The waters of Marah sweetned A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Clare Wittewronge, eldest daughter to Joseph Alston Esq; and late wife to John Wittewronge Esq;: who was interred at Stantonbury in the county of Bucks. Octob. 22. 1669. By Mr. John Mason, minister.
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             The waters of Marah sweetned A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Clare Wittewronge, eldest daughter to Joseph Alston Esq; and late wife to John Wittewronge Esq;: who was interred at Stantonbury in the county of Bucks. Octob. 22. 1669. By Mr. John Mason, minister.
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           The
           Waters
           of
           Marah
           Sweetned
           .
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           FVNERAL
           OF
           Mrs.
           
             CLARE
             WITTEWRONGE
          
           ,
           Eldest
           Daughter
           to
           
             Joseph
             Alston
          
           
             Esq
          
           AND
           Late
           Wife
           to
           
             John
             Wittewronge
          
           
             Esq
          
           :
           Who
           was
           Interred
           at
           Stantonbury
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Bucks
             .
             Octob.
          
           22.
           1669.
           
        
         
           By
           Mr.
           
             John
             Mason
          
           ,
           Minister
           .
        
         
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             56
             ,
             57.
             
          
           
             The
             sting
             of
             death
             is
             sin
             ,
             &c.
             
             But
             thanks
             be
             to
             God
             which
             giveth
             us
             the
             victory
             ,
             through
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           
             Col.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             When
             Christ
             who
             is
             our
             life
             shall
             appear
             ,
             then
             shall
             ye
             also
             appear
             with
             him
             in
             glory
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             by
          
           John
           Macock
           .
           1671.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             Hebr.
             IX
             .
             27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             And
             ▪
             as
             it
             is
             appointed
             unto
             men
             once
             to
             die
             ,
             but
             after
             this
             the
             Judgment
             ;
             So
             Christ
             was
             once
             offered
             to
             bear
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             unto
             them
             that
             look
             for
             him
             shall
             he
             appear
             the
             second
             time
             ,
             without
             sin
             ,
             unto
             salvation
             .
          
        
         
           
             MAN
             is
             born
             to
             die
             ,
             and
             he
             dies
             in
             order
             to
             his
             last
             Judgment
             .
             This
             is
             an
             hard
             Sentence
             ;
             but
             the
             latter
             part
             of
             the
             Text
             mollifies
             it
          
           ;
           So
           Christ
           was
           once
           offered
           to
           bear
           the
           sins
           of
           many
           ,
           and
           unto
           them
           that
           look
           for
           him
           shall
           he
           appear
           the
           second
           time
           ,
           without
           sin
           ,
           unto
           salvation
           .
        
         
           The
           Proposition
           is
           terrible
           ,
           but
           the
           Reddition
           is
           comfortable
           .
        
         
           The
           Scope
           of
           the
           Apostle
           in
           this
           Chapter
           is
           to
           prove
           that
           the
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           exceeds
           in
           worth
           and
           merit
           all
           the
           Sacrifices
           of
           the
           
           Law.
           And
           one
           Argument
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           the
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           was
           so
           perfect
           ,
           that
           it
           needs
           not
           to
           be
           repeated
           ;
           But
           whereas
           the
           Sacrifices
           of
           the
           Law
           were
           offered
           by
           the
           High-Priest
           yearly
           ,
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           by
           one
           single
           oblation
           of
           himself
           hath
           obtained
           eternal
           Redemption
           for
           us
           .
           And
           this
           Argument
           is
           illustrated
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ;
           As
           men
           die
           once
           ,
           so
           Christ
           died
           once
           for
           men
           ;
           for
           his
           death
           was
           equivalent
           to
           many
           deaths
           :
           And
           as
           men
           after
           death
           must
           appear
           to
           be
           judged
           ,
           so
           Jesus
           Christ
           after
           his
           death
           shall
           appear
           to
           judge
           men
           .
           He
           shall
           die
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           when-ever
           he
           appears
           again
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           to
           judge
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           to
           save
           his
           Elect.
           This
           proves
           the
           vertue
           and
           merit
           of
           his
           death
           ;
           for
           if
           Christ
           by
           his
           death
           had
           not
           wholly
           discharged
           himself
           from
           the
           imputation
           of
           sin
           ,
           he
           must
           have
           been
           a
           Prisoner
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           Judge
           .
        
         
           Now
           as
           the
           words
           shew
           us
           the
           sufficiency
           of
           Christs
           mediation
           ,
           so
           in
           the
           second
           place
           the
           suitableness
           thereof
           to
           those
           estates
           whereunto
           all
           mankind
           is
           ordained
           .
           We
           must
           all
           die
           of
           necessity
           ,
           we
           must
           all
           come
           to
           
           Judgment
           ;
           but
           this
           we
           have
           for
           our
           comfort
           ,
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           gone
           before
           us
           in
           Death
           ,
           and
           will
           meet
           us
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
        
         
           And
           from
           hence
           we
           raise
           this
           Observation
           .
        
         
           Those
           last
           ,
           
           inevitable
           ,
           and
           dreadful
           estates
           of
           Death
           and
           Judgment
           are
           sanctified
           and
           sweetned
           to
           all
           true
           Believers
           by
           the
           precious
           Death
           and
           glorious
           Appearance
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           
        
         
           Death
           and
           Judgment
           are
           the
           terrors
           of
           mankind
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           consecrated
           into
           blessings
           and
           comforts
           by
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           appearance
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           The
           Doctrine
           falls
           into
           two
           Parts
           .
        
         
           
           1.
           
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           sanctified
           to
           us
           a
           dying
           estate
           by
           his
           own
           Death
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           He
           will
           sweeten
           to
           us
           our
           day
           of
           Judgment
           by
           his
           own
           Appearance
           .
        
         
           To
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           .
        
         
           
           We
           are
           all
           subject
           to
           a
           state
           of
           death
           ,
           and
           that
           ,
           not
           by
           hap
           or
           chance
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           appointment
           of
           the
           living
           God.
           
        
         
           It
           is
           appointed
           unto
           men
           once
           to
           die
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           Gods
           secret
           and
           everlasting
           Decree
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           that
           express
           Decree
           ,
           
             Gen.
             3.
             19.
             
             Dust
             thou
             art
             ,
             and
             unto
             dust
             shalt
             thou
             return
             .
          
           God
           
           hath
           said
           it
           ,
           and
           hath
           performed
           his
           word
           in
           all
           ages
           ;
           So
           that
           we
           must
           needs
           dye
           ,
           and
           are
           as
           water
           spilt
           upon
           the
           ground
           .
        
         
           Now
           seeing
           we
           cannot
           possibly
           avoid
           a
           dying
           condition
           ,
           let
           us
           see
           how
           we
           can
           digest
           it
           .
           And
           truly
           if
           we
           look
           back
           upon
           its
           first
           Institution
           ,
           and
           the
           occasion
           of
           it
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           it
           to
           be
           full
           of
           malignity
           and
           bitterness
           .
        
         
           For
           what
           is
           death
           ,
           but
           the
           curse
           of
           the
           great
           God
           upon
           rebellious
           man
           ,
           the
           bitter
           fruit
           of
           sin
           ,
           a
           period
           to
           all
           earthly
           comforts
           ,
           and
           the
           beginning
           of
           an
           everlasting
           Hell
           ?
           Death
           destroys
           vital
           union
           ,
           dissolves
           the
           knot
           of
           natural
           Relations
           ,
           divorces
           the
           wife
           from
           her
           husband
           ,
           pulls
           the
           child
           out
           of
           his
           fathers
           bosom
           ;
           it
           marrs
           the
           greatest
           beauties
           ,
           stains
           the
           pride
           of
           earthly
           glory
           ;
           it
           degrades
           the
           Honourable
           ,
           binds
           the
           strong
           ,
           beggars
           ▪
           the
           rich
           ;
           it
           casts
           us
           out
           of
           our
           houses
           and
           possessions
           ,
           disappoints
           our
           earthly
           expectations
           ;
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           it
           rends
           a
           man
           asunder
           ,
           and
           sends
           part
           of
           him
           into
           the
           prison
           of
           the
           Grave
           ;
           and
           the
           other
           part
           into
           the
           dungeon
           of
           Hell.
           And
           now
           what
           will
           ye
           do
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Visitation
           ?
           
           How
           will
           you
           save
           your selves
           ?
           To
           whom
           will
           ye
           flee
           for
           help
           ,
           and
           where
           will
           you
           leave
           your
           glory
           ?
           Can
           your
           hearts
           endure
           ,
           or
           your
           hands
           be
           made
           strong
           in
           the
           day
           that
           the
           great
           God
           shall
           deal
           with
           you
           ?
           O
           unhappy
           Mortals
           ,
           that
           are
           born
           to
           such
           misery
           ,
           who
           have
           no
           sooner
           entred
           a
           single
           life
           ,
           but
           are
           liable
           to
           a
           double
           death
           !
        
         
           And
           surely
           if
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           had
           not
           died
           in
           our
           Nature
           ,
           we
           should
           envy
           the
           condition
           of
           Toads
           and
           Serpents
           ;
           we
           should
           curse
           the
           day
           of
           our
           birth
           ,
           and
           tremble
           before
           the
           day
           of
           our
           death
           .
           
             But
             Christ
             was
             once
             offered
             to
             bear
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             .
          
           This
           offering
           hath
           mitigated
           our
           state
           of
           mortality
           .
           For
           as
           it
           is
           appointed
           to
           men
           once
           to
           die
           ,
           so
           Jesus
           Christ
           was
           appointed
           to
           die
           once
           for
           men
           .
           He
           died
           once
           ,
           
           that
           we
           might
           not
           die
           ever
           .
           The
           blood
           of
           God
           was
           an
           acceptable
           sacrifice
           to
           the
           Justice
           of
           God.
           Infinite
           blood
           hath
           satisfied
           infinite
           Justice
           .
           So
           that
           wheresoever
           this
           blood
           is
           sprinkled
           ,
           it
           redeems
           the
           soul
           to
           God
           ,
           even
           from
           the
           hand
           of
           all
           her
           enemies
           .
           Particularly
           death
           threatned
           us
           with
           Hell
           and
           Damnation
           ;
           But
           now
           the
           death
           of
           Christ
           is
           
           
             the
             plagues
             of
             our
             death
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             the
             peace
             of
             our
             souls
             .
          
           And
           what
           is
           it
           now
           for
           us
           to
           die
           ,
           but
           to
           pass
           into
           the
           bosom
           of
           a
           reconciled
           God
           ,
           to
           leave
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           to
           go
           to
           our
           Father
           ?
        
         
           We
           die
           still
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           upon
           a
           new
           account
           .
           As
           good
           Josiah
           ,
           though
           he
           died
           in
           blood
           ,
           yet
           he
           went
           down
           into
           the
           grave
           in
           peace
           .
           The
           sentence
           of
           death
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           still
           passed
           upon
           us
           ,
           yet
           its
           commission
           is
           altered
           through
           Christ.
           Before
           it
           was
           a
           Serjeant
           to
           carry
           us
           to
           the
           dark
           and
           dreadful
           prison
           of
           Hell
           ;
           but
           now
           it
           is
           as
           it
           were
           a
           Porter
           to
           set
           open
           Heaven-gates
           for
           us
           .
           Death
           hath
           a
           new
           Commission
           ,
           and
           a
           new
           aspect
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           death
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           It
           is
           
             
               1.
               
               Innocent
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Vseful
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           1.
           
           Innocent
           .
           The
           death
           of
           a
           faithful
           Christian
           (
           for
           I
           am
           speaking
           now
           of
           sincere
           Believers
           )
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           death
           of
           a
           faithful
           Christian
           doth
           him
           no
           hurt
           :
           What
           hurt
           is
           there
           in
           putting
           off
           a
           suit
           of
           old
           cloaths
           ?
           
             I
             must
             shortly
             put
             off
             this
             earthly
             Tabernacle
             ,
          
           
           says
           the
           Apostle
           Peter
           ,
           and
           it
           did
           not
           greatly
           trouble
           him
           .
           
           What
           hurt
           is
           it
           for
           an
           imprisoned
           soul
           to
           be
           enlarged
           ?
           Or
           for
           a
           wearied
           body
           to
           take
           a
           short
           nap
           in
           the
           dust
           ?
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           sucked
           out
           all
           the
           venom
           of
           death
           .
           Christs
           death
           hath
           swallowed
           up
           the
           bitterness
           of
           ours
           .
        
         
           Christ
           hath
           taken
           away
           
             
               1.
               
               The
               Sting
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               Curse
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               The
               Shame
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               The
               Terrour
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               The
               Enmity
               .
            
             
               of
               Death
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           1.
           
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           pulled
           out
           the
           fiery
           sting
           of
           death
           ;
           1
           
             Cor.
             15.
             56.
             
             The
             sting
             of
             death
             is
             sin
             .
          
           Guilt
           is
           the
           vigour
           of
           death
           .
           Guilt
           and
           sin
           makes
           death
           to
           be
           venomous
           and
           deadly
           ;
           But
           a
           Child
           of
           God
           dies
           not
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           sin
           ,
           neither
           in
           his
           sin
           ,
           nor
           for
           his
           sin
           .
           
             Christ
             was
             offered
             up
             to
             bear
             our
             sins
             .
          
           That
           was
           the
           business
           of
           Christs
           death
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           sacrifice
           for
           sin
           .
           But
           our
           death
           is
           a
           service
           ,
           not
           a
           sacrifice
           .
           This
           is
           enough
           to
           make
           our
           death
           tolerable
           ;
           't
           is
           no
           punishment
           for
           our
           sins
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           Christ
           by
           his
           death
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           Curse
           of
           our
           death
           .
           Death
           at
           the
           first
           was
           threatned
           as
           a
           Curse
           ,
           and
           as
           an
           Instrument
           of
           Gods
           revenging
           Justice
           .
           
           
             But
             Jesus
             Christ
             by
             
             suffering
             the
             cursed
             death
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             hath
             taken
             away
             the
             curse
             of
             our
             death
             .
          
           Here
           is
           more
           comfort
           for
           us
           ,
           Christians
           ;
           death
           is
           not
           envenomed
           with
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ;
           It
           is
           no
           blow
           in
           anger
           ,
           no
           token
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ,
           no
           Curse
           ,
           but
           only
           a
           rougher
           sort
           of
           love
           .
        
         
           
           3.
           
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           taken
           off
           the
           shame
           of
           a
           dying
           condition
           .
           Death
           was
           a
           shameful
           penalty
           inflicted
           upon
           ambitious
           man
           ,
           that
           would
           needs
           have
           been
           a
           God.
           Death
           was
           sent
           to
           reproach
           him
           ,
           to
           stain
           the
           pride
           of
           his
           glory
           .
           But
           our
           Lord
           cloathed
           himself
           with
           our
           shame
           ,
           you
           know
           ,
           how
           he
           was
           buffeted
           ,
           derided
           ,
           spit
           upon
           ,
           crowned
           with
           thorns
           ,
           arayed
           with
           mock-apparel
           .
           Why
           was
           this
           ?
           but
           to
           take
           off
           the
           reproach
           of
           our
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           the
           shame
           of
           our
           death
           .
        
         
           
           4.
           
           Jesus
           Christ
           by
           his
           agonies
           and
           tremblings
           ,
           and
           terrible
           sufferings
           ,
           hath
           freed
           us
           from
           the
           terrour
           of
           death
           .
           There
           is
           a
           fear
           of
           death
           arising
           from
           the
           natural
           constitution
           of
           man
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           guiltless
           infirmity
           ,
           which
           all
           are
           subject
           to
           .
           But
           then
           there
           is
           a
           slavish
           fear
           of
           death
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           penal
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           an
           issue
           of
           the
           primitive
           Curse
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           is
           a
           dreadful
           entrance
           
           into
           a
           state
           of
           damnation
           .
           Now
           true
           Believers
           are
           delivered
           
             from
             the
             spirit
             of
             bondage
             through
             the
             blood
             of
             Christ.
          
           
           This
           also
           enables
           them
           to
           check
           their
           natural
           fear
           ,
           as
           Hilarian
           did
           ,
           when
           he
           cryed
           ,
           
             Get
             thee
             out
             ,
             my
             soul
             ,
             get
             thee
             out
             ;
             thou
             hast
             served
             Christ
             these
             seventy
             years
             ,
             and
             art
             thou
             now
             afraid
             to
             die
             ?
          
        
         
           
           Lastly
           ,
           The
           Enmity
           of
           death
           is
           slain
           by
           the
           death
           of
           Christ.
           It
           intends
           us
           no
           mischief
           .
           Though
           i●
           may
           seem
           to
           threaten
           us
           at
           a
           distance
           ,
           yet
           (
           like
           Esau
           )
           it
           is
           friendly
           in
           its
           address
           .
           It
           is
           an
           enemy
           to
           our
           nature
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           no
           enemy
           to
           our
           happiness
           .
           It
           divides
           us
           ,
           but
           it
           doth
           not
           destroy
           us
           .
           Nay
           this
           last
           enemy
           is
           become
           one
           of
           our
           chiefest
           friends
           .
           For
           when
           the
           world
           disquiets
           us
           ,
           pains
           torment
           us
           ,
           Friends
           and
           Physicians
           are
           of
           no
           value
           ,
           Death
           proves
           our
           Cure.
           When
           sin
           besets
           us
           ,
           temptations
           assault
           us
           ,
           the
           Devils
           buffet
           us
           ,
           death
           proves
           our
           deliverance
           .
        
         
           You
           see
           ,
           my
           Beloved
           ,
           what
           an
           innocent
           thing
           death
           is
           ;
           you
           may
           touch
           it
           ,
           handle
           it
           ,
           converse
           with
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           do
           you
           no
           hurt
           .
           It
           is
           but
           a
           necessary
           Ceremony
           and
           Formality
           ,
           through
           which
           we
           must
           pass
           into
           everlasting
           glory
           .
        
         
         
           
           As
           it
           is
           Innocent
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           Vseful
           ;
           For
           it
           is
           a
           blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           a
           blessing
           of
           the
           new
           Covenant
           .
           
           
             Death
             is
             yours
          
           .
           Dear
           Christians
           ,
           
             All
             are
             yours
          
           ;
           And
           as
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           are
           yours
           ,
           and
           the
           world
           is
           yours
           ,
           and
           life
           is
           yours
           ,
           so
           death
           is
           yours
           ;
           yours
           in
           Covenant
           ,
           yours
           to
           serve
           you
           .
           If
           ye
           are
           Christs
           ,
           death
           is
           yours
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           are
           not
           Christs
           ,
           you
           are
           Deaths
           ,
           you
           are
           deaths
           prisoners
           ;
           but
           in
           Christ
           we
           are
           deaths
           Masters
           .
           For
           all
           true
           Believers
           ,
           though
           they
           have
           not
           made
           a
           Covenant
           with
           death
           ,
           yet
           they
           have
           death
           in
           the
           Covenant
           .
           We
           call
           death
           a
           Debt
           of
           Nature
           ,
           but
           to
           us
           it
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           ;
           A
           Legacy
           rather
           than
           an
           Exaction
           ,
           A
           Priviledge
           rather
           than
           a
           Burden
           .
           It
           is
           a
           conquered
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           is
           become
           Tributary
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           
           1.
           
           It
           gives
           us
           rest
           from
           all
           our
           labours
           .
           
             Rev.
             14.
             13.
             
             Blessed
             are
             the
             dead
             that
             die
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             they
             rest
             from
             their
             labours
             .
          
           These
           are
           our
           working
           days
           ,
           our
           
             dies
             profesti
          
           ,
           the
           days
           of
           our
           toil
           and
           pilgrimage
           ;
           
             But
             there
             remains
             a
             rest
             for
             the
             people
             of
             God
             ,
             Heb.
          
           4.
           9.
           
           There
           remains
           a
           Sabbatism
           (
           as
           it
           is
           in
           the
           
           Original
           .
           )
           And
           death
           is
           the
           evening
           of
           our
           everlasting
           Sabbath
           .
        
         
           Here
           Gods
           people
           are
           labouring
           under
           sin
           ,
           and
           against
           sin
           ,
           under
           temptations
           ,
           and
           against
           temptations
           ,
           in
           their
           heavenly
           Callings
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           earthly
           Callings
           .
           But
           then
           these
           weary
           Pilgrims
           shall
           be
           at
           rest
           ,
           when
           their
           souls
           shall
           be
           lodged
           in
           the
           bosom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           their
           bodies
           shall
           rest
           in
           a
           bed
           of
           earth
           .
           Our
           souls
           shall
           rest
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           our
           flesh
           shall
           rest
           in
           Hope
           .
        
         
           
           2.
           
           Death
           enters
           us
           into
           our
           Masters
           joy
           ,
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           the
           fulness
           of
           joy
           .
           Here
           the
           Children
           of
           the
           Bride-chamber
           are
           fasting
           and
           mourning
           for
           the
           absence
           of
           the
           Bridegroom
           .
           Here
           
             they
             hang
             their
             Harps
             upon
             the
             Willows
             ,
             and
             how
             can
             they
             sing
             songs
             in
             a
             strange
             land
             ?
          
           But
           when
           once
           they
           come
           into
           their
           Lords
           presence
           ,
           they
           shall
           break
           forth
           into
           singing
           ;
           Everlasting
           joy
           shall
           be
           upon
           their
           heads
           ,
           sorrow
           and
           sighing
           shall
           flye
           away
           .
        
         
           
           3.
           
           To
           die
           is
           gain
           .
           For
           it
           perfects
           our
           knowledge
           ,
           Grace
           and
           Communion
           with
           God.
           Alas
           ,
           here
           we
           know
           but
           in
           part
           .
           The
           
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             We
             are
             but
             children
             ,
             we
             think
             as
             children
             ,
          
           
           
             we
             discourse
             as
             children
          
           ;
           but
           when
           we
           are
           grown
           up
           to
           a
           full
           stature
           in
           Christ
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           once
           got
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           
             we
             shall
             put
             away
             these
             childish
             things
             .
          
           Then
           we
           shall
           see
           God
           as
           he
           is
           ,
           and
           know
           him
           as
           we
           are
           known
           ,
           and
           shall
           behold
           his
           face
           in
           righteousness
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           satisfied
           with
           his
           likeness
           .
           Then
           our
           Faith
           shall
           end
           in
           vision
           ,
           and
           our
           Hope
           in
           fruition
           ,
           and
           our
           Graces
           shall
           be
           perfected
           in
           glory
           .
           Our
           love
           shall
           burn
           ,
           our
           zeal
           shall
           flame
           ,
           our
           holiness
           shall
           shine
           ;
           Then
           our
           peace
           shall
           be
           as
           a
           river
           ,
           and
           our
           righteousness
           as
           the
           waves
           of
           the
           Sea.
           Then
           we
           shall
           have
           perfect
           ,
           immediate
           ,
           uninterrupted
           Communion
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           This
           it
           is
           to
           die
           in
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           But
           after
           death
           comes
           Judgment
           .
           
           There
           is
           a
           vain
           Argument
           that
           Lactantius
           confutes
           ;
           Epicurus
           slighted
           death
           upon
           this
           account
           ,
           because
           said
           he
           ,
           
             Whilst
             we
             are
             ,
             death
             is
             not
             ;
             and
             when
             death
             is
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             ;
             And
             therefore
             death
             is
             nothing
             to
             us
             .
          
           But
           this
           man
           erred
           ,
           not
           knowing
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           nor
           the
           power
           of
           God
           :
           For
           after
           death
           comes
           Judgment
           ,
           
           wherein
           the
           souls
           and
           bodies
           of
           men
           being
           re-united
           ,
           all
           Nations
           ,
           Tribes
           ,
           and
           Languages
           shall
           appear
           before
           the
           living
           God
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           their
           lives
           ,
           and
           to
           receive
           their
           final
           sentence
           .
           Now
           it
           is
           the
           dreadfulness
           of
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           that
           makes
           the
           day
           of
           Death
           so
           terrible
           .
           And
           the
           poor
           guilty
           soul
           was
           not
           more
           loth
           to
           part
           with
           her
           body
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Death
           ,
           than
           she
           shall
           be
           to
           re-enter
           it
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           .
        
         
           
             When
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             shall
             appear
             from
             heaven
             with
             his
             mighty
             Angels
             in
             flaming
             fire
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             take
             vengeance
             on
             all
             those
             that
             know
             not
             God
             ,
             and
             obey
             not
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           where
           then
           will
           guilty
           sinners
           appear
           ?
           Or
           where
           will
           you
           hide
           your selves
           from
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ?
           Alas
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           no
           possibility
           of
           escaping
           his
           terrible
           presence
           ;
           you
           shall
           see
           him
           coming
           in
           the
           Clouds
           ,
           you
           shall
           hear
           him
           pronouncing
           your
           dreadful
           Doom
           ,
           you
           shall
           feel
           him
           pressing
           down
           your
           souls
           with
           the
           power
           of
           his
           wrath
           .
        
         
           But
           
             fear
             not
             ,
             little
             flock
          
           ;
           for
           your
           Enemies
           shall
           not
           sit
           in
           Judgment
           ;
           when
           you
           shall
           
           come
           upon
           tryal
           for
           your
           lives
           ,
           to
           have
           your
           everlasting
           estate
           determined
           :
           It
           is
           your
           Friend
           ,
           your
           Brother
           ,
           your
           Advocate
           that
           shall
           be
           your
           Judge
           :
           'T
           is
           he
           that
           led
           you
           by
           the
           hand
           through
           the
           valley
           of
           death
           ,
           that
           shall
           meet
           you
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           .
           Then
           you
           shall
           say
           ,
           
             Lo
             ,
             this
             is
             our
             God
             ,
          
           our
           Jesus
           ,
           we
           have
           waited
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           save
           us
           .
           Then
           the
           object
           of
           our
           Faith
           shall
           be
           the
           object
           of
           our
           Sight
           .
           Him
           whom
           our
           souls
           have
           loved
           ,
           and
           longed
           for
           ,
           we
           shall
           see
           with
           these
           eyes
           of
           ours
           in
           that
           day
           ;
           We
           shall
           see
           him
           coming
           in
           the
           clouds
           with
           power
           and
           great
           glory
           ,
           we
           shall
           see
           him
           not
           with
           scorn
           ,
           but
           with
           admiration
           ,
           not
           with
           trembling
           ,
           but
           with
           rejoycing
           .
        
         
           Christs
           first
           Appearance
           was
           very
           mean.
           He
           appeared
           as
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           ,
           or
           rather
           as
           
             a
             worm
          
           ,
           
           
             a
             reproach
             of
             men
             ;
             all
             that
             saw
             him
             laughed
             him
             to
             scorn
             .
          
           But
           hereafter
           he
           shall
           appear
           as
           the
           God
           of
           all
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Judge
           of
           quick
           and
           dead
           .
           In
           the
           days
           of
           his
           flesh
           he
           appeared
           as
           a
           Prisoner
           at
           Pilates
           Bar
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           Malefactor
           on
           the
           Cross
           ;
           then
           indeed
           he
           stood
           charged
           with
           the
           sins
           of
           all
           
           his
           people
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           he
           shall
           appear
           without
           sin
           unto
           their
           salvation
           .
        
         
           The
           glorious
           presence
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           as
           a
           devouring
           Fire
           to
           consume
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           shall
           be
           a
           warm
           Sun
           to
           refresh
           his
           Saints
           .
           And
           that
           day
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           a
           day
           of
           terrour
           to
           guilty
           sinners
           ,
           shall
           be
           to
           us
           a
           day
           of
           refreshing
           from
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           It
           's
           wonderful
           to
           think
           ,
           what
           infinite
           honours
           and
           priviledges
           shall
           be
           conferred
           upon
           us
           (
           poor
           dust
           and
           ashes
           )
           in
           that
           day
           .
           How
           we
           shall
           be
           caught
           up
           in
           a
           Chariot
           of
           clouds
           ,
           and
           shall
           meet
           the
           Lord
           in
           the
           air
           ,
           where
           we
           shall
           receive
           kind
           salutations
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           smiles
           ,
           and
           blessings
           ,
           and
           acknowledgments
           of
           service
           ,
           and
           Crowns
           of
           glory
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           made
           his
           Assessors
           whiles
           he
           is
           judging
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           after
           all
           this
           ,
           shall
           attend
           him
           into
           his
           glorious
           Palace
           ,
           where
           we
           shall
           ever
           be
           with
           the
           Lord
           Let
           us
           comfort
           one
           another
           with
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           The
           very
           thought
           of
           Christs
           last
           Appearance
           ,
           how
           sweet
           is
           it
           to
           a
           believing
           soul
           !
        
         
           This
           day
           of
           Life
           ,
           is
           a
           day
           of
           Trouble
           ;
           but
           
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           is
           a
           day
           of
           Redemption
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           day
           of
           Confession
           ,
           but
           that
           is
           a
           day
           of
           Absolution
           .
        
         
           Here
           we
           are
           slain
           all
           the
           day
           long
           ,
           but
           that
           is
           our
           Coronation-day
           .
        
         
           
             Here
             in
             Mans
             day
          
           we
           are
           judged
           by
           the
           world
           ,
           
           
             but
             in
             the
             Lords
             day
          
           we
           shall
           judge
           the
           world
           ,
           
           Angels
           ,
           and
           men
           .
        
         
           O
           most
           blessed
           day
           ,
           that
           ever
           shone
           ,
           being
           thus
           enlightned
           by
           the
           bright
           and
           glorious
           Appearance
           of
           the
           Sun
           of
           Righteousness
           !
        
         
           Now
           if
           Death
           and
           Judgment
           are
           thus
           sweetned
           ,
           
           and
           blessedly
           altered
           through
           Christ
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           heard
           ;
           then
           O
           how
           happy
           are
           the
           Saints
           departed
           .
           
             Rev.
             1413.
             
             Blessed
             are
             the
             dead
             which
             dye
             in
             the
             Lord
             from
             henceforth
             .
          
           They
           are
           Blessed
           from
           henceforth
           ;
           Here
           their
           Blessedness
           commences
           ,
           even
           in
           this
           same
           point
           which
           puts
           a
           period
           to
           their
           sins
           and
           sorrows
           .
           And
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           bid
           his
           Amanuensis
           write
           it
           down
           ,
           as
           a
           remarkable
           note
           ,
           that
           a
           Christians
           Blessedness
           takes
           date
           from
           the
           time
           of
           his
           death
           .
           Till
           then
           he
           was
           a
           wretched
           sufferer
           under
           a
           body
           of
           death
           ,
           
           and
           a
           mass
           of
           corruption
           ,
           but
           now
           he
           is
           a
           blessed
           Triumpher
           .
           His
           sins
           have
           left
           him
           ,
           his
           good
           works
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           Heaven
           affords
           him
           Rest.
           
        
         
           I
           confess
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           common
           Errour
           among
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           ,
           that
           when
           they
           die
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           at
           rest
           ;
           and
           in
           their
           pains
           ,
           they
           will
           wish
           to
           die
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           go
           to
           rest
           .
           But
           alas
           ,
           't
           is
           only
           those
           that
           die
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           shall
           rest
           from
           their
           labours
           .
           Cursed
           are
           they
           that
           die
           out
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           die
           in
           the
           old
           Adam
           only
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           old
           score
           .
           I
           have
           spoke
           nothing
           all
           this
           while
           in
           favour
           of
           the
           unregenerate
           ;
           Let
           them
           not
           boast
           with
           Agag
           ,
           surely
           the
           bitterness
           of
           death
           is
           past
           ,
           for
           death
           will
           hew
           them
           in
           pieces
           ,
           as
           the
           unmerciful
           Executioner
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           .
           
           They
           that
           die
           out
           of
           Christ
           ,
           die
           in
           all
           the
           sins
           that
           ever
           they
           have
           committed
           .
           Those
           dreadful
           words
           which
           our
           Saviour
           spoke
           to
           the
           Pharisees
           ,
           
           will
           reach
           them
           —
           
             Ye
             shall
             die
             in
             your
             sins
             ;
             and
             whither
             I
             go
             ,
             ye
             cannot
             come
             .
          
           Their
           dying
           ,
           alas
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           but
           a
           going
           to
           Hell
           ?
        
         
           As
           the
           rich
           Glutton
           ,
           when
           he
           died
           ,
           the
           next
           
           news
           that
           we
           hear
           of
           him
           is
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           in
           Hell
           ;
           The
           Devil
           did
           not
           make
           him
           roar
           till
           he
           had
           him
           there
           .
           Death
           stings
           a
           wicked
           man
           ,
           and
           leaves
           its
           sting
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           casts
           all
           its
           venom
           upon
           him
           .
        
         
           A
           wicked
           man
           is
           a
           great
           loser
           by
           his
           death
           ;
           he
           loses
           all
           he
           is
           worth
           ,
           he
           loses
           his
           Heaven
           here
           ,
           his
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           his
           hearts
           delight
           ;
           Death
           sends
           him
           into
           another
           world
           begging
           .
           And
           he
           that
           had
           his
           Cups
           of
           Wine
           here
           ,
           would
           there
           be
           glad
           of
           Drops
           of
           Water
           .
           He
           is
           a
           great
           sufferer
           by
           his
           death
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           the
           Devils
           Trap
           ,
           wherein
           he
           takes
           his
           soul
           ;
           it
           is
           the
           Door
           of
           Hell
           ,
           which
           lets
           him
           into
           that
           abhorred
           place
           of
           everlasting
           Torments
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           O
           how
           safe
           and
           quiet
           are
           those
           that
           are
           fallen
           asleep
           in
           Jesus
           ▪
           They
           are
           resting
           securely
           ,
           they
           are
           unconcerned
           in
           the
           troublesom
           affairs
           and
           changes
           of
           this
           life
           :
           nothing
           disturbs
           their
           rest
           .
           
           
             Abraham
             is
             ignorant
             of
             us
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Church
           ;
           but
           he
           is
           Acquainted
           with
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           sufficient
           .
           He
           is
           ignorant
           of
           us
           and
           our
           Calamities
           ,
           but
           he
           is
           sensible
           of
           his
           own
           Mercies
           .
        
         
           Alas
           ,
           here
           can
           be
           no
           perfect
           happiness
           on
           
           this
           side
           death
           ;
           
             for
             whiles
             we
             are
             present
             with
             the
             body
             ,
             we
             are
             absent
             from
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           It
           was
           excellently
           spoke
           of
           Queen
           Elizabeth
           ,
           
             Whiles
             I
             call
             things
             past
             to
             mind
             ,
             behold
             things
             present
             ,
             and
             expect
             things
             to
             come
             ,
             I
             hold
             them
             happiest
             that
             go
             hence
             soonest
             .
          
        
         
           Surely
           all
           the
           Faithful
           have
           cause
           to
           bless
           the
           Lord
           for
           a
           state
           of
           mortality
           .
           Job
           loathed
           to
           think
           of
           a
           state
           of
           immortality
           upon
           earth
           ,
           
           Chap.
           7.
           16.
           
           I
           loath
           it
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           live
           always
           .
           The
           soul
           of
           this
           righteous
           man
           was
           like
           a
           bird
           caged
           or
           pinioned
           ,
           and
           if
           she
           had
           her
           freedom
           ,
           she
           would
           soon
           flie
           away
           ,
           and
           be
           at
           rest
           .
           What
           delight
           could
           she
           take
           in
           such
           an
           unclean
           cage
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           rotten
           ,
           ulcerous
           body
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           base
           treacherous
           world
           ?
           she
           would
           fain
           be
           gone
           ,
           and
           is
           waiting
           and
           requesting
           for
           leave
           .
           It
           was
           once
           the
           speech
           of
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           
             I
             have
             been
             seeking
             death
             these
             forty
             years
             ,
             and
             cannot
             find
             it
             .
             I
             care
             not
             when
             ,
             nor
             where
             ,
             nor
             how
             I
             die
             ;
          
           And
           seeing
           our
           lives
           be
           so
           miserable
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           happiness
           that
           they
           be
           mortal
           .
           Truly
           our
           condition
           would
           be
           very
           sad
           ,
           if
           we
           
           should
           have
           immortal
           sins
           ,
           immortal
           cares
           ,
           immortal
           miseries
           ,
           but
           death
           proves
           mortal
           to
           them
           all
           .
           And
           whereas
           our
           bodies
           shall
           be
           recovered
           from
           a
           state
           of
           death
           in
           the
           Resurrection
           ,
           our
           sins
           and
           sorrows
           die
           and
           rise
           no
           more
           .
        
         
           I
           must
           needs
           say
           ,
           'T
           is
           an
           happiness
           to
           be
           Christs
           Souldier
           in
           the
           field
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           but
           O
           how
           happy
           are
           his
           Courtiers
           !
           They
           are
           resting
           in
           their
           beds
           ,
           whiles
           we
           are
           toiling
           in
           the
           house
           of
           bondage
           .
           They
           are
           singing
           on
           the
           Shore
           ,
           whiles
           we
           are
           floating
           on
           the
           Waves
           :
           we
           are
           sowing
           in
           tears
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           reaping
           in
           joy
           ,
           and
           rejoycing
           as
           in
           the
           joy
           of
           harvest
           .
           We
           are
           wrestling
           with
           Devils
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           conversing
           with
           Angels
           .
        
         
           But
           
             when
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             shall
             descend
             from
             Heaven
             with
             a
             shout
             ,
             with
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Archangel
             ,
             and
             the
             Trump
             of
             God
             ,
          
           then
           shall
           these
           blessed
           souls
           attend
           upon
           him
           ;
           and
           they
           shall
           immediately
           recover
           their
           proper
           bodies
           after
           their
           long
           separation
           ;
           and
           then
           soul
           and
           body
           shall
           mutually
           comfort
           and
           welcome
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           rejoyce
           together
           ,
           being
           both
           dressed
           up
           into
           a
           conformity
           to
           the
           glorious
           
           Image
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           Glory
           ,
           and
           arrayed
           suitably
           to
           the
           solemnity
           of
           that
           day
           .
        
         
           Imagine
           we
           two
           Travellers
           sweetly
           and
           sociably
           walking
           together
           ,
           till
           night
           overtakes
           them
           ;
           one
           of
           them
           loses
           himself
           in
           the
           dark
           ,
           and
           being
           tired
           with
           his
           journey
           ,
           lies
           down
           ,
           and
           falls
           asleep
           ;
           The
           other
           being
           more
           vigorous
           and
           lively
           ,
           walks
           on
           till
           he
           spies
           a
           light
           in
           a
           stately
           Lodge
           ,
           there
           he
           knocks
           ,
           and
           finds
           good
           entertainment
           ,
           and
           is
           kindly
           invited
           to
           stay
           .
           There
           he
           refreshes
           himself
           after
           his
           travel
           ,
           and
           enjoys
           himself
           :
           yet
           he
           wishes
           for
           the
           company
           of
           his
           fellow-traveller
           to
           compleat
           his
           felicity
           .
           When
           morning
           light
           appears
           ,
           he
           goes
           out
           ,
           and
           seeks
           his
           Companion
           that
           had
           been
           sleeping
           upon
           the
           cold
           earth
           all
           night
           ;
           there
           he
           renews
           his
           acquaintance
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           brings
           him
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           his
           new-found
           friend
           ,
           where
           they
           both
           share
           in
           his
           courtesie
           and
           bounty
           .
        
         
           These
           two
           Travellers
           are
           the
           soul
           and
           body
           of
           a
           Christian.
           Their
           days
           journey
           is
           the
           twelve
           hours
           of
           their
           life
           ;
           the
           night
           is
           death
           .
           Both
           walk
           friendly
           together
           ,
           till
           night
           parts
           
           them
           ;
           the
           weary
           body
           falls
           asleep
           ;
           the
           active
           soul
           keeps
           on
           her
           way
           till
           she
           comes
           to
           the
           light
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           she
           is
           most
           kindly
           treated
           by
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           Angels
           .
           But
           yet
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           her
           entertainment
           ,
           she
           cannot
           forget
           her
           old
           mate
           ,
           but
           is
           ready
           to
           say
           ,
           Lord
           ,
           I
           have
           a
           body
           below
           ,
           which
           used
           to
           pray
           with
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           fast
           for
           me
           .
           Well
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           long
           e're
           morning-light
           appears
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           soul
           looks
           abroad
           ,
           and
           takes
           acquaintance
           with
           her
           body
           ,
           and
           carries
           it
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           her
           noble
           and
           gracious
           Lord
           ,
           where
           both
           are
           welcomed
           with
           his
           Smiles
           ,
           and
           enriched
           with
           his
           Favours
           .
           Such
           honour
           have
           all
           his
           Saints
           .
        
         
           How
           happy
           is
           our
           Friend
           departed
           ?
           She
           is
           with
           her
           Father
           above
           ,
           with
           her
           Husband
           above
           ,
           and
           with
           her
           Children
           in
           Glory
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           insist
           much
           on
           her
           praises
           :
           for
           though
           Solomon
           saith
           ,
           
             A
             vertuous
             woman
             shall
             be
             praised
             :
          
           yet
           he
           says
           in
           another
           place
           ,
           
             Her
             own
             works
             shall
             praise
             her
             in
             the
             gate
             .
          
        
         
           They
           that
           knew
           her
           most
           ,
           loved
           her
           best
           .
           Among
           several
           good
           things
           that
           were
           found
           in
           her
           ,
           there
           are
           four
           which
           I
           would
           
           not
           have
           buried
           with
           her
           in
           the
           Dust
           ,
           but
           shall
           publish
           them
           as
           worthy
           of
           your
           Imitation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Her
           private
           Conversings
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Her
           affectionate
           Hearing
           of
           Gods
           Word
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Her
           professed
           Esteem
           of
           the
           Merits
           of
           her
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Her
           frequent
           ,
           savoury
           Discourses
           of
           her
           own
           Mortality
           .
        
         
           Her
           Infirmities
           she
           oft
           bewailed
           ,
           and
           they
           served
           but
           to
           enhance
           the
           price
           of
           her
           Saviours
           Blood.
           She
           professed
           she
           was
           willing
           to
           die
           ,
           that
           she
           might
           cease
           from
           sin
           ;
           And
           upon
           her
           Death-bed
           she
           rejoyced
           in
           hope
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           God.
           She
           hath
           left
           us
           such
           Evidences
           of
           her
           Holiness
           ,
           that
           we
           doubt
           not
           of
           her
           Happiness
           .
           And
           how
           happy
           are
           the
           Saints
           departed
           !
        
         
           Again
           ,
           
           Learn
           from
           hence
           how
           to
           die
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           prepare
           for
           Judgment
           .
           We
           all
           know
           ,
           we
           must
           die
           ;
           but
           who
           knows
           how
           to
           die
           ?
           Death
           is
           the
           way
           of
           all
           the
           Earth
           ,
           but
           an
           happy
           death
           is
           a
           way
           that
           few
           find
           out
           .
           Now
           seeing
           we
           cannot
           make
           a
           Covenant
           
           with
           Death
           ,
           let
           us
           labour
           to
           have
           Death
           in
           the
           Covenant
           .
           Wouldst
           thou
           die
           and
           go
           to
           the
           Grave
           in
           peace
           ?
        
         
           Then
           1.
           
           Meditate
           on
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           Some
           harden
           themselves
           against
           the
           fear
           of
           death
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           the
           general
           Lot
           of
           Mankind
           :
           
             All
             must
             die
          
           ,
           say
           they
           .
           
             It
             is
             appointed
             for
             all
             men
             once
             to
             die
             .
          
           But
           alas
           ,
           what
           Comfort
           can
           it
           be
           to
           them
           to
           be
           bound
           up
           in
           a
           Bundle
           of
           Tares
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           cast
           into
           unquenchable
           fire
           ?
           But
           ,
           poor
           Christian
           ,
           let
           this
           be
           thy
           Comfort
           ,
           that
           death
           was
           the
           Lot
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           consecrated
           a
           dying
           state
           for
           us
           in
           his
           own
           Body
           ,
           and
           
             that
             he
             poured
             forth
             his
             Soul
             unto
             death
             ,
          
           that
           our
           Souls
           might
           be
           bound
           up
           in
           the
           Bundle
           of
           Life
           .
           The
           Life
           of
           our
           Souls
           lies
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ.
           O
           my
           Beloved
           ,
           take
           heed
           of
           slighting
           a
           crucified
           Christ.
           They
           that
           are
           against
           Christ
           ,
           either
           in
           their
           Judgments
           or
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           dispute
           against
           him
           ,
           or
           live
           against
           him
           ,
           seem
           to
           hate
           their
           own
           Souls
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           in
           love
           with
           Damnation
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           in
           
             Prov.
             8.
             ult
          
           .
           How
           can
           such
           ever
           look
           death
           in
           the
           face
           ,
           that
           hide
           their
           faces
           from
           Christ
           ,
           and
           esteem
           
           him
           not
           ?
           Where
           will
           they
           find
           such
           another
           Saviour
           ?
           In
           vain
           do
           you
           run
           from
           Mountain
           to
           Hill
           ,
           Christ
           ,
           Christ
           alone
           can
           secure
           you
           from
           the
           Plagues
           and
           Hellish
           terrors
           of
           death
           .
           He
           is
           the
           Foundation
           of
           an
           Holy
           life
           and
           Happy
           death
           .
           The
           readiest
           way
           to
           learn
           this
           long
           Art
           of
           dying
           well
           ,
           is
           to
           study
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           Now
           the
           Intendment
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           was
           not
           meerly
           to
           teach
           us
           to
           die
           Patiently
           ,
           but
           to
           enable
           us
           to
           die
           Comfortably
           .
           And
           if
           thou
           wouldst
           depart
           this
           Life
           in
           peace
           ,
           then
           first
           possess
           thy
           Soul
           with
           a
           right
           apprehension
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           Study
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             Christ
             was
             once
             offered
             to
             bear
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             that
             look
             for
             him
             shall
             he
             appear
             the
             second
             time
             ,
             without
             sin
             ,
             unto
             salvation
             .
          
           In
           these
           words
           ,
           you
           have
           four
           things
           touching
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           very
           considerable
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Death
           and
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           was
           Vicarious
           ,
           instead
           of
           many
           .
           Many
           deaths
           were
           summed
           up
           in
           his
           one
           death
           .
           
             He
             was
             offered
             upon
             the
             Cross
             ,
             to
             bear
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             .
          
           The
           Jews
           thought
           he
           died
           worthily
           for
           his
           own
           sins
           ,
           for
           Blasphemy
           and
           Treason
           :
           No
           ,
           but
           
           it
           was
           our
           Blasphemies
           and
           Treasons
           ,
           our
           sins
           against
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           that
           he
           died
           for
           .
           
             Isa.
             53.
             4.
             
             —
             We
             did
             esteem
             him
             striken
             ,
             smitten
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             afflicted
             (
             viz.
          
           for
           his
           own
           sins
           ;
           that
           was
           their
           great
           mistake
           ,
           which
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           corrects
           in
           the
           next
           verse
           .
           )
           
             But
             he
             was
             wounded
             for
             our
             transgressions
             ,
             he
             was
             bruised
             for
             our
             iniquities
             ,
             the
             chastisement
             of
             our
             peace
             was
             upon
             him
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Observe
           ,
           Christs
           deaths
           was
           an
           Offering
           ;
           He
           was
           offered
           in
           Sacrifice
           to
           God
           upon
           the
           Altar
           of
           the
           Cross.
           He
           did
           not
           fall
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           the
           Rage
           of
           the
           Jews
           (
           for
           he
           could
           easily
           have
           rescued
           himself
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           )
           but
           he
           was
           offered
           up
           to
           the
           Justice
           of
           his
           Father
           .
           
             Eph.
             5.
             2
             —
             Christ
             hath
             loved
             us
             ,
             and
             hath
             given
             himself
             for
             us
             ,
             an
             offering
             and
             a
             sacrifice
             to
             God
             for
             a
             sweet
             smelling
             savour
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           respect
           of
           sin
           ,
           Christs
           death
           was
           not
           only
           Penal
           ,
           but
           also
           Expiatory
           .
           
             He
             bore
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           punishment
           due
           to
           them
           ,
           even
           what
           was
           equivalent
           to
           a
           thousand
           Hells
           .
           There
           are
           not
           such
           Torments
           to
           be
           found
           in
           Hell
           ,
           as
           he
           suffered
           upon
           the
           
           Cross
           ,
           
             where
             he
             bore
             the
             sins
             of
             his
             people
             .
          
           And
           yet
           he
           did
           so
           fully
           discharge
           himself
           of
           sin
           ,
           that
           at
           his
           second
           Coming
           ,
           he
           shall
           appear
           without
           sin
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           In
           respect
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           was
           Victorious
           .
           Once
           he
           was
           devoted
           for
           his
           people
           ,
           Cursed
           ,
           Tortured
           by
           a
           bitter
           death
           :
           But
           in
           death
           he
           overcame
           Death
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Powers
           of
           Hell.
           And
           therefore
           Death
           could
           not
           hold
           him
           ,
           the
           Grave
           could
           not
           detain
           him
           ,
           the
           wicked
           One
           could
           not
           touch
           him
           ,
           Heaven
           could
           not
           refuse
           him
           .
           He
           died
           once
           for
           sin
           ,
           but
           he
           shall
           die
           no
           more
           ,
           for
           his
           death
           was
           Triumphant
           over
           sin
           :
           And
           he
           shall
           shortly
           appear
           without
           sin
           ,
           to
           the
           terror
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           the
           Salvation
           of
           his
           dear
           People
           .
        
         
           We
           should
           treasure
           up
           such
           sweet
           Notions
           of
           a
           dying
           Jesus
           ,
           to
           prepare
           us
           against
           our
           dying
           day
           .
        
         
           To
           die
           ,
           my
           Friends
           ,
           is
           a
           solemn
           Work
           ;
           it
           is
           a
           loud
           Summons
           that
           calls
           the
           Soul
           to
           appear
           before
           her
           Judge
           .
           We
           go
           from
           Funeral
           to
           Funeral
           ,
           and
           may
           see
           death
           riding
           through
           our
           Towns
           ,
           but
           little
           do
           we
           think
           
           what
           it
           is
           to
           have
           Death
           come
           home
           to
           our selves
           .
           O
           what
           strange
           thoughts
           of
           heart
           ,
           what
           hurrying
           of
           passions
           will
           the
           sight
           of
           death
           beget
           ,
           when
           it
           layes
           close
           Siege
           to
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           begins
           to
           make
           its
           breaches
           upon
           the
           Body
           .
           Then
           the
           Soul
           views
           and
           reviews
           her self
           ;
           
           As
           all
           the
           Virgins
           looked
           into
           their
           vessels
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           awakned
           by
           the
           loud
           Cry
           at
           midnight
           ,
           to
           see
           if
           they
           had
           Oyl
           for
           their
           Lamps
           .
           Then
           all
           the
           signs
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           grounds
           of
           Hope
           must
           be
           brought
           to
           tryal
           ;
           then
           she
           examines
           whether
           her
           matters
           be
           right
           and
           good
           ,
           whether
           her
           condition
           be
           safe
           .
           But
           be
           it
           safe
           or
           perillous
           ,
           death
           comes
           in
           haste
           ,
           
           as
           Martha
           to
           her
           Sister
           ,
           
             The
             Master
             is
             come
             ,
             and
             calls
             for
             thee
          
           ;
           and
           thou
           must
           away
           :
           Then
           all
           the
           world
           could
           not
           redeem
           one
           hour
           for
           Repentance
           .
           Now
           how
           if
           thou
           shouldst
           be
           surprised
           ,
           and
           taken
           away
           by
           a
           sudden
           stroke
           ,
           and
           arrested
           by
           death
           ,
           before
           thou
           hast
           well
           thought
           of
           it
           ,
           what
           a
           sad
           blow
           would
           that
           be
           ?
        
         
           O
           therefore
           now
           be
           wise
           ,
           be
           wise
           ,
           for
           thy self
           ;
           It
           is
           a
           great
           point
           of
           wisdom
           to
           consider
           our
           latter
           end
           ;
           
           As
           the
           Lord
           saith
           ,
           
             O
             that
             
             they
             were
             wise
             to
             consider
             their
             latter
             end
             !
          
           I
           beseech
           you
           therefore
           ,
           familiarize
           death
           in
           your
           thoughts
           ,
           make
           it
           near
           .
           What
           thinkest
           thou
           ?
           Durst
           thou
           dye
           this
           night
           ?
           Durst
           thou
           meet
           thy
           Judge
           this
           night
           ?
           Thy
           heart
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           trembles
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           this
           O
           spare
           me
           a
           little
           .
           But
           then
           ask
           thy self
           ,
           why
           thou
           wouldst
           not
           dye
           ,
           what
           art
           afraid
           of
           ?
           Let
           me
           offer
           some
           consolatory
           Meditations
           to
           a
           poor
           Soul
           that
           is
           trembling
           under
           the
           fears
           of
           death
           .
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           of
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ?
           Then
           meditate
           ,
           But
           Christ
           died
           as
           a
           propitiatory
           Sacrifice
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Justice
           of
           God.
           He
           drank
           off
           the
           very
           dregs
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           in
           the
           Cup
           of
           his
           Death
           .
        
         
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           of
           losing
           thy
           Soul
           for
           ever
           ?
           O
           but
           Jesus
           Christ
           died
           for
           the
           Redemption
           of
           poor
           Souls
           .
           His
           Soul
           went
           for
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           his
           life
           for
           our
           life
           .
           
             He
             gave
             his
             life
             a
             ransom
             for
             many
             ,
             Mat.
          
           20.
           28.
           
           The
           price
           of
           Christs
           Blood
           is
           a
           Souls
           Ransom
           .
        
         
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           of
           falling
           short
           of
           Heaven
           ?
           But
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           opened
           our
           passage
           to
           Heaven
           .
           
           The
           renting
           of
           the
           vail
           of
           his
           
           blessed
           Body
           made
           an
           open
           passage
           into
           the
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           .
        
         
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           thy
           sins
           should
           find
           thee
           out
           in
           another
           world
           ?
           Then
           meditate
           ,
           
             The
             Lamb
             of
             God
          
           ,
           
           that
           great
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
             takes
             away
             the
             sin
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
           Sin
           was
           condemned
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           receives
           its
           final
           execution
           in
           the
           death
           of
           a
           Christian.
           
        
         
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           the
           Law
           should
           condemn
           thee
           ?
           Then
           remember
           ,
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           hath
           rebated
           the
           edge
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           
             and
             hath
             abolished
             the
             Curse
             of
             the
             Law.
             
          
           
        
         
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           the
           Devils
           should
           fetch
           away
           thy
           soul
           at
           death
           ?
           
           But
           
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             hath
             destroyed
             him
             that
             had
             the
             power
             of
             death
             ,
          
           and
           hath
           bruised
           the
           Serpents
           head
           ,
           by
           the
           power
           of
           his
           death
           .
        
         
           Thus
           you
           should
           anoint
           your
           heads
           against
           your
           Funeral
           ,
           with
           the
           precious
           Oyntment
           of
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           bathe
           your
           souls
           in
           such
           heavenly
           comfortable
           Meditations
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           is
           not
           enough
           for
           us
           to
           meditate
           on
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           we
           must
           apply
           it
           to
           our selves
           by
           a
           lively
           Faith
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           have
           
           an
           influence
           upon
           our
           death
           .
           Have
           Faith
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ.
           The
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           is
           the
           Wine
           and
           Marrow
           of
           the
           Gospel-feast
           ,
           the
           strength
           of
           our
           Sacraments
           ,
           the
           foundation
           of
           an
           everlasting
           Covenant
           .
           This
           Blood
           seasons
           all
           the
           mercies
           of
           a
           Believer
           ,
           sanctifies
           all
           his
           offerings
           ;
           It
           makes
           his
           heart
           chearful
           ,
           his
           life
           comfortable
           ,
           his
           death
           precious
           ,
           his
           grave
           sweet
           ,
           his
           soul
           fit
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           .
           O
           derive
           the
           stream
           of
           it
           upon
           thy
           soul.
           
        
         
           Thou
           canst
           not
           instantly
           believe
           that
           Christ
           died
           for
           thee
           ,
           yet
           labour
           to
           stay
           thy
           heart
           upon
           the
           satisfaction
           ,
           sufficiency
           ,
           and
           worthiness
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ.
           Hide
           thy self
           in
           the
           clefts
           of
           the
           Rock
           ,
           the
           Wounds
           of
           thy
           Saviour
           .
           Embrace
           a
           crucified
           Christ
           ,
           and
           lay
           him
           in
           thy
           heart
           ,
           as
           Joseph
           did
           in
           his
           Garden
           .
           Why
           hath
           the
           Righteous
           hope
           in
           his
           death
           ,
           but
           because
           he
           hath
           Faith
           in
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ?
           A
           living
           Faith
           in
           a
           dying
           Christ
           is
           a
           soveraign
           remedy
           against
           the
           plagues
           of
           death
           ,
           and
           an
           infallible
           prevention
           of
           the
           pains
           of
           Hell.
           
             Joh.
             11.
             26.
             
             Whosoever
             
             lives
             and
             believes
             in
             me
             ,
             he
             shall
             never
             die
             ,
          
           as
           we
           read
           it
           .
           But
           yes
           ,
           he
           shall
           die
           once
           by
           Gods
           appointment
           ;
           but
           he
           shall
           not
           die
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           (
           as
           in
           Original
           )
           He
           shall
           not
           die
           ever
           ,
           
           he
           shall
           not
           die
           to
           eternity
           .
           
             Death
             is
             cast
             into
             the
             lake
             of
             fire
             .
          
           They
           that
           are
           thrown
           into
           the
           Lake
           of
           fire
           ,
           meet
           with
           death
           there
           :
           In
           the
           Lake
           of
           fire
           they
           are
           ever
           dying
           .
           But
           he
           that
           hath
           faith
           in
           the
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           ,
           passeth
           from
           death
           to
           life
           .
           What
           was
           it
           that
           gave
           the
           Israelites
           safe
           passage
           through
           the
           Red
           Sea
           ?
           Read
           
             Heb.
             11.
             29.
             
             By
             faith
             they
             passed
             through
             the
             Red
             Sea
             as
             by
             dry
             land
             ;
             which
             the
             Egyptians
          
           (
           through
           presumption
           )
           
             assaying
             to
             do
             ,
             were
             drowned
             .
          
           Even
           so
           death
           will
           drown
           us
           and
           sink
           us
           into
           Hell
           ,
           if
           we
           have
           not
           Faith
           to
           clear
           our
           passage
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           Would
           you
           hold
           up
           your
           heads
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           then
           look
           for
           the
           Coming
           of
           Christ.
           Wo
           be
           to
           those
           souls
           to
           whom
           Christ
           shall
           come
           unlooked
           for
           .
           O
           how
           sadly
           shall
           the
           drowsie
           world
           be
           surprised
           by
           the
           sudden
           Appearance
           of
           Christ
           !
           But
           Christ
           shall
           appear
           to
           the
           Salvation
           of
           
           those
           faithful
           Servants
           ,
           that
           are
           watching
           and
           waiting
           for
           his
           second
           Coming
           .
           He
           shall
           come
           to
           them
           ,
           not
           as
           a
           Thief
           in
           the
           night
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           Friend
           in
           the
           day
           .
           Faith
           and
           Love
           combine
           together
           in
           an
           earnest
           expectation
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           reason
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           so
           kindly
           accepted
           ,
           and
           so
           richly
           rewarded
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
           good
           Christians
           ,
           keep
           watching
           ,
           if
           you
           have
           any
           affection
           for
           Christ.
           
             Cannot
             you
             watch
             one
             hour
          
           ?
           It
           is
           but
           
             yet
             a
             little
             while
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             he
             that
             shall
             come
             ,
             will
             come
             and
             will
             not
             tarry
             .
          
           You
           have
           but
           two
           things
           to
           do
           ,
           and
           Christ
           will
           either
           meet
           you
           or
           send
           for
           you
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           to
           finish
           your
           work
           ,
           and
           to
           fill
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           your
           Graces
           .
           God
           hath
           something
           to
           do
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           something
           to
           do
           by
           us
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           will
           take
           us
           to
           himself
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           must
           be
           careful
           to
           dispatch
           our
           business
           ,
           
           and
           to
           finish
           our
           Task
           .
           Herod
           might
           threaten
           death
           ,
           but
           our
           Saviour
           could
           not
           die
           
             till
             he
             had
             finished
             the
             work
             which
             God
             gave
             him
             to
             do
             .
          
           So
           neither
           shall
           a
           Christian
           die
           ,
           till
           his
           work
           be
           done
           .
           We
           read
           ,
           
             Act.
             13.
             
             36.
             
             David
             after
             he
             had
             served
             his
             own
             generation
             by
             the
             will
             of
             God
             ,
             fell
             on
             sleep
             .
          
           Or
           ,
           as
           others
           read
           it
           ,
           
             When
             David
             had
             served
             the
             will
             of
             God
             in
             his
             age
             and
             generation
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Both
           are
           true
           ;
           He
           was
           serviceable
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           an
           useful
           Instrument
           in
           the
           Church
           ;
           and
           when
           all
           his
           work
           was
           ended
           ,
           he
           fell
           on
           sleep
           ,
           and
           sweetly
           rested
           in
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Again
           ,
           We
           must
           fill
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           our
           Graces
           .
           
           There
           is
           a
           certain
           measure
           and
           proportion
           of
           Grace
           assigned
           to
           every
           Member
           of
           the
           Body
           of
           Christ.
           Some
           have
           more
           ,
           some
           less
           :
           Every
           one
           shall
           have
           his
           proper
           sufficient
           measure
           .
           A
           Christian
           shall
           not
           enter
           into
           Glory
           ,
           till
           he
           hath
           received
           his
           measure
           of
           Grace
           .
           Read
           the
           Parable
           of
           the
           seed
           growing
           secretly
           ,
           Mark
           4.
           26
           ,
           27
           ,
           28
           ,
           29.
           
           And
           observe
           that
           passage
           ,
           
             After
             that
             the
             full
             corn
             is
             in
             the
             ear
             ,
             and
             the
             fruit
             is
             ripe
             ,
             immediately
             he
             putteth
             in
             the
             sickle
             .
          
           When
           our
           Grace
           is
           like
           full
           Corn
           in
           the
           ear
           ,
           when
           the
           fruit
           of
           Gods
           Spirit
           is
           ripe
           in
           us
           ,
           then
           immediately
           comes
           the
           sickle
           of
           Death
           ;
           then
           
             we
             are
             meet
             to
             be
             partakers
             of
             an
             inheritance
             with
             the
             Saints
             in
             light
             ,
          
           O
           then
           we
           shall
           come
           and
           appear
           before
           God.
           
        
         
         
           
             Consider
             what
             hath
             been
             said
          
           ;
           
           
             For
             ,
             you
             see
          
           ,
           all
           flesh
           is
           grass
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           glory
           of
           man
           as
           the
           flower
           of
           the
           grass
           ;
           the
           grass
           withers
           ,
           the
           flower
           thereof
           falls
           away
           ;
           But
           the
           Word
           of
           the
           Lord
           endures
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A52175-e240
           
             Doct.
             
          
           
             Acts
             20.
             28.
             
          
           
             Hos.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             14.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             3.
             13.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             13.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             22.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             9
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             II.
             Part
             of
             the
             Doctr.
             
          
           
             2
             Thess.
             1.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             22.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4.
             3.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.
             3.
             
          
           
             Vse
             1.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             8.
             24.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             8.
             21.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             63.
             16.
             
          
           
             Job
             .
             7.
             16.
             
          
           
             Vse
             2.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             25.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             11.
             29.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             32.
             28.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.
             19.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             3.
             13.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             3.
             14.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             20.
             14.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             37.
             
          
           
             Luke
             13.
             23.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             4.
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.
             24
             ,
             25.