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           Hale, Matthew, -- Sir, 1609-1676.
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           IMPRIMATUR
           .
        
         
           
             GUIL
             .
             SILL
             ,
             
               R.
               P.
               D.
            
             HEN.
             
               Episc
               .
               Lond.
               à
               Sac.
               Dom.
               
            
          
           
             
               Feb.
               23.
               1676
               
               /
               7.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           
             PREACHED
          
           At
           
             Alderly
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Gloucester
             ,
             January
          
           IV.
           1676
           /
           7
           :
           AT
           THE
           FUNERAL
           OF
           Sir
           
             MATTHEW
             HALE
          
           K
           
           t.
           Late
           Chief
           Justice
           of
           His
           MAJESTIE's
           Court
           of
           the
           
             KING'S
             BENCH
             .
          
        
         
           By
           
             E.
             G.
          
           A.
           M.
           Minister
           of
           
             Alderly
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             W.
             G.
          
           for
           
             William
             Shrowsbury
          
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           
             Bible
          
           in
           
             Duke-lane
             .
          
           1677.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           Funeral
           of
           Sir
           
             MATTHEW
             HALE
          
           K
           
           t.
           At
           
             Alderly
             ,
             Jan.
          
           4.
           1676
           
           /
           7.
           
        
         
           
             
               
                 Isa
                 .
                 57.1
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Righteous
               perisheth
               ,
               and
               no
               man
               layeth
               it
               to
               heart
               ;
               and
               merciful
               men
               are
               taken
               away
               ,
               none
               considering
               ,
               that
               the
               Righteous
               is
               taken
               away
               from
               the
               evil
               to
               come
               .
            
          
        
         
           IN
           the
           ninth
           Verse
           of
           the
           former
           Chapter
           the
           Holy
           Prophet
           threatneth
           a
           fearful
           Judgment
           that
           was
           like
           to
           fall
           on
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
          
           he
           calls
           for
           the
           wild
           Beasts
           of
           the
           Field
           and
           the
           Forest
           to
           come
           and
           devour
           ,
           meaning
           the
           Gentiles
           ,
           
           which
           should
           be
           Executioners
           of
           the
           Lord's
           Judgments
           ;
           and
           because
           the
           Lord
           is
           Righteous
           in
           all
           his
           Ways
           ,
           and
           Holy
           in
           all
           his
           Works
           ,
           he
           shews
           what
           Causes
           would
           provoke
           the
           Lord
           to
           inflict
           such
           a
           heavy
           Judgment
           upon
           his
           People
           ,
           as
           to
           give
           them
           up
           to
           be
           devoured
           by
           the
           Beasts
           of
           the
           Field
           and
           the
           Forest
           ,
           such
           savage
           Enemies
           .
        
         
           The
           First
           Cause
           is
           set
           down
           at
           large
           in
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Verse
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Chapter
           :
           Even
           the
           Blindness
           ,
           Idleness
           ,
           Covetousness
           ,
           and
           Security
           of
           their
           Watchmen
           ,
           who
           should
           have
           taught
           the
           Fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           the
           neglect
           of
           their
           Duty
           being
           a
           special
           Occasion
           of
           the
           Peoples
           Sin
           ,
           is
           alledged
           as
           the
           First
           Cause
           of
           God's
           Judgments
           threatned
           .
        
         
           The
           Second
           Cause
           was
           in
           the
           Common
           People
           ,
           set
           down
           in
           the
           first
           Verse
           of
           this
           Chapter
           :
           Even
           their
           careless
           neglect
           ,
           in
           not
           regarding
           nor
           considering
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           when
           many
           of
           them
           were
           taken
           away
           to
           warn
           them
           of
           some
           strange
           Judgement
           to
           come
           ;
           yet
           they
           laid
           it
           not
           to
           Heart
           nor
           considered
           ,
           but
           continued
           and
           proceeded
           in
           their
           Sins
           ,
           drinking
           ,
           and
           filling
           themselves
           with
           Wine
           and
           strong
           Drink
           ,
           and
           Merriment
           ,
           promising
           themselves
           happy
           Days
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           Wicked
           to
           be
           most
           
           secure
           when
           Judgment
           is
           nearest
           unto
           them
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           Example
           in
           
             Belshazzar
             ,
             Dan.
          
           5.
           he
           was
           among
           his
           Concubines
           and
           his
           Cups
           ,
           when
           the
           Hand
           wrote
           his
           Doom
           over
           against
           the
           Candlestick
           ,
           
             Mene
             mene
             tekel
             upharsin
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Righteous
           perisheth
           .
        
         
           These
           are
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           Holy
           and
           Evangelical
           Prophet
           ,
           lamenting
           the
           Spiritual
           Security
           of
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
          
           chiding
           and
           reproving
           them
           for
           their
           great
           Stupidity
           and
           Spiritual
           Lethargy
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           we
           have
           ,
           First
           ,
           The
           Persons
           that
           dyed
           ,
           who
           are
           described
           by
           two
           excellent
           Properties
           :
           1.
           
           Righteous
           before
           God
           ;
           2.
           
           Merciful
           towards
           Men.
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Manner
           of
           their
           Death
           ,
           set
           forth
           by
           two
           Terms
           ;
           
             perisheth
             ,
             are
             taken
             away
             .
          
           The
           Sin
           of
           careless
           People
           ,
           by
           two
           Phrases
           ;
           
             not
             laying
             to
             heart
             ,
             nor
             considering
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Righteous
             .
          
           Fourthly
           ,
           the
           final
           Cause
           or
           special
           End
           for
           which
           they
           dye
           and
           are
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           prevent
           future
           Evils
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           Persons
           ,
           here
           are
           two
           great
           Problems
           to
           be
           resolved
           ,
           hard
           Questions
           .
        
         
         
           
             Quest
             .
          
           I.
           How
           can
           any
           Man
           be
           Righteous
           ?
           The
           Scripture
           saith
           ,
           
             There
             is
             none
             Righteous
             ,
             no
             not
             one
             .
          
        
         
           II.
           How
           do
           the
           Righteous
           perish
           ?
           
             The
             Lord
             knoweth
             the
             way
             of
             the
             Righteous
             ,
             the
             way
             of
             the
             Ungodly
             shall
             perish
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           I.
           There
           is
           a
           Legal
           Righteousness
           ,
           so
           
             Adam
          
           was
           righteous
           in
           the
           state
           of
           Innocency
           ,
           being
           created
           after
           God's
           Image
           :
           This
           Righteousness
           is
           forfeited
           and
           lost
           ,
           so
           by
           nature
           all
           are
           corrupt
           and
           unrighteous
           :
           
             There
             is
             none
             Righteous
             .
          
        
         
           II.
           There
           is
           an
           Evangelical
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           twofold
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Righteousness
           of
           Imputation
           ,
           when
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           is
           imputed
           to
           the
           Believer
           ,
           and
           received
           of
           him
           by
           Faith
           :
           
             Christ
             is
             made
             of
             God
             to
             be
             unto
             us
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           1.
           
           
             Jehova
             tsidkenu
             ,
          
           Jer.
           23.6
           .
           
             He
             was
             made
             Sin
             for
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             be
             made
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             in
             him
             ,
          
           2
           Cor.
           5.
           
             ult
             .
          
           As
           Christ
           was
           made
           Sin
           for
           us
           ,
           not
           by
           the
           infusion
           of
           Sin
           into
           his
           Person
           ,
           but
           by
           imputation
           of
           our
           
           Sins
           unto
           him
           :
           So
           we
           are
           made
           righteous
           before
           God
           ,
           not
           by
           any
           Righteousness
           inherent
           in
           us
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           imputed
           unto
           us
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Believers
           are
           righteous
           by
           Sanctification
           ,
           when
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           the
           Mind
           is
           enlightned
           ,
           the
           Heart
           is
           mollified
           ,
           the
           Will
           is
           rectified
           ,
           the
           Affections
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           their
           Life
           is
           reformed
           ,
           the
           habits
           of
           Grace
           planted
           in
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           partakers
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ;
           so
           that
           as
           before
           they
           liked
           ,
           loved
           ,
           and
           lived
           in
           Sin
           ,
           now
           they
           abhor
           and
           avoid
           Sin
           and
           all
           the
           occasions
           of
           it
           :
           
             He
             that
             doth
             righteousness
             is
             righteous
             ,
          
           1
           
             Joh.
          
           3.7
           .
           This
           doth
           not
           make
           us
           perfectly
           Righteous
           ,
           but
           imperfectly
           ;
           not
           before
           God
           ,
           but
           before
           Men.
           
             Jam.
          
           2.24
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           They
           that
           are
           Righteous
           thus
           by
           Justification
           and
           Sanctification
           ,
           are
           also
           merciful
           ,
           passively
           and
           actively
           :
           Passively
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           first
           in
           nature
           and
           order
           ,
           such
           as
           Gad
           received
           into
           Mercy
           and
           Favour
           ;
           hence
           they
           are
           called
           Vessels
           of
           Mercy
           prepared
           unto
           Glory
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           9.23
           .
           they
           are
           truly
           Righteous
           before
           God
           ,
           whom
           he
           hath
           received
           into
           Mercy
           in
           forgiving
           their
           Sins
           .
           
             Rom.
          
           4.6
           ,
           7.
           
           Actively
           ,
           for
           such
           as
           shew
           mercy
           unto
           others
           ;
           these
           two
           are
           always
           found
           together
           in
           the
           same
           Persons
           ,
           
           as
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             Matth.
          
           5.7
           .
           
             Blessed
             are
             the
             merciful
             ,
             for
             they
             shall
             receive
             mercy
             .
          
           They
           have
           obtained
           pardoning
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           shall
           obtain
           crowning
           mercy
           :
           He
           which
           receiveth
           mercy
           of
           the
           Lord
           will
           shew
           mercy
           unto
           Men.
           
        
         
           Quest
           .
           II.
           
             How
             doth
             the
             Righteous
             perish
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           Not
           in
           Soul
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           immortal
           ,
           and
           cannot
           perish
           by
           any
           means
           ,
           but
           doth
           live
           out
           of
           the
           Body
           as
           well
           ,
           or
           more
           truly
           than
           in
           the
           Body
           :
           This
           
             Solomon
          
           taught
           ,
           
             Ecclesiast
             .
          
           12.7
           .
           
             The
             spirit
             returns
             to
             God
             that
             gave
             it
          
           ;
           this
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           desireth
           ,
           
             To
             be
             dissolved
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             with
             Christ
             :
          
           Phil.
           1.23
           .
           and
           
             Lazarus
          
           enjoyed
           at
           his
           Death
           ,
           being
           carried
           by
           the
           Angels
           into
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           :
           
             Luke
          
           16.
           and
           this
           
             John
          
           saw
           in
           a
           Vision
           ,
           
             Revelat.
          
           6.9
           .
           performed
           to
           the
           Saints
           ,
           he
           saw
           the
           Souls
           under
           the
           Altar
           .
           Neither
           doth
           he
           perish
           in
           Body
           ,
           for
           the
           Body
           of
           a
           Righteous
           Man
           hath
           still
           a
           Being
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           remains
           a
           Member
           of
           Christ's
           Mystical
           Body
           :
           This
           Union
           betwixt
           Christ
           and
           the
           Faithful
           is
           not
           of
           Souls
           only
           ,
           but
           also
           of
           Bodies
           ;
           the
           Bodies
           of
           Saints
           do
           not
           finally
           and
           totally
           perish
           ,
           their
           Dust
           in
           the
           Grave
           is
           precious
           in
           God's
           sight
           ,
           they
           only
           sleep
           in
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           power
           of
           Jesus
           shall
           
           be
           raised
           again
           glorious
           Bodies
           .
           
             Phil.
          
           3.
           
             ult
             .
          
        
         
           Nothing
           perisheth
           of
           a
           Righteous
           Man
           in
           Death
           finally
           and
           totally
           ,
           but
           Sin.
           They
           perish
           in
           appearance
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Opinion
           of
           the
           World
           and
           the
           Judgment
           of
           Flesh
           and
           Blood.
           The
           proper
           meaning
           of
           this
           Expression
           is
           ,
           They
           dye
           ,
           depart
           hence
           ,
           and
           are
           no
           more
           seen
           ,
           their
           place
           knoweth
           them
           no
           more
           ;
           or
           ,
           as
           the
           other
           Word
           is
           added
           exegetically
           ,
           they
           are
           taken
           away
           or
           gathered
           to
           God
           and
           his
           Christ
           ,
           to
           Angels
           and
           Saints
           .
        
         
           
             Observation
             .
          
           The
           Righteous
           and
           Godly
           Man
           must
           dye
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ,
           but
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Righteous
           is
           not
           hurtful
           but
           beneficial
           ,
           no
           loss
           ,
           but
           great
           gain
           and
           advantage
           .
        
         
           Of
           this
           Lesson
           we
           see
           two
           Branches
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Righteous
           Man
           who
           is
           Evangelically
           Righteous
           ,
           as
           being
           justified
           by
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           sanctified
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           must
           dye
           ,
           and
           go
           down
           into
           the
           Chambers
           of
           Death
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           House
           of
           Rottenness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           others
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Righteous
           is
           not
           hurtful
           ,
           but
           beneficial
           ;
           no
           loss
           ,
           but
           gain
           .
        
         
           Of
           the
           First
           ;
           
             Death
             is
             the
             way
             of
             all
             the
             world
          
           Josh
           .
           23.14
           .
           
             The
             way
             of
             all
             the
             earth
             ,
          
           saith
           
           
             David
             ,
          
           1
           King.
           2.2
           .
           It
           is
           the
           end
           of
           all
           Men
           ,
           as
           
             Solomon
             ,
          
           Eccles
           .
           7.2
           .
           and
           the
           Righteous
           must
           walk
           and
           pass
           this
           way
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           this
           end
           before
           they
           come
           to
           their
           everlasting
           Home
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           others
           :
           
             The
             wise
             man
             dyeth
             as
             well
             as
             the
             fool
             ,
          
           Eccles
           .
           2.16
           .
           yea
           in
           this
           respect
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           and
           the
           condition
           of
           Beasts
           are
           alike
           ,
           
             As
             the
             one
             dyeth
             ,
             so
             dieth
             the
             other
             .
          
           Eccles
           .
           3.19
           .
           No
           marvel
           if
           the
           condition
           of
           all
           Men
           be
           alike
           ,
           High
           and
           Low
           ,
           Rich
           and
           Poor
           ,
           Wise
           and
           Unwise
           ,
           Learned
           and
           Ignorant
           ,
           Righteous
           Unrighteous
           ,
           Godly
           and
           Prophane
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           
             Mors
             impudens
             ,
          
           it
           fears
           no
           colours
           ,
           spares
           neither
           great
           nor
           good
           :
           
             Abel
          
           dyed
           ,
           whose
           Person
           and
           Sacrifice
           God
           accepted
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           
             Cain
          
           whose
           Person
           and
           Sacrifice
           God
           rejected
           .
           
             Abraham
          
           the
           Father
           of
           all
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           and
           the
           Friend
           of
           God
           ,
           
             Isaac
             ,
             Jacob
             ,
             Joseph
             ,
          
           all
           the
           Patriarchs
           ,
           Prophets
           ,
           Apostles
           ,
           Evangelists
           ,
           and
           Holy
           Men
           of
           God
           paid
           this
           Tribute
           ,
           and
           all
           must
           pay
           :
           
             Heb.
          
           9.27
           .
           
             Statutum
             est
             ,
          
           there
           is
           the
           necessity
           ;
           
             Omnibus
             ,
          
           there
           is
           the
           Universality
           of
           dying
           ;
           there
           is
           a
           Statute
           Law
           for
           both
           ,
           Enacted
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           which
           no
           Mortal
           can
           Repeal
           .
           As
           sure
           as
           we
           are
           born
           to
           live
           ,
           so
           sure
           are
           we
           born
           to
           dye
           ;
           
             Nasci
             &
             denasci
             ordo
             rerum
             est
             .
          
           I
           
           need
           not
           travel
           far
           for
           many
           more
           Examples
           or
           Proofs
           of
           this
           ,
           only
           turn
           your
           Eyes
           to
           that
           doleful
           Object
           and
           sad
           Spectacle
           of
           Mortality
           under
           that
           black
           Vail
           ,
           then
           conclude
           of
           this
           necessity
           :
           For
           if
           Art
           ,
           and
           Learned
           Skill
           and
           Industry
           of
           Physick
           could
           have
           continued
           him
           ,
           if
           Strength
           of
           Body
           could
           have
           preserved
           him
           ,
           if
           Wisdom
           and
           rare
           Gifts
           of
           Mind
           ,
           if
           Temperance
           in
           Diet
           ,
           if
           Chastness
           of
           Life
           ,
           if
           a
           concurrence
           of
           all
           excellent
           Virtues
           ,
           if
           Piety
           and
           the
           Power
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           the
           Life
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           if
           the
           Wishes
           of
           Men
           ,
           yea
           of
           a
           whole
           Nation
           ,
           if
           the
           Prayers
           and
           Tears
           of
           the
           Godly
           ,
           if
           any
           thing
           could
           have
           prevailed
           for
           him
           to
           give
           him
           any
           Priviledge
           against
           Deaths
           Arrest
           ;
           blackness
           and
           darkness
           had
           not
           at
           this
           time
           covered
           that
           Earthly
           Tabernacle
           wherein
           lately
           lodged
           so
           Heavenly
           a
           Mind
           .
        
         
           
             Quest.
          
           Why
           should
           this
           be
           so
           ,
           hath
           not
           Christ
           died
           for
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           why
           then
           should
           they
           dye
           ?
           Death
           is
           the
           Wages
           of
           Sin
           ,
           hath
           not
           Christ
           suffered
           for
           all
           their
           Sins
           ,
           wherefore
           should
           they
           dye
           ?
        
         
         
           
             Answ
             .
          
           Christ
           by
           his
           Death
           and
           Satisfaction
           hath
           freed
           them
           from
           the
           second
           Death
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           degrees
           of
           it
           ;
           as
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Spiritual
           Death
           in
           Sin.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Damnation
           of
           the
           Soul
           at
           her
           sepaparation
           from
           the
           Body
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           From
           the
           Condemnation
           of
           the
           whole
           ●…lan
           at
           the
           Resurrection
           ;
           
             Go
             ye
             cursed
             into
             everl●sting
             fire
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Death
           Christ
           by
           his
           Death
           hath
           abolished
           ,
           and
           freed
           the
           Righteous
           from
           ;
           but
           not
           from
           the
           first
           Death
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           separation
           of
           Soul
           and
           Body
           :
           He
           hath
           only
           changed
           the
           nature
           and
           use
           of
           the
           first
           Death
           ,
           he
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           sting
           and
           venom
           of
           it
           ,
           all
           the
           evil
           and
           hurt
           of
           it
           :
           Of
           a
           Punishment
           for
           Sin
           ,
           he
           hath
           made
           it
           a
           Passage
           into
           Heaven
           ;
           of
           a
           Curse
           ,
           he
           hath
           turned
           it
           into
           a
           Blessing
           ;
           it
           did
           at
           first
           deprive
           Men
           of
           good
           ,
           but
           now
           it
           putteth
           the
           Righteous
           into
           the
           possession
           of
           all
           good
           .
           The
           Righteous
           must
           dye
           .
        
         
           
             Ratio
          
           1.
           
           To
           accomplish
           the
           Decree
           ,
           and
           to
           prove
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           
             In
             the
             day
             thou
             eatest
             thereof
             ,
          
           morte
           morieris
           ,
           
             thou
             shalt
             surely
             dye
             .
          
           Gen.
           2.17
           .
           As
           they
           who
           are
           adjudged
           and
           condemned
           to
           dye
           are
           dead
           in
           Law
           ,
           albeit
           
           they
           be
           kept
           in
           Prison
           ,
           and
           not
           presently
           Executed
           ;
           so
           our
           first
           Parents
           ,
           though
           they
           did
           not
           immediately
           dye
           ,
           were
           subject
           to
           Death
           by
           the
           desert
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           them
           all
           their
           Posterity
           .
           
             By
             one
             man
             sin
             entred
             into
             the
             world
             and
             death
             by
             sin
             ;
             and
             so
             death
             passed
             upon
             all
             men
             ,
             for
             that
             all
             have
             sinned
             .
          
           Rom.
           5.12
           .
        
         
           Now
           that
           the
           Decree
           of
           God
           might
           be
           accomplished
           ,
           and
           his
           Truth
           kept
           inviolate
           and
           stand
           with
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           Man
           ,
           yea
           the
           Righteous
           Man
           must
           dye
           the
           first
           Death
           .
        
         
           If
           Man
           should
           dye
           no
           manner
           of
           Death
           ,
           how
           could
           the
           Truth
           of
           God
           appear
           ?
           and
           if
           that
           Death
           due
           to
           Sin
           had
           been
           inflicted
           on
           Man
           ,
           how
           should
           the
           Mercy
           of
           God
           have
           been
           manifested
           ?
        
         
           This
           Controversie
           God
           in
           his
           wonderful
           Wisdom
           hath
           reconciled
           thus
           ,
           
             Piat
             mors
             bona
             ,
             &
             habet
             utraque
             quod
             petit
          
           ;
           in
           changing
           the
           cursed
           nature
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           making
           that
           Temporal
           which
           was
           Eternal
           ,
           doth
           his
           Mercy
           appear
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           dissolution
           of
           Man's
           Body
           into
           Dust
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           doth
           his
           Truth
           appear
           .
        
         
           
             Ra.
          
           2.
           
           Because
           all
           are
           Dust
           ;
           Our
           Bodies
           are
           Earthly
           Tabernacles
           ,
           
             Houses
             of
             clay
             ,
             the
             foundation
             
             of
             them
             in
             the
             dust
             :
          
           Job
           4.19
           .
           
             All
             flesh
             is
             grass
             ,
             and
             the
             glory
             of
             man
             as
             the
             flower
             of
             the
             field
             :
          
           Isa
           .
           40.
           
           Great
           as
           well
           as
           mean
           ones
           ,
           their
           Glory
           fades
           ,
           they
           wither
           as
           the
           Grass
           ,
           and
           meet
           all
           in
           the
           Dust
           :
           
             Our
             life
             is
             a
             vapour
             .
          
           Ja.
           4.14
           .
        
         
           The
           Sea
           never
           resteth
           ;
           but
           is
           always
           ebbing
           or
           flowing
           ,
           so
           is
           it
           with
           the
           Life
           of
           Man
           ,
           it
           never
           standeth
           at
           one
           stay
           ,
           every
           Day
           cutteth
           off
           one
           part
           of
           our
           Life
           ,
           no
           power
           can
           make
           my
           Life
           so
           long
           to
           day
           as
           it
           was
           yesterday
           ,
           we
           are
           nearer
           our
           end
           in
           the
           Evening
           than
           in
           the
           Morning
           .
           
             Job
          
           4.20
           .
           
             We
             are
             destroyed
             from
             morning
             to
             evening
             .
          
           Even
           as
           Rivers
           run
           into
           the
           Sea
           ,
           so
           our
           Life
           runs
           into
           Death
           .
           This
           is
           the
           Reason
           which
           the
           Lord
           useth
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           3.19
           .
           
             Dust
             thou
             art
             ,
             and
             into
             dust
             shalt
             thou
             return
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ra.
          
           3.
           
           Because
           here
           is
           no
           continuing
           City
           for
           any
           ;
           We
           are
           Strangers
           and
           Pilgrims
           ,
           and
           are
           placed
           in
           the
           World
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           as
           Men
           upon
           a
           Stage
           to
           act
           our
           parts
           ,
           and
           then
           must
           be
           gone
           ,
           to
           give
           room
           for
           others
           .
           
             One
             generation
             passeth
             away
             ,
             and
             another
             generation
             cometh
             .
          
           Eccles
           .
           1.4
           .
        
         
           
             Ra.
          
           4.
           
           The
           Righteous
           are
           taken
           away
           because
           
           
             the
             World
             is
             not
             worthy
             of
             them
             ,
          
           Heb.
           11
           ▪
           38.
           
           They
           are
           the
           means
           of
           Blessings
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           1.
           
           By
           their
           presence
           :
           2.
           
           By
           their
           Prayers
           ;
           they
           stand
           in
           the
           gap
           ,
           they
           stave
           off
           Judgments
           from
           the
           World
           ;
           the
           Angel
           could
           do
           nothing
           to
           filthy
           
             Sodom
             ,
          
           until
           
             Lot
          
           was
           gone
           out
           of
           it
           into
           
             Zoar
             :
          
           Gen.
           19.22
           .
           3.
           
           By
           their
           Examples
           :
           and
           4.
           
           By
           their
           Counsel
           :
           But
           the
           wicked
           World
           will
           neither
           follow
           their
           Example
           ,
           nor
           take
           their
           Counsel
           :
           Therefore
           the
           Lord
           doth
           take
           away
           the
           Righteous
           in
           Mercy
           to
           
             Them
             ,
          
           but
           in
           Judgment
           to
           the
           
             World.
             
          
        
         
           
             Branch
          
           2.
           
           The
           Death
           of
           the
           Righteous
           is
           not
           hurtful
           but
           beneficial
           ,
           no
           loss
           ,
           but
           great
           gain
           and
           advantage
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           appear
           ,
           1.
           
           By
           the
           Phrases
           which
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           useth
           to
           describe
           the
           Death
           of
           the
           Righteous
           :
           
             It
             is
             a
             sleeping
             in
             Jesus
             ,
          
           1
           Thessalon
           .
           4.
           
           
             A
             resting
             in
             hope
             ,
          
           Psalm
           16.
           
           
             A
             putting
             off
             an
             earthly
             tabernacle
             ,
          
           2
           Pet.
           1.14
           .
           A
           falling
           of
           a
           corn
           of
           Wheat
           into
           the
           ground
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           spring
           up
           more
           glorious
           ;
           a
           sowing
           in
           God's
           Acre
           .
           
             Joh.
          
           12.24
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           a
           gathering
           of
           them
           to
           their
           Fathers
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           Of
           their
           Bodies
           from
           a
           place
           of
           care
           and
           
           labour
           ,
           o●
           trouble
           and
           pain
           ,
           to
           a
           place
           of
           easerest
           ,
           and
           security
           ;
           
             They
             shall
             enter
             into
             peace
             ,
             rest
             in
             their
             beds
             .
          
           Vers
           .
           2.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           from
           the
           Body
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           
           Abraham's
           Bosom
           ;
           from
           an
           Earthly
           Tabernacle
           and
           House
           of
           Clay
           ,
           to
           an
           House
           not
           made
           with
           Hands
           ,
           Eternal
           in
           the
           Heavens
           :
           from
           Men
           to
           Angels
           ;
           from
           Sinners
           to
           Saints
           perfectly
           righteous
           ;
           from
           Enemies
           to
           their
           best
           Friends
           ;
           from
           the
           Vale
           of
           the
           shadow
           of
           Death
           to
           the
           Land
           of
           the
           Living
           ;
           from
           the
           Church
           Militant
           to
           the
           Church
           Triumphant
           ;
           from
           Earth
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           whither
           they
           are
           gathered
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           teacheth
           at
           large
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           12.22
           ,
           23
           ,
           24.
           to
           Mount
           
             Sion
          
           the
           City
           of
           the
           Living
           God
           ,
           the
           Heavenly
           
             Jerusalem
          
           ;
           to
           an
           innumerable
           company
           of
           Angels
           ,
           to
           God
           the
           Judge
           of
           all
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirits
           of
           just
           Men
           made
           perfect
           ,
           to
           
             Jesus
          
           the
           Mediator
           of
           the
           New
           Covenant
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           This
           will
           yet
           evidently
           appear
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           two
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Evils
           from
           which
           the
           Righteous
           are
           freed
           by
           Death
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Good
           which
           comes
           unto
           them
           in
           Death
           ,
           the
           Blessed
           Estate
           they
           shall
           then
           enter
           into
           ,
           and
           so
           continue
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           first
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           freed
           ,
           1.
           
           From
           
           all
           Evils
           ,
           corporal
           and
           temporal
           ,
           Sicknesses
           Diseases
           ,
           Aches
           ,
           Pains
           ,
           Griefs
           ,
           Toyl
           ,
           Labour
           Crosses
           and
           Losses
           ,
           Troubles
           and
           Persecutions
           which
           God's
           Children
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           they
           live
           here
           are
           subject
           unto
           .
           The
           Disciple
           of
           Christ
           must
           take
           up
           his
           Cross
           ;
           
             Through
             much
             tribulation
             we
             must
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
           Act
           ▪
           14.22
           .
        
         
           We
           must
           look
           for
           Afflictions
           so
           long
           as
           Life
           lasteth
           ,
           but
           Death
           makes
           an
           end
           of
           them
           all
           :
           Life
           and
           Trouble
           are
           Twins
           which
           were
           born
           together
           :
           
             Job
          
           5.7
           .
           
             Man
             is
             born
             unto
             trouble
             ,
             as
             the
             sparks
             fly
             upward
          
           ;
           and
           must
           dye
           together
           ,
           as
           
             John
          
           heard
           it
           by
           a
           Voice
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           
             Revelat
             .
          
           14.
           
           
             Blessed
             are
             the
             dead
             which
             dye
             in
             the
             Lord
             for
             they
             rest
             from
             their
             labours
             :
          
           All
           labour
           in
           their
           Actions
           ,
           and
           dolour
           in
           their
           Passions
           are
           ended
           ;
           then
           
             shall
             God
             wipe
             away
             all
             tears
             from
             their
             eyes
             .
             Revelat.
          
           21.4
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           they
           are
           often
           taken
           away
           to
           prevent
           some
           extraordinary
           Evils
           to
           come
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Text
           :
           So
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           2
           
             King.
          
           22.
           was
           put
           in
           his
           Grave
           in
           peace
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           not
           see
           the
           evil
           that
           God
           did
           bring
           upon
           his
           Land
           :
           So
           
             Luther
          
           was
           taken
           away
           not
           long
           before
           that
           miserable
           Calamity
           which
           the
           Lord
           brought
           upon
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           for
           their
           contempt
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           
             Augustine
          
           died
           before
           the
           taking
           of
           
             Hippo
             ;
             Paraeus
          
           before
           
           ●he
           taking
           of
           
             Heydelberg
             :
          
           happy
           is
           he
           who
           dieth
           before
           his
           Country
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           before
           the
           ruine
           and
           desolation
           of
           his
           Country
           .
           
             Virgil.
             
          
        
         
           
             Faelix
             Nepotianus
             qui
             haec
             non
             videt
             ,
          
           saith
           
             Jerom
          
           of
           his
           Friend
           
             Nepotianus
             :
             Jerom
          
           lived
           in
           a
           calamitous
           time
           ,
           and
           he
           counted
           his
           Friend
           happy
           ,
           that
           he
           died
           before
           he
           saw
           those
           Calamities
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Righteous
           ,
           by
           death
           are
           freed
           from
           Spiritual
           Evils
           ;
           as
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           From
           the
           Assaults
           of
           the
           Devil
           ;
           our
           Life
           here
           is
           a
           continual
           Warfare
           ,
           the
           Church
           is
           Militant
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           fight
           as
           the
           Lord's
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           against
           Flesh
           and
           Blood
           ,
           for
           then
           one
           Man's
           Sword
           would
           be
           as
           long
           as
           anothers
           ,
           and
           one
           Man's
           Skin
           as
           thick
           as
           anothers
           ;
           but
           against
           Principalities
           ,
           Powers
           ,
           Rulers
           of
           the
           darkness
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           Spiritual
           Wickednesses
           ,
           Lambs
           against
           roaring
           Lions
           ,
           Men
           against
           Devils
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           a
           Natural
           or
           Temporal
           ,
           but
           for
           a
           Spiritual
           and
           Eternal
           Life
           ;
           not
           for
           an
           Earthly
           ,
           but
           for
           a
           Heavenly
           Crown
           and
           Kingdom
           :
           And
           in
           this
           War
           there
           is
           no
           time
           of
           Truce
           ,
           if
           the
           Devil
           be
           overcome
           one
           time
           ,
           he
           will
           suddenly
           ,
           and
           none
           knows
           how
           soon
           ,
           give
           a
           fresh
           Assault
           ,
           but
           Death
           ends
           the
           Battel
           ;
           not
           as
           among
           Earthly
           Warriours
           ,
           when
           the
           one
           dieth
           in
           the
           Fight
           the
           other
           getteth
           the
           
           upper
           hand
           ;
           but
           in
           this
           Fight
           the
           Devil
           hath
           not
           the
           Victory
           by
           the
           death
           of
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           but
           the
           Faithful
           at
           the
           end
           get
           a
           full
           and
           final
           Conquest
           ,
           and
           ascend
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           there
           to
           triumph
           ;
           the
           Devil
           cannot
           assault
           them
           there
           ,
           he
           may
           compass
           the
           Earth
           ,
           but
           he
           cannot
           enter
           within
           the
           Lists
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           he
           never
           came
           thither
           to
           assault
           any
           since
           he
           was
           cast
           out
           ;
           though
           he
           tempted
           
             Adam
          
           in
           the
           Earthly
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           got
           him
           to
           be
           thrust
           out
           ,
           yet
           can
           he
           not
           tempt
           any
           in
           the
           Heavenly
           Paradise
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           is
           no
           small
           evil
           to
           the
           Righteous
           to
           live
           and
           converse
           among
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           Land
           dishonour
           God
           ;
           as
           just
           
             Lot
          
           was
           vexed
           with
           the
           filthy
           conversation
           of
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           
             Dwelling
             among
             them
             ,
             in
             seeing
             and
             hearing
             ,
             he
             vexed
             his
             righteous
             soul
             from
             day
             to
             day
             at
             their
             unlawful
             deeds
             :
          
           2
           
             Pet.
          
           2.7
           ,
           8.
           
           He
           which
           is
           truly
           grieved
           for
           Sin
           in
           himself
           ,
           will
           be
           also
           grieved
           for
           Sin
           in
           others
           ;
           so
           
             David
             ,
          
           Psal
           .
           119.136
           .
           
             Rivers
             of
             waters
             run
             down
             mine
             eyes
             ,
             becaus●
             men
             keep
             not
             thy
             law
             :
          
           and
           
             Psal
             .
          
           120.5
           .
           
             Wo
             is
             m●
             that
             I
             am
             constrained
             to
             dwell
             in
             Mesech
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             tents
             of
             Kedar
          
           ;
           barbarous
           and
           profane
           People
           ▪
           that
           did
           neither
           know
           God
           ,
           nor
           fear
           ,
           nor
           love
           ▪
           nor
           serve
           him
           .
           Now
           this
           World
           is
           full
           of
           scandalous
           Sinners
           ,
           that
           if
           a
           Man
           would
           not
           
           keep
           any
           converse
           with
           such
           ,
           he
           
             must
             go
             out
             ●f
             the
             World
             ,
          
           as
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           saith
           ,
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           5.10
           .
           But
           Death
           frees
           the
           Righteous
           from
           this
           evil
           ,
           for
           it
           taketh
           them
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           behold
           either
           the
           Sins
           which
           Men
           commit
           against
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           evils
           which
           God
           doth
           bring
           upon
           them
           ;
           yea
           Death
           doth
           carry
           them
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           to
           the
           Society
           of
           the
           Holy
           Angels
           and
           the
           Spirits
           of
           Just
           Men
           made
           perfect
           ,
           which
           sin
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           do
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           in
           all
           perfection
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Another
           Evil
           from
           which
           the
           Righteous
           are
           freed
           in
           Death
           is
           the
           practice
           of
           Sin
           here
           ,
           as
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           
             There
             is
             not
             a
             just
             man
             upon
             earth
             ,
             that
             doth
             good
             and
             sinneth
             not
             :
          
           Eccles
           .
           7.20
           .
           
             In
             many
             things
             we
             sin
             all
             .
          
           Jam.
           3.2
           .
           As
           the
           Wicked
           sin
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           so
           the
           Righteous
           ,
           yea
           all
           the
           Righteous
           sin
           in
           many
           things
           ,
           and
           nothing
           is
           so
           grievous
           to
           the
           true
           Christian
           as
           Sin
           ,
           it
           is
           as
           the
           Thorn
           ,
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           12.
           or
           barbed
           head
           of
           an
           Arrow
           in
           the
           tender
           Flesh
           ,
           a
           Splinter
           under
           the
           Nail
           ,
           it
           woundeth
           in
           the
           piercing
           in
           ,
           and
           woundeth
           in
           the
           taking
           out
           ;
           he
           will
           cry
           with
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             O
             wretched
             man
             that
             I
             am
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             Rom.
          
           7.
           
           But
           Death
           destroyeth
           Sin
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           Mystery
           of
           Grace
           ,
           Sin
           brought
           in
           Death
           ,
           and
           Death
           drives
           out
           Sin
           :
           After
           Death
           the
           Righteous
           shall
           be
           perfectly
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           made
           
           like
           the
           Angels
           to
           do
           the
           Will
           of
           the
           Lord
           readily
           ,
           willingly
           ,
           chearfully
           ,
           delightfully
           ,
           and
           constantly
           .
           At
           first
           Death
           was
           inflicted
           as
           a
           punishment
           for
           Sin
           ,
           but
           now
           it
           is
           used
           as
           〈◊〉
           means
           to
           stop
           the
           course
           of
           Sin
           :
           
             Tunc
             dictum
             est
             homini
             ,
             morieris
             si
             peccaveris
             ,
             nunc
             dicitur
             ,
             morer●
             ne
             pecces
          
           ;
           Then
           it
           was
           said
           to
           Man
           ,
           If
           thou
           sin
           thou
           shalt
           dye
           ;
           now
           it
           is
           said
           to
           the
           Righteous
           Man
           ,
           Dye
           that
           thou
           mayst
           not
           sin
           .
           Sin
           is
           the
           Mother
           ,
           and
           Death
           is
           the
           Daughter
           ,
           and
           the
           Daughter
           shall
           become
           the
           destroyer
           of
           her
           own
           Mother
           :
           Unto
           the
           Christian
           Death
           is
           a
           perfect
           mortification
           of
           all
           his
           earthly
           members
           ,
           and
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           Sin.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Good
           which
           Death
           brings
           to
           the
           Righteous
           Man
           is
           manifold
           ;
           1.
           
           It
           brings
           him
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Father
           ,
           Son
           ,
           and
           Holy
           Ghost
           ;
           our
           Father
           ,
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           Comforter
           ,
           an
           immediate
           communion
           and
           fellowship
           with
           the
           Sacred
           Trinity
           .
           2.
           
           The
           Beatifical
           Vision
           of
           God
           ,
           
             To
             see
             his
             face
             ,
          
           Rev.
           22.4
           .
           
             To
             see
             him
             as
             he
             is
             ,
          
           1
           Joh.
           3.2
           .
           3.
           
           Union
           with
           God.
           4.
           
           Fruition
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           the
           manner
           ,
           immediately
           ,
           all
           means
           ceasing
           ;
           for
           the
           measure
           ,
           fully
           ,
           enjoy
           God
           in
           all
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           God
           ;
           for
           time
           ,
           eternally
           ,
           for
           ever
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           reign
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           ;
           
             Revelat.
          
           22.5
           .
           for
           th●
           place
           ,
           in
           the
           third
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           Heaven
           of
           
           Heavens
           ,
           the
           Paradise
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           the
           Throne
           of
           God
           and
           of
           the
           Lamb
           is
           ;
           for
           the
           company
           joyned
           with
           us
           ,
           the
           innumerable
           company
           of
           glorious
           Angels
           and
           blessed
           Saints
           :
           from
           this
           Fruition
           will
           arise
           endless
           and
           unspeakable
           Joy
           ,
           and
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ;
           
             That
             far
             more
             exceeding
             and
             eternal
             weight
             of
             Glory
             .
          
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           4.17
           .
        
         
           
             Usus
          
           1.
           
           In
           that
           Death
           cannot
           be
           avoided
           ,
           we
           should
           learn
           to
           prepare
           and
           wait
           for
           it
           ,
           to
           have
           our
           Loins
           girded
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Israelites
             ,
          
           and
           our
           Staves
           in
           our
           Hands
           ,
           ready
           to
           take
           our
           Journey
           from
           
             Egypt
          
           to
           
             Canaan
             :
          
           as
           Fowls
           desirous
           to
           fly
           ,
           stretch
           out
           their
           Wings
           ,
           so
           should
           we
           ,
           being
           desirous
           to
           be
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           stretch
           out
           our
           Affections
           towards
           Heaven
           .
           As
           
             Abraham
          
           was
           in
           the
           Door
           of
           his
           Tent
           when
           the
           Angel
           appeared
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           
             Elijah
          
           in
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Cave
           when
           the
           Lord
           appeared
           unto
           him
           ;
           so
           we
           should
           be
           ready
           to
           come
           out
           of
           the
           Cave
           and
           Tabernacle
           of
           our
           Body
           when
           the
           Lord
           appeareth
           unto
           us
           by
           his
           Messenger
           ,
           
             Death
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           our
           Lamps
           be
           trimmed
           ,
           our
           Lights
           burning
           ,
           and
           always
           watching
           ,
           as
           our
           Lord
           commandeth
           ,
           
             Matth.
          
           24.42
           .
           
             Watch
             therefore
             ,
             for
             ye
             know
             not
             what
             hour
             your
             Lord
             doth
             come
             :
          
           And
           
           holy
           
             Job
          
           practised
           ,
           
             Job
          
           14.
           
           
             All
             the
             days
             of
             my
             appointed
             time
             will
             I
             wait
             ,
             till
             my
             change
             come
             .
          
        
         
           Look
           to
           your
           Faith
           that
           it
           be
           unfeigned
           ,
           the
           Faith
           of
           God's
           Elect
           ;
           to
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           pure
           ,
           undefiled
           ,
           void
           of
           offence
           towards
           God
           and
           Man
           ;
           to
           Conversation
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           such
           as
           becometh
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           holy
           ,
           and
           in
           Heaven
           :
           a
           good
           Life
           will
           sit
           us
           for
           a
           comfortable
           Death
           ,
           and
           a
           comfortable
           Death
           will
           assure
           us
           of
           a
           joyful
           Resurrection
           .
        
         
           
             Usus
          
           2.
           
           Death
           to
           the
           Righteous
           is
           not
           hurtful
           ,
           therefore
           not
           to
           be
           feared
           ;
           but
           is
           beneficial
           ,
           therefore
           to
           be
           desired
           :
           Unto
           the
           gracious
           Christian
           ,
           whose
           Conscience
           is
           purged
           from
           dead
           Works
           ,
           Death
           shall
           neither
           be
           fearful
           nor
           bitter
           ;
           
             Acerbitas
             non
             mortis
             sed
             culpae
             ,
          
           The
           bitterness
           is
           not
           in
           Death
           ,
           but
           in
           Sin
           :
           as
           a
           Serpent
           wanting
           a
           Sting
           may
           hiss
           ,
           but
           cannot
           hurt
           ,
           a
           Man
           may
           take
           it
           in
           Hand
           and
           put
           it
           in
           his
           Bosom
           ;
           so
           the
           Righteous
           Man
           may
           welcome
           and
           embrace
           Death
           ,
           and
           be
           sure
           it
           will
           never
           hurt
           him
           :
           it
           is
           not
           the
           death
           of
           the
           Man
           ,
           but
           of
           Sin
           in
           the
           Man
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           the
           destruction
           but
           the
           absolution
           of
           the
           Christian
           ;
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           Body
           is
           the
           absolution
           of
           the
           Soul.
           So
           then
           not
           Death
           it self
           ,
           but
           the
           Opinion
           of
           Death
           is
           terrible
           ;
           for
           since
           it
           translates
           
           us
           from
           this
           present
           evil
           Wo●●d
           ,
           and
           Va●e
           of
           Misery
           and
           the
           shadow
           of
           Death
           ,
           into
           everlasting
           Life
           into
           the
           Land
           of
           the
           Living
           ,
           How
           can
           it
           be
           called
           Death
           ,
           said
           one
           of
           the
           Ancients
           ,
           being
           
             nomine
             magis
             quam
             re
             formidabilis
             ,
          
           formidable
           rather
           in
           name
           than
           indeed
           ?
        
         
           The
           separation
           of
           the
           Soul
           from
           God
           ,
           that
           is
           Death
           ;
           but
           the
           separation
           of
           the
           Soul
           from
           the
           Body
           is
           only
           the
           shadow
           of
           Death
           :
           Therefore
           such
           as
           are
           dead
           ,
           not
           in
           Soul
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           are
           not
           said
           to
           be
           properly
           dead
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           covered
           with
           the
           shadow
           of
           Death
           .
           The
           Righteous
           Man
           who
           is
           Evangelically
           Righteous
           hath
           no
           cause
           to
           fear
           Death
           ,
           but
           with
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           desire
           to
           be
           dissolved
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           with
           Christ
           :
           Let
           
             him
          
           only
           fear
           Death
           who
           is
           unwilling
           to
           go
           to
           Christ
           .
           It
           is
           true
           which
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           that
           
             The
             day
             of
             a
             mans
             death
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           Righteous
           Man's
           death
           )
           
             is
             better
             than
             the
             day
             of
             his
             birth
             :
             Eccles
             .
          
           7.3
           .
           The
           day
           of
           a
           Godly
           Man's
           Birth
           is
           the
           beginning
           of
           his
           Misery
           ,
           but
           the
           day
           of
           his
           Death
           is
           the
           end
           of
           his
           Misery
           ,
           and
           an
           entrance
           into
           endless
           Glory
           and
           Bliss
           .
        
         
           
             Usus
          
           3.
           
           Consolation
           as
           to
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           Righteous
           Friends
           .
           It
           cannot
           be
           denied
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           ought
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           to
           consider
           and
           lay
           to
           Heart
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           
           Righteous
           Friends
           that
           are
           near
           and
           dear
           unto
           us
           ,
           of
           whom
           we
           have
           good
           grounds
           to
           be
           perswaded
           that
           they
           sleep
           in
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           dye
           in
           the
           Lord
           ;
           for
           it
           may
           be
           they
           were
           taken
           from
           us
           because
           we
           were
           not
           worthy
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Mercies
           we
           received
           from
           God
           in
           and
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           thankful
           unto
           God
           for
           them
           ;
           or
           that
           we
           gloried
           ,
           were
           proud
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           trusted
           too
           much
           in
           them
           ,
           made
           Flesh
           our
           Arm.
           We
           must
           consider
           whether
           God
           hath
           deprived
           us
           of
           them
           as
           a
           punishment
           of
           our
           Sins
           and
           Unthankfulness
           ,
           as
           the
           Widow
           of
           
             Sarepta
          
           said
           unto
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             O
             man
             of
             God!
             art
             thou
             come
             to
             call
             my
             sins
             to
             remembrance
             ?
          
           1
           
             King.
          
           17.18
           .
           In
           this
           respect
           we
           have
           cause
           to
           mourn
           ,
           and
           lay
           to
           Heart
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           Righteous
           Friends
           .
        
         
           We
           of
           this
           Place
           have
           cause
           indeed
           to
           mourn
           ,
           droop
           ,
           hang
           down
           our
           Heads
           like
           Bulrushes
           ,
           to
           weep
           ,
           yea
           to
           weep
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           Rivers
           of
           Tears
           ,
           till
           we
           can
           weep
           no
           more
           ,
           with
           
             David
             ,
          
           because
           our
           Honourable
           dearest
           Lord
           and
           best
           Friend
           to
           all
           of
           us
           is
           not
           :
           But
           that
           this
           may
           be
           guided
           with
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           be
           not
           swallowed
           up
           of
           Sorrow
           ,
           let
           us
           rightly
           understand
           where
           he
           is
           not
           :
           He
           is
           not
           in
           a
           Prison
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           Palace
           of
           freedom
           and
           enlargement
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           in
           the
           Sea
           tossed
           
           with
           Waves
           ,
           exposed
           to
           Storms
           ,
           but
           arrived
           safely
           in
           the
           Haven
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           in
           Bondage
           of
           Corruption
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           glorious
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           in
           the
           Way
           and
           upon
           his
           Journey
           ,
           travelling
           and
           toyling
           ,
           but
           in
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           at
           home
           in
           his
           own
           Mansion
           ,
           in
           his
           Father's
           House
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           in
           the
           hope
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           actual
           possession
           of
           it
           :
           And
           look
           how
           far
           Heaven
           doth
           excel
           the
           Earth
           ;
           eternal
           Good
           things
           ,
           momentary
           and
           perishing
           Vanities
           ;
           the
           true
           Joys
           of
           the
           Saints
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           false
           Delights
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           Men
           :
           So
           much
           is
           his
           Condition
           better
           than
           ours
           is
           ,
           or
           his
           was
           ,
           when
           with
           us
           .
           Oh
           then
           !
           
             Pereat
             contristatio
             ubi
             est
             tanta
             consolatio
          
           ;
           Forget
           we
           our
           Sadness
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           such
           Joys
           ,
           and
           let
           these
           Consolations
           allay
           the
           bitterness
           of
           our
           Grief
           ,
           and
           dry
           up
           in
           part
           the
           Fountain
           of
           our
           Tears
           .
        
         
           Farther
           consider
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           His
           Gain
           :
           Ballance
           that
           (
           whereof
           you
           you
           have
           heard
           before
           )
           with
           our
           Loss
           ;
           and
           then
           our
           Loss
           (
           though
           exceeding
           great
           )
           will
           hold
           no
           weight
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Let
           that
           Argument
           which
           prevailed
           with
           the
           
             Ephesians
          
           in
           the
           like
           Case
           sway
           with
           us
           ,
           
           
             The
             will
             of
             the
             Lord
             be
             done
             ,
          
           Acts
           21.13
           .
           Let
           us
           not
           make
           such
           Idols
           of
           our selves
           ,
           or
           our
           Friends
           ,
           as
           for
           their
           Death
           ,
           so
           comfortable
           and
           advantageous
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           discontented
           with
           God's
           appointment
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           If
           the
           Heathen
           could
           say
           ,
           
             Non
             amittimus
             ,
             sed
             praemittimus
             ,
          
           why
           should
           not
           Christians
           much
           more
           be
           so
           perswaded
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           We
           do
           not
           lose
           our
           Godly
           Friends
           ,
           but
           send
           them
           before
           us
           ?
        
         
           
             Usus
          
           4.
           
           Yet
           take
           this
           Caution
           ,
           Beware
           of
           the
           Sin
           of
           this
           People
           reproved
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           in
           not
           laying
           to
           Heart
           the
           Death
           of
           this
           our
           Honourable
           ,
           Dear
           ,
           Religious
           ,
           and
           Right
           Christian
           Lord
           ;
           but
           make
           we
           some
           Use
           of
           this
           sad
           dispensation
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Consider
           it
           as
           a
           plain
           Prognostication
           and
           Warning
           of
           some
           Evil
           to
           come
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             The
             Righteous
             is
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             evil
             to
             come
             :
          
           a
           Trumpet
           sounded
           ,
           or
           a
           Beacon
           set
           on
           fire
           to
           alarm
           and
           awaken
           us
           out
           of
           the
           sleep
           of
           Sin
           ,
           to
           fright
           and
           fire
           Sinners
           out
           of
           their
           carnal
           security
           .
        
         
           We
           may
           be
           assured
           he
           is
           freed
           from
           all
           Evils
           and
           Miseries
           present
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           he
           prevented
           some
           extraordinary
           Judgments
           which
           remain
           for
           it
           .
           Sin
           is
           rise
           and
           ripe
           ,
           hath
           all
           
           the
           Symptoms
           of
           Ripeness
           :
           1.
           
           It
           is
           great
           ,
           knows
           not
           how
           to
           be
           more
           sinful
           ,
           strikes
           immediately
           at
           the
           Glorious
           Face
           of
           God.
           2.
           
           Common
           ,
           from
           the
           highest
           to
           the
           lowest
           .
           3.
           
           It
           is
           impudent
           ;
           Sinners
           of
           this
           Generation
           cannot
           blush
           ,
           they
           declare
           their
           Sin
           as
           
             Sodom
             ,
          
           they
           hide
           it
           not
           .
           4.
           
           Incorrigible
           ;
           we
           have
           been
           stricken
           ,
           but
           we
           have
           not
           grieved
           ;
           we
           have
           been
           consumed
           ,
           but
           refused
           to
           receive
           Correction
           ,
           we
           have
           made
           our
           Faces
           harder
           than
           a
           Rock
           ,
           we
           have
           refused
           to
           return
           .
           
             Jer.
          
           5.3
           .
        
         
           We
           may
           therefore
           justly
           fear
           some
           strange
           future
           Evils
           ,
           when
           the
           Harvest
           is
           ripe
           the
           sharp
           Sickle
           will
           be
           thrust
           in
           ,
           and
           the
           Earth
           will
           be
           reaped
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           Grapes
           are
           fully
           ripe
           ,
           the
           Vine
           of
           the
           Earth
           shall
           be
           gathered
           and
           cast
           into
           the
           great
           Wine-press
           of
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God.
           
             Rev.
          
           14.14
           .
        
         
           Now
           God
           grant
           ,
           that
           as
           he
           hath
           prevented
           such
           Evils
           by
           his
           blessed
           Death
           ,
           so
           we
           may
           prevent
           them
           by
           our
           unfeigned
           and
           seasonable
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           by
           receiving
           that
           Exhortation
           ,
           
             Zeph.
          
           2.1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.
           
           
             The
             decree
             i●
             big
             and
             travelleth
             ,
             and
             will
             undoubtedly
             brin●
             forth
             ,
             therefore
             gather
             your selves
             ,
             O
             Nation
             ,
             see
             ▪
             ye
             the
             Lord
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             ye
             shall
             be
             hid
             in
             the
             day
             〈◊〉
             the
             Lord's
             anger
             .
          
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Remember
           we
           his
           eminent
           Virtues
           and
           holy
           Graces
           for
           our
           imitation
           ,
           he
           hath
           no
           need
           of
           our
           Prayers
           or
           our
           Praises
           ,
           his
           Praise
           is
           not
           of
           Men
           but
           of
           God
           :
           Though
           his
           God
           had
           honoured
           him
           highly
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           all
           wise
           ,
           learned
           ,
           good
           ,
           godly
           ,
           and
           great
           Men
           ,
           as
           unto
           his
           Servant
           
             David
             ,
             Made
             him
             a
             great
             name
             among
             the
             great
             men
             that
             are
             in
             the
             earth
             :
          
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           7.
           so
           that
           he
           will
           be
           eminently
           Famous
           to
           all
           Posterity
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           his
           Honourable
           Brethren
           ,
           a
           Learned
           Judge
           of
           the
           Land
           faith
           :
           And
           let
           me
           add
           ,
           His
           Remembrance
           will
           be
           as
           
             The
             Remembrance
             of
             Josiah
             ,
             like
             the
             composition
             of
             the
             perfume
             made
             by
             the
             art
             of
             the
             Apothecary
             ,
             sweet
             as
             honey
             in
             all
             mouthes
             ,
          
           and
           Melodious
           in
           all
           Ears
           ,
           as
           
             musick
             at
             a
             banquet
             of
             wine
             .
          
           Ecclus.
           49.1
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           for
           our
           Comfort
           and
           Instruction
           ,
           but
           adds
           nothing
           to
           his
           Happiness
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           the
           highest
           perfection
           ,
           now
           in
           the
           clear
           sight
           and
           full
           fruition
           of
           the
           chiefest
           good
           .
        
         
           If
           he
           desires
           any
           thing
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           Imitation
           ;
           that
           I
           am
           inclined
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           the
           Saints
           in
           Glory
           desire
           the
           Salvation
           of
           their
           Brethren
           on
           Earth
           ;
           and
           consequently
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           be
           followers
           of
           them
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Salvation
           .
           
             Rev.
          
           6.10
           .
        
         
         
           Then
           remember
           we
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           His
           Humility
           ,
           Meekness
           ,
           and
           Gentleness
           ,
           and
           Self-denial
           ;
           in
           this
           Grace
           ,
           which
           indeed
           is
           the
           grace
           of
           every
           Grace
           ,
           he
           was
           another
           
             Moses
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           Patience
           under
           all
           his
           Crosses
           and
           Tryals
           ,
           whereof
           he
           had
           no
           small
           portion
           ,
           and
           his
           long
           continued
           Affliction
           in
           this
           Excellent
           Virtue
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           another
           Mirror
           ,
           after
           holy
           
             Job
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           His
           Temperance
           and
           Sobriety
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           a
           sottish
           and
           swinish
           Generation
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           His
           Righteousness
           and
           Justice
           ,
           he
           was
           another
           
             Aristides
          
           ;
           to
           hinder
           him
           from
           administring
           of
           Justice
           impartially
           ,
           to
           high
           ,
           low
           ,
           Rich
           ,
           Poor
           ,
           without
           Fear
           or
           Favour
           ,
           was
           to
           stop
           the
           Sun
           in
           the
           Firmament
           ,
           and
           to
           divert
           its
           Course
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           His
           Piety
           and
           holy
           Devotion
           ,
           in
           publick
           ,
           in
           private
           ,
           in
           secret
           ,
           he
           kept
           close
           and
           constant
           communion
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           6.
           
           His
           Charity
           and
           Mercifulness
           to
           the
           Poor
           ,
           his
           bowels
           of
           Compassion
           were
           largely
           drawn
           out
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           His
           indefatigable
           Industry
           in
           all
           the
           
           Duties
           of
           his
           Calling
           ,
           general
           and
           particular
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           Engraven
           upon
           his
           Tomb
           ,
           
             
               
                 Hic
                 mortuus
                 requiescit
                 semel
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 vivus
                 ,
                 requievit
                 nunquam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 ,
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 he
                 resteth
                 once
                 ;
              
               
                 Who
                 being
                 alive
                 ,
                 rested
                 never
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           These
           rare
           Virtues
           and
           precious
           Graces
           were
           deeply
           planted
           and
           habituated
           in
           his
           Gracious
           Soul
           ,
           even
           from
           his
           Youth
           ,
           for
           his
           God
           looked
           early
           upon
           him
           ,
           which
           was
           his
           own
           Expression
           to
           my self
           with
           great
           Humility
           ,
           and
           thankful
           Resignation
           of
           himself
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           he
           was
           ,
           and
           had
           ,
           to
           his
           good
           God
           ,
           from
           whom
           he
           acknowledged
           he
           received
           all
           .
           These
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           were
           acted
           ,
           and
           shined
           in
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           his
           Life
           :
           Let
           us
           remember
           them
           carefully
           ,
           and
           conscionably
           follow
           him
           in
           these
           Holy
           Steps
           ;
           so
           shall
           we
           come
           to
           the
           Place
           and
           Estate
           wherein
           he
           is
           ,
           and
           meet
           again
           at
           the
           Right
           Hand
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           at
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           the
           Just
           ,
           to
           our
           mutual
           Joy
           ,
           and
           rejoycing
           both
           his
           and
           ours
           ,
           and
           hear
           and
           have
           that
           joyful
           and
           blessed
           Doom
           ,
           
             Come
             
             ye
             blessed
             of
             my
             Father
             ,
             inherit
             the
             kingdom
             .
          
           —
           Which
           God
           of
           his
           infinite
           Mercy
           and
           rich
           Grace
           grant
           ,
           for
           Jesus
           Christ
           his
           dear
           Son's
           sake
           ,
           to
           whom
           be
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Majesty
           ,
           Dominion
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Blessing
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           .
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .