
               
                 He
                 was
                 caught
                 up
                 into
                 Paradise
                 :
              
               by
               Two
               Words
               intending
               one
               and
               the
               same
               Place
               :
               2
               Cor.
               12.
               2
               ,
               4.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Who
               should
               be
               in
               that
               Place
               of
               Paradise
               :
               Thou
               that
               art
               now
               a
               
               dying
               Man.
               Thou
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               thy
               Soul
               ;
               for
               of
               his
               Body
               it
               could
               not
               be
               understood
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               
                 With
                 whom
              
               the
               penitent
               Thief
               should
               be
               in
               Paradise
               :
               With
               Christ
               .
               Thou
               that
               art
               with
               me
               on
               the
               Cross
               ,
               shalt
               be
               with
               me
               in
               Heaven
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               When
               his
               Soul
               should
               be
               with
               him
               in
               Heaven
               :
               
                 To
                 day
              
               .
               To
               day
               thou
               shalt
               die
               ,
               and
               to
               day
               thou
               shalt
               have
               Eternal
               Life
               :
               To
               day
               thou
               shalt
               expire
               on
               the
               Cross
               ,
               and
               to
               day
               thou
               shalt
               have
               a
               Crown
               of
               Glory
               in
               the
               Highest
               Heavens
               .
            
          
        
         
           The
           different
           Pointing
           of
           the
           Words
           ,
           corrupting
           the
           Sense
           ,
           is
           such
           a
           bold
           Attempt
           ,
           that
           should
           it
           be
           admitted
           in
           other
           Places
           ,
           as
           the
           Opposers
           of
           the
           Soul
           's
           immediate
           passing
           into
           Glory
           ,
           sawcily
           do
           in
           this
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           such
           a
           mangling
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           be
           at
           a
           Loss
           to
           know
           the
           Meaning
           of
           many
           plain
           Texts
           .
        
         
           What
           need
           had
           Christ
           to
           speak
           the
           Words
           thus
           ;
           
             Verily
             I
             say
             unto
             thee
             to
             day
             ?
          
           Did
           not
           he
           know
           Christ
           then
           spake
           to
           him
           ?
           Did
           not
           he
           hear
           him
           ?
           And
           did
           he
           hear
           him
           that
           Day
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           he
           tell
           that
           Christ
           spake
           to
           him
           that
           
           day
           ,
           except
           Christ
           added
           ,
           to
           Day
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ?
           What
           need
           Christ
           add
           his
           asserting
           Verily
           ,
           to
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             I
             say
             unto
             thee
             to
             day
             ?
          
           Could
           not
           the
           Thief
           trust
           his
           own
           Ears
           ,
           that
           he
           then
           heard
           Christ
           say
           to
           him
           ,
           except
           Christ
           add
           ,
           Verily
           ,
           I
           do
           as●ure
           thee
           that
           it
           is
           to
           day
           that
           I
           say
           this
           to
           thee
           ?
        
         
           Which
           is
           greater
           Ground
           of
           Support
           and
           Comfort
           to
           a
           dying
           Penitent
           ,
           to
           acquaint
           him
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           to
           Day
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           be
           with
           me
           in
           Paradise
           ;
           but
           I
           do
           not
           tell
           thee
           when
           ,
           nor
           how
           many
           Thousand
           Years
           hence
           ,
           this
           shall
           be
           thy
           Happiness
           ;
           or
           thus
           ,
           
             Verily
             I
             say
             to
             thee
             ,
             to
             day
             ,
          
           this
           very
           Day
           ,
           
             thou
             shalt
             be
             with
             me
             in
             Paradise
             ?
          
           It
           is
           but
           a
           Dream
           ,
           that
           the
           Soul
           shall
           sleep
           when
           a
           Man
           dies
           .
        
         
           A
           Second
           Text
           is
           ,
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             6.
             
             Therefore
             we
             are
             always
             confident
             ,
             knowing
             that
             whilst
             we
             are
             at
             home
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           Ver.
           8.
           
           
             We
             are
             confident
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             and
             willing
             rather
             to
             be
             absent
             from
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             present
             with
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           Here
           note
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           While
           the
           Soul
           is
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           we
           are
           in
           our
           Earthly
           Home
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           While
           the
           Soul
           is
           in
           its
           Earthly
           Home
           ,
           it
           is
           absent
           from
           its
           true
           Home
           ,
           
           which
           is
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           from
           the
           Vision
           and
           Fruition
           of
           God
           in
           Glory
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           When
           the
           Soul
           doth
           leave
           its
           Earthly
           Home
           ,
           it
           goeth
           to
           its
           Heavenly
           Home
           :
           for
           when
           it
           is
           absent
           from
           the
           Body
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           present
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           the
           Glorious
           Enjoyment
           of
           him
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Opposition
           of
           these
           Two
           is
           immediate
           .
           To
           be
           present
           in
           the
           Body
           is
           to
           be
           absent
           from
           the
           Lord
           :
           To
           be
           absent
           from
           the
           Body
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           present
           with
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           Confidence
           of
           the
           Apostle
           that
           there
           is
           such
           a
           Glorious
           State
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           reason
           of
           our
           Willingness
           to
           leave
           the
           Body
           ,
           that
           from
           thenceforth
           we
           might
           be
           with
           the
           Lord
           in
           Heaven
           .
           Deny
           the
           Souls
           
             immediate
             passing
          
           to
           God
           in
           Glory
           ,
           and
           you
           take
           away
           the
           Reason
           of
           the
           Choice
           ,
           rather
           to
           be
           absent
           from
           the
           Body
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           present
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Third
           Text
           is
           ,
           
             Phil.
             1.
             23.
          
           
           For
           
             I
             am
             in
             a
             Straight
             betwixt
             two
             ;
             having
             a
             desire
             to
             depart
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             better
             .
          
           Note
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           
             Apostle's
             Straight
          
           .
           Two
           things
           were
           before
           him
           ,
           to
           live
           or
           die
           ,
           Reasons
           swaying
           him
           sometimes
           to
           the
           one
           ▪
           sometimes
           to
           the
           other
           :
           For
           the
           Good
           of
           God's
           Church
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           better
           for
           
           him
           to
           live
           than
           die
           ,
           Ver.
           22.
           
           For
           his
           own
           Advantage
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           better
           for
           him
           to
           die
           than
           to
           live
           ,
           Ver.
           21.
           
           This
           was
           his
           Straight
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           
             own
             Inclination
          
           ,
           and
           vehement
           Desire
           ,
           in
           respect
           to
           himself
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           chuse
           rather
           to
           depart
           ,
           than
           to
           continue
           upon
           Earth
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Reason
           of
           his
           Desire
           and
           Wilingness
           to
           depart
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           be
           with
           Christ
           :
           But
           there
           would
           be
           no
           Reason
           in
           this
           Reason
           ,
           if
           by
           departing
           ,
           he
           should
           be
           nothing
           the
           sooner
           with
           Christ
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Preference
           of
           one
           State
           before
           the
           other
           ,
           or
           the
           comparing
           of
           the
           one
           with
           the
           other
           :
           It
           is
           better
           to
           die
           and
           be
           with
           Christ
           .
           There
           is
           an
           excellent
           Gradation
           in
           the
           Text
           :
        
         
           It
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           better
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           far
           better
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           far
           better
           by
           much
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           a
           Believer
           die
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           is
           not
           the
           sooner
           with
           Christ
           ,
           than
           if
           he
           had
           lived
           longer
           ,
           it
           would
           not
           have
           been
           better
           but
           worse
           ,
           for
           while
           the
           Apostle
           lived
           he
           had
           himself
           much
           Communion
           with
           God
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           departed
           ,
           and
           not
           with
           Christ
           ,
           he
           had
           none
           .
        
         
           While
           he
           lived
           he
           was
           useful
           and
           profitable
           to
           the
           Church
           on
           Earth
           ,
           but
           
           after
           his
           Departure
           he
           could
           not
           .
        
         
           While
           he
           lived
           he
           did
           glorify
           God
           on
           Earth
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           departed
           ,
           and
           went
           not
           to
           Christ
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           glorify
           him
           ,
           neither
           on
           Earth
           ,
           nor
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           While
           he
           lived
           ,
           he
           knew
           God
           ,
           and
           loved
           him
           ,
           and
           delighted
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           was
           sensible
           of
           God's
           Love
           to
           him
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           departed
           and
           went
           not
           to
           Christ
           ,
           he
           was
           capable
           of
           none
           of
           these
           ;
           and
           so
           still
           it
           was
           worse
           ,
           far
           worse
           ,
           far
           worse
           by
           much
           ,
           to
           depart
           than
           live
           .
        
         
           This
           might
           be
           largely
           improved
           by
           way
           of
           use
           ,
           which
           I
           hope
           you
           will
           practically
           use
           in
           all
           your
           Ways
           ,
           though
           I
           cannot
           stay
           to
           speak
           ,
           what
           ye
           should
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           you
           will
           do
           ,
           if
           you
           keep
           in
           Remembrance
           ,
           that
           a
           pious
           separated
           Soul
           is
           presently
           on
           his
           Journey
           to
           the
           highest
           Heavens
           ,
           and
           who
           shall
           be
           his
           Convoy
           thither
           :
           Which
           was
           my
           first
           Design
           in
           chusing
           this
           Text
           ,
           to
           entertain
           your
           thinking
           Minds
           upon
           this
           Occasion
           .
        
         
           IV.
           Observation
           ,
           
             The
             Holy
             Angels
             of
             God
             are
             the
             Bearers
             that
             carry
             the
             separated
             Souls
             of
             Believers
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
         
           Men
           take
           care
           for
           the
           Bearers
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           when
           dead
           :
           God
           takes
           care
           for
           the
           Bearers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           when
           departed
           .
        
         
           Men
           are
           Bearers
           that
           carry
           the
           Body
           to
           the
           Grave
           :
           Angels
           are
           the
           Bearers
           that
           carry
           the
           Soul
           to
           Glory
           .
        
         
           Men
           mourning
           follow
           the
           Corpse
           to
           the
           House
           appointed
           for
           all
           the
           Living
           :
           Angels
           triumphing
           go
           along
           with
           the
           Soul
           to
           the
           Mansions
           prepared
           for
           all
           the
           Believing
           .
        
         
           The
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           for
           the
           Good
           of
           Believers
           ,
           is
           asserted
           in
           general
           ,
           in
           
             Heb.
             1.
             14.
          
           
           Are
           
             they
             not
             all
             ministring
             Spirits
             ,
             sent
             forth
             to
             minister
             for
             them
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             Heirs
             of
             Salvation
             ?
          
           Where
           may
           be
           noted
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           
             Nature
             of
             Angels
          
           :
           They
           are
           Spirits
           ,
           intellectual
           ,
           immaterial
           ,
           immortal
           and
           active
           Creatures
           ;
           the
           noblest
           and
           most
           refined
           Part
           of
           God's
           Creation
           :
           more
           excellent
           than
           Man
           ;
           yet
           Servants
           to
           Christ
           their
           Lord.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Their
             Office
          
           :
           They
           are
           Ministring
           Spirits
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Their
             Number
          
           :
           All
           of
           them
           are
           so
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           Degrees
           and
           Orders
           among
           them
           ,
           all
           and
           every
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           from
           the
           highest
           to
           the
           lowest
           are
           God's
           Servants
           ,
           waiting
           and
           attending
           upon
           him
           ,
           
           to
           go
           and
           come
           as
           he
           appoints
           ,
           for
           the
           Good
           of
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           whose
           Fellow-servants
           they
           own
           themselves
           to
           be
           ,
           Rev.
           19.
           10.
           and
           22.
           9.
           
        
         
           4.
           
           
             Their
             Commission
          
           :
           Being
           sent
           before
           they
           go
           ,
           they
           must
           have
           their
           Warrant
           from
           God
           ,
           before
           they
           move
           ;
           
             Psal
             .
             103.
             20.
             
             Bless
             the
             Lord
             ,
             ye
             his
             Angels
             ,
             that
             excell
             in
             Strength
             ,
             that
             do
             his
             Commandment
             ,
             hearkening
             to
             the
             Voice
             of
             his
             Word
             :
          
           tho'
           they
           have
           Power
           to
           Act
           ,
           yet
           they
           must
           not
           ,
           nor
           do
           they
           stir
           ,
           without
           a
           Command
           from
           God.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           
             Their
             Execution
          
           :
           They
           are
           sent
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           Minister
           ;
           They
           hearken
           to
           the
           Voice
           of
           his
           Word
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           do
           his
           Commands
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           The
           Object
           of
           their
           Ministration
           ,
           or
           the
           Persons
           they
           are
           charged
           with
           :
           Such
           as
           shall
           be
           Heirs
           of
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           Angel
           is
           a
           Word
           not
           so
           much
           to
           signify
           their
           Nature
           as
           their
           Office
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           they
           are
           Messengers
           ,
           to
           go
           at
           the
           Command
           of
           their
           Sovereign
           Lord
           ,
           upon
           his
           Errands
           from
           Heaven
           to
           Earth
           ,
           and
           back
           again
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           ;
           
             Gen.
             28.
             12.
             
             And
             he
             dreamed
             ,
             and
             behold
             a
             Ladder
             set
             upon
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             the
             Top
             of
             it
             reached
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             behold
             ,
             the
             Angels
             of
             God
             ascending
             and
             descending
             on
             it
             .
          
        
         
         
           The
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           in
           the
           Behalf
           of
           those
           that
           shall
           be
           Heirs
           of
           Salvation
           from
           their
           Birth
           to
           their
           Death
           ,
           
           (
           yea
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           before
           their
           Conception
           )
           is
           copiously
           treated
           of
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           from
           
             their
             Death
             to
             their
             Passage
             to
             Heaven
             ,
          
           and
           afterwards
           ,
           is
           more
           sparingly
           mentioned
           ;
           but
           one
           Saying
           of
           Christ
           (
           as
           this
           concerning
           the
           Poor
           Man's
           Soul
           )
           is
           sufficient
           Evidence
           of
           their
           conveying
           of
           them
           from
           the
           Place
           where
           they
           die
           ,
           to
           the
           Place
           where
           they
           shall
           live
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           It
           will
           be
           needful
           ,
           to
           more
           clear
           Procedings
           about
           the
           Angels
           conveying
           the
           Souls
           of
           Believers
           ,
           from
           their
           Death
           ,
           to
           the
           Place
           and
           State
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           to
           premise
           some
           Propositions
           ;
           which
           are
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           God
           by
           
             his
             absolute
             Power
          
           is
           able
           to
           do
           those
           things
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           ordinary
           course
           of
           Providence
           ,
           he
           maketh
           use
           of
           second
           Causes
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           and
           bring
           to
           pass
           .
           What
           he
           doth
           by
           Means
           ,
           he
           can
           do
           without
           any
           Means
           ;
           he
           hath
           tied
           us
           to
           the
           use
           of
           Means
           ,
           which
           he
           himself
           is
           not
           obliged
           ,
           thro'
           any
           need
           of
           them
           ,
           
           to
           make
           use
           of
           .
           So
           by
           his
           Power
           he
           supported
           Moses
           and
           Elias
           Forty
           Days
           ,
           without
           Eating
           or
           Drinking
           ;
           yet
           in
           the
           ordinary
           Way
           of
           God's
           Appointment
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           live
           ,
           we
           must
           both
           
           Eat
           and
           Drink
           .
           Therefore
           when
           we
           speak
           of
           the
           Conveyance
           of
           Souls
           ,
           by
           the
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           to
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           thought
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           do
           it
           without
           them
           tho'
           he
           doth
           it
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           
             Good
             Pleasure
          
           of
           God
           is
           the
           highest
           and
           most
           satisfying
           Reason
           ,
           why
           he
           that
           could
           safe-guard
           Souls
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           by
           his
           own
           Almighty
           Power
           ,
           will
           have
           them
           conveyed
           thither
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           his
           Holy
           Angels
           .
           To
           the
           Querist
           ,
           that
           seeks
           for
           Reasons
           in
           the
           most
           sublime
           Mysteries
           of
           Religion
           (
           as
           Election
           ,
           Special
           Redemption
           ,
           Effectual
           Vocation
           ,
           &c.
           )
           why
           one
           ,
           and
           not
           another
           ,
           is
           an
           Instance
           of
           God's
           Grace
           ;
           the
           Answer
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           God's
           good
           Pleasure
           ,
           is
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           satisfactory
           ;
           
             Mat.
             11.
             25
             ,
             26.
             
             Eph.
          
           1.
           5
           ,
           11.
           and
           this
           good
           Pleasure
           of
           God
           is
           extended
           to
           the
           Armies
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           Dan.
           4.
           35.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           God's
           
             good
             Pleasure
          
           ,
           in
           his
           Government
           of
           Angels
           and
           Men
           ,
           is
           made
           known
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           
             his
             Word
          
           ,
           but
           also
           by
           the
           Events
           of
           his
           Providence
           :
           In
           our
           present
           Case
           ,
           Christ
           relates
           it
           as
           a
           Matter
           of
           Fact
           done
           by
           the
           Angels
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           carry
           the
           Soul
           of
           Lazarus
           into
           
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           .
           Now
           we
           know
           ,
           what
           Holy
           Angels
           do
           ,
           is
           God's
           Pleasure
           they
           should
           do
           ;
           for
           they
           do
           nothing
           but
           what
           doth
           please
           him
           .
           That
           Angels
           should
           convey
           his
           Soul
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           was
           God's
           good
           Pleasure
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           As
           it
           is
           God's
           good
           Pleasure
           to
           give
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           not
           to
           Men
           ,
           as
           Men
           ;
           but
           as
           believing
           ,
           sanctified
           Men
           ;
           and
           so
           to
           every
           one
           that
           is
           such
           ,
           to
           one
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           another
           :
           So
           it
           is
           the
           good
           Pleasure
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           Holy
           Angels
           should
           convey
           Souls
           to
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           not
           as
           Souls
           ,
           but
           as
           believing
           ,
           sanctified
           Souls
           ;
           and
           so
           every
           Soul
           that
           is
           such
           ,
           one
           as
           well
           as
           another
           .
        
         
           It
           might
           be
           thought
           by
           some
           ,
           that
           from
           this
           Particular
           Instance
           ,
           of
           Angels
           carrying
           Lazarus
           his
           Soul
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           an
           universal
           Conclusion
           cannot
           be
           gathered
           ,
           that
           they
           thus
           Minister
           to
           all
           other
           godly
           separared
           Souls
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           may
           be
           spoken
           of
           one
           Individual
           ,
           under
           this
           Reduplication
           (
           as
           such
           )
           of
           any
           Kind
           ,
           may
           be
           spoken
           of
           every
           Individual
           of
           the
           same
           Kind
           .
           As
           this
           individual
           Person
           
             (
             Peter
             )
             as
          
           a
           Man
           ,
           is
           a
           rational
           Creature
           :
           Therefore
           ,
           every
           one
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           Man
           ,
           is
           a
           rational
           Creature
           .
           By
           which
           ,
           here
           I
           mean
           the
           same
           with
           
             Animal
             Rationale
          
           ,
           in
           Distinction
           
           on
           from
           Angels
           ,
           it
           being
           nothing
           to
           my
           purpose
           to
           debate
           ,
           whether
           they
           may
           be
           called
           Rational
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Intellectual
           Creatures
           .
        
         
           So
           this
           individual
           Person
           
             (
             Abraham
          
           )
           was
           Justified
           ,
           not
           as
           a
           Man
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           believing
           Man
           :
           Therefore
           every
           Man
           that
           is
           a
           believing
           Man
           ,
           is
           Justified
           ;
           and
           thus
           the
           Apostle
           draws
           an
           Universal
           concerning
           all
           Believers
           ,
           
           from
           what
           was
           written
           in
           the
           particular
           Case
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
             as
          
           ,
           a
           Believer
           ;
           For
           from
           a
           Particular
           ,
           
             as
             such
          
           ,
           the
           Consequence
           is
           good
           
             to
             all
             and
             every
             one
             that
             is
             such
             .
          
           Which
           Axiom
           is
           commonly
           allowed
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Matter
           before
           us
           ,
           it
           is
           certain
           ,
           Holy
           Angels
           did
           not
           carry
           Lazarus
           his
           Soul
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           a
           Soul
           ;
           for
           then
           they
           should
           carry
           all
           Souls
           thither
           :
           But
           as
           it
           was
           an
           Holy
           Soul
           ;
           and
           if
           a
           Soul
           as
           Holy
           ,
           shall
           by
           Angels
           be
           conducted
           to
           Glory
           ;
           then
           
             every
             Soul
          
           that
           
             is
             Holy
          
           ,
           shall
           be
           so
           conveyed
           also
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Angels
           conveying
           Holy
           separated
           Souls
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           doth
           not
           detract
           any
           thing
           from
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           doth
           rather
           make
           it
           the
           more
           manifest
           ,
           and
           is
           subservient
           thereunto
           .
           For
           ,
        
         
           Christ
           is
           their
           only
           Saviour
           ,
           Angels
           their
           Carriers
           .
        
         
         
           Christ
           is
           their
           Commander
           herein
           ,
           they
           his
           Servants
           to
           do
           it
           .
        
         
           Christ
           by
           Angels
           brings
           Souls
           to
           possess
           that
           Happiness
           ,
           which
           so
           many
           Angels
           fell
           from
           .
        
         
           Christ
           ,
           as
           Mediator
           ,
           is
           exalted
           above
           those
           Noble
           Creatures
           .
        
         
           Christ
           manifests
           his
           constant
           Love
           to
           ,
           and
           Care
           of
           the
           Souls
           of
           all
           Believers
           ,
           till
           he
           puts
           them
           into
           the
           actual
           Possession
           of
           what
           he
           hath
           purchased
           for
           them
           :
           Christ
           came
           himself
           from
           Heaven
           to
           procure
           it
           ,
           and
           sends
           his
           Angels
           from
           Heaven
           to
           fetch
           them
           to
           it
           :
           And
           this
           will
           be
           made
           more
           manifest
           ,
           by
           considering
           the
           useful
           Service
           of
           the
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           in
           conveying
           Holy
           Souls
           into
           his
           Presence
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Holy
           Angels
           are
           the
           Guides
           of
           separated
           Souls
           ,
           in
           their
           Journey
           to
           Heaven
           .
           It
           is
           a
           long
           Journey
           from
           a
           dying
           Bed
           on
           Earth
           ,
           to
           the
           Heaven
           of
           Heavens
           :
           The
           one
           being
           distant
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           some
           Millions
           of
           Miles
           ,
           and
           a
           Way
           the
           Soul
           never
           went
           before
           ,
           and
           to
           it
           ,
           an
           unbeaten
           Path
           ;
           it
           stands
           in
           need
           of
           a
           Guide
           ,
           to
           direct
           it
           in
           its
           Way
           ,
           which
           is
           well
           known
           unto
           the
           Angels
           ,
           that
           have
           so
           often
           gone
           to
           and
           fro
           ,
           from
           the
           
           one
           to
           the
           other
           .
           Many
           Passengers
           in
           a
           Ship
           ,
           from
           hence
           to
           the
           
             East
             Indies
          
           ,
           thro'
           the
           vast
           and
           wide
           Ocean
           ,
           will
           need
           a
           Pilot
           to
           steer
           their
           Course
           ,
           or
           else
           might
           never
           arrive
           to
           their
           intended
           and
           desired
           Harbour
           :
           So
           the
           Soul
           that
           is
           to
           pass
           through
           the
           vast
           Regions
           of
           the
           fluid
           Air
           ,
           in
           a
           longer
           Voyage
           ,
           (
           in
           respect
           of
           Distance
           )
           will
           need
           some
           to
           conduct
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           not
           miss
           its
           Way
           .
           It
           may
           be
           ,
           it
           goes
           out
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           not
           knowing
           whither
           it
           is
           going
           ,
           and
           how
           then
           should
           it
           know
           its
           Way
           ?
           Therefore
           God
           that
           hath
           sent
           his
           Angels
           to
           direct
           and
           prosper
           the
           Way
           of
           his
           Servants
           on
           a
           Journey
           from
           one
           Place
           to
           another
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           (
           Gen.
           24.
           7
           ,
           40.
           )
           will
           much
           more
           send
           his
           Angels
           to
           direct
           their
           Souls
           ,
           in
           their
           Travel
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Angels
           are
           sent
           to
           be
           the
           Guard
           of
           separated
           sanctified
           Souls
           .
           They
           are
           to
           pass
           through
           the
           Devils
           Territories
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Prince
           of
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Air
           ,
           Eph.
           2.
           2
           ,
           3.
           where
           are
           numerous
           and
           powerful
           unclean
           Spirits
           ,
           which
           are
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           ,
           and
           Spiritual
           Wickednesses
           in
           high
           Places
           ,
           
             Eph.
             6.
             12.
          
           
           These
           would
           intercept
           the
           Holy
           Soul
           ,
           in
           its
           Journey
           Home
           to
           Heaven
           ;
           but
           Holy
           Angels
           are
           its
           Guard
           to
           conduct
           
           it
           through
           the
           Hosts
           of
           Devils
           ,
           and
           protect
           it
           as
           it
           passeth
           along
           .
        
         
           This
           hath
           been
           the
           frequent
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           for
           the
           Safety
           of
           God's
           People
           from
           their
           Enemies
           in
           this
           Life
           :
           As
           when
           Jacob
           was
           to
           meet
           his
           Brother
           Esau
           ,
           who
           did
           resolve
           to
           kill
           him
           ;
           Gen.
           32.
           1
           ,
           2.
           
           Jacob
           
             went
             on
             his
             Way
             ,
             and
             the
             Angel
             of
             God
             met
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             said
             ,
             this
             is
             God's
             Hosts
             ;
             and
             he
             called
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Place
             ,
             Mahaniam
             ,
             i.e.
          
           Two
           Hosts
           ,
           or
           Two
           Camps
           ;
           the
           one
           to
           go
           before
           ,
           the
           other
           behind
           him
           ,
           or
           one
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           to
           keep
           him
           safe
           from
           Danger
           every
           way
           .
        
         
           If
           God
           send
           his
           Angels
           to
           guard
           his
           Servants
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           when
           in
           Danger
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           will
           he
           not
           much
           more
           to
           defend
           their
           separated
           Souls
           in
           their
           Passage
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           to
           pass
           through
           the
           Air
           ,
           where
           Devils
           do
           swarm
           ?
           especially
           if
           these
           Things
           be
           considered
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           When
           the
           Host
           of
           Devils
           that
           the
           Soul
           is
           to
           pass
           through
           ,
           is
           far
           more
           numerous
           ,
           than
           
           Esau's
           Company
           against
           Jacob.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           When
           Devils
           are
           more
           implacable
           against
           the
           separated
           Soul
           ,
           than
           Esau
           was
           against
           Jacob
           ;
           for
           he
           was
           reconciled
           
           to
           him
           ;
           but
           Devils
           never
           will
           to
           Holy
           Souls
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           When
           Devils
           are
           more
           Powerful
           to
           act
           against
           the
           separated
           Soul
           on
           its
           way
           ,
           than
           Esau
           and
           all
           his
           Company
           were
           against
           Jacob
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           on
           his
           Way
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           When
           the
           Danger
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           that
           God's
           People
           are
           in
           from
           Wicked
           Men
           ,
           is
           the
           Life
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           but
           without
           doubt
           ,
           such
           is
           the
           Malice
           of
           Devils
           against
           holy
           Souls
           separated
           from
           their
           Bodies
           on
           their
           way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           if
           not
           defended
           ,
           they
           would
           seize
           them
           ,
           to
           keep
           them
           from
           Eternal
           Happiness
           in
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           When
           this
           is
           the
           
             Last
             Season
          
           they
           shall
           ever
           have
           to
           make
           any
           Attempt
           upon
           the
           Holy
           separated
           Soul
           ,
           which
           when
           once
           entered
           into
           Heaven's
           Gates
           ,
           shall
           be
           assaulted
           no
           more
           for
           Ever
           .
        
         
           Tho'
           the
           War
           with
           Devils
           ,
           in
           some
           Respects
           ,
           might
           be
           over
           as
           soon
           as
           the
           Soul
           is
           separated
           from
           the
           Body
           ,
           that
           it
           shall
           be
           no
           longer
           managed
           by
           the
           same
           Subtilties
           ,
           alluring
           Temptations
           ,
           Fleshly
           Enticements
           ,
           evil
           Suggestions
           ,
           sensible
           objective
           Snares
           ;
           yet
           I
           conceive
           ,
           in
           other
           Respects
           ,
           the
           War
           is
           not
           ended
           ,
           till
           the
           Soul
           is
           safely
           arrived
           in
           
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           is
           carried
           on
           in
           a
           different
           Manner
           ,
           to
           what
           it
           was
           in
           the
           Body
           :
           When
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           he
           assaulted
           the
           Soul
           not
           by
           Violence
           ,
           but
           Persuasion
           ;
           out
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           he
           knows
           it
           will
           be
           in
           vain
           to
           assault
           by
           Persuasion
           ,
           therefore
           on
           its
           Way
           would
           seize
           it
           by
           Violence
           ,
           did
           not
           God
           ,
           by
           his
           Angels
           ,
           powerfully
           preserve
           it
           .
           
           For
           as
           Pharaoh
           and
           his
           Host
           pursued
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           ,
           when
           they
           had
           escaped
           out
           of
           Egypt
           to
           the
           Red
           Sea
           ,
           where
           God
           opened
           the
           Waters
           to
           Israel
           to
           pass
           thro'
           ,
           and
           shut
           them
           upon
           Pharaoh
           ;
           so
           Devils
           will
           persue
           the
           Soul
           to
           the
           Gates
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           till
           God
           open
           to
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           shut
           them
           against
           the
           Soul's
           Pursuers
           .
        
         
           For
           as
           there
           are
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           of
           Hell
           ,
           that
           way-lay
           the
           separated
           Soul
           ;
           so
           the
           Principalities
           and
           Powers
           of
           Heaven
           are
           ready
           to
           secure
           it
           .
           
           And
           if
           the
           Devil
           contended
           with
           the
           Archangel
           ,
           and
           the
           Archangel
           with
           the
           Devil
           ,
           about
           the
           Body
           of
           Moses
           ,
           why
           should
           we
           think
           there
           is
           no
           War
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           Principalities
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Hell
           ,
           about
           the
           Soul
           on
           its
           Way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           Soul
           is
           not
           active
           in
           resisting
           the
           violent
           Assaults
           of
           Devils
           ,
           in
           Conjunction
           with
           the
           Holy
           Angels
           ?
        
         
         
           3.
           
           God's
           
             Love
             to
             ,
             and
             Care
             of
             his
             People
          
           is
           manifested
           in
           the
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           in
           that
           they
           are
           charged
           to
           be
           their
           Keepers
           in
           all
           their
           Ways
           ,
           Psal
           .
           91.
           11
           ,
           12.
           
           Now
           the
           Way
           of
           Believers
           is
           Two-fold
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           to
           keep
           them
           in
           both
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           do
           not
           keep
           them
           in
           all
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             In
             the
             Way
             of
             their
             commanded
             Duty
             ,
             in
             this
             Life
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             the
             Way
             to
             their
             promised
             Reward
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             in
             this
             Way
             immediately
             after
             Death
             ,
             till
             they
             enter
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           Is
           it
           likely
           God
           should
           charge
           his
           Angels
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           keep
           them
           from
           Dangers
           ,
           while
           they
           keep
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Duty
           ,
           and
           give
           them
           a
           discharge
           from
           keeping
           them
           on
           their
           way
           to
           their
           Reward
           ?
           especially
           when
           they
           are
           in
           Danger
           of
           Devils
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           the
           way
           of
           their
           Duty
           ;
           but
           also
           (
           passing
           thro'
           their
           Territories
           )
           on
           their
           Way
           to
           their
           Reward
           ,
           passing
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           Do
           not
           the
           Angels
           of
           the
           Lord
           encamp
           round
           about
           them
           that
           fear
           him
           ,
           to
           deliver
           them
           ?
           Psal
           .
           34.
           7.
           
           Do
           not
           separated
           Souls
           ,
           on
           their
           Passage
           ,
           fear
           God
           with
           an
           holy
           ,
           reverential
           Fear
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           when
           they
           were
           in
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           
           and
           much
           more
           ,
           and
           so
           have
           still
           the
           Qualification
           of
           such
           as
           are
           the
           Objects
           of
           Angels
           Ministration
           ?
           Do
           they
           now
           encamp
           round
           about
           them
           on
           every
           side
           ,
           to
           deliver
           them
           from
           Danger
           ,
           while
           they
           are
           liable
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           will
           they
           decamp
           from
           them
           on
           every
           side
           ,
           to
           deliver
           them
           no
           more
           ,
           tho'
           surrounded
           with
           Dangers
           after
           Death
           ,
           till
           their
           Souls
           enter
           into
           Heaven
           ?
        
         
           Especially
           when
           their
           dearest
           Friends
           that
           take
           care
           of
           the
           Burial
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           can
           be
           no
           help
           to
           the
           separated
           Soul
           ,
           in
           its
           Travel
           to
           Heaven
           .
           Their
           Friends
           and
           Relations
           that
           ministred
           to
           them
           when
           sick
           ,
           and
           on
           their
           dying
           Beds
           ,
           till
           the
           Moment
           they
           gave
           up
           the
           Ghost
           ,
           from
           that
           Instant
           have
           no
           more
           that
           they
           can
           do
           unto
           ,
           or
           for
           their
           Souls
           ;
           no
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           as
           by
           their
           Prayers
           for
           them
           :
           And
           will
           Angels
           then
           forsake
           them
           also
           ,
           and
           afford
           them
           no
           more
           Help
           on
           their
           way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           than
           their
           Friends
           ,
           whom
           they
           have
           left
           behind
           can
           do
           ?
        
         
           4.
           
           Holy
           Angels
           promote
           and
           rejoice
           at
           the
           Conversion
           of
           God's
           Elect
           ,
           because
           then
           they
           have
           a
           Right
           and
           Title
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           Luke
           15.
           7
           ,
           10.
           
           And
           will
           they
           not
           be
           as
           careful
           of
           their
           compleat
           Salvation
           ,
           in
           watching
           over
           them
           till
           they
           
           are
           put
           into
           the
           actual
           Possession
           of
           their
           Mansions
           in
           Heaven
           ?
        
         
           5.
           
           Christ
           will
           use
           the
           Ministration
           of
           Angels
           ,
           for
           the
           Salvation
           of
           all
           the
           Elect
           ,
           as
           to
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           their
           Souls
           united
           to
           them
           ,
           at
           his
           second
           Coming
           ,
           and
           will
           they
           neglect
           the
           Conveying
           of
           the
           separated
           Soul
           ,
           while
           the
           Body
           till
           then
           ,
           is
           left
           behind
           ?
           Angels
           shall
           be
           Christ's
           Servants
           then
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               In
               gathering
               together
               all
               the
               Elect
               ,
               Mat.
               24.
               31.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               In
               separating
               between
               the
               Righteous
               and
               the
               Wicked
               ,
               and
               severing
               the
               one
               from
               the
               other
               ,
               Mat.
               13.
               49.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               In
               catching
               them
               up
               to
               meet
               the
               Lord
               in
               the
               Air
               ,
               1
               Thes
               .
               4.
               17.
               
               All
               the
               Elect
               that
               shall
               then
               be
               raised
               ,
               and
               found
               alive
               ,
               shall
               be
               caught
               up
               as
               in
               the
               Arms
               of
               Angels
               ,
               to
               such
               a
               Meeting
               with
               their
               Saviour
               ,
               as
               after
               it
               shall
               be
               no
               parting
               ;
               for
               they
               shall
               be
               with
               the
               Lord
               for
               ever
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Use
             I.
             Terrour
             .
          
           
             Learn
             hence
             ,
             the
             woful
             Case
             of
             every
             impenitent
             Soul
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             separated
             from
             the
             Body
             :
             Every
             finally-unbelieving
             Sinner's
             dying
             Day
             ,
             will
             be
             a
             doleful
             ,
             dreadful
             ,
             dismal
             Day
             :
             His
             expiring
             
             Moment
             will
             be
             the
             Beginning
             of
             such
             Horror
             as
             the
             Soul
             was
             never
             in
             before
             ;
             because
             that
             very
             Moment
             it
             shall
             be
             seized
             by
             Devils
             ,
             that
             stand
             waiting
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             shall
             lay
             hold
             on
             it
             ,
             as
             ravening
             Wolves
             ,
             as
             roaring
             Lions
             ,
             as
             enraged
             Tygers
             ,
             leap
             upon
             their
             Prey
             .
          
           
             
               Luke
               12.
               20.
               
               God
               said
               unto
               him
               ,
               thou
               Fool
               ,
               this
               Night
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             they
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             Devils
             )
             
               shall
               demand
               thy
               Soul
               of
               thee
               .
            
             The
             word
             signifies
             to
             require
             ones
             own
             ,
             which
             is
             his
             due
             ;
             with
             Vehemency
             to
             call
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             demand
             it
             from
             one
             ,
             tho'
             unwilling
             to
             give
             it
             ;
             yea
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             by
             Force
             and
             Violence
             to
             wrest
             it
             from
             another
             ,
             as
             owing
             to
             him
             .
             This
             Fool
             sinned
             all
             Day
             ,
             and
             died
             at
             Night
             :
             He
             served
             the
             Devil
             all
             Day
             ,
             and
             at
             Night
             the
             Devils
             came
             to
             reckon
             with
             him
             ,
             to
             pay
             him
             his
             Wages
             :
             he
             took
             care
             where
             to
             lay
             his
             Goods
             ,
             and
             the
             Devils
             took
             care
             where
             to
             lodge
             his
             Soul
             at
             Night
             ;
             he
             reckoned
             of
             many
             Years
             ,
             but
             he
             had
             but
             that
             Day
             ;
             he
             was
             for
             taking
             of
             his
             Ease
             ,
             but
             the
             Devil
             took
             him
             and
             put
             him
             into
             Little
             ease
             ;
             yea
             ,
             carried
             him
             to
             a
             Place
             where
             he
             could
             have
             no
             Ease
             ,
             nor
             Rest
             to
             all
             Eternity
             :
             he
             was
             for
             his
             Cups
             ,
             and
             Company
             ,
             and
             Mirth
             in
             both
             ;
             but
             at
             Night
             he
             had
             such
             a
             bitter
             Cup
             ,
             
             and
             frightful
             Company
             ,
             that
             spoiled
             his
             Mirth
             and
             turned
             it
             into
             Mourning
             .
          
           
             If
             one
             Devil
             ,
             in
             some
             frightful
             visible
             Shape
             ,
             should
             appear
             to
             you
             in
             the
             deep
             and
             silent
             Night
             ,
             what
             Terrour
             would
             the
             sight
             thereof
             fill
             you
             with
             ?
             Would
             not
             such
             Fear
             and
             Trembling
             come
             upon
             you
             ,
             as
             would
             make
             all
             your
             Bones
             to
             shake
             ,
             
             and
             make
             the
             Hair
             of
             your
             Head
             stand
             up
             ,
             when
             your
             Heart
             and
             Courage
             would
             so
             fail
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             your self
             would
             be
             ready
             to
             fall
             down
             ?
             as
             when
             the
             Discipes
             saw
             Christ
             walking
             on
             the
             Sea
             ,
             they
             were
             troubled
             ,
             Saying
             ,
             
             it
             is
             a
             Spirit
             ;
             and
             they
             cried
             out
             for
             fear
             .
          
           
             Oh
             then
             ,
             what
             Horror
             will
             the
             Sinful
             Soul
             be
             filled
             with
             ,
             next
             Moment
             after
             Death
             !
             Oh
             ,
             What
             Fear
             !
             What
             Trembling
             !
             What
             Amazement
             shall
             possess
             it
             !
             How
             may
             we
             imagine
             ,
             with
             what
             direful
             Shriekings
             it
             will
             cry
             out
             and
             say
             ,
             
               Who
               are
               all
               these
               ?
               What
               Black-Guard
               is
               this
               ?
               What
               is
               all
               this
               Host
               I
               am
               fallen
               into
               ,
               and
               am
               surrounded
               with
               ?
               I
               never
               saw
               such
               a
               sight
               as
               this
               :
               I
               have
               often
               been
               in
               wicked
               Company
               ,
               but
               I
               never
               fell
               into
               such
               Company
               as
               this
               .
               Oh!
               ye
               greedy
               Devils
               !
               Ye
               furious
               Furies
               !
               Ye
               hasty
               unclean
               Spirits
               !
               What
               means
               your
               Rage
               ?
               Whither
               
               do
               ye
               hurry
               me
               ?
               Whither
               will
               ye
               carry
               me
               ?
               Carry
               thee
               !
               First
               ,
               as
               Jaylors
               we
               will
               carry
               thee
               as
               our
               Prisoner
               to
               the
               Seat
               of
               Judgment
               ,
               to
               be
               Tried
               ;
               and
               being
               there
               condemned
               ,
               next
               ,
               as
               Executioners
               ,
               we
               will
               carry
               thee
               to
               the
               Place
               of
               Punishment
               .
            
          
           
             
               Oh!
               My
               woful
               Case
               !
               Oh!
               My
               remediless
               Misery
               !
               Oh!
               My
               hopeless
               State
               !
               Are
               these
               the
               Devils
               I
               did
               please
               ?
               Are
               these
               they
               I
               did
               so
               daily
               serve
               ,
               so
               readily
               yield
               unto
               ?
               They
               could
               not
               in
               my
               Body
               have
               forced
               me
               to
               Sin
               ;
               but
               now
               ,
               just
               out
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               they
               do
               ,
               they
               do
               ,
               oh
               ,
               what
               shall
               I
               do
               ?
               they
               do
               force
               me
               to
               the
               Place
               of
               Torment
               to
               suffer
               for
               my
               Sin.
               Wo
               is
               me
               !
               Is
               there
               no
               Hope
               ?
               Alas
               for
               me
               !
               Is
               there
               none
               to
               help
               ?
               Is
               there
               no
               escaping
               out
               of
               these
               Hands
               ,
               I
               am
               so
               suddenly
               fallen
               into
               ?
               Oh
               ,
               that
               Death
               had
               killed
               me
               ,
               as
               it
               hath
               my
               Body
               ,
               from
               whence
               now
               I
               am
               turned
               out
               !
               Oh
               ,
               that
               I
               were
               without
               Life
               and
               Sense
               ,
               as
               now
               my
               Body
               is
               !
               My
               earthly
               Friends
               are
               mourning
               ,
               weeping
               ,
               and
               groaning
               ,
               over
               my
               Breathless
               ▪
               Carcass
               ;
               and
               these
               Hellish
               Fiends
               are
               rejoicing
               that
               I
               am
               come
               from
               those
               to
               them
               .
               My
               Friends
               are
               mourning
               because
               they
               have
               lost
               me
               ;
               and
               these
               tormenting
               Devils
               are
               glad
               that
               they
               have
               found
               me
               :
               Men
               on
               Earth
               are
               not
               in
               such
               haste
               to
               carry
               my
               Body
               to
               the
               Grave
               ,
               as
               these
               Devils
               are
               to
               carry
               me
               to
               Hell.
               Oh
               ,
               Cursed
               Caitiff
               that
               I
               am
               !
               What
               Difference
               
               hath
               one
               Hour
               made
               ?
               What
               a
               miserable
               deceived
               Wretch
               was
               I
               ,
               when
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               and
               how
               convinced
               of
               my
               Self-deceiving
               Flattery
               ,
               as
               soon
               as
               separated
               from
               my
               Body
               ?
            
          
           
             
               When
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               did
               think
               all
               would
               be
               well
               ,
               as
               soon
               as
               cut
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               am
               sure
               ,
               woe
               is
               me
               ,
               all
               will
               be
               woe
               .
            
          
           
             
               When
               in
               the
               Body
               I
               was
               amongst
               my
               Friends
               ,
               as
               soon
               as
               out
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               am
               amongst
               mine
               Enemies
               .
            
          
           
             
               When
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               did
               dream
               of
               being
               Happy
               ;
               as
               soon
               as
               out
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               saw
               it
               was
               but
               a
               Dream
               .
            
          
           
             
               When
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               did
               hope
               ,
               and
               till
               I
               parted
               from
               my
               Body
               ,
               I
               would
               not
               I
               did
               not
               part
               from
               my
               Hope
               ,
               that
               I
               should
               be
               carried
               into
               Heaven
               ;
               but
               as
               soon
               as
               I
               parted
               from
               my
               Body
               ,
               I
               parted
               from
               my
               Hope
               ,
               and
               my
               Hope
               from
               me
               ;
               for
               these
               infernal
               Spirits
               are
               carrying
               me
               to
               Hell
               ,
               and
               I
               cannot
               ,
               fain
               I
               would
               ,
               but
               cannot
               any
               longer
               hope
               for
               Heaven
               .
            
          
           
             
               When
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               the
               Devil
               and
               Sin
               did
               blind
               mine
               Eyes
               ,
               that
               I
               could
               not
               see
               the
               sandy
               Foundation
               ,
               on
               which
               I
               built
               my
               Expectation
               of
               Happiness
               in
               the
               Highest
               Heavens
               ;
               but
               as
               soon
               as
               Death
               and
               Friends
               had
               closed
               the
               Eyes
               of
               my
               Body
               ,
               then
               the
               Eyes
               of
               my
               
               Mind
               were
               opened
               ,
               to
               see
               all
               my
               Building
               on
               that
               rotten
               Foundation
               is
               gone
               to
               Ruine
               ,
               and
               I
               am
               going
               in
               this
               Company
               to
               the
               Lowest
               Hell.
               
            
          
           
             Such-like
             bitter
             Cries
             ,
             such
             self-lamenting
             Groans
             ,
             we
             may
             conceive
             the
             separated
             sinful
             Soul
             to
             utter
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             on
             its
             way
             in
             the
             Company
             of
             Devils
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Outer-darkness
             ;
             where
             there
             shall
             be
             Weeping
             and
             Wailing
             for
             Ever
             .
          
           
             Yet
             if
             we
             consider
             the
             Circumstances
             that
             will
             farther
             aggravate
             the
             Sorrow
             of
             the
             Soul
             ,
             in
             its
             Journey
             to
             the
             Lake
             of
             Brimstone
             ,
             arising
             from
             the
             Company
             of
             unclean
             Spirits
             ,
             that
             are
             dragging
             it
             along
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Torment
             ,
             which
             the
             distressed
             unsanctified
             Soul
             shall
             be
             apprehensive
             and
             sensible
             of
             ,
             it
             will
             pass
             our
             Thoughts
             to
             conceive
             ,
             and
             our
             Words
             to
             express
             how
             great
             its
             Horror
             will
             be
             ,
             and
             what
             Fear
             and
             Trembling
             it
             will
             be
             filled
             with
             ,
             when
             it
             shall
             find
             these
             Carriers
             of
             it
             to
             Hell
             ,
             to
             be
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             Exceeding
             
               Powerful
               and
               Strong
            
             ,
             that
             the
             seized
             Soul
             is
             not
             able
             so
             to
             resist
             as
             to
             rescue
             it self
             out
             of
             their
             Hands
             .
             Their
             Strength
             is
             signified
             by
             their
             Names
             ,
             being
             called
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             
               Eph.
               6.
               12.
            
             and
             known
             by
             the
             Effects
             
             which
             they
             have
             done
             ,
             in
             such
             as
             have
             been
             possessed
             ;
             as
             we
             read
             of
             one
             ,
             
               Mar.
               5.
               3
               ,
               4.
               
               That
               no
               Man
               could
               bind
               him
               ,
               no
               not
               with
               Chains
               ;
               because
               that
               he
               had
               been
               often
               bound
               with
               Fetters
               and
               Chains
               ,
               and
               the
               Chains
               had
               been
               plucked
               asunder
               by
               him
               ,
               and
               the
               Fetters
               broken
               in
               pieces
               :
               Neither
               could
               any
               Man
               tame
               him
               .
            
             How
             then
             will
             this
             add
             to
             the
             Misery
             of
             the
             Soul
             seized
             by
             them
             ,
             when
             ,
             tho'
             it
             struggle
             ,
             it
             cannot
             get
             free
             ;
             tho'
             it
             strive
             ,
             it
             is
             to
             no
             purpose
             ;
             tho'
             it
             resist
             ,
             it
             cannot
             prevail
             ?
             
               O
               Miserable
               Wretch
               that
               I
               am
               !
               when
               I
               was
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               I
               should
               have
               resisted
               their
               Temptations
               ,
               and
               might
               ;
               now
               I
               would
               their
               Power
               ,
               but
               cannot
               .
               I
               should
               have
               withstood
               their
               enticing
               Persuasions
               ,
               but
               did
               not
               ,
               I
               could
               ,
               but
               would
               not
               ;
               now
               I
               would
               withstand
               their
               Force
               and
               Violence
               ,
               but
               I
               cannot
               ,
               fain
               I
               wou'd
               ,
               but
               woe
               is
               me
               ,
               I
               cannot
               :
               I
               must
               along
               with
               these
               dragging
               Devils
               ;
               I
               would
               not
               ,
               but
               I
               must
               ,
               for
               they
               are
               stronger
               than
               I.
               
            
          
           
             2.
             
             This
             will
             aggravate
             the
             Evil
             of
             his
             Passage
             ,
             in
             that
             the
             Company
             of
             Devils
             is
             
               so
               Numerous
            
             :
             A
             Legion
             of
             unclean
             Spirits
             possessed
             one
             Man's
             Body
             ,
             
               Mar.
               5.
               9.
            
             and
             will
             not
             a
             Legion
             of
             them
             be
             as
             ready
             to
             seize
             one
             Soul
             ?
             Which
             ,
             when
             the
             separated
             Soul
             perceives
             ,
             enquires
             ,
             
               Why
               so
               many
               ?
               Why
               so
               many
               to
               one
               ?
               Why
               
               so
               many
               so
               strong
               ,
               to
               one
               so
               weak
               ?
               Are
               all
               of
               one
               Mind
               ?
               Are
               ye
               all
               agreed
               to
               hurry
               me
               to
               Hell
               ?
               Is
               there
               not
               one
               amongst
               you
               all
               will
               stand
               my
               Friend
               ?
               Not
               one
               to
               take
               my
               Part
               ,
               to
               be
               on
               my
               Side
               ?
               Alas
               for
               me
               !
               Tho'
               they
               are
               many
               ,
               they
               are
               as
               one
               .
               How
               strange
               is
               this
               !
               that
               a
               Legion
               of
               Devils
               should
               be
               so
               unanimous
               in
               my
               Ruine
               ,
               that
               all
               are
               called
               by
               one
               Name
               ,
               as
               if
               many
               were
               one
               !
            
             As
             the
             Devil
             that
             possessed
             a
             Man
             ,
             being
             asked
             ,
             what
             is
             thy
             Name
             ?
             he
             answered
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
             My
             Name
             is
             Legion
             ,
             for
             we
             are
             many
             .
             
               Never
               was
               a
               poor
               Debter
               on
               Earth
               ,
               carried
               to
               Prison
               by
               the
               Joint-consent
               and
               One-will
               of
               many
               Serjeants
               ;
               as
               I
               poor
               Debter
               ,
               am
               carried
               to
               the
               Prison
               and
               Dungeon
               of
               Hell
               ,
               by
               the
               Joint-consent
               and
               One-will
               of
               many
               Devils
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             This
             will
             aggravate
             the
             Sorrow
             ,
             the
             Soul
             in
             its
             Passage
             to
             its
             long
             and
             doleful
             Home
             will
             be
             filled
             with
             ,
             That
             
               these
               Carriers
               are
               so
               swift
               and
               active
               in
               their
               Motion
               :
            
             which
             will
             increase
             the
             Horror
             of
             the
             Soul
             in
             its
             way
             ,
             upon
             these
             Accounts
             :
          
           
             First
             ,
             Because
             
               by
               flight
               it
               cannot
               escape
               from
               them
               .
            
             When
             we
             cannot
             resist
             an
             Enemy
             by
             the
             Strength
             of
             our
             Arm
             ,
             yet
             we
             may
             escape
             by
             the
             Swiftness
             of
             our
             Feet
             :
             When
             we
             cannot
             get
             the
             Victory
             by
             Fighting
             ,
             we
             might
             prevent
             our
             Captivity
             
             by
             Running
             .
             But
             this
             will
             give
             no
             Relief
             to
             the
             separated
             sinful
             Soul
             ,
             because
             evil
             Spirits
             are
             such
             agile
             ,
             swift
             ,
             and
             active
             Creatures
             ,
             that
             move
             so
             fast
             ,
             that
             the
             Soul
             cannot
             be
             more
             speedy
             than
             they
             :
             Tho'
             Holy
             Angels
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             stronger
             ,
             so
             they
             are
             swifter
             than
             Apostate
             Spirits
             ,
             being
             more
             able
             ,
             ready
             and
             speedy
             to
             protect
             and
             defend
             us
             ,
             than
             Fallen
             Angels
             are
             to
             hurt
             and
             destroy
             us
             ;
             
             and
             therefore
             the
             Good
             are
             said
             to
             have
             Wings
             ,
             (
             which
             ,
             as
             I
             remember
             ,
             is
             not
             spoken
             of
             the
             Bad
             )
             ;
             yet
             these
             
               Infernal
               Spirits
            
             are
             so
             much
             speedier
             in
             their
             Motion
             ,
             than
             the
             Soul
             ,
             that
             it
             can
             have
             no
             Hope
             of
             preventing
             their
             transporting
             of
             it
             from
             the
             dying
             Bed
             ,
             to
             its
             Lodging
             in
             the
             Flames
             of
             Hell.
             
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Because
             by
             them
             it
             will
             be
             brought
             
               so
               soon
            
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Torment
             .
             Men
             on
             Earth
             sin
             so
             much
             ,
             swear
             so
             fast
             ,
             and
             run
             in
             the
             Ways
             of
             Wickedness
             ,
             as
             tho'
             they
             could
             not
             get
             to
             Hell
             sure
             enough
             ,
             nor
             soon
             enough
             :
             But
             when
             they
             have
             done
             sinning
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             and
             are
             on
             their
             Way
             to
             their
             Eternal
             Miserable
             State
             ,
             they
             will
             think
             Devils
             put
             them
             on
             
               too
               fast
            
             ,
             and
             carry
             them
             with
             too
             much
             speed
             ▪
             to
             that
             Place
             where
             their
             Entertainment
             will
             be
             so
             bad
             .
             We
             may
             imagine
             the
             separated
             
             Soul
             ,
             in
             the
             Devil's
             Arms
             ,
             to
             lament
             it self
             ,
             saying
             
               What!
               Is
               my
               Journey
               like
               to
               be
               so
               short
               ,
               when
               my
               Journey
               's
               End
               will
               be
               so
               bad
               ?
               Am
               I
               going
               whither
               I
               would
               not
               ,
               and
               yet
               do
               these
               Carriers
               make
               such
               haste
               ?
               must
               I
               thus
               be
               posted
               to
               such
               grievous
               Torments
               ,
               whence
               I
               shall
               never
               be
               delivered
               ?
               Tho'
               the
               Way
               be
               so
               uncomfortable
               ;
               yet
               the
               Place
               will
               be
               so
               much
               more
               ,
               when
               I
               come
               thither
               ;
               therefore
               let
               me
               move
               more
               slowly
               to
               it
               :
               Tho'
               I
               have
               an
               Hell
               within
               me
               ,
               on
               my
               way
               to
               Hell
               ;
               yet
               ,
               O
               that
               it
               might
               be
               a
               Thousand
               Years
               before
               I
               enter
               into
               it
               !
               but
               I
               wish
               in
               vain
               ;
               for
               this
               swift
               Motion
               will
               quickly
               bring
               me
               to
               it
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             The
             Insultings
             of
             the
             Devils
             over
             their
             Prisoner
             ,
             will
             aggravate
             its
             Misery
             on
             the
             Way
             to
             Hell
             ;
             when
             ,
             as
             they
             carry
             it
             along
             ,
             shall
             reproach
             it
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             
               Here
               is
               the
               Fool
               we
               took
               captive
               at
               our
               Pleasure
               !
               Here
               is
               the
               Soul
               that
               had
               no
               more
               Wit
               than
               to
               stop
               his
               Ears
               to
               the
               Calls
               of
               Mercy
               ,
               to
               the
               Offers
               of
               Grace
               ,
               to
               the
               Tenders
               of
               a
               Saviour
               ,
               to
               the
               Commands
               of
               God
               :
               God
               called
               him
               to
               repent
               ,
               but
               he
               would
               not
               ;
               God
               commanded
               him
               to
               believe
               ,
               but
               he
               did
               not
               :
               We
               persuaded
               him
               to
               sin
               ,
               and
               he
               did
               ;
               we
               enticed
               him
               ,
               and
               he
               consented
               ;
               we
               suggested
               ,
               and
               he
               yielded
               .
               We
               have
               him
               ,
               we
               have
               him
               ;
               away
               with
               him
               ,
               away
               with
               him
               ;
               he
               is
               condemned
               ,
               make
               
               haste
               ,
               away
               with
               him
               to
               the
               Place
               of
               Execution
               :
               We
               led
               him
               with
               a
               String
               ,
               we
               drew
               him
               with
               a
               single
               Thread
               ,
               when
               in
               the
               Body
               ,
               whither
               we
               listed
               ,
               but
               now
               we
               have
               him
               in
               Chains
               ,
               to
               drag
               him
               to
               the
               Place
               whither
               he
               is
               unwilling
               to
               go
               .
               Come
               along
               .
            
             Oh
             ,
             not
             so
             fast
             !
             
               Come
               along
               ,
               make
               speed
            
             .
             Oh!
             not
             so
             swift
             ,
             I
             shall
             be
             there
             too
             soon
             !
             
               Too
               soon
               !
               thou
               art
               expected
               ,
               thou
               art
               waited
               for
               ,
               make
               haste
               and
               come
               away
               .
            
          
           
             5.
             
             Moreover
             ,
             the
             
               Merciless
               Nature
               of
               the
               Devils
            
             ,
             will
             add
             to
             the
             Amazement
             of
             the
             Soul
             in
             his
             Passage
             to
             the
             Place
             where
             it
             shall
             find
             no
             Mercy
             .
             As
             the
             Damn'd
             in
             Hell
             cry
             out
             for
             Mercy
             ,
             for
             a
             small
             Measure
             of
             Mercy
             ,
             as
             may
             be
             in
             a
             Drop
             of
             Water
             ,
             
             and
             no
             Mercy
             shall
             be
             shewn
             to
             them
             :
             so
             the
             separated
             Soul
             on
             its
             Way
             thither
             ,
             tho'
             it
             cry
             to
             its
             Transporters
             for
             the
             least
             Favour
             ,
             shall
             find
             none
             .
             Might
             not
             we
             suppose
             it
             to
             cry
             out
             and
             say
             ,
             
               What!
               Will
               nothing
               serve
               you
               but
               my
               Ruine
               !
               will
               nothing
               please
               you
               but
               my
               Damnation
               !
               Will
               nothing
               satisfy
               you
               ,
            
             but
             that
             I
             
               be
               made
               as
               miserable
               as
               your selves
               !
               have
               Pity
               upon
               me
               ,
               if
               ye
               have
               any
               Pity
               in
               you
               ,
               have
               Pity
               upon
               me
               !
               All
               I
               have
               ,
               I
               would
               give
               ,
               that
               I
               may
               find
               some
               Mercy
               from
               you
               .
               Thou
               silly
               Soul
               !
               Thou
               hast
               nothing
               left
               to
               offer
               unto
               us
               ,
               to
               
               spare
               thee
               ,
               or
               to
               shew
               any
               Kindness
               to
               thee
               ,
               that
               we
               should
               let
               thee
               go
               :
               Death
               hath
               stripped
               thee
               of
               all
               ,
               and
               thou
               art
               fallen
               naked
               into
               our
               Hands
               :
               But
               it
               was
               thy self
               and
               not
               thy
               Money
               we
               desired
               :
               Thy
               Friends
               have
               got
               thy
               Money
               ,
               and
               did
               let
               thee
               go
               ,
               but
               we
               have
               gotten
               thee
               ,
               and
               will
               not
               let
               thee
               go
               .
               Oh
               miserable
               Soul
               that
               I
               am
               !
               Did
               I
               serve
               you
               so
               constantly
               ,
               so
               heartily
               ,
               so
               chearfully
               ,
               when
               in
               my
               Body
               ;
               and
               do
               ye
               serve
               me
               so
               cruelly
               ,
               so
               unkindly
               ,
               so
               unmercifully
               ,
               as
               soon
               as
               I
               am
               separated
               from
               my
               Body
               !
               Is
               there
               none
               to
               whom
               I
               might
               look
               for
               a
               little
               Mercy
               ?
               Is
               there
               none
               in
               whom
               I
               might
               hope
               for
               help
               and
               Succour
               ,
               in
               this
               distressed
               Case
               that
               I
               am
               in
               ?
               Let
               me
               turn
               mine
               Eyes
               every
               way
               ,
               if
               I
               may
               see
               any
               hope
               of
               Help
               ,
               when
               this
               Company
               I
               am
               fallen
               into
               ,
               will
               afford
               me
               none
               .
            
          
           
             First
             ,
             If
             I
             look
             back
             to
             those
             
               my
               Friends
            
             ,
             that
             loved
             me
             dearly
             ,
             that
             ministred
             to
             me
             constantly
             ,
             Night
             and
             Day
             ,
             while
             I
             was
             with
             them
             ;
             that
             parted
             with
             me
             with
             weeping
             Eyes
             ,
             with
             wringing
             Hands
             ,
             with
             sorrowful
             Hearts
             ,
             cannot
             they
             relieve
             me
             ?
             Cannot
             they
             give
             Assistance
             to
             me
             ?
             When
             I
             was
             with
             them
             ,
             they
             did
             Comfort
             me
             ;
             when
             I
             was
             Sick
             ,
             they
             gave
             me
             Cordials
             ;
             when
             I
             was
             in
             Pain
             ,
             they
             did
             turn
             me
             ,
             hoping
             I
             might
             have
             Ease
             ;
             when
             I
             was
             afraid
             to
             Die
             ,
             
             they
             spake
             Words
             of
             Comfort
             to
             me
             .
             But
             now
             ,
             
               Woe
               is
               me
            
             !
             being
             separated
             from
             my
             Body
             ,
             I
             am
             out
             of
             their
             reach
             ,
             I
             am
             past
             their
             Help
             ,
             I
             am
             no
             more
             capable
             of
             receiving
             ,
             
             nor
             they
             of
             affording
             any
             Benefit
             unto
             me
             .
             They
             are
             in
             Time
             ,
             I
             am
             entred
             into
             Eternity
             ;
             they
             are
             in
             one
             World
             ,
             I
             am
             now
             in
             another
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             Converse
             I
             can
             have
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             Kindness
             they
             can
             shew
             to
             me
             .
          
           
             Besides
             ,
             they
             might
             be
             ignorant
             of
             my
             Case
             ,
             they
             might
             not
             know
             what
             Company
             I
             am
             fallen
             into
             ,
             nor
             what
             is
             the
             way
             that
             I
             am
             going
             :
             Nay
             ,
             they
             might
             be
             deceived
             ,
             thinking
             I
             am
             travelling
             to
             Heaven
             ;
             when
             ,
             alas
             !
             I
             find
             I
             am
             posting
             to
             Hell
             :
             Supposing
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             of
             God
             are
             carrying
             me
             to
             Glory
             ;
             and
             therefore
             say
             ,
             
               Our
               Loss
               is
               his
               Gain
            
             :
             While
             we
             are
             left
             in
             Trouble
             ,
             he
             is
             going
             to
             his
             Eternal
             Rest
             :
             and
             so
             they
             do
             not
             so
             much
             as
             pity
             my
             Case
             ;
             and
             tho'
             they
             are
             weeping
             over
             my
             dead
             Body
             ,
             yet
             they
             do
             not
             Mourn
             because
             of
             the
             Misery
             that
             I
             am
             in
             ,
             when
             they
             imagine
             I
             am
             on
             the
             Way
             to
             Happiness
             ,
             tho'
             I
             find
             ,
             I
             know
             ,
             I
             am
             sure
             I
             am
             on
             the
             Road
             that
             leadeth
             to
             Eternal
             Darkness
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Tho'
             these
             Devils
             of
             Hell
             
             that
             seized
             me
             ,
             are
             merciless
             Devils
             ,
             yet
             the
             
               God
               of
               Heaven
            
             is
             a
             merciful
             God
             ,
             may
             I
             look
             up
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             cry
             ,
             Most
             Merciful
             Lord
             ,
             behold
             my
             Misery
             ,
             behold
             my
             deep
             Distress
             ;
             behold
             me
             ,
             if
             ever
             ,
             now
             behold
             me
             and
             have
             Compassion
             on
             me
             !
             See
             whither
             this
             Troop
             ,
             this
             Host
             of
             Internal
             Spirits
             are
             carrying
             me
             ;
             Stop
             them
             ,
             oh
             !
             stop
             them
             in
             their
             Way
             !
             or
             ,
             if
             they
             will
             ,
             and
             must
             to
             Hell
             ,
             let
             not
             me
             go
             with
             them
             :
             Rescue
             ,
             O
             rescue
             me
             out
             of
             their
             Hands
             ,
             while
             on
             the
             Way
             ;
             for
             if
             I
             enter
             thro'
             the
             Gates
             of
             Hell
             ,
             and
             they
             be
             shut
             upon
             me
             ,
             there
             will
             be
             no
             coming
             back
             for
             Ever
             :
             no
             Hope
             ,
             no
             Help
             for
             Ever
             .
          
           
             But
             alas
             !
             Woe
             is
             me
             !
             I
             call
             in
             vain
             ,
             I
             Cry
             in
             vain
             ,
             my
             Petition
             is
             in
             vain
             :
             Devils
             now
             can
             tell
             me
             ,
             and
             Conscience
             now
             doth
             tell
             me
             ,
             it
             is
             too
             late
             ,
             and
             as
             they
             do
             tell
             me
             ,
             so
             I
             find
             that
             now
             it
             is
             too
             late
             ,
             if
             I
             had
             begged
             sooner
             ,
             I
             might
             have
             speeded
             better
             :
             Mercy
             once
             ,
             yea
             often
             begged
             of
             me
             ,
             and
             I
             would
             not
             accept
             of
             Mercy
             :
             now
             I
             beg
             ,
             and
             cry
             ,
             and
             call
             for
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             the
             God
             of
             Mercy
             doth
             deny
             me
             Mercy
             .
             Mercy
             hath
             done
             with
             me
             ,
             and
             Patience
             hath
             done
             with
             me
             ,
             and
             Grace
             will
             have
             no
             more
             to
             do
             with
             me
             ;
             but
             Wrath
             will
             ,
             and
             Vengeance
             will
             ,
             and
             Justice
             hath
             and
             
             will
             have
             to
             do
             with
             me
             for
             Ever
             ;
             God
             is
             now
             inexorable
             ,
             his
             Wrath
             is
             now
             implacable
             ,
             his
             Anger
             against
             me
             ,
             is
             never
             to
             be
             appeas'd
             .
             
             The
             Adversaries
             have
             haled
             me
             to
             the
             Judge
             ,
             the
             Judge
             hath
             delivered
             me
             to
             these
             Officers
             ,
             that
             have
             their
             Commission
             from
             him
             to
             cast
             me
             into
             Prison
             ,
             to
             which
             I
             am
             now
             on
             my
             way
             ;
             from
             which
             I
             shall
             never
             return
             ,
             till
             I
             shall
             pay
             the
             uttermost
             Farthing
             ,
             which
             will
             never
             be
             .
             The
             Merciful
             God
             hath
             sealed
             their
             Warrant
             to
             apprehend
             me
             ,
             and
             they
             have
             served
             it
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             to
             carry
             me
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Execution
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             with
             them
             upon
             my
             Way
             unto
             it
             ,
             without
             all
             Hope
             of
             Reprieve
             ,
             or
             Pardon
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             May
             I
             not
             with
             better
             hope
             look
             unto
             Christ
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             is
             the
             Way
             to
             Heaven
             might
             pity
             me
             ,
             and
             stop
             me
             in
             my
             Way
             to
             Hell.
             It
             was
             he
             that
             came
             down
             from
             the
             highest
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             prevent
             Sinners
             going
             down
             to
             the
             lowest
             Hell.
             It
             was
             he
             that
             was
             Taken
             ,
             Arraigned
             ,
             Accused
             ,
             Condemned
             and
             Crucified
             ,
             that
             Sinners
             might
             be
             released
             ,
             discharged
             ,
             and
             acquitted
             from
             the
             Guilt
             and
             Punishment
             of
             Sin.
             It
             was
             he
             that
             delivered
             Men
             that
             were
             possessed
             with
             Devils
             ,
             rebuked
             them
             and
             cast
             them
             out
             ,
             and
             freed
             them
             from
             
             their
             Power
             .
             O
             that
             Christ
             would
             Pity
             me
             !
             O
             that
             he
             would
             have
             Mercy
             on
             me
             !
             O
             that
             he
             would
             shew
             some
             Bowels
             of
             Compassion
             to
             me
             ,
             now
             ,
             even
             now
             ,
             before
             I
             am
             actually
             lodged
             in
             the
             Flames
             of
             Hell
             !
          
           
             But
             this
             Cry
             ,
             
               Poor
               Wretch
               that
               I
               am
            
             !
             this
             calling
             also
             is
             in
             vain
             ;
             for
             he
             did
             not
             die
             to
             save
             Finally-impenitent
             Sinners
             ,
             and
             
               cursed
               I
            
             was
             such
             an
             one
             :
             He
             did
             not
             design
             to
             save
             such
             Souls
             that
             left
             their
             Bodies
             ,
             Unbelieving
             and
             Unsanctified
             ;
             and
             yet
             I
             did
             so
             ,
             
               cursed
               Caitiff
            
             !
             I
             did
             so
             .
             He
             would
             have
             stopped
             me
             in
             my
             Course
             and
             Way
             of
             Sin
             ,
             but
             I
             would
             and
             did
             go
             forward
             ;
             and
             now
             he
             will
             not
             stop
             me
             on
             my
             Way
             to
             Hell
             ,
             but
             I
             must
             go
             forwards
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             It
             will
             be
             much
             more
             vain
             for
             me
             ,
             seized
             by
             these
             Evil
             Angels
             ,
             to
             look
             to
             the
             
               Holy
               Angels
            
             of
             God
             for
             Succour
             and
             Relief
             :
             For
             they
             are
             Ministring
             Spirits
             for
             the
             Heirs
             of
             Salvation
             ,
             but
             I
             am
             an
             Heir
             of
             Hell
             :
             They
             are
             his
             Servants
             to
             execute
             his
             Will
             against
             the
             Servants
             of
             Sin
             and
             Satan
             ,
             and
             such
             an
             one
             I
             was
             ,
             all
             the
             time
             of
             my
             Life
             of
             Trial
             :
             
             As
             they
             stood
             with
             flaming
             Swords
             ,
             which
             turned
             every
             Way
             ,
             to
             keep
             fallen
             Man
             from
             the
             Tree
             of
             Life
             ,
             so
             they
             stand
             ,
             as
             set
             by
             God
             ,
             with
             Flaming
             
             Swords
             ,
             turning
             every
             Way
             ,
             to
             keep
             unsanctified
             Souls
             from
             entring
             any
             Way
             into
             Eternal
             Blessed
             Life
             .
             Nay
             ,
             they
             are
             to
             gather
             out
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             such
             as
             work
             Iniquity
             ,
             
             and
             to
             cast
             them
             into
             the
             Furnace
             of
             Fire
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             Still
             will
             it
             be
             in
             vain
             for
             me
             on
             my
             Way
             to
             Hell
             ,
             to
             look
             to
             
               Holy
               Souls
            
             lodged
             in
             Heaven
             ;
             as
             it
             was
             for
             the
             Rich
             Man
             in
             Torments
             ,
             to
             look
             to
             Abraham
             and
             Lazarus
             in
             Glory
             .
             My
             Friends
             (
             when
             I
             and
             they
             did
             live
             on
             Earth
             )
             did
             often
             reprove
             ,
             exhort
             ,
             and
             counsel
             me
             ,
             did
             then
             pity
             me
             ,
             and
             mourn
             over
             me
             ,
             because
             they
             saw
             me
             walk
             in
             the
             Ways
             of
             Sin
             ,
             and
             longed
             for
             my
             Conversion
             and
             turning
             unto
             God
             ;
             they
             died
             before
             me
             ,
             and
             were
             carried
             by
             Angels
             into
             
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             ,
             afterwards
             I
             also
             was
             separated
             from
             my
             Body
             ,
             and
             Devils
             are
             carrying
             me
             to
             Eternal
             Torments
             ,
             which
             they
             in
             Heaven
             do
             not
             know
             ,
             or
             if
             they
             do
             ,
             they
             are
             so
             far
             from
             pitying
             of
             me
             ,
             that
             they
             rejoice
             in
             the
             Righteous
             Judgments
             of
             God
             upon
             all
             his
             implacable
             Enemies
             ,
             how
             near
             soever
             they
             were
             related
             to
             them
             .
          
           
             If
             I
             then
             on
             my
             Passage
             to
             my
             doleful
             Home
             ,
             am
             such
             a
             forsaken
             Soul
             ,
             forsaken
             of
             God
             ,
             forsaken
             of
             Christ
             ,
             forsaken
             of
             all
             in
             Heaven
             and
             on
             Earth
             ,
             and
             
             am
             surprized
             by
             this
             Host
             of
             Devils
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             hope
             ,
             the
             Way
             is
             bad
             ,
             the
             End
             will
             be
             worse
             ,
             without
             End
             :
             
               O
               forlorn
               !
               forlorn
               !
               What
               a
               forlorn
               Soul
               am
               I
               !
            
             I
             and
             all
             my
             Friends
             are
             separated
             ;
             my
             Body
             and
             I
             am
             separated
             ;
             my
             Hopes
             and
             I
             am
             separated
             ;
             my
             Body
             is
             left
             to
             be
             Meat
             for
             Worms
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             taken
             as
             a
             Prey
             to
             Devils
             ;
             my
             Body
             will
             be
             carried
             by
             Men
             to
             a
             cold
             Grave
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             carrying
             by
             Devils
             to
             an
             hot
             Hell
             ,
             exceeding
             hot
             ,
             where
             my
             Pain
             will
             be
             extreme
             ,
             intollerable
             ,
             and
             eternal
             .
          
        
         
           
             Use
             II.
             Comfort
             .
          
           
             That
             Angels
             are
             the
             Convoy
             of
             the
             Soul
             on
             its
             Passage
             to
             Glory
             ,
             administers
             Comfort
             to
             all
             those
             that
             are
             Heirs
             of
             Salvation
             .
             
             
               God
               hath
               not
               only
               prepared
               such
               things
               for
               us
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               which
               Eye
               hath
               not
               seen
               nor
               Ear
               heard
               ,
               nor
               can
               we
               now
               conceive
               how
               great
               and
               Glorious
               they
               are
            
             ;
             set
             forth
             by
             a
             Kingdom
             ,
             
             a
             Crown
             ,
             an
             
               Inheritance
               ,
               Mansions
               in
               our
               Father's
               House
               ,
            
             a
             Paradise
             ,
             a
             
               City
               that
               hath
               Foundations
            
             ,
             an
             
               House
               not
               made
               with
               Hands
            
             ,
             a
             
               Weight
               of
               Glory
               ,
               Incorruptible
               Treasures
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             But
             hath
             also
             secured
             our
             Way
             unto
             them
             ,
             by
             the
             Ministration
             of
             his
             Angels
             ,
             who
             
             are
             to
             conduct
             our
             separated
             Souls
             to
             the
             actual
             Possession
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             I
             shall
             amplify
             this
             for
             our
             greater
             Delight
             and
             Joy
             in
             the
             
               Fore
               thoughts
            
             of
             it
             ,
             by
             such
             Considerations
             that
             do
             by
             immediate
             and
             necessary
             Consequence
             flow
             from
             the
             Convoy
             of
             Angels
             receiving
             the
             Souls
             of
             Believers
             ,
             at
             their
             Dissolution
             ,
             wherever
             they
             die
             ,
             and
             transporting
             them
             into
             the
             immediate
             glorious
             Presence
             of
             God
             in
             the
             Highest
             Heavens
             ,
             where
             when
             once
             lodg'd
             they
             will
             be
             happy
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             
               1.
               
               The
               Excellency
               of
               their
               Company
               from
               Earth
               to
               Heaven
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Their
               Safety
               in
               their
               Passage
               from
               the
               one
               to
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Their
               Dignity
               before
               they
               are
               actually
               glorified
               in
               Heaven
               ,
            
             
               4.
               
               Their
               Celerity
               and
               speedy
               Motion
               ,
               from
               and
               to
               such
               distant
               Places
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               The
               Exultancies
               of
               Joy
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               Transporters
               and
               the
               Passengers
               ,
               at
               their
               Arrival
               at
               the
               Haven
               of
               Happiness
               .
            
          
           
             1.
             
             
               The
               Excellency
               of
               the
               Company
               the
               gracious
               separated
               Soul
               is
               immediately
               received
               into
               ,
               doth
               cause
               abundant
               Delight
               and
               Joy
               unto
               it
               .
            
             The
             Difference
             of
             the
             Company
             it
             had
             while
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             hath
             
             as
             soon
             as
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             doth
             presently
             shew
             it
             is
             got
             into
             another
             State
             ,
             into
             a
             New
             World.
             It
             had
             often
             heard
             of
             the
             Heavenly
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             
             but
             they
             never
             appeared
             unto
             it
             before
             .
             Angels
             are
             such
             glorious
             Creatures
             ,
             that
             in
             this
             mortal
             State
             ,
             we
             could
             not
             without
             Fear
             ,
             Amazement
             and
             Trembling
             bear
             their
             appearing
             unto
             us
             .
             But
             when
             the
             Gracious
             Soul
             is
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             the
             Presence
             ,
             Company
             ,
             and
             Vision
             of
             Glorious
             Angels
             shall
             transport
             it
             with
             Joy
             ,
             and
             fill
             it
             with
             great
             Delight
             .
          
           
             Tho'
             we
             cannot
             tell
             the
             Names
             of
             Angels
             that
             shall
             be
             sent
             to
             convey
             our
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             (
             there
             being
             but
             one
             Proper
             Name
             in
             Sacred
             Scripture
             attributed
             to
             a
             Created
             Angel
             ,
             
               viz.
               Gabriel
               ,
               Dan.
            
             8.
             16.
             and
             9.
             21.
             
             Luke
             1.
             19
             ,
             26.
             which
             signifieth
             
               a
               strong
               Man
               of
               God
            
             ,
             and
             might
             be
             a
             common
             Name
             to
             any
             Angel
             sent
             by
             God
             upon
             any
             special
             Message
             ,
             for
             every
             one
             is
             a
             strong
             Man
             of
             God
             )
             yet
             the
             Titles
             and
             Properties
             ascribed
             to
             them
             all
             ,
             are
             sufficient
             Grounds
             of
             Satisfaction
             to
             us
             ,
             whoever
             of
             them
             shall
             be
             commissioned
             by
             God
             ,
             to
             Conduct
             us
             to
             the
             blessed
             State
             above
             .
          
           
             Twice
             we
             read
             of
             an
             
               Archangel
               ,
               1
               Thes
               .
               4.
               16.
               
               Jude
            
             V.
             9.
             which
             is
             Michael
             ,
             signifying
             ,
             
             
               who
               as
               God
            
             ,
             or
             who
             is
             equal
             to
             God
             ;
             to
             be
             understood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             only
             uncreated
             Angel
             ,
             for
             it
             pleased
             God
             to
             send
             his
             Son
             as
             his
             Messenger
             to
             declare
             to
             Men
             his
             Holy
             Will
             ,
             and
             is
             often
             ,
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             called
             an
             Angel
             ,
             and
             he
             is
             that
             Archangel
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             Head
             of
             all
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             Col.
             2.
             20.
             and
             all
             the
             other
             are
             his
             Servants
             and
             Attendants
             .
          
           
             How
             much
             the
             separated
             Soul
             (
             being
             then
             made
             perfect
             in
             Holiness
             )
             will
             be
             delighted
             with
             the
             Sight
             and
             Knowledge
             of
             this
             new
             Company
             ,
             sent
             to
             convey
             it
             to
             Glory
             ,
             we
             might
             apprehend
             by
             Titles
             given
             to
             them
             ,
             setting
             forth
             the
             excellency
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             
               1.
               
               This
               Convoy
               sent
               for
               it
               ,
               are
               
                 Holy
                 Ones
              
               :
               In
               Holiness
               they
               were
               at
               first
               created
               ,
               and
               their
               Holiness
               they
               still
               retain
               ,
               persevering
               in
               it
               ,
               Dan.
               4.
               13.
               17.
               and
               often
               called
               ,
               Holy
               Angels
               ,
               Mat.
               8.
               28.
               and
               25.
               31.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               They
               are
               
                 Men
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               assuming
               the
               Shape
               of
               Men
               ,
               when
               sent
               to
               Men
               by
               God
               ,
               Judg.
               13.
               6
               ,
               9.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               They
               are
               
                 Sons
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               having
               still
               the
               Likeness
               of
               God
               ,
               in
               which
               they
               were
               at
               first
               produced
               ,
               Job
               .
               1.
               6.
               
            
             
               
               4.
               
               They
               are
               stiled
               Gods
               ;
               not
               that
               God
               that
               is
               Jehovah
               ,
               but
               such
               Gods
               as
               are
               called
               
                 Elohim
                 ,
                 Psal
              
               .
               8.
               5.
               comp
               .
               Psal
               .
               97.
               7.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               They
               are
               
                 God's
                 Host
                 ,
                 Gen.
              
               32.
               2.
               by
               these
               God
               doth
               protect
               his
               People
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               They
               are
               twice
               called
               Seraphims
               ,
               because
               of
               their
               burning
               Zeal
               for
               God's
               Glory
               ,
               in
               executing
               of
               his
               Commands
               ,
               Isa
               .
               6.
               2
               ,
               6.
               
            
             
               7.
               
               They
               are
               called
               Cherubims
               ,
               
               
                 Thrones
                 ,
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 Principalities
              
               and
               Powers
               ,
               implying
               their
               Vigour
               ,
               Dignity
               ,
               Government
               under
               God
               ,
               over
               Things
               and
               Persons
               in
               this
               World
               ,
               and
               the
               Right
               they
               have
               to
               the
               Government
               they
               take
               upon
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Who
             can
             tell
             the
             Greetings
             ,
             the
             Salutations
             betwixt
             these
             Glorious
             Angels
             and
             the
             Gracious
             Soul
             ,
             at
             their
             first
             Meeting
             ,
             after
             its
             Separation
             from
             the
             Body
             ?
             All
             Hail
             ,
             O
             Blessed
             Soul
             !
             Hast
             thou
             fought
             a
             good
             Fight
             ?
             We
             are
             come
             to
             carry
             thee
             in
             Triumph
             .
             Hast
             thou
             run
             thy
             Race
             ?
             We
             are
             appointed
             to
             fetch
             thee
             to
             thy
             incorruptible
             Crown
             .
             Hast
             thou
             finished
             thy
             Course
             ?
             We
             are
             sent
             to
             conduct
             thee
             to
             thy
             Eternal
             Rest
             .
             The
             Soul
             might
             be
             conceived
             to
             reply
             ,
             what
             Joy
             am
             I
             filled
             with
             at
             this
             your
             Salutation
             !
             O
             ye
             Holy
             Ones
             ,
             how
             
             glad
             am
             I
             to
             see
             you
             ?
             ye
             Men
             of
             God
             ,
             ye
             Sons
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             do
             I
             rejoice
             to
             meet
             you
             ?
             Are
             the
             Gods
             ,
             the
             Host
             of
             God
             ,
             come
             to
             guard
             me
             on
             my
             way
             to
             Glory
             ?
             Are
             these
             Seraphims
             flaming
             with
             Zeal
             for
             God
             ,
             burning
             in
             Love
             to
             me
             ,
             come
             to
             take
             me
             newly
             separated
             from
             my
             Body
             ,
             to
             convey
             me
             to
             my
             Mansion
             in
             my
             Father's
             House
             ?
             Are
             these
             Cherubims
             ,
             Thrones
             ,
             Dominions
             ,
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             come
             to
             defend
             me
             from
             the
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             of
             Hell
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Spiritual
             Wickednesses
             in
             high
             Places
             ,
             through
             whose
             Territories
             I
             am
             to
             pass
             ,
             unto
             the
             Place
             and
             Happiness
             purchased
             ,
             promised
             and
             prepared
             for
             me
             ?
             O
             how
             glad
             am
             I
             of
             your
             Company
             in
             this
             long
             Journey
             I
             am
             to
             go
             !
             How
             am
             I
             rejoiced
             I
             shall
             have
             your
             Conduct
             in
             this
             Way
             I
             never
             went
             before
             ?
          
           
             And
             Blessed
             ,
             for
             ever
             Blessed
             be
             my
             God
             ,
             that
             hath
             sent
             his
             Angels
             to
             be
             my
             Guide
             and
             Guard.
             I
             must
             Praise
             him
             ,
             I
             must
             Praise
             him
             before
             I
             get
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             who
             hath
             sent
             such
             a
             glorious
             Train
             to
             lead
             me
             to
             it
             :
             This
             is
             the
             Host
             of
             that
             God
             that
             I
             did
             love
             ,
             and
             serve
             ,
             and
             Trust
             and
             hope
             in
             :
             This
             is
             the
             Army
             of
             that
             God
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             whom
             I
             committed
             my self
             ,
             and
             resigned
             my self
             ,
             
             when
             I
             was
             parting
             with
             my
             Body
             on
             my
             dying
             Bed
             :
             He
             hath
             not
             forgot
             me
             ,
             nor
             his
             Promises
             that
             he
             made
             unto
             me
             :
             when
             my
             Father
             ,
             my
             Mother
             ,
             and
             all
             my
             Friends
             forsook
             me
             ,
             because
             they
             could
             go
             no
             further
             with
             me
             ,
             he
             hath
             sent
             his
             Angels
             to
             take
             me
             up
             .
             O
             the
             Difference
             betwixt
             the
             Company
             that
             I
             have
             lest
             ,
             and
             this
             which
             I
             have
             found
             !
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             I
             was
             in
             Company
             with
             sinful
             Men
             ,
             which
             were
             my
             Grief
             ;
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             I
             am
             in
             Company
             with
             Holy
             Angels
             ,
             which
             is
             my
             Joy.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             I
             did
             converse
             with
             imperfect
             Saints
             ;
             now
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             with
             pure
             ,
             spotless
             Angels
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             I
             was
             with
             mourning
             Friends
             ;
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             with
             triumphing
             Angels
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             I
             was
             with
             weak
             ,
             tho'
             loving
             Relations
             ,
             that
             would
             have
             helped
             me
             ,
             but
             they
             could
             not
             ;
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             I
             am
             with
             these
             Angels
             that
             both
             can
             and
             will.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             ,
             on
             my
             dying
             Bed
             ,
             I
             was
             with
             a
             few
             that
             watched
             with
             me
             Night
             and
             Day
             ,
             till
             I
             had
             made
             them
             almost
             weary
             ;
             but
             now
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             I
             have
             many
             Holy
             ones
             sent
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             
             to
             watch
             me
             on
             my
             way
             unto
             that
             Place
             ,
             where
             they
             and
             I
             never
             shall
             be
             weary
             .
          
           
             O
             Blessed
             Company
             !
             O
             Blessed
             change
             of
             Company
             !
             I
             never
             was
             on
             such
             a
             Journey
             before
             ;
             I
             never
             was
             in
             such
             Company
             on
             any
             Journey
             before
             ;
             I
             never
             found
             such
             Pleasure
             in
             any
             Way
             I
             went
             ,
             in
             any
             Company
             I
             was
             ever
             in
             before
             ;
             and
             sure
             the
             Place
             I
             am
             going
             to
             ,
             I
             shall
             find
             to
             be
             such
             ,
             as
             I
             was
             never
             in
             before
             .
             
               Come
               ,
               put
               on
            
             .
          
           
             II.
             
               The
               Safety
               of
               the
               separated
               Soul
               by
               the
               Convoy
               of
               Angels
               ,
               will
               increase
               its
               Joy
               on
               its
               Way
               to
               Glory
               .
            
             It
             shall
             be
             presently
             freed
             from
             all
             Fears
             of
             Danger
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Body
             it
             was
             not
             without
             its
             Fears
             :
             Fears
             from
             without
             and
             within
             ;
             from
             above
             and
             below
             :
             many
             Fears
             it
             was
             filled
             with
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             From
             a
             
               Tempting
               Devil
            
             ,
             that
             on
             his
             dying
             Bed
             endeavoured
             to
             disturb
             his
             Peace
             ,
             suggesting
             evil
             Thoughts
             ,
             representing
             the
             Evil
             of
             his
             Sin
             ,
             multiplying
             and
             magnifying
             them
             by
             the
             Aggravations
             that
             did
             accompany
             them
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             From
             
               In-dwelling
               Sin
            
             ;
             there
             being
             the
             Remains
             of
             Sin
             abiding
             in
             his
             heart
             .
             I
             fear
             what
             this
             hard
             ,
             unbelieving
             
             Heart
             will
             expose
             me
             to
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             From
             the
             
               Imperfection
               and
               Weakness
               of
               his
               Grace
               .
            
             I
             fear
             I
             do
             not
             love
             God
             ;
             I
             fear
             God
             loves
             not
             me
             ;
             I
             fear
             I
             am
             not
             sincere
             ;
             I
             am
             afraid
             all
             my
             Duties
             have
             been
             done
             in
             Hypocrisy
             ,
             and
             that
             I
             have
             not
             walked
             before
             God
             with
             an
             Upright
             Heart
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             From
             
               approaching
               Death
            
             .
             Possest
             with
             Fear
             about
             the
             Pains
             and
             Pangs
             of
             Death
             ,
             how
             to
             bear
             them
             ,
             and
             go
             thro'
             them
             ;
             about
             his
             readiness
             and
             preparedness
             for
             Death
             ;
             about
             his
             Meetness
             for
             a
             Participation
             of
             the
             Inheritance
             of
             the
             Saints
             in
             Light.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             And
             therefore
             from
             the
             Want
             of
             his
             
               Evidences
               of
               his
               Title
               to
               Heaven
               ,
            
             and
             
               Assurance
               of
               Salvation
            
             :
             For
             which
             Cause
             the
             departing
             Soul
             was
             filled
             with
             trembling
             ,
             perceiving
             it
             could
             not
             continue
             much
             longer
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             yet
             afraid
             to
             leave
             it
             ,
             saying
             ,
             what
             if
             I
             should
             be
             deceived
             ?
             What
             if
             I
             should
             make
             an
             Error
             in
             my
             Death
             about
             my
             Eternal
             State
             ?
             What
             if
             ,
             while
             I
             am
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             I
             should
             suppose
             that
             I
             have
             the
             Truth
             of
             Grace
             ,
             and
             when
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             find
             that
             I
             had
             
             none
             ?
             This
             makes
             me
             afraid
             to
             think
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             least
             I
             should
             miss
             of
             it
             ,
             or
             of
             Hell
             ,
             least
             I
             should
             be
             doomed
             to
             it
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Gracious
             Soul
             is
             separated
             from
             its
             Body
             ,
             and
             beholds
             the
             Chariot
             and
             Horses
             which
             God
             hath
             sent
             for
             him
             ,
             all
             his
             Doubts
             are
             immediately
             resolved
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             Fears
             presently
             expelled
             ,
             and
             the
             Clouds
             that
             intercepted
             the
             Light
             of
             God's
             Countenance
             from
             him
             ,
             are
             forthwith
             scattered
             and
             dispersed
             .
          
           
             Now
             the
             Safety
             of
             the
             gracious
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             and
             its
             Freedom
             from
             all
             Fears
             of
             Danger
             on
             its
             Travil
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             this
             Angelical
             Convoy
             ,
             will
             appear
             by
             these
             Circumstances
             ,
             or
             rather
             Qualifications
             of
             the
             Messengers
             sent
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             Because
             the
             Soul
             is
             guarded
             with
             such
             powerful
             Angels
             .
             Evil
             Angels
             that
             will
             endeavour
             to
             way
             lay
             the
             Soul
             are
             strong
             and
             powerful
             Spirits
             ;
             but
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             that
             are
             to
             defend
             it
             on
             its
             way
             ,
             are
             stronger
             and
             more
             powerful
             than
             they
             ;
             not
             only
             in
             themselves
             ,
             compared
             with
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             also
             because
             Evil
             Angels
             oppose
             the
             Soul
             in
             their
             own
             Strength
             ,
             by
             meer
             Permission
             ,
             without
             Assistance
             from
             God
             ;
             but
             Holy
             
             Angels
             act
             not
             only
             by
             that
             Power
             they
             are
             indued
             with
             from
             God
             ,
             but
             also
             by
             Commission
             and
             Assistance
             from
             him
             ;
             and
             therefore
             when
             we
             read
             of
             any
             Fight
             and
             Conflict
             between
             the
             Bad
             and
             Holy
             Angels
             ,
             the
             Good
             always
             overcame
             ;
             because
             Christ
             ,
             who
             is
             that
             Michael
             ,
             is
             the
             Lord
             General
             of
             the
             Heavenly
             Host
             ,
             and
             they
             fight
             under
             his
             Banner
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             is
             the
             Captain
             of
             our
             Salvation
             ,
             is
             the
             Captain
             ,
             Leader
             ,
             and
             Commander
             in
             Chief
             of
             this
             Heavenly
             Army
             :
             
               Rev.
               12.
               7
               ,
               8.
               
               And
               there
               was
               War
               in
               Heaven
               ,
            
             Michael
             
               and
               his
               Angels
               fought
               against
               the
               Dragon
               ,
               and
               the
               Dragon
               fought
               and
               his
               Angels
               ,
               and
               prevailed
               not
               ,
               neither
               was
               there
               Place
               sound
               any
               more
               in
               Heaven
               .
               9.
               
               And
               the
               great
               Dragon
               was
               cast
               out
               ,
               that
               old
               Serpent
               ,
               called
               ,
               the
               Devil
               and
               Satan
               ,
               which
               deceiveth
               the
               whole
               World
               ;
               he
               was
               cast
               out
               into
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               his
               Angels
               were
               cast
               out
               with
               him
               ,
               Rev.
               20.
               1.
               
               I
               saw
               an
               Angel
               come
               down
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               having
               the
               Key
               of
               the
               Bottomless
               Pit
               ,
               and
               a
               great
               Chain
               in
               his
               Hand
               .
               2.
               
               And
               he
               laid
               hold
               on
               the
               Dragon
               ,
               that
               old
               Serpent
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               Devil
               and
               Satan
               ,
               and
               bound
               him
               a
               Thousand
               Years
               .
               3.
               
               And
               cast
               him
               into
               the
               bottomless
               Pit
               ,
               and
               set
               a
               Seal
               upon
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               deceive
               the
               Nations
               no
               more
               .
            
             Thus
             the
             
             Holy
             Angels
             are
             celebrated
             for
             their
             Power
             ,
             being
             mighty
             
               Angels
               ,
               2
               Thes
               .
               1.
               7.
            
             and
             do
             excel
             in
             Strength
             ,
             
               Psal
               .
               103.
               20.
            
             
             Their
             Power
             ,
             under
             God
             ,
             is
             the
             Soul's
             Safety
             ,
             on
             its
             Way
             from
             Earth
             to
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Soul
             by
             this
             Convoy
             is
             safe
             ,
             because
             conducted
             by
             such
             knowing
             Angels
             :
             Evil
             Angels
             ,
             though
             they
             have
             lost
             all
             that
             Holiness
             they
             were
             at
             first
             created
             with
             ,
             yet
             they
             retain
             great
             Measures
             of
             Knowledge
             ,
             therefore
             we
             read
             of
             the
             Subtilty
             ,
             
             of
             the
             Stratagems
             and
             Devices
             of
             the
             Devil
             ;
             yet
             the
             Holy
             Holy
             Angels
             are
             more
             knowing
             than
             they
             ,
             for
             when
             Devils
             are
             cast
             out
             ,
             the
             good
             Angels
             do
             always
             behold
             the
             Face
             of
             God
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             
               Mat.
               18.
               10.
            
             
             So
             that
             God
             revealing
             his
             Will
             to
             them
             about
             any
             Matter
             ,
             Message
             ,
             or
             Person
             ,
             they
             readily
             know
             ,
             and
             as
             readily
             execute
             what
             he
             reveals
             to
             them
             to
             be
             his
             Will
             to
             be
             done
             by
             them
             .
             As
             to
             our
             present
             Purpose
             ,
             by
             God's
             Revelation
             to
             them
             :
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 They
                 know
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 sincerely
                 Holy
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 rejoice
                 at
                 their
                 Conversion
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 They
                 know
                 when
                 any
                 Believer
                 is
                 dissolved
                 by
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 his
                 Soul
                 is
                 separated
                 from
                 his
                 Body
                 ;
                 
                 else
                 how
                 should
                 they
                 know
                 when
                 to
                 come
                 for
                 it
                 ?
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 They
                 know
                 where
                 any
                 Believer
                 dies
                 ,
                 at
                 home
                 or
                 abroad
                 ,
                 on
                 his
                 Bed
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 by
                 Land
                 or
                 Sea
                 ;
                 else
                 how
                 should
                 they
                 know
                 
                   where
                   to
                   come
                
                 for
                 it
                 ?
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 They
                 know
                 the
                 Soul
                 separated
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Soul
                 of
                 a
                 sanctified
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 of
                 one
                 unholy
                 ;
                 else
                 how
                 should
                 they
                 know
                 which
                 to
                 take
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 to
                 leave
                 ;
                 which
                 to
                 carry
                 to
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 to
                 leave
                 to
                 Devils
                 to
                 be
                 carried
                 to
                 Hell
                 ;
                 and
                 here
                 (
                 thro'
                 Divine
                 Revelation
                 )
                 they
                 never
                 make
                 any
                 Mistake
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 They
                 know
                 the
                 Way
                 from
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 blessed
                 World
                 above
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 often
                 coming
                 and
                 going
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 miss
                 their
                 Way
                 .
              
            
          
           
             All
             which
             laid
             together
             ,
             shews
             the
             Safety
             of
             Believers
             Souls
             ,
             wherever
             they
             live
             ,
             wherever
             they
             die
             ,
             whoever
             they
             be
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             no
             fear
             that
             they
             should
             not
             be
             found
             by
             the
             ministring
             Angels
             ,
             or
             that
             finding
             them
             at
             Death
             ,
             they
             should
             lose
             their
             Way
             to
             Heaven
             .
             So
             that
             the
             separated
             Soul
             at
             the
             first
             Appearance
             of
             Angels
             to
             it
             ,
             will
             see
             the
             Love
             and
             Care
             of
             God
             concerning
             it
             ,
             and
             with
             admiring
             Thoughts
             thereof
             ,
             
             may
             say
             ,
             
               hath
               God
               made
               known
               to
               you
               the
               Place
               where
               I
               did
               leave
               my
               Body
               ,
               and
               the
               very
               Moment
               when
               I
               parted
               from
               it
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               was
               sincere
               in
               Heart
               to
               God
               ,
               and
               gave
               you
               charge
               to
               come
               and
               guide
               me
               in
               my
               Way
               ,
               unto
               his
               Glorious
               Presence
               ;
               how
               chearfully
               will
               I
               go
               with
               you
               ?
               knowing
               that
               by
               your
               Power
               ,
               under
               God
               ,
               I
               shall
               not
               be
               seized
               by
               evil
               Spirits
               ,
               and
               by
               your
               Skill
               I
               shall
               not
               lose
               my
               Way
               .
            
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             The
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             by
             Angels
             Ministration
             ,
             is
             safe
             ,
             because
             convoyed
             by
             such
             faithful
             Angels
             ,
             that
             are
             always
             true
             to
             their
             Trust
             .
             If
             a
             Man
             be
             on
             a
             Journey
             in
             Company
             that
             is
             able
             to
             protect
             him
             ,
             and
             skilful
             to
             direct
             him
             ,
             yet
             if
             any
             in
             the
             Company
             be
             unfaithful
             ,
             they
             may
             betray
             him
             ;
             but
             here
             can
             be
             no
             Danger
             ,
             nor
             Ground
             of
             Fear
             in
             respect
             of
             this
             Convoy
             .
          
           
             
               1.
               
               Else
               Holy
               Angels
               would
               not
               be
               faithful
               to
               God
               the
               Father
               ,
               in
               betraying
               any
               one
               Soul
               chosen
               by
               him
               to
               Eternal
               Life
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Nor
               to
               God
               the
               Son
               ,
               in
               losing
               any
               whom
               he
               hath
               redeemed
               and
               purchased
               by
               his
               most
               precious
               Blood.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               Nor
               to
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Spirit
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               by
               dropping
               any
               by
               the
               Way
               ,
               which
               by
               the
               special
               Operation
               of
               his
               powerful
               Grace
               ,
               he
               hath
               prepared
               
               and
               made
               meet
               for
               Glory
               ,
               and
               had
               given
               to
               them
               the
               Pledge
               and
               Earnest
               thereof
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Nor
               to
               the
               Soul
               committed
               to
               their
               Charge
               to
               bring
               to
               Heaven
               ;
               for
               wherein
               could
               greater
               Unfaithfulness
               to
               it
               be
               shewn
               ,
               than
               in
               what
               concerns
               its
               Eternal
               State.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               Nor
               to
               their
               own
               Office
               or
               Commission
               to
               them
               ,
               without
               fail
               to
               conduct
               such
               an
               one
               to
               the
               Happiness
               of
               Heaven
               .
            
          
           
             Such
             Unfaithfulness
             is
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             Perfection
             and
             spotless
             Purity
             of
             Holy
             Angels
             ,
             which
             being
             confirmed
             ,
             cannot
             at
             any
             time
             fall
             into
             the
             least
             Error
             or
             Miscarriage
             ,
             for
             then
             would
             they
             cease
             to
             be
             Holy
             Angels
             .
          
           
             What
             Joy
             then
             is
             this
             to
             the
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             that
             hath
             such
             a
             Convoy
             sent
             for
             it
             ,
             as
             shall
             not
             indanger
             it
             by
             Weakness
             or
             want
             of
             Power
             ,
             by
             Ignorance
             or
             want
             of
             Skill
             in
             the
             Way
             ,
             or
             by
             Unfaithfulness
             or
             want
             of
             Fidelity
             to
             their
             Trust
             :
             
               O
               how
               happy
               am
               I
               on
               my
               Way
               to
               Happiness
               !
               How
               sure
               am
               I
               my
               Way
               will
               be
               prosperous
               !
               How
               certain
               is
               it
               I
               shall
               get
               safely
               thither
               !
            
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             The
             gracious
             separated
             Soul
             will
             be
             safe
             ,
             because
             transported
             by
             such
             zealous
             Angels
             ,
             
             therefore
             called
             Seraphims
             ,
             
             because
             they
             have
             a
             burning
             Zeal
             in
             executing
             all
             that
             God
             gives
             them
             a
             Charge
             to
             do
             .
             Devils
             are
             furious
             ,
             envious
             and
             malicious
             ,
             and
             are
             bent
             to
             destroy
             ,
             devour
             and
             damn
             as
             many
             as
             they
             can
             ,
             by
             watching
             ,
             by
             walking
             to
             and
             fro
             throughout
             the
             Earth
             ,
             
             by
             tempting
             ,
             and
             at
             last
             by
             dragging
             Souls
             to
             Hell
             ,
             when
             separated
             from
             their
             Bodies
             .
             The
             Holy
             Angels
             are
             more
             for
             God's
             Glory
             ,
             the
             Interest
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Good
             of
             Souls
             ,
             than
             Devils
             are
             against
             them
             ,
             for
             I
             suppose
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             do
             more
             exceed
             in
             Goodness
             ,
             than
             evil
             Angels
             ,
             as
             bad
             as
             they
             are
             ,
             are
             filled
             with
             Wickedness
             :
             For
             in
             Devils
             there
             is
             something
             Materially
             Good
             (
             besides
             their
             Being
             )
             tho'
             it
             may
             be
             Formally
             or
             Circumstantially
             Evil
             ,
             as
             much
             of
             their
             Knowledge
             :
             but
             in
             Holy
             Angels
             there
             is
             nothing
             that
             is
             Materially
             or
             Circumstantially
             Evil.
             
          
           
             Therefore
             the
             Holy
             separated
             Soul
             received
             into
             the
             Company
             of
             Holy
             Angels
             ,
             on
             its
             Way
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             may
             delight
             it self
             and
             say
             ,
             While
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             I
             was
             assaulted
             with
             Satans
             Temptations
             ,
             Devils
             did
             endeavour
             to
             persuade
             me
             to
             sin
             ;
             but
             whatsoever
             Violence
             they
             may
             now
             assault
             me
             with
             ,
             they
             shall
             no
             more
             with
             any
             Hopes
             entice
             me
             from
             my
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             good
             Company
             I
             am
             in
             will
             defend
             
             me
             from
             them
             .
             What
             Zeal
             do
             these
             Holy
             ones
             shew
             in
             protecting
             of
             me
             ?
             What
             burning
             Love
             do
             I
             feel
             in
             their
             Embracements
             ?
             What
             Indignation
             and
             Anger
             do
             they
             discover
             ,
             as
             I
             go
             along
             ,
             against
             any
             evil
             Spirits
             appearing
             to
             endanger
             me
             ?
             What
             Assaults
             the
             Spiritual
             Wickednesses
             have
             made
             ,
             my
             Convoy
             hath
             secured
             me
             from
             :
             when
             they
             did
             draw
             near
             ,
             these
             did
             beat
             them
             back
             :
             they
             are
             repulsed
             ;
             and
             I
             ,
             surrounded
             with
             these
             ,
             go
             safely
             on
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             
               The
               gracious
               separated
               Soul
               will
               be
               safe
               ,
               because
               defended
               by
            
             numerous
             
               Angels
               .
               Whether
               more
               Angels
               revolted
               than
               are
               confirmed
               ,
               is
               not
               needful
               to
               enquire
               :
               sure
               we
               are
               ,
               there
               are
               multitudes
               of
               Thousands
               that
               did
               never
               sin
               ,
               but
               retain
               their
               Integrity
               ,
            
             Dan.
             7.
             10.
             
             A
             thousand
             thousands
             ministred
             unto
             him
             ,
             and
             ten
             thousand
             times
             ten
             thousands
             stood
             before
             him
             .
             Rev.
             5.
             11.
             
             And
             I
             beheld
             ,
             and
             I
             heard
             the
             Voice
             of
             many
             Angels
             round
             about
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             the
             Beasts
             and
             the
             Elders
             ,
             and
             the
             Number
             of
             them
             was
             ten
             thousand
             times
             ten
             thousands
             ,
             and
             thousands
             of
             thousands
             .
             
               So
               many
               that
               they
               are
            
             innumerable
             ,
             Heb.
             12.
             22.
             
          
           
             How
             many
             Angels
             may
             be
             sent
             to
             convey
             one
             particular
             Soul
             ,
             is
             more
             than
             I
             do
             know
             :
             But
             we
             may
             be
             sure
             of
             this
             ,
             
             that
             a
             Guard
             of
             
               so
               many
            
             shall
             be
             employed
             ,
             as
             is
             sufficient
             to
             protect
             it
             against
             all
             the
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             of
             Hell
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             Soul
             might
             pass
             without
             fear
             of
             Danger
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             This
             Number
             God
             hath
             sent
             ,
             will
             see
             me
             safe
             in
             Heaven
             ;
             for
             every
             one
             of
             them
             is
             Mighty
             ,
             Powerful
             ,
             every
             one
             is
             Knowing
             and
             skilful
             in
             the
             Way
             ,
             and
             every
             one
             is
             Faithful
             to
             his
             Trust
             ,
             
             every
             one
             is
             Zealous
             for
             God's
             Glory
             in
             my
             Salvation
             ,
             and
             mine
             Eyes
             being
             opened
             ,
             I
             see
             there
             is
             more
             for
             me
             than
             against
             me
             .
          
           
             III.
             The
             Convoy
             of
             Angels
             shews
             us
             
               the
               Dignity
               and
               Honour
            
             that
             God
             puts
             upon
             the
             separated
             Soul.
             Lazarus
             was
             much
             despised
             ,
             slighted
             and
             neglected
             ,
             when
             Body
             and
             Soul
             remained
             united
             ,
             and
             whatsoever
             Contempt
             his
             dead
             Body
             was
             exposed
             to
             ,
             his
             separated
             Soul
             was
             honoured
             with
             the
             Company
             of
             Angels
             .
             
               Strange
               Change
            
             !
             one
             while
             lying
             amongst
             the
             Dogs
             ,
             and
             another
             while
             carried
             by
             Angels
             :
             It
             's
             said
             ,
             the
             Romans
             ,
             after
             their
             Victories
             ,
             in
             their
             Triumphs
             had
             their
             Charriots
             drawn
             sometimes
             with
             Elephants
             ,
             sometimes
             with
             nimble-footed
             Jennets
             ,
             sometimes
             with
             Pyde
             Horses
             ;
             and
             Amasis
             ,
             King
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             had
             his
             Chariot
             drawn
             with
             Four
             Kings
             ,
             
             whom
             he
             had
             conquered
             .
             But
             the
             Soul
             of
             a
             Believer
             is
             carried
             in
             greater
             Triumph
             by
             Angels
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             King
             asked
             Haman
             ,
             what
             shall
             be
             done
             to
             the
             Man
             whom
             the
             King
             delighteth
             to
             Honour
             ,
             he
             (
             supposing
             it
             should
             be
             himself
             )
             said
             ,
             
               Let
               the
               Royal
               Apparel
               be
               brought
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               useth
               to
               wear
               ,
               and
               the
               Horse
               that
               the
               King
               rideth
               upon
               ,
               and
               the
               Crown
               Royal
               which
               is
               set
               upon
               his
               Head
               ,
               and
               let
               this
               Apparel
               and
               Horse
               be
               delivered
               to
               the
               Hand
               of
               one
               of
               the
               King
               's
               most
               Noble
               Princes
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               aray
               the
               Man
               withal
               ,
               whom
               the
               King
               delighteth
               to
               Honour
               ,
               and
               bring
               him
               on
               Horseback
               through
               the
               Street
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               proclaim
               before
               him
               ,
               thus
               shall
               it
               be
               done
               to
               the
               Man
               whom
               the
               King
               delighteth
               to
               Honour
               ,
               Esth
               .
            
             6.
             6
             ,
             to
             12.
             
          
           
             Tho'
             we
             cannot
             see
             the
             Soul
             when
             it
             leaves
             the
             Body
             ,
             nor
             the
             Guard
             of
             Angels
             standing
             ready
             to
             receive
             it
             ,
             nor
             hear
             the
             Songs
             of
             Triumph
             as
             they
             pass
             along
             ,
             yet
             we
             may
             conceive
             what
             is
             proclaimed
             (
             if
             not
             verbally
             ,
             yet
             really
             in
             the
             thing
             done
             )
             in
             the
             Heavenly
             Host
             ,
             as
             they
             pass
             through
             the
             Air
             ,
             
               Thus
               shall
               it
               be
               done
               to
               the
               Soul
               ,
               whom
               the
               King
               of
               Glory
               delighteth
               to
               Honour
               .
            
          
           
           
             We
             may
             also
             imagin
             how
             the
             Soul
             it self
             is
             transported
             with
             Joy
             ,
             and
             beats
             its
             Part
             in
             those
             Triumphant
             Songs
             ,
             and
             is
             revived
             more
             than
             
             Jacob's
             fainting
             Heart
             was
             ,
             when
             his
             Sons
             told
             him
             all
             the
             Words
             of
             Joseph
             ,
             and
             when
             he
             saw
             the
             Wagons
             which
             Joseph
             had
             sent
             to
             carry
             him
             ,
             
             so
             when
             the
             Soul
             seeth
             the
             Chariots
             that
             God
             hath
             sent
             to
             carry
             it
             to
             Jesus
             ,
             is
             comforted
             and
             filled
             with
             Admiration
             ,
             saying
             ,
             I
             have
             lived
             hitherto
             in
             a
             strange
             Land
             ,
             where
             God
             did
             set
             me
             to
             be
             prepared
             for
             a
             State
             of
             Glory
             ▪
             to
             be
             taught
             and
             instructed
             in
             Christ's
             School
             ,
             by
             his
             appointed
             Ordinances
             ,
             to
             be
             made
             meet
             to
             be
             a
             Partaker
             of
             the
             Inheritance
             of
             the
             Saints
             in
             Light
             :
             I
             have
             been
             a
             Pilgrim
             and
             a
             Sojourner
             in
             the
             lower
             World
             ,
             where
             I
             dwelt
             in
             an
             Earthly
             Tabernacle
             and
             Cottage
             of
             Clay
             ,
             where
             I
             looked
             for
             a
             City
             which
             hath
             Foundations
             ,
             whose
             Maker
             and
             Builder
             is
             God
             ;
             and
             now
             my
             Father
             hath
             sent
             ,
             lo
             ,
             what
             Glorious
             Angels
             he
             hath
             sent
             to
             fetch
             me
             home
             ,
             to
             possess
             the
             Mansion
             prepared
             for
             me
             in
             his
             own
             House
             ,
             and
             stately
             Palace
             in
             the
             highest
             Heavens
             :
             I
             am
             going
             to
             a
             better
             Country
             than
             ever
             yet
             I
             was
             in
             :
             I
             am
             on
             my
             Way
             to
             my
             Eternal
             Blessed
             
             Home
             ,
             and
             with
             what
             Honour
             am
             I
             conducted
             thither
             ?
             For
          
           
             The
             Noblest
             of
             God's
             Creatures
             are
             sent
             by
             him
             to
             fetch
             me
             to
             his
             Glorious
             Presence
             ,
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Light
             ,
             and
             Life
             ,
             and
             Love.
             
          
           
             The
             Courtiers
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             are
             my
             Attendants
             thither
             .
          
           
             These
             Favourites
             of
             the
             great
             King
             are
             come
             to
             lead
             me
             to
             his
             Palace
             ,
             and
             to
             introduce
             me
             (
             under
             Christ
             )
             into
             his
             Presence
             .
          
           
             These
             
               Morning
               Stars
            
             are
             to
             go
             before
             me
             (
             which
             make
             me
             to
             rejoice
             with
             exceeding
             great
             Joy
             )
             these
             are
             to
             go
             before
             me
             to
             guide
             me
             to
             the
             Place
             where
             Jesus
             is
             (
             not
             lying
             in
             a
             Manger
             ,
             but
             )
             sitting
             on
             his
             Throne
             at
             the
             Right
             Hand
             of
             the
             Majesty
             on
             high
             .
          
           
             These
             that
             are
             to
             God
             ,
             what
             
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               Bed
               chamber
            
             are
             ,
             to
             Earthly
             Kings
             are
             come
             down
             to
             fetch
             me
             up
             .
             Never
             had
             an
             (
             unbelieving
             )
             Earthly
             King
             such
             a
             Life-guard
             as
             this
             ;
             nor
             such
             Attendants
             to
             wait
             upon
             him
             or
             to
             minister
             to
             him
             :
             All
             his
             Lords
             and
             Nobles
             and
             Captains
             ,
             are
             far
             inferior
             to
             these
             Angels
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             the
             great
             God's
             good
             Pleasure
             ,
             that
             it
             should
             
             be
             done
             thus
             ,
             to
             all
             the
             Souls
             whom
             he
             delighteth
             to
             honour
             .
          
           
             IV.
             The
             
               Celerity
               and
               speedy
               Passage
            
             of
             the
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             from
             Earth
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             evidenced
             by
             its
             being
             carried
             by
             Angels
             from
             the
             one
             Place
             to
             the
             other
             :
             Tho'
             the
             Distance
             from
             this
             Earth
             to
             the
             highest
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             conceived
             to
             be
             Millions
             of
             Miles
             ,
             and
             a
             further
             Voyage
             than
             from
             any
             part
             in
             this
             lower
             World
             ,
             to
             another
             most
             remote
             ,
             in
             point
             of
             Distance
             ;
             yet
             the
             Passage
             is
             not
             so
             long
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             time
             ,
             tho'
             the
             Way
             be
             long
             between
             the
             
               Term
               from
               which
               ,
               and
               the
               Term
               to
               which
            
             the
             Soul
             is
             carried
             ;
             yet
             it
             is
             not
             long
             the
             Soul
             is
             passing
             through
             the
             intermediate
             Distance
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             helped
             by
             the
             spedy
             Motion
             of
             the
             Angels
             ;
             which
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             the
             better
             conceive
             ,
             let
             us
             consider
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Motion
             of
             Angels
             from
             Heaven
             to
             Earth
             ,
             and
             back
             again
             ,
             cannot
             be
             but
             through
             the
             
               Intermediate
               Distance
            
             of
             the
             one
             from
             the
             other
             :
             For
             the
             Continuity
             of
             Angels
             Motion
             is
             not
             to
             be
             taken
             only
             from
             the
             Continuity
             of
             the
             Duration
             (
             while
             they
             move
             )
             but
             also
             from
             the
             Continuity
             of
             the
             Space
             through
             which
             they
             remove
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             The
             Motion
             of
             Angels
             from
             such
             distant
             Extreams
             as
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
             cannot
             be
             properly
             and
             strictly
             an
             instantaneous
             Motion
             .
             When
             an
             Angel
             is
             actually
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Term
             from
             which
             ,
             it
             is
             only
             potentially
             on
             Earth
             ,
             the
             Term
             to
             which
             :
             Now
             if
             an
             Angel
             could
             move
             
               in
               one
               indivisible
               instant
            
             ,
             from
             one
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             it
             would
             be
             in
             Heaven
             and
             on
             Earth
             at
             the
             same
             Instant
             ,
             and
             so
             in
             the
             same
             Moment
             it
             would
             be
             actually
             in
             both
             the
             extream
             Terms
             ,
             when
             he
             was
             only
             actually
             in
             the
             one
             ,
             and
             potentially
             in
             the
             other
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             he
             is
             actually
             in
             one
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             the
             other
             in
             the
             same
             Moment
             ,
             and
             yet
             in
             the
             same
             Moment
             he
             is
             in
             both
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             Contradiction
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Angels
             being
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             not
             corporeal
             Substances
             ,
             are
             not
             hindered
             in
             their
             Motion
             by
             those
             things
             that
             Bodies
             are
             :
             Bodies
             move
             more
             slowly
             or
             more
             swiftly
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             Medium
             is
             ,
             as
             they
             move
             swifter
             in
             the
             Air
             than
             in
             the
             Water
             ,
             because
             the
             Air
             being
             more
             thin
             and
             subtile
             doth
             not
             so
             much
             resist
             the
             Mover
             ,
             as
             the
             Water
             that
             is
             more
             dense
             and
             gross
             ,
             must
             needs
             do
             :
             also
             because
             one
             Body
             cannot
             be
             penetrated
             by
             another
             ,
             as
             a
             Man
             cannot
             go
             thro'
             a
             Door
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             shut
             ,
             the
             one
             must
             hinder
             the
             
             other
             in
             its
             Motion
             :
             But
             Angels
             ,
             being
             Spirits
             ,
             cannot
             be
             retarded
             in
             their
             Motion
             ,
             by
             the
             Solidity
             or
             Thickness
             of
             Doors
             or
             Walls
             ,
             to
             hinder
             them
             from
             coming
             into
             a
             Prison
             ,
             Castle
             or
             a
             Chamber
             where
             a
             Believer
             is
             a
             dying
             ,
             for
             the
             receiving
             of
             his
             Soul
             :
             For
             though
             one
             body
             cannot
             be
             in
             the
             same
             particular
             Place
             where
             another
             Body
             is
             ,
             because
             then
             there
             would
             be
             a
             
               Penetration
               of
               Dimensions
            
             ;
             yet
             Angels
             by
             Bodies
             are
             not
             excluded
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             immaterial
             ,
             as
             appears
             by
             a
             Legion
             of
             evil
             Spirits
             (
             which
             is
             Six
             Thousand
             Five
             Hundred
             )
             being
             in
             one
             Man
             :
             And
             tho'
             One
             Angel
             ,
             because
             Finite
             ,
             cannot
             be
             in
             Two
             distant
             Places
             at
             once
             ,
             yet
             many
             Angels
             ,
             because
             Immaterial
             ,
             might
             be
             in
             One
             (
             where
             )
             or
             Place
             together
             at
             once
             ;
             and
             so
             their
             Motion
             not
             hindred
             by
             the
             Presence
             of
             Bodies
             ,
             or
             the
             Presence
             one
             of
             another
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             The
             Motion
             of
             the
             Angels
             is
             
               exceeding
               Swift
            
             ;
             and
             to
             express
             it
             ,
             they
             are
             said
             to
             have
             Wings
             ,
             
             and
             that
             they
             fly
             swiftly
             ,
             more
             speedily
             than
             the
             Sun
             that
             moves
             Thousands
             of
             Miles
             in
             an
             Hour
             ;
             it
             might
             
               come
               near
            
             in
             resemblance
             to
             the
             Motion
             of
             the
             Eye
             ,
             that
             can
             so
             quickly
             turn
             and
             look
             up
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             or
             to
             Lightning
             ,
             that
             runs
             in
             a
             
             little
             time
             ,
             from
             one
             part
             of
             the
             Heavens
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             so
             comes
             nearest
             to
             an
             instantaneous
             Motion
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             Scripture
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             surest
             Rule
             to
             judge
             by
             ,
             doth
             teach
             us
             ,
             that
             an
             Angel
             can
             come
             from
             Heaven
             to
             Earth
             ,
             while
             a
             Man
             is
             making
             of
             his
             Prayer
             to
             God
             ,
             
               Dan.
               9.
               20.
               
               While
               I
               was
               speaking
               and
               praying
               ,
               and
               confessing
               my
               Sin
               ,
               and
               the
               Sin
               of
               my
               People
               I●rael
               ,
               and
               presenting
               my
               Supplication
               before
               the
               Lord
               my
               God
               ,
               for
               the
               Holy
               Mountain
               of
               my
               God.
               21.
               
               Yea
               ,
               while
               I
               was
               speaking
               in
               Prayer
               ,
               even
               the
               Man
            
             Gabriel
             ,
             
               whom
               I
               had
               seen
               in
               the
               Vision
               at
               the
               Beginning
               ,
               being
               caused
               to
               fly
               swiftly
               ,
               touched
               me
               about
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Evening
               Oblation
               .
               22.
               
               And
               he
               informed
               me
               ,
               and
               talked
               with
               me
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
            
             ODaniel
             ,
             
               I
               am
               now
               come
               forth
               to
               give
               thee
               Skill
               and
               Understanding
               .
               23.
               
               At
               the
               Beginning
               of
               thy
               Supplication
               the
               Commandment
               came
               forth
               ,
               and
               I
               am
               come
               to
               shew
               thee
               ,
               for
               thou
               art
               greatly
               beloved
               .
               —
            
             Where
             we
             might
             observe
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             
               speedy
               Return
            
             that
             is
             sometimes
             made
             to
             Prayer
             ;
             while
             a
             Believer
             is
             praying
             ,
             the
             Answer
             is
             made
             ;
             
               While
               the
               Prayer
               is
               going
               up
               ,
               the
               Mercy
               is
               coming
               down
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Angels
             
               stand
               ready
            
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             waiting
             to
             be
             employed
             by
             him
             
             for
             the
             Good
             and
             Comfort
             of
             his
             People
             ,
             at
             his
             Pleasure
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             God
             doth
             but
             give
             the
             Word
             ,
             and
             Angels
             doth
             obey
             :
             
               The
               Commandment
            
             ,
             or
             the
             Word
             ,
             
               came
               forth
               ,
               and
               I
               am
               come
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             Angels
             
               make
               Haste
            
             to
             execute
             God's
             Commands
             :
             
               Gabriel
               was
               caused
               to
               fly
               swiftly
               .
            
          
           
             5.
             
             The
             Time
             of
             his
             coming
             was
             ,
             while
             Daniel
             was
             praying
             :
             At
             the
             Beginning
             of
             his
             Prayer
             Gabriel
             was
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             before
             the
             Ending
             of
             it
             ,
             he
             was
             with
             Daniel
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             Soul
             is
             not
             long
             in
             its
             Journey
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             clear
             ,
             from
             Christ's
             Word
             to
             the
             Thief
             on
             the
             Cross
             ,
             
               Luke
               ,
               23.
               43.
               
               Verily
               I
               say
               unto
               thee
               ,
               to
               Day
               shalt
               thou
               be
               with
               me
               in
               Paradise
               .
            
             The
             same
             Day
             he
             was
             on
             the
             Cross
             ,
             he
             was
             in
             Heaven
             :
             The
             same
             Day
             he
             was
             Crucified
             ,
             the
             same
             Day
             he
             was
             Glorified
             :
             And
             though
             the
             Day
             was
             far
             spent
             ,
             yet
             
               that
               Day
            
             was
             his
             Soul
             in
             Heaven
             :
             The
             Soul
             may
             be
             carried
             from
             its
             Body
             to
             the
             Place
             of
             Glory
             ,
             in
             a
             part
             of
             a
             Day
             .
             This
             is
             wonderful
             .
          
           
             How
             comfortable
             is
             this
             to
             a
             dying
             Believer
             ;
             who
             might
             ,
             speaking
             to
             his
             weeping
             Friends
             about
             his
             Bed
             ,
             say
             ,
             What
             mean
             your
             Tears
             ,
             your
             Sighs
             and
             Groans
             ?
             Why
             are
             ye
             cast
             down
             ?
             And
             why
             are
             your
             Hearts
             troubled
             ?
             Would
             
             you
             grieve
             thus
             if
             I
             were
             going
             a
             Voyage
             to
             the
             Indies
             ,
             in
             Hopes
             of
             Gain
             ,
             with
             a
             safe
             and
             strong
             Convoy
             ?
             Why
             I
             am
             going
             to
             a
             better
             Place
             ,
             with
             a
             safer
             Convoy
             ,
             for
             greater
             Gain
             ,
             and
             tho'
             the
             Place
             be
             far
             off
             ,
             I
             shall
             soon
             be
             there
             ;
             the
             same
             Day
             I
             go
             from
             you
             on
             Earth
             ,
             being
             helped
             on
             my
             Way
             by
             swift
             and
             flying
             Angels
             ,
             I
             shall
             go
             to
             Christ
             in
             Heaven
             .
             
               So
               soon
            
             !
             O
             then
             how
             near
             will
             my
             separated
             Soul
             be
             to
             my
             Mansion
             above
             !
             What!
             turned
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             received
             into
             Heaven
             the
             same
             Day
             !
             Make
             what
             speed
             you
             can
             or
             will
             to
             interr
             the
             Body
             I
             shall
             leave
             with
             you
             ,
             my
             Soul
             shall
             be
             carried
             by
             God's
             Holy
             Angels
             into
             
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             ,
             before
             my
             Body
             can
             be
             carried
             by
             Men
             ,
             and
             lodged
             in
             the
             Bosom
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
             And
             when
             the
             Soul
             is
             breathed
             out
             ,
             and
             received
             into
             the
             Angels
             Arms
             ,
             and
             perceives
             the
             swiftness
             of
             the
             Motion
             they
             carried
             it
             with
             ,
             how
             greatly
             will
             it
             be
             delighted
             to
             think
             ,
             tho'
             the
             Way
             be
             long
             ,
             yet
             it
             will
             not
             be
             long
             before
             I
             shall
             be
             at
             my
             Journey
             's
             End
             :
             O
             the
             haste
             !
             the
             haste
             !
             the
             speedy
             haste
             they
             do
             make
             to
             lodge
             me
             in
             my
             Saviour's
             Arms
             !
             Methinks
             ,
             they
             think
             it
             long
             till
             they
             shew
             me
             ,
             what
             in
             Heaven
             is
             prepared
             for
             me
             !
             Methinks
             ,
             they
             are
             Holily
             
             Ambitious
             to
             help
             me
             forward
             ,
             that
             I
             might
             see
             the
             State
             ,
             and
             Place
             ,
             and
             Company
             above
             ,
             and
             how
             Glorious
             they
             all
             are
             !
             O
             ,
             how
             do
             they
             fly
             !
             How
             do
             they
             fly
             !
             How
             swiftly
             do
             they
             fly
             with
             me
             in
             their
             Arms
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             lodge
             me
             in
             that
             Place
             of
             Rest
             and
             Joy
             ,
             wherein
             they
             have
             for
             so
             long
             a
             Duration
             seen
             the
             Face
             of
             God
             ,
             joyed
             in
             their
             Rest
             ,
             and
             rested
             in
             their
             Joy
             ,
             and
             are
             desirous
             to
             have
             me
             there
             ,
             that
             I
             ,
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             Christ
             ,
             and
             them
             ,
             might
             Rest
             ,
             and
             Joy
             to
             all
             Eternity
             .
             I
             am
             now
             out
             of
             hearing
             of
             the
             Clocks
             ,
             and
             see
             not
             the
             artificial
             Dials
             ,
             by
             which
             Men
             see
             hourly
             the
             Motion
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             whereby
             they
             measure
             their
             Time
             ,
             and
             on
             their
             Journeys
             know
             how
             many
             Miles
             an
             Hour
             they
             go
             over
             :
             If
             in
             an
             Hour
             to
             their
             Earthly
             Home
             ,
             they
             travel
             ,
             with
             the
             Help
             of
             Horses
             and
             Chariots
             ,
             Eight
             or
             Ten
             Miles
             ,
             what
             haste
             do
             they
             think
             they
             make
             ?
             How
             soon
             do
             they
             think
             they
             shall
             be
             at
             Home
             ,
             received
             and
             entertained
             with
             Joy
             ,
             with
             loving
             Embracements
             ,
             by
             Friends
             waiting
             ,
             looking
             ,
             longing
             for
             their
             coming
             Home
             ?
             But
             their
             swiftest
             Pace
             to
             their
             Earthly
             Home
             ,
             is
             slow
             to
             mine
             ,
             to
             my
             Heavenly
             Home
             :
             It
             is
             ,
             to
             mine
             ,
             as
             the
             Crawling
             of
             a
             Snail
             ,
             to
             the
             Motion
             of
             
             the
             Sun.
             God
             is
             looking
             for
             me
             ,
             and
             Christ
             is
             looking
             for
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             Blessed
             Inhabitants
             above
             are
             looking
             for
             me
             :
             Is
             the
             Cry
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             Why
             is
             yonder
             Soul
             so
             long
             a
             coming
             ?
             When
             will
             it
             be
             here
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             have
             a
             new
             Lodger
             in
             our
             Dwellings
             ?
             Angels
             were
             ordered
             to
             go
             for
             him
             ,
             the
             Horses
             and
             the
             Chariots
             were
             sent
             to
             fetch
             him
             up
             :
             Why
             is
             his
             Chariot
             so
             long
             a
             coming
             ?
             Why
             tarry
             the
             Wheels
             of
             his
             Chariot
             ?
             The
             Soul
             on
             its
             Journey
             looking
             out
             of
             his
             Chariot
             ,
             and
             up
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             seeing
             them
             out
             of
             the
             Windows
             of
             Heaven
             looking
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             calling
             ,
             come
             away
             ,
             make
             haste
             and
             come
             to
             us
             ,
             it
             replies
             .
             I
             hasten
             ,
             I
             hasten
             ,
             I
             come
             ,
             behold
             I
             come
             quickly
             .
          
           
             V.
             The
             Angels
             being
             the
             Carriers
             ,
             and
             the
             Soul
             the
             carried
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             Matter
             of
             Joy
             to
             both
             ,
             at
             their
             
               Arrival
               at
               the
               Port
               of
               Happiness
            
             ;
             both
             Angels
             the
             Transporters
             ,
             and
             the
             Soul
             that
             is
             the
             Passenger
             ,
             shall
             rejoice
             when
             landed
             at
             their
             intended
             Haven
             .
             As
             Mariners
             with
             their
             Passengers
             ,
             sailing
             through
             tempestuous
             Seas
             ,
             stormy
             Winds
             ,
             and
             raging
             Waves
             ,
             having
             escaped
             the
             Sands
             and
             Rocks
             ,
             and
             Hands
             of
             Pyrates
             ,
             and
             being
             come
             to
             their
             designed
             Harbour
             ,
             are
             filled
             with
             
             Joy
             ,
             and
             do
             shoot
             and
             shout
             ,
             thereby
             giving
             out
             their
             Signs
             of
             Joy
             :
             So
             the
             Angels
             ,
             and
             the
             Soul
             whom
             they
             have
             conveyed
             to
             the
             Gates
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             do
             rejoice
             that
             their
             Voyage
             hath
             been
             so
             prosperous
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Angels
             ,
             that
             were
             the
             Carriers
             ,
             
               do
               with
               Joy
               present
               the
               Soul
               to
               Christ
               ,
            
             saying
             ,
             O
             our
             Lord
             and
             King
             ,
             thou
             gavest
             us
             Command
             to
             go
             and
             fetch
             this
             Soul
             to
             thee
             ,
             and
             set
             it
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             before
             thee
             ,
             and
             lo
             here
             it
             is
             .
             Thou
             gavest
             us
             in
             Charge
             to
             conduct
             it
             in
             Safety
             to
             the
             Gates
             of
             thy
             Glorious
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             so
             we
             have
             .
             Thou
             didst
             enjoyn
             us
             to
             defend
             it
             from
             the
             Powers
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             all
             Hellish
             Principalities
             that
             might
             assault
             it
             by
             the
             Way
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             brought
             it
             to
             thee
             through
             their
             Host
             ,
             and
             here
             it
             is
             ,
             we
             present
             it
             to
             thee
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             welcomed
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             by
             the
             Father
             ,
             Son
             ,
             and
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             God
             the
             Father
             doth
             graciously
             entertain
             it
             ,
             as
             we
             must
             speak
             in
             our
             Manner
             ,
             to
             set
             forth
             this
             Joy
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             said
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             come
             thou
             blessed
             Soul
             ,
             come
             in
             ,
             behold
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             the
             Glorious
             State
             that
             I
             did
             choose
             thee
             to
             :
             look
             and
             see
             what
             I
             prepared
             for
             thee
             
             before
             the
             Foundation
             of
             the
             World
             :
             All
             this
             Glory
             I
             did
             design
             for
             thee
             ,
             from
             all
             Eternity
             to
             all
             Eternity
             .
             There
             were
             but
             a
             few
             ,
             in
             Comparison
             of
             those
             I
             justly
             passed
             by
             ,
             that
             I
             chose
             unto
             this
             Happiness
             ,
             and
             it
             pleased
             me
             to
             make
             thee
             one
             of
             those
             few
             ,
             thou
             wast
             involved
             in
             Sin
             and
             Guilt
             ,
             thou
             wast
             wallowing
             in
             thy
             Blood
             ,
             thou
             wast
             dead
             in
             Trespasses
             and
             Sins
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             others
             :
             but
             it
             was
             my
             pleasure
             to
             ordain
             thee
             to
             be
             brought
             unto
             this
             Place
             and
             Paradise
             of
             Joy
             ,
             which
             now
             thou
             dost
             behold
             ,
             and
             which
             I
             sent
             my
             Angels
             to
             bring
             thee
             to
             :
             Come
             ,
             welcom
             to
             my
             Glorious
             Palace
             ;
             come
             ,
             enter
             in
             ,
             and
             sit
             down
             with
             all
             this
             Happy
             Company
             ,
             that
             before
             thee
             I
             have
             received
             hither
             .
          
           
             God
             the
             Son
             will
             also
             entertain
             it
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Come
             ,
             O
             dear
             and
             precious
             Soul
             ,
             I
             am
             Jesus
             thy
             Redeemer
             ,
             I
             am
             Christ
             thy
             Saviour
             ,
             I
             am
             he
             that
             went
             from
             Heaven
             to
             Earth
             ,
             that
             thou
             and
             others
             might
             be
             brought
             from
             Earth
             to
             Heaven
             ;
             I
             am
             he
             that
             suffered
             that
             thou
             might'st
             be
             saved
             ,
             that
             died
             that
             thou
             might'st
             live
             ;
             I
             am
             he
             that
             for
             thy
             sake
             did
             wear
             a
             Crown
             of
             Thorns
             ,
             that
             thou
             for
             my
             sake
             might'st
             wear
             a
             Crown
             of
             Glory
             .
             Behold
             me
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             he
             that
             was
             crucified
             for
             thee
             ,
             that
             thou
             might'st
             
             be
             Glorified
             with
             me
             .
             Come
             ,
             enter
             into
             thy
             Master's
             Joy
             ,
             welcome
             to
             my
             Kingdom
             ,
             welcome
             to
             my
             Presence
             ;
             come
             ,
             enter
             into
             thy
             Master's
             Joy.
             
          
           
             God
             the
             
               Holy
               Ghost
            
             shall
             also
             Graciously
             receive
             it
             to
             his
             Glory
             ,
             saying
             ,
             (
             as
             we
             may
             conceive
             )
             Draw
             near
             ,
             thou
             dear
             and
             precious
             Soul
             ,
             draw
             near
             ;
             my
             Comforts
             shall
             delight
             thee
             more
             than
             Ever
             :
             Thou
             shalt
             be
             filled
             with
             my
             Joy
             more
             than
             ever
             .
             Thou
             wast
             born
             in
             Sin
             ,
             but
             I
             caused
             thee
             to
             be
             born
             again
             ,
             thou
             wast
             unclean
             ,
             but
             I
             did
             wash
             thee
             in
             thy
             Saviour's
             Blood.
             Thou
             wast
             unfit
             for
             this
             Glorious
             Place
             and
             Company
             ;
             but
             I
             did
             prepare
             and
             make
             thee
             meet
             to
             be
             a
             Partaker
             of
             this
             Inheritance
             ,
             with
             these
             Saints
             ,
             in
             Light
             :
             The
             Image
             of
             God
             ,
             by
             Sin
             ,
             was
             raced
             out
             of
             thee
             ;
             But
             I
             did
             ,
             with
             my
             own
             Finger
             ,
             engrave
             it
             again
             upon
             thee
             :
             〈◊〉
             work
             in
             thee
             what
             Grace
             was
             found
             in
             thee
             :
             I
             did
             enable
             thee
             to
             pray
             ,
             and
             hope
             ,
             and
             wait
             for
             this
             Crown
             of
             Life
             ,
             of
             Righteousness
             and
             Glory
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             set
             upon
             thy
             Head
             :
             I
             did
             give
             thee
             the
             Pledge
             ,
             and
             Earnest
             ,
             and
             First-fruits
             of
             this
             Glory
             ,
             which
             now
             thou
             art
             possessed
             of
             :
             I
             bid
             thee
             Welcome
             to
             thy
             Entrance
             into
             it
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             The
             Soul
             that
             was
             brought
             by
             Angels
             ,
             and
             thus
             entertained
             by
             the
             Father
             ,
             Son
             ,
             and
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             at
             its
             first
             Arrival
             there
             ,
             shall
             be
             filled
             and
             transported
             with
             unspeakable
             Joy
             ;
             when
             received
             in
             ,
             and
             looking
             about
             ,
             might
             be
             conceived
             to
             say
             ,
             What
             Glorious
             Place
             is
             this
             !
             what
             a
             Glorious
             Company
             is
             this
             !
             But
             let
             me
             turn
             mine
             Eyes
             unto
             my
             Lord
             and
             Saviour
             
               Jesus
               Christ
               !
               My
               Lord
            
             !
             I
             did
             love
             thee
             before
             I
             ever
             saw
             thee
             :
             O
             how
             Glorious
             is
             my
             Lord
             !
             
               This
               is
               he
            
             that
             redeemed
             me
             by
             his
             Blood
             :
             
               This
               is
               he
            
             who
             bought
             me
             with
             his
             Blood
             ,
             who
             bought
             me
             with
             his
             Blood
             ;
             who
             when
             I
             was
             a
             Captive
             redeemed
             me
             ,
             and
             bought
             me
             with
             his
             Blood.
             How
             low
             was
             he
             abased
             ,
             how
             high
             is
             he
             exalted
             !
             How
             much
             was
             he
             abused
             ,
             how
             much
             is
             he
             now
             admired
             !
             O
             ,
             how
             did
             I
             long
             to
             see
             my
             Lord
             !
             How
             desirous
             have
             I
             been
             to
             be
             with
             him
             ,
             where
             he
             is
             ,
             and
             so
             I
             am
             ;
             I
             was
             not
             ,
             but
             now
             I
             am
             !
             O
             how
             good
             is
             it
             to
             be
             here
             !
             I
             never
             was
             in
             such
             a
             Place
             before
             :
             I
             never
             was
             in
             such
             Company
             before
             ,
             except
             in
             my
             Passage
             to
             it
             :
             Here
             are
             such
             Glorious
             Sights
             I
             never
             saw
             ,
             such
             harmonious
             Songs
             and
             Praises
             ,
             as
             before
             I
             never
             heard
             .
             Is
             this
             the
             State
             I
             prayed
             for
             ,
             and
             hoped
             ,
             and
             waited
             for
             !
             I
             heard
             
             much
             of
             it
             ,
             before
             I
             came
             into
             it
             ,
             but
             at
             my
             first
             Entrance
             ,
             I
             see
             more
             ,
             I
             enjoy
             more
             ,
             I
             feel
             more
             than
             I
             did
             ever
             hear
             .
             O
             the
             Joy
             !
             the
             Joy
             !
             the
             Fulness
             of
             Joy
             that
             I
             am
             filled
             with
             !
          
           
             O
             God
             
               my
               Father
            
             ,
             I
             do
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             I
             do
             Praise
             thee
             ;
             I
             will
             for
             ever
             Praise
             thee
             that
             it
             was
             thy
             Pleasure
             to
             choose
             me
             to
             it
             .
          
           
             O
             God
             
               my
               Lord
               Redeemer
            
             ,
             I
             do
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             I
             do
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             I
             will
             for
             ever
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             that
             thou
             didst
             so
             freely
             ,
             so
             greatly
             Love
             me
             ,
             with
             such
             a
             costly
             Love
             ,
             as
             with
             the
             Price
             of
             thy
             Blood
             ,
             to
             purchase
             this
             Possession
             for
             me
             ,
             and
             me
             to
             be
             brought
             to
             this
             Possession
             ,
             to
             be
             an
             Heir
             and
             Inheritor
             of
             such
             a
             Kingdom
             .
          
           
             O
             God
             the
             
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               my
               Sanctifier
            
             ,
             I
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             I
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             I
             will
             for
             ever
             Praise
             thee
             ,
             that
             by
             thy
             Powerful
             changing
             of
             my
             Heart
             ,
             bowing
             of
             my
             Will
             ,
             renewing
             of
             my
             Nature
             ,
             hast
             prepared
             me
             ,
             that
             I
             might
             be
             and
             am
             received
             into
             this
             Glorious
             State.
             
          
           
             I
             am
             but
             newly
             entred
             in
             ,
             and
             I
             must
             begin
             my
             joyful
             Praises
             ;
             and
             because
             this
             Happy
             State
             shall
             never
             end
             ,
             my
             Praise
             shall
             never
             end
             .
          
           
           
             3.
             
             The
             Holy
             Angels
             that
             
               are
               in
               Heaven
            
             shall
             with
             Joy
             receive
             the
             Soul
             that
             is
             brought
             
               by
               other
            
             Angels
             to
             the
             Gates
             thereof
             ,
             as
             some
             of
             the
             Angels
             were
             ready
             to
             come
             for
             it
             ;
             so
             those
             that
             staid
             Above
             will
             be
             ready
             to
             set
             open
             the
             Gates
             for
             its
             Entrance
             ;
             for
             if
             they
             rejoiced
             when
             it
             was
             converted
             ,
             much
             more
             will
             they
             when
             actually
             saved
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             The
             Saints
             that
             were
             there
             before
             will
             ,
             with
             Joy
             ,
             welcome
             the
             New-comers
             ;
             for
             if
             Good
             Men
             on
             Earth
             are
             rejoiced
             when
             others
             are
             made
             Good
             ,
             much
             more
             will
             saved
             Souls
             above
             rejoice
             ,
             when
             others
             with
             them
             ,
             are
             actually
             saved
             ;
             and
             as
             Abraham
             did
             Lazarus
             ,
             receive
             them
             into
             their
             Bosoms
             .
          
        
         
           
             Use
             III.
             Exhortation
             .
          
           
             From
             the
             Ministration
             of
             Angels
             attending
             the
             Souls
             of
             Believers
             at
             their
             Dissolution
             ,
             several
             Duties
             might
             be
             inferred
             ,
             some
             of
             which
             are
             these
             :
          
           
             I.
             Give
             
               Thanks
               to
               God
               ,
               and
               Praise
               him
               for
               his
               Love
               to
               ,
               and
               Care
               of
               you
               that
               are
               his
               People
               :
            
             That
             he
             hath
             made
             it
             the
             Office
             of
             such
             Holy
             and
             Noble
             Spirits
             ,
             to
             be
             your
             Attendants
             to
             minister
             unto
             you
             ,
             for
             your
             Good
             :
             For
             if
             Children
             should
             be
             thankful
             to
             God
             for
             their
             good
             Parents
             ,
             who
             have
             loved
             them
             ,
             and
             took
             care
             of
             them
             in
             their
             Infancy
             ,
             and
             provided
             
             Necessaries
             for
             them
             all
             along
             as
             they
             grew
             up
             ,
             and
             Orphans
             for
             good
             and
             careful
             Guardians
             ,
             and
             Pupils
             for
             good
             Tutors
             ,
             and
             People
             for
             good
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             Subjects
             for
             good
             Magistrates
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             the
             Good
             that
             these
             have
             received
             from
             them
             ,
             under
             God
             ,
             as
             his
             Ministers
             to
             them
             for
             Good
             ;
             then
             we
             should
             also
             for
             the
             Good
             Angels
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Good
             God
             doth
             convey
             to
             us
             by
             them
             ,
             as
             his
             Servants
             herein
             ,
             while
             we
             live
             on
             Earth
             ,
             in
             the
             Place
             of
             our
             Pilgrimage
             ,
             Angels
             looking
             upon
             us
             ,
             as
             Strangers
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             do
             us
             many
             good
             Turns
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             not
             to
             be
             supposed
             ,
             that
             these
             good
             Angels
             that
             are
             so
             careful
             of
             us
             ,
             when
             we
             die
             ,
             should
             do
             no
             Offices
             of
             Love
             to
             us
             ,
             while
             we
             live
             ;
             especially
             ,
             when
             Scripture
             sets
             forth
             more
             copiously
             ,
             the
             Ministration
             of
             Angels
             for
             us
             in
             this
             Life
             ,
             but
             more
             sparingly
             after
             Death
             .
          
           
             Tho'
             they
             do
             many
             things
             for
             us
             when
             we
             neither
             see
             them
             ,
             nor
             know
             they
             are
             done
             by
             them
             ,
             yet
             what
             the
             Scripture
             reveals
             ,
             we
             might
             as
             confidently
             believe
             and
             hope
             for
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             visibly
             saw
             it
             :
             They
             have
             been
             often
             used
             by
             God
             for
             his
             People's
             Good
             ,
             in
             many
             Respects
             ,
             ordinary
             and
             extraordinary
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             To
             direct
             them
             in
             the
             Way
             wherein
             they
             were
             to
             go
             ,
             about
             their
             Lawful
             
             Imployments
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             not
             wander
             ,
             Gen.
             24.
             7.
             and
             32.
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             Watch
             them
             ,
             to
             preserve
             them
             from
             Hurt
             and
             Danger
             ,
             pitching
             their
             Camps
             about
             their
             Dwellings
             ,
             
               Psal
               .
               34.
               7.
            
             and
             many
             a
             Night
             our
             Safety
             hath
             been
             more
             from
             the
             watchful
             Angels
             ,
             than
             the
             Watchmen
             in
             the
             Streets
             ;
             for
             
               except
               the
               Lord
               keep
               the
               City
               ,
            
             
             (
             which
             he
             often
             doth
             by
             Angels
             )
             
               the
               Watchmen
               waketh
               but
               in
               vain
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             be
             instrumental
             in
             healing
             them
             when
             they
             have
             been
             sick
             and
             diseased
             :
             We
             may
             owe
             more
             to
             Angels
             herein
             (
             under
             God
             )
             than
             to
             the
             Physicians
             ,
             being
             more
             skilful
             than
             they
             ;
             and
             how
             far
             godly
             Physicians
             might
             be
             helped
             in
             prescribing
             their
             Medicines
             ,
             by
             the
             secret
             ,
             undiscernible
             Suggestions
             of
             knowing
             ,
             holy
             Angels
             ,
             is
             a
             thing
             seldom
             thought
             of
             ,
             Joh.
             5.
             4.
             
          
           
             4.
             
             To
             supply
             our
             outward
             Wants
             ,
             when
             reduced
             to
             great
             Straits
             ,
             1
             King.
             19.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             To
             bear
             them
             in
             their
             Arms
             ,
             and
             to
             support
             them
             by
             their
             Power
             ,
             to
             keep
             them
             from
             pernicious
             falls
             :
             Who
             knows
             how
             often
             Angels
             have
             prevented
             their
             Falls
             from
             their
             Horses
             ,
             when
             riding
             on
             their
             Journeys
             ,
             Psal
             .
             91.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             6.
             
             To
             enlarge
             their
             Liberty
             when
             they
             
             have
             been
             confined
             ,
             and
             to
             deliver
             them
             out
             of
             Prisons
             ,
             which
             they
             may
             be
             instrumental
             in
             more
             Ways
             than
             one
             ,
             
               Acts
               12.
               7
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             7.
             
             To
             comfort
             them
             in
             their
             Fears
             and
             Perplexities
             of
             Mind
             ,
             Isay
             .
             6.
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Tho'
             some
             of
             these
             mentioned
             were
             extraordinary
             Cases
             ,
             yet
             they
             are
             apparent
             Evidences
             of
             their
             invisible
             Services
             ,
             and
             of
             their
             Ability
             and
             Readiness
             to
             serve
             God
             in
             ordinary
             ,
             and
             extraordinary
             Cases
             ,
             in
             which
             God
             at
             his
             Pleasure
             ,
             may
             command
             them
             to
             help
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             are
             sure
             they
             will
             obey
             .
             If
             for
             these
             ye
             should
             bless
             God
             ,
             ought
             you
             not
             thankfully
             to
             acknowledge
             God's
             Love
             to
             ,
             and
             Care
             of
             your
             Souls
             ,
             when
             separated
             ,
             in
             sending
             Angels
             to
             be
             their
             Convoy
             to
             Heaven
             ?
          
           
             1.
             
             Because
             evil
             Spirits
             would
             be
             
               too
               strong
            
             for
             the
             Soul
             ,
             without
             a
             Guard.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Because
             your
             
               dearest
               Friends
            
             ,
             can
             no
             way
             help
             your
             separated
             Soul.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Because
             there
             are
             
               no
               other
            
             Second
             Causes
             that
             your
             separated
             Souls
             can
             be
             committed
             to
             ,
             besides
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Because
             it
             is
             
               your
               Comfort
            
             to
             have
             such
             good
             Company
             with
             you
             on
             your
             Way
             :
             Travelling
             alone
             is
             solitary
             in
             a
             shorter
             Journey
             :
             suitable
             Company
             is
             desirable
             .
          
           
           
             II.
             Learn
             
               your
               Engagement
               to
               Christ
               ,
               for
               the
               Reconciliation
            
             he
             hath
             procured
             for
             you
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             
               With
               God
            
             :
             By
             the
             Blood
             of
             his
             Cross
             ,
             he
             hath
             purchased
             your
             Peace
             with
             him
             :
             Without
             this
             Peace
             made
             ,
             God
             would
             have
             used
             the
             Ministration
             of
             Angels
             for
             your
             Destruction
             and
             Damnation
             ,
             as
             he
             will
             by
             them
             cast
             the
             Ungodly
             into
             the
             Furnace
             of
             Fire
             ,
             at
             the
             Second
             Coming
             of
             Christ
             ;
             but
             the
             Hostility
             betwixt
             God
             and
             Believers
             is
             taken
             away
             by
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             Breach
             made
             up
             by
             his
             Blood
             ,
             Col.
             1.
             20.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             
               With
               Holy
               Angels
            
             :
             Betwixt
             Men
             and
             Devils
             Christ
             will
             make
             no
             Peace
             :
             War
             betwixt
             them
             is
             proclaimed
             ,
             and
             shall
             be
             continued
             .
             Holy
             Angels
             that
             were
             confirmed
             ,
             stood
             on
             God's
             Side
             ,
             against
             Angels
             that
             apostatized
             ,
             and
             Mankind
             that
             had
             revolted
             ,
             
             and
             were
             ready
             to
             execute
             God's
             Judgments
             at
             his
             Pleasure
             ,
             upon
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             of
             which
             we
             have
             many
             Instances
             in
             Scripture
             .
          
           
             Wherefore
             that
             Angels
             are
             so
             ready
             to
             convey
             Believers
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             which
             is
             so
             great
             an
             Office
             of
             Love
             ,
             must
             be
             attributed
             to
             Christ
             ,
             who
             hath
             made
             such
             Holy
             Angels
             to
             be
             such
             great
             Friends
             to
             them
             ,
             Eph.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             III.
             Learn
             
               what
               Duties
            
             are
             incumbent
             
             upon
             you
             ,
             while
             you
             live
             ,
             from
             this
             Ministration
             of
             Holy
             Angels
             to
             your
             Souls
             ,
             when
             you
             die
             :
             as
             they
             have
             been
             God's
             Messengers
             to
             make
             known
             his
             Will
             ,
             
             and
             publish
             his
             good
             Pleasure
             ,
             to
             instruct
             and
             teach
             ,
             to
             bring
             glad
             Tidings
             of
             a
             Saviour
             for
             lost
             Sinners
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             Witnesses
             of
             Christ's
             Ascention
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             to
             declare
             his
             coming
             again
             ,
             by
             audible
             Voice
             ;
             so
             they
             by
             their
             Example
             in
             taking
             the
             Care
             and
             Charge
             of
             Holy
             separated
             Souls
             ,
             to
             conduct
             them
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             teach
             us
             several
             Duties
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             By
             their
             Love
             to
             Believers
             separated
             Souls
             ,
             
               we
               should
               be
               excited
               to
               great
               Love
               to
               them
               .
            
             Love
             should
             be
             reciprocal
             ,
             in
             loving
             them
             that
             love
             us
             :
             Should
             not
             we
             love
             the
             Angels
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             ready
             to
             help
             us
             up
             to
             Heaven
             ?
             Should
             we
             love
             every
             one
             on
             Earth
             ,
             in
             whom
             we
             see
             the
             Holy
             Image
             and
             Likeness
             of
             God
             in
             smallest
             Measure
             ,
             and
             should
             not
             we
             love
             these
             Holy
             Angels
             that
             are
             like
             to
             God
             in
             highest
             Degrees
             ?
             Should
             we
             love
             the
             Ministers
             of
             God
             ,
             whose
             Preaching
             God
             hath
             made
             instrumental
             for
             our
             Conversion
             and
             Preparation
             for
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             should
             we
             not
             love
             these
             Messengers
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             are
             sent
             by
             him
             to
             fetch
             us
             to
             the
             Possession
             
             of
             our
             Mansions
             in
             Heaven
             ?
             Do
             we
             love
             the
             Company
             of
             good
             Men
             that
             travel
             with
             us
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             Guides
             and
             Guards
             unto
             us
             on
             our
             Way
             ,
             and
             shall
             we
             not
             love
             these
             Holy
             Angels
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             will
             be
             our
             Companions
             in
             our
             Journey
             to
             Heaven
             ?
             If
             we
             are
             to
             love
             such
             as
             are
             our
             Enemies
             in
             Life
             ,
             surely
             we
             should
             love
             these
             that
             will
             be
             such
             Friends
             unto
             us
             after
             Death
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             By
             their
             Condescention
             in
             the
             carrying
             the
             Soul
             of
             the
             meanest
             Believer
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             we
             should
             learn
             Humility
             ,
             and
             to
             condescend
             to
             Men
             of
             low
             Estates
             ,
             for
             the
             Good
             and
             Welfare
             of
             their
             Souls
             .
             What
             meer
             Creatures
             are
             more
             Noble
             and
             Excellent
             than
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             in
             Heaven
             ?
             And
             what
             Believer
             ,
             as
             to
             outward
             Circumstances
             ,
             was
             poorer
             and
             more
             loathsom
             than
             Lazarus
             ?
             Was
             he
             not
             a
             Beggar
             that
             wanted
             Bread
             ?
             Was
             he
             not
             a
             Cripple
             ,
             that
             could
             not
             go
             to
             ,
             but
             was
             laid
             at
             the
             Rich
             Man's
             Gate
             ?
             Was
             he
             not
             only
             sore
             ,
             but
             full
             of
             Sores
             ,
             that
             a
             nice
             and
             squeamish
             Person
             would
             have
             disdained
             to
             look
             upon
             him
             ,
             but
             much
             more
             to
             dress
             his
             Sores
             ?
             And
             yet
             the
             Angels
             of
             God
             did
             not
             disdain
             to
             carry
             this
             Poor
             Man's
             Soul
             into
             
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             ?
             Did
             they
             take
             him
             in
             their
             Arms
             ,
             whom
             the
             
             Rich
             Man
             would
             not
             take
             and
             lay
             in
             any
             of
             his
             Out-houses
             ?
          
           
             Are
             any
             of
             the
             Sons
             of
             Men
             more
             Excellent
             ,
             more
             Noble
             ,
             more
             Knowing
             ,
             and
             set
             higher
             in
             any
             Capacity
             above
             the
             Poorest
             and
             most
             Contemptible
             Believer
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             than
             the
             Angels
             in
             Heaven
             ?
             and
             yet
             are
             they
             ready
             to
             minister
             to
             the
             Meanest
             ,
             and
             shall
             any
             of
             us
             be
             so
             Great
             in
             our
             own
             Eyes
             ,
             and
             look
             upon
             our selves
             in
             such
             a
             Magnifying
             Glass
             ,
             as
             to
             refuse
             to
             help
             forward
             the
             Salvation
             of
             the
             Poorest
             Soul
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Let
             the
             Ministration
             of
             Angels
             ,
             in
             carrying
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             
               be
               a
               Pattern
               of
               our
               Obedience
               to
               God
               ,
            
             all
             the
             Days
             of
             our
             Life
             on
             Earth
             .
             As
             they
             obey
             God
             in
             this
             ,
             as
             in
             all
             things
             else
             ,
             so
             let
             us
             write
             after
             their
             Copy
             ,
             
             to
             do
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             by
             them
             in
             Heaven
             it
             is
             done
             :
             Tho'
             we
             cannot
             do
             it
             equally
             in
             Degrees
             ,
             yet
             let
             it
             be
             our
             Holy
             Ambition
             to
             come
             as
             near
             to
             them
             as
             we
             can
             ,
             in
             these
             Particulars
             :
          
           
             
               First
               ,
               They
               do
               not
               stir
            
             to
             fetch
             a
             Soul
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             
               without
               a
               Warrant
            
             from
             God
             ;
             they
             are
             sent
             before
             they
             Come
             :
             So
             let
             us
             see
             what
             Warrant
             we
             have
             from
             God
             for
             what
             we
             do
             ,
             before
             we
             do
             it
             ;
             demanding
             of
             our selves
             ,
             hath
             God
             commanded
             this
             ?
             Hath
             he
             spoke
             the
             Word
             ?
             
             Will
             the
             Holy
             Scripture
             ,
             
             wherein
             God's
             Will
             and
             my
             Duty
             is
             revealed
             ,
             bear
             me
             out
             ,
             if
             I
             do
             this
             or
             that
             ?
             What
             a
             Multitude
             of
             Sins
             by
             this
             would
             be
             prevented
             ?
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Angels
             come
             and
             carry
             believing
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             
               with
               greatest
               Alacrity
               and
               Cheerfulness
            
             :
             As
             they
             joy
             in
             their
             Conversion
             ,
             so
             in
             carrying
             them
             to
             Eternal
             Salvation
             ,
             if
             they
             be
             sent
             never
             so
             often
             ,
             to
             fetch
             never
             so
             many
             ,
             they
             never
             grudge
             their
             Labour
             ,
             they
             have
             not
             the
             least
             Regret
             nor
             Repining
             ,
             but
             the
             more
             they
             are
             sent
             for
             the
             more
             they
             are
             pleased
             and
             do
             rejoice
             .
             So
             we
             should
             
               serve
               the
               Lord
               with
               Gladness
               ,
               and
               and
               come
               before
               his
               Presence
               with
               Singing
               ,
               Psal
               .
            
             100.
             2.
             
             We
             should
             pray
             to
             him
             with
             Delight
             ,
             hear
             from
             him
             and
             obey
             him
             with
             Cheerfulness
             ,
             and
             Joy.
             
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Angels
             having
             a
             Charge
             to
             fetch
             a
             Believer's
             Soul
             ,
             
               come
               speedily
            
             ,
             without
             delay
             ;
             they
             make
             haste
             to
             receive
             it
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             present
             at
             the
             very
             Moment
             of
             its
             Separation
             :
             
               They
               never
               come
               too
               late
            
             .
             In
             like
             manner
             we
             should
             imitate
             their
             Obedience
             in
             ours
             ,
             
               Psal
               .
               119.
               60.
               
               I
               made
               haste
               ,
               and
               delayed
               not
               to
               keep
               thy
               Commandments
               .
            
             God
             commands
             you
             now
             to
             repent
             ,
             but
             you
             put
             it
             off
             till
             hereafter
             :
             God
             enjoins
             you
             
               to
               Day
            
             ,
             
             whiles
             it
             is
             called
             to
             Day
             ,
             
             to
             hearken
             to
             his
             Voice
             ;
             but
             you
             stop
             your
             Ears
             
               to
               Day
            
             ,
             and
             so
             you
             will
             
               to
               morrow
            
             ,
             if
             you
             shall
             have
             the
             same
             hardness
             of
             Heart
             to
             Morrow
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             to
             Day
             .
             Angels
             in
             conveying
             Souls
             do
             not
             so
             ;
             but
             when
             God
             gives
             the
             Word
             ,
             they
             obey
             speedily
             and
             fly
             swiftly
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Angels
             in
             carrying
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             are
             
               Faithful
               in
               their
               Service
            
             in
             fetching
             as
             many
             as
             God
             sends
             them
             for
             ,
             and
             no
             more
             ,
             and
             the
             
               very
               same
            
             Souls
             and
             no
             other
             ;
             they
             never
             mistake
             one
             for
             another
             ,
             and
             never
             drop
             or
             lose
             any
             by
             the
             Way
             committed
             to
             their
             Charge
             .
             We
             ,
             in
             Imitation
             of
             them
             ,
             should
             be
             faithful
             in
             doing
             what
             God
             commands
             to
             every
             Person
             ,
             in
             what
             Capacity
             ,
             Station
             and
             Relation
             we
             stand
             to
             them
             :
             to
             one
             as
             well
             as
             another
             ,
             and
             not
             only
             to
             one
             ,
             neglecting
             another
             ,
             when
             each
             are
             equally
             committed
             to
             our
             Charge
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             .
             Holy
             Angels
             serve
             God
             in
             this
             Ministration
             
               with
               persevering
               Constancy
            
             :
             They
             have
             been
             imployed
             in
             Transporting
             Souls
             for
             many
             Ages
             already
             past
             ,
             innumerable
             Souls
             have
             been
             conveyed
             from
             this
             World
             to
             that
             above
             ,
             and
             so
             they
             do
             still
             ,
             as
             oft
             as
             Believers
             die
             ,
             and
             so
             they
             will
             to
             the
             World's
             End
             ,
             till
             all
             the
             Souls
             ,
             ordained
             by
             God
             for
             
             Eternal
             Life
             ,
             are
             lodged
             in
             the
             Heavens
             .
             To
             which
             Pattern
             we
             should
             conform
             our selves
             in
             our
             Obedience
             to
             God
             ,
             persevering
             therein
             to
             our
             Lives
             End
             ,
             
               Psal
               .
               119.
               112.
               
               I
               have
               inclined
               my
               Heart
               to
               perform
               thy
               Statutes
               always
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               End.
               
            
          
           
             4.
             
             Let
             the
             Care
             of
             Angels
             ,
             in
             carrying
             Holy
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             
               make
               us
               careful
               of
               our
               own
               Souls
               ,
            
             that
             they
             be
             such
             ,
             and
             so
             qualified
             with
             special
             Grace
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             the
             Object
             of
             their
             Care
             ,
             when
             they
             shall
             be
             separated
             from
             our
             Bodies
             ,
             as
             you
             desire
             they
             ,
             and
             not
             Devils
             ,
             should
             have
             them
             ,
             when
             out
             of
             the
             Body
             ;
             do
             you
             make
             it
             your
             great
             Concern
             ,
             to
             have
             them
             Sanctified
             in
             the
             Body
             :
             For
             Holy
             Angels
             will
             not
             touch
             an
             unholy
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             to
             defend
             it
             from
             the
             Devil
             's
             seizing
             of
             it
             .
             If
             the
             Soul
             be
             unholy
             while
             you
             live
             ,
             and
             leave
             the
             Body
             unholy
             when
             you
             die
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             unfit
             for
             the
             Glorious
             Presence
             of
             God
             ,
             for
             the
             Holy
             Place
             and
             Company
             Above
             ,
             and
             it
             will
             not
             be
             in
             their
             Commission
             to
             carry
             it
             thither
             ,
             neither
             will
             they
             do
             it
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             
               Grieve
               not
               ,
               nor
               offend
               the
               Holy
               Angels
               of
               God
               ,
            
             as
             you
             expect
             and
             hope
             they
             should
             carry
             your
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             when
             you
             die
             .
             Good
             and
             Evil
             Angels
             are
             
             your
             Spectators
             and
             Observers
             ,
             when
             you
             might
             think
             little
             of
             it
             :
             When
             you
             do
             Evil
             ,
             bad
             Angels
             rejoice
             ,
             good
             Angels
             are
             offended
             :
             when
             you
             please
             God
             ,
             Devils
             are
             displeased
             ,
             but
             good
             Angels
             are
             delighted
             at
             it
             .
          
           
             Take
             heed
             in
             secret
             what
             you
             do
             ,
             for
             there
             may
             be
             more
             Devils
             and
             Holy
             Angels
             with
             you
             ,
             tho'
             not
             seen
             by
             you
             ,
             than
             you
             are
             aware
             of
             .
          
           
             Be
             mindful
             how
             you
             behave
             your self
             in
             the
             Publick
             Ordinances
             ,
             because
             of
             Angels
             ,
             good
             and
             bad
             ,
             for
             when
             you
             come
             to
             these
             ,
             good
             and
             bad
             Angels
             come
             also
             ;
             
             the
             Devil
             to
             catch
             the
             Word
             from
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             might
             not
             be
             saved
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             might
             catch
             and
             carry
             your
             Soul
             at
             Death
             ,
             to
             Hell
             :
             Good
             Angels
             to
             promote
             your
             Conversion
             now
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             carry
             your
             Souls
             to
             Heaven
             hereafter
             .
             Because
             of
             these
             Holy
             Angels
             in
             the
             Assembly
             watch
             your
             Carriage
             ,
             
             shall
             they
             see
             your
             Eyes
             rolling
             after
             sinful
             Objects
             ?
             Shall
             they
             see
             you
             sleeping
             under
             the
             Word
             ,
             or
             in
             time
             of
             Prayer
             ?
             Will
             you
             so
             grieve
             those
             that
             you
             hope
             shall
             be
             imployed
             ,
             in
             carrying
             your
             Soul
             to
             Heaven
             ?
             Blush
             more
             that
             Angels
             see
             you
             nodding
             in
             Duty
             ,
             than
             that
             Men
             see
             you
             .
          
           
             IV.
             Tho'
             Angels
             shall
             be
             so
             careful
             of
             
             you
             ,
             to
             carry
             your
             separated
             Soul
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             yet
             
               be
               you
               careful
               ,
               that
               you
               now
               carry
               nothing
               to
               them
               that
               is
               due
               to
               God
            
             ;
             neither
             your
             Prayers
             ,
             nor
             any
             part
             of
             Religious
             Worship
             that
             properly
             belongs
             to
             God.
             
             Worshipping
             of
             Angels
             is
             offensive
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             displeasing
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             refuse
             to
             accept
             it
             :
             Tho'
             you
             were
             upon
             your
             dying
             Bed
             ,
             you
             may
             not
             pray
             to
             them
             to
             come
             and
             guard
             you
             ,
             but
             you
             may
             pray
             to
             God
             that
             he
             would
             send
             them
             to
             defend
             you
             ,
             and
             carry
             you
             to
             Glory
             ;
             as
             in
             another
             Case
             Manoah
             did
             ,
             Judg.
             13.
             8.
             
             Manoah
             
               intreated
               the
               Lord
               and
               said
               ,
               O
               my
               Lord
               ,
               let
               the
               Man
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               thou
               didst
               send
               ,
               come
               again
               unto
               us
               .
               —
               9.
               
               And
               God
               hearkened
               to
               the
               Voice
               of
            
             Manoah
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Angel
               of
               God
               came
               again
               .
               —
               16.
               
               The
               Angel
               said
               ,
               If
               thou
               wilt
               offer
               a
               Burnt
               Offering
               ,
               thou
               must
               offer
               it
               to
               the
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             V.
             
               This
               is
               great
               Encouragement
               to
               dying
               Believers
               :
            
             When
             such
             an
             one
             perceives
             the
             approaching
             of
             Death
             ,
             that
             he
             must
             get
             up
             and
             ride
             upon
             that
             Pale
             Horse
             that
             will
             carry
             him
             into
             the
             other
             World
             ,
             he
             might
             say
             ,
             Farewell
             ,
             Dear
             Friends
             ,
             Farewell
             ;
             I
             am
             going
             ,
             my
             time
             is
             ended
             my
             Course
             is
             finished
             ;
             I
             shall
             be
             no
             more
             with
             you
             ,
             and
             when
             my
             Soul
             is
             departed
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             more
             that
             you
             can
             
             do
             for
             it
             :
             Weep
             not
             ,
             neither
             be
             ye
             grieved
             ,
             I
             have
             those
             that
             will
             take
             care
             of
             me
             ,
             when
             ye
             cannot
             ;
             God
             will
             take
             Care
             of
             me
             ,
             and
             Christ
             will
             take
             Care
             of
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             of
             God
             will
             take
             Care
             of
             me
             :
             I
             have
             God's
             Promise
             for
             my
             Security
             ,
             God's
             Power
             for
             my
             Protection
             ,
             God's
             Angels
             for
             my
             Guard
             :
             
               The
               Angel
               of
               the
               Covenant
            
             will
             charge
             his
             Angels
             with
             me
             ;
             the
             Messenger
             of
             the
             Covenant
             will
             send
             his
             Messengers
             for
             me
             :
             The
             Surety
             of
             the
             Covenant
             hath
             undertaken
             ,
             with
             God
             ,
             for
             me
             ,
             and
             for
             me
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             I
             shall
             reap
             the
             benefit
             of
             his
             Suretiship
             ,
             and
             the
             Blessings
             of
             the
             Covenant
             for
             Ever
             ,
             when
             carried
             up
             into
             Heaven
             :
             Death
             will
             carry
             me
             into
             Eternity
             ;
             and
             Angels
             will
             carry
             me
             into
             a
             blessed
             Eternity
             of
             Life
             and
             Joy
             ,
             with
             Christ
             in
             Glory
             .
             The
             Horsemen
             of
             Israel
             are
             a
             coming
             ,
             the
             Chariot
             is
             making
             ready
             ,
             and
             as
             Death
             hastens
             ,
             so
             do
             they
             ,
             and
             will
             certainly
             be
             here
             as
             soon
             as
             Death
             ,
             if
             not
             before
             .
             Shall
             I
             be
             afraid
             of
             Death
             ,
             or
             Devils
             ,
             or
             Hell
             ,
             when
             Angels
             will
             meet
             me
             at
             Death's
             Door
             ,
             and
             carry
             me
             to
             Heaven's
             Gates
             ,
             and
             others
             let
             me
             in
             to
             take
             up
             my
             Lodging
             in
             
             Abraham's
             Bosom
             ?
          
           
             This
             is
             Ground
             of
             support
             to
             a
             Believer
             on
             his
             dying
             Bed
             ,
             when
             he
             must
             mount
             
             the
             Pale
             Horse
             of
             Death
             ,
             which
             will
             carry
             him
             into
             another
             World
             ,
             that
             God
             will
             charge
             his
             Angels
             to
             attend
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             read
             to
             receive
             his
             separated
             Soul
             ,
             and
             carry
             it
             into
             the
             State
             and
             Place
             of
             Eternal
             Happiness
             in
             the
             other
             World.
             
          
           
             This
             also
             might
             alleviate
             the
             Grief
             of
             surviving
             Friends
             ,
             which
             often
             loads
             and
             burdens
             the
             Heart
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             Departure
             of
             such
             ,
             that
             while
             they
             lived
             ,
             were
             their
             Comfort
             and
             Delight
             ;
             when
             they
             consider
             the
             joyful
             Company
             of
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             they
             have
             to
             convoy
             them
             to
             their
             Eternal
             Blessed
             Home
             ,
             their
             joyful
             Entertainment
             there
             ,
             their
             happy
             Rest
             ,
             their
             holy
             Imployment
             ,
             their
             inconceivable
             Joys
             in
             the
             immediate
             Presence
             of
             their
             Glorious
             God
             and
             Exalted
             Redemer
             ,
             and
             the
             Eternal
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             that
             all
             this
             shall
             be
             their
             Happiness
             to
             all
             Eternity
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             no
             blind
             Charity
             to
             conclude
             that
             the
             Soul
             of
             this
             deceased
             Friend
             ,
             is
             safely
             arrived
             at
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             hath
             his
             Mansion
             there
             ,
             when
             those
             that
             knew
             him
             best
             ,
             and
             conversed
             with
             him
             most
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             longest
             Acquaintance
             to
             observe
             his
             Conversation
             ,
             
               can
               ,
               and
               do
               affirm
            
             ,
             that
             his
             whole
             Life
             was
             very
             Exemplary
             ,
             suitable
             to
             his
             Profession
             ,
             and
             worthy
             of
             others
             Imitation
             .
          
           
           
             When
             I
             was
             at
             his
             Funeral
             ,
             a
             grave
             ,
             solid
             ,
             and
             judicious
             Christian
             ,
             said
             to
             me
             ,
             I
             have
             known
             him
             from
             his
             Begining
             to
             his
             End
             ,
             and
             think
             ,
             that
             whatsoever
             migh
             be
             said
             of
             an
             Upright
             Man
             ,
             might
             be
             said
             concerning
             him
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             very
             diligent
             in
             Redeeming
             his
             time
             ,
             Improving
             it
             in
             the
             Duties
             of
             his
             particular
             and
             general
             Calling
             ,
             cautious
             and
             watchful
             that
             he
             might
             not
             waste
             nor
             mispend
             the
             Hours
             of
             his
             Life
             ,
             for
             tho'
             he
             had
             a
             considerable
             Estate
             ,
             yet
             he
             was
             as
             laborious
             in
             his
             Station
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             not
             Bread
             to
             eat
             ,
             till
             he
             had
             got
             it
             by
             his
             Hands
             ;
             not
             from
             a
             covetous
             Desire
             of
             Gain
             ,
             which
             was
             manifest
             ,
             in
             that
             the
             same
             Hands
             that
             worked
             for
             it
             ,
             were
             as
             ready
             to
             give
             it
             ,
             as
             the
             Necessities
             of
             others
             called
             for
             it
             :
             For
             to
             my
             Knowledge
             ,
             he
             gave
             a
             considerable
             Allowance
             ,
             for
             many
             Years
             ,
             towards
             the
             Education
             of
             a
             poor
             Scholar
             ,
             whom
             ,
             when
             he
             heard
             preach
             ,
             before
             he
             died
             ,
             said
             to
             me
             ,
             he
             thought
             his
             Money
             well
             bestowed
             ,
             and
             was
             a
             Comfort
             to
             him
             that
             it
             had
             been
             so
             rightly
             placed
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             saw
             such
             Fruits
             of
             what
             he
             had
             therein
             done
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             more
             than
             ordinarily
             ready
             to
             promote
             the
             Preaching
             of
             the
             Gospel
             amongst
             a
             People
             that
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             their
             
             low
             Circumstances
             ,
             were
             not
             able
             to
             procure
             it
             ;
             one
             Instance
             I
             remember
             ,
             when
             a
             Friend
             of
             mine
             did
             but
             mention
             the
             Case
             of
             such
             a
             People
             in
             the
             Country
             ,
             tho'
             he
             did
             not
             ask
             him
             ,
             yet
             before
             they
             parted
             ,
             I
             saw
             him
             give
             several
             Pounds
             to
             be
             towards
             the
             Maintainance
             of
             a
             Preacher
             for
             that
             Year
             .
          
           
             Another
             special
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ,
             of
             his
             intimate
             Acquaintance
             ,
             told
             me
             since
             his
             Death
             ,
             that
             once
             he
             desired
             some
             Assistance
             from
             him
             ,
             for
             the
             Relief
             of
             a
             very
             fit
             Object
             of
             Charity
             ,
             more
             than
             ordinary
             ,
             for
             which
             purpose
             he
             readily
             (
             beyond
             his
             Expectation
             )
             gave
             many
             Pounds
             .
             After
             some
             considerable
             time
             intervening
             ,
             the
             same
             Person
             ,
             upon
             another
             extraordinary
             Occasion
             ,
             renewed
             his
             Request
             for
             his
             Help
             ,
             and
             he
             chearfully
             gave
             him
             upon
             that
             Account
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             he
             did
             for
             the
             other
             .
             Whereupon
             my
             Friend
             told
             me
             ,
             that
             such
             a
             Free-giver
             spoiled
             him
             for
             a
             Beggar
             for
             others
             (
             as
             to
             him
             )
             for
             after
             that
             ,
             he
             could
             never
             prevail
             with
             himself
             to
             ask
             him
             any
             more
             ,
             who
             was
             so
             easily
             prevailed
             with
             to
             give
             so
             liberally
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             an
             earnest
             desirer
             of
             the
             Welfare
             of
             the
             Souls
             of
             others
             ,
             for
             I
             know
             that
             he
             hath
             often
             bought
             many
             Dozens
             of
             Books
             of
             several
             Subjects
             ,
             and
             given
             
             them
             to
             Poor
             Persons
             and
             Families
             ,
             asking
             nothing
             but
             that
             they
             would
             take
             them
             and
             diligently
             read
             them
             :
             Also
             if
             any
             desired
             him
             to
             transcribe
             out
             of
             his
             Short
             Hand
             into
             Long
             ,
             any
             Sermon
             under
             which
             they
             were
             more
             than
             usually
             affected
             (
             tho'
             he
             was
             fully
             imployed
             ,
             yet
             )
             he
             would
             take
             time
             from
             his
             sleep
             ,
             and
             write
             it
             very
             fair
             and
             give
             them
             ,
             being
             ready
             to
             promote
             the
             Interest
             of
             Souls
             ,
             both
             by
             his
             Purse
             and
             Pains
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             singular
             Pattern
             of
             Dutifulness
             to
             Parents
             ;
             being
             very
             tender
             and
             careful
             of
             his
             very
             aged
             Mother
             ,
             both
             in
             respect
             to
             her
             Temporal
             and
             Spiritual
             State
             ,
             liberally
             assisting
             her
             as
             to
             both
             (
             for
             tho'
             she
             was
             left
             a
             Widow
             in
             good
             Worldly
             Circumstances
             ,
             yet
             in
             her
             Old
             Age
             she
             enjoyed
             not
             that
             Plenty
             as
             before
             )
             .
             For
             Temporals
             ,
             she
             ,
             by
             his
             Care
             wanted
             nothing
             ;
             in
             Spirituals
             he
             was
             as
             forward
             to
             afford
             his
             Help
             ,
             for
             being
             Weak
             thro'
             Age
             ,
             and
             difficult
             in
             hearing
             ,
             could
             not
             attend
             (
             as
             formerly
             )
             upon
             Publick
             Ordinances
             ,
             to
             supply
             the
             Want
             whereof
             ,
             it
             was
             his
             constant
             Practice
             for
             many
             Years
             ,
             every
             Lord's
             Day
             in
             the
             Evening
             ,
             to
             go
             to
             her
             House
             ,
             and
             laying
             his
             Face
             near
             her
             Ear
             ,
             repeated
             the
             Sermons
             he
             had
             taken
             that
             Day
             ,
             to
             her
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             in
             the
             Family
             .
          
           
           
             He
             was
             not
             short
             in
             his
             Relation
             ,
             as
             a
             Brother
             to
             his
             Sisters
             ,
             Two
             that
             by
             Providence
             were
             brought
             from
             higher
             to
             lower
             Circumstances
             in
             their
             outward
             State
             ,
             he
             made
             comfortable
             Provisions
             for
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             being
             discomposed
             in
             her
             Head
             ,
             and
             not
             capable
             of
             caring
             for
             her self
             ,
             he
             (
             like
             a
             loving
             Brother
             )
             was
             exceeding
             kind
             unto
             her
             ,
             while
             he
             lived
             ,
             and
             hath
             left
             them
             what
             will
             be
             a
             good
             Stay
             and
             Support
             unto
             them
             ,
             now
             he
             is
             taken
             from
             his
             Mother
             and
             them
             .
          
           
             He
             never
             was
             a
             talkative
             Man
             ,
             but
             the
             
               less
               he
               said
               ,
               the
               more
               he
               did
            
             ;
             not
             like
             many
             ,
             whose
             Tongues
             run
             faster
             in
             speaking
             Religiously
             ,
             than
             their
             Feet
             in
             walking
             Holily
             :
             His
             Works
             did
             praise
             him
             more
             ,
             to
             the
             Observers
             of
             what
             he
             did
             ,
             than
             his
             Words
             did
             commend
             him
             to
             the
             Hearers
             of
             what
             he
             said
             ;
             tho'
             what
             he
             said
             was
             Savoury
             ,
             and
             his
             Words
             were
             weighty
             ,
             rather
             than
             many
             ;
             speaking
             but
             little
             tho'
             to
             good
             Purpose
             :
             And
             as
             he
             was
             sparing
             in
             his
             Words
             ,
             when
             in
             Health
             ,
             so
             he
             spake
             not
             much
             when
             sick
             and
             on
             his
             dying
             Bed
             :
             but
             told
             me
             ,
             he
             had
             good
             Hopes
             of
             his
             Spiritual
             and
             Eternal
             State
             ,
             and
             tho'
             he
             found
             Satan
             tempting
             to
             shake
             his
             Reliance
             on
             Christ
             ,
             yet
             there
             he
             placed
             his
             only
             Trust
             and
             Dependance
             for
             Salvation
             ,
             having
             consented
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             accepted
             of
             him
             in
             all
             his
             Offices
             as
             offered
             in
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             last
             Sermon
             he
             heard
             ,
             which
             was
             about
             
               Love-sickness
               to
               Christ
            
             ,
             through
             the
             abundant
             Sense
             of
             Christ's
             Love
             to
             the
             Soul
             ,
             he
             said
             ,
             it
             was
             an
             excellent
             ,
             comfortable
             Frame
             of
             Spirit
             ,
             in
             such
             as
             have
             experience
             of
             it
             :
             and
             this
             I
             thought
             he
             said
             ,
             from
             his
             own
             Experience
             ,
             
             as
             having
             found
             and
             felt
             how
             comfortable
             it
             was
             .
          
           
             His
             Head
             being
             affected
             with
             his
             Distemper
             ,
             and
             much
             inclined
             to
             Sleep
             ,
             yet
             asked
             me
             to
             pray
             with
             him
             ,
             saying
             ,
             tho'
             I
             be
             drowsy
             ,
             yet
             will
             I
             not
             sleep
             while
             you
             pray
             ,
             but
             will
             join
             in
             the
             Prayers
             with
             you
             ;
             and
             when
             sick
             ,
             kept
             waking
             in
             his
             Bed
             ,
             during
             the
             time
             of
             Prayer
             ,
             when
             many
             in
             Health
             ,
             in
             Family
             and
             Congregation
             ,
             are
             sleeping
             when
             they
             should
             be
             praying
             :
             and
             tho'
             he
             was
             so
             heavy
             ,
             yet
             would
             not
             be
             satisfied
             ,
             except
             the
             Duty
             were
             performed
             ,
             and
             striving
             against
             his
             Sleep
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             strive
             with
             God
             in
             Prayer
             ,
             said
             afterwards
             ,
             his
             Soul
             was
             refreshed
             ,
             and
             was
             the
             better
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             Within
             the
             space
             of
             about
             Fifteen
             Days
             ,
             he
             was
             well
             and
             dead
             ,
             when
             Sickness
             did
             seize
             him
             ,
             Death
             made
             haste
             to
             remove
             him
             ;
             but
             tho'
             Death
             prevented
             him
             of
             longer
             Time
             ,
             he
             had
             prevented
             Death
             from
             hurrying
             him
             to
             Eternal
             Death
             ,
             by
             his
             timely
             spiritual
             Birth
             and
             Conversion
             unto
             God
             ,
             by
             his
             sound
             Repentance
             ,
             and
             unfeigned
             Faith
             in
             Christ
             ,
             which
             manifested
             it self
             by
             the
             Fruits
             thereof
             ,
             thro'
             the
             whole
             Course
             of
             his
             Life
             ,
             persevering
             therein
             to
             the
             End
             ,
             and
             when
             God
             gave
             Commission
             to
             Death
             to
             make
             such
             haste
             to
             have
             his
             Body
             carried
             to
             the
             Grave
             ,
             he
             gave
             Commission
             to
             his
             Angels
             to
             make
             as
             much
             speed
             to
             carry
             his
             Soul
             into
             Abrahams
             Bosom
             ;
             where
             it
             is
             in
             perfect
             Rest
             ,
             and
             Love
             ,
             and
             Joy
             ;
             and
             let
             us
             all
             prepare
             that
             our
             Remove
             by
             Death
             ,
             might
             be
             from
             Earth
             to
             Heaven
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A36326-e680
           
             Luk.
             16.
             25
             
          
           
             Gen.
             2.
             7.
             
          
           
             Eccl.
             12.
             7.
             
          
           
             Use
             .
          
           
             Job
             4.
             19.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             17
             
             ▪
             33.
             24.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             77.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             16.
             11.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             25.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             7.
             16.
             
          
           
             Mar.
             9.
             44.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             11.
             25.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             16.
             26
             
          
           
             Luke
             ▪
             15.
             16.
             
          
           
             Luke
             16.
             24
             ,
             25.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             34.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             26.
             41.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             4.
             8.
             
          
           
             Job
             31.
             33.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             13.
             6
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             79.
             12.
             
          
           
             Isa
             .
             65.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             19.
             24
             
          
           
             Mat.
             11.
             12.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             18.
             10.
             
             Judg.
             13.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             
             Luke
             1.
             11
             ,
             13
             ,
             to
             18.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             28.
             1
             
             King.
             19.
             8.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             4.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             14.
             9
             ,
             28
             ,
             29.
             
          
           
             Jude
             V.
             9.
             
          
           
             Job
             .
             4.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             14.
             26
             
          
           
             Mar.
             5.
             9.
             
          
           
             Isay
             .
             6.
             2.
             6.
             
          
           
             Luke
             16.
             24
             ,
             25
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             49.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             5.
             25
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             3.
             24.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             13.
             41
             ,
             42.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.
             9.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             25.
             34
             
             Jam.
             1.
             12.
             
             Col.
             1.
             12.
             
             John
             14.
             2.
             2
             
             Cor.
             5.
             1.
             2
             
             Cor.
             4.
             17.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             28.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             
             Luke
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             3.
             24.
             
             Col.
             1.
             16.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             11.
             3.
             2
             
             Cor.
             2.
             11.
             
             Eph.
             6.
             11.
             
          
           
             Isay
             .
             6.
             2
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Job
             1.
             7.
             1
             
             Pet.
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             King.
             6.
             16.
             17.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             45.
             27.
             
          
           
             Isay
             .
             6.
             2.
             
             Dan.
             9.
             21.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             127.
             1
             
          
           
             Isa
             .
             37.
             36.
             
             Act.
             12.
             23.
             
          
           
             Luke
             2.
             10
             ,
             11.
             
             Act.
             1.
             10.
             11.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             10.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             119.
             11.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             3.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             13.
             19
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             10.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             22.
             8
             ,
             9.