THE DOCTRINE OF DYING-WELL. OR The godly man's Guide to Glory. Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of God's Saints in the Kingdom of Heaven. Together with The Means to obtain, the Marks to know, and the Motives to urge us to prepare ourselves for Christ, before our souls be unbodied, lest Heaven's gate be shut against us. Psal. 73. 24. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterwards receive me to Glory. 1 Kings 2. 2. I go the way of all the earth. Printed at London for F. Co●les. 1628. The doctrine of dying well. Of Death in general. WHat man is he that liveth, and Gen. 25. 7. 8. & 35. 28. 29. & 49. 33 & 50. 26. Deut 34. 7. lo●. 24 29. 1 Sam▪ 2. 51 1 Kin. 2. 21. 2 Chron. 2●. 28. job 42. 17. 2 Sam. 11. 18. 19 Gen. 5. 5. 8. 11. 14. 17, 20. 27. 31. Gen. 5. 24. Heb. 11, 5. Syrac. 44. 16. 2 Kin. 2 11. Syrac. 48. 9 1 Mac. 2. 58. 1 Cor. 15. 30. 31. shall not see death; shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Ps. 89 48. And, It is appointed unto men once to dye. Heb. 9 27. And so death passed upon all men, Rom. 5. 12. II. For all men must dye. This is cléer by these testimonies of holy Writ. job. ●0 23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all the living. Read job 34. 14. 15. Psal. 104. 29. Eccles 6. 6. Esay 40. 6, 7, 8. job 14. 2. & 8. 9 Psal. 102. 11. & 103. 14, 15. & 144. 4. james 1. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 24 job 17. 13. 14. III. Examples. Death is the lot of all men: for Abraham died, Isaac, jacob. joseph, Moses, joshua, Samuel, David, job. Young and old, all that have been before us have died, except Enoch & Eliah, who were translated up into heaven: and those that now are, or hereafter shall be on the earth, must all dye, except those that shall Thes. 4. 6. 17. be at the last day, who in the twinkling of an eye shall be changed, when the just shall be caught up in the clouds, and be ever with the Lord. 1 Thes. 4 16. 17. IV. Reasons manifest. I. Reason. Reasons. ● Reason. ● Kin. 2. 2. 1 Cor. 15, ●0 31. Iosh. 23. 14. because this is the way of all the earth: for every child of Adam is subject to death daily. Death is the debt that all men own & this is the common course of all the living. II. Reason. Because all are of the 2 Reason. Gen. 3. 19 job 4. 19 & 7. 12. 13. Ecel. 12. 7 judg. 16. 28 dust, and all turn to the dust again: there is not any thing in any earthly creature that can prevent death. Strength cannot withstand it: for Samson was a mighty strong man, and yet he was overcome by death. Wisdom a most excellent gift, yet unable to subdue death: for Solomon 2 Kin. 11. 43 2 Chron 9 31. Psal. 49: 10. Eccl. 2. 16. the wisest of mere men, was dispatched by death: for wise men die as well as the foolish. Eloquence is not able to charm death: but the most eloquent men that ever lived, have all died, as Tully and Demosthenes. Death saith one can find way into. Prince's palaces, into the Courts of Kings, as well as into the peasant's Cottage: for Magistrates are Gods vicegerents, but yet all mortal, and subject unto Psal. 86. 7. death. Death spareth not the beautiful: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Ester and Bersheba Gen, 12. 1● & 24, 16. & 23. 2. & 29. 17. & 35. 18. 2 Sam. 14 25. 2 Sam. 2. 1● 50. 51. 2 Sam. 16. 23. & 17. 27. Luk 16. 1● 22. 23. Psal 49. 1● Lucan▪ 〈◊〉 were all beautiful creatures, yet all died, Absalon and Achilles were brave gallants yet are dead and gone. Asael was as swift as a Roe, yet death overwent him. Goliath was a great Giant, yet death was greater than he▪ Achitophel was very politic and subtle, yet was overreached by death: rich and poor all are arrested of death. It is recorded, that among many dead carcases one would know which was Philip King of Macedon. Answer was made, he that had the bald head is Philip. Al have bald heads saith he. He that hath the flat nose is Philip saith the other. All have flat Noses saith he. Heé that hath the hollow eyes saith the other, and that hath the bare ribs, and rattling bones: but all are such & have such saith he. Then saith the other, I perceive there is no difference between the King and the beggar in death. In a East of compters one hath the place of a pound, another of a shilling, a third of a penny, and every one as he that casts the count shall think good to lay them: but put them together into the bag and what difference between those that were worth thousands and those that were worth nothing? Even so, in the common bag the earth, rich and poor are alike: for there is none that can be exempted from the dust of death. III. Reason. Because the wages of sin 3 Reason Mat. 16. 27 Psal. 62. 12 Prou. 24. 12 I●r. 3. 19 Eze. 35. 20. Rom 2. 6. Ezec. 7. 27. 2 Cor. 5. ●0 Col 3. 25. 1 Pet. 1. Apo. 22. 12. 4 Reason. Hos. 13. 14. Luk. 21. 36 1 Cor. 15. 54. 55. 5 Reason. 2 Cor. 5. 4. Phillip 3. 21. job 14. 14. Uses. 1 Use. 1 Thes. 4. 13 Apoc. 4. 13. joh. 14. 28. is death, Rom. 6. 23. And so sin passed upon all men, for all men have sinned. Rom 5. 12. iv Reason. Because the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 1 Cor. 15. 16. V Reason. Because we shall be changed, 1 Cor. 15. 51. etc. Uses several. I. Use. That we sorrow not even as others which have no hope, for when we know that our friends and acquaintance that are dead are departed in the Lord (for they that die in the Lord are blessed) their death doth rather yield cause of comfort then of sorrow, of rejoicing rather then mourning: for our Saviour saith, If ye loved me ye would rejoice because I go to the Father. Those than that love their friends indeed, have greater cause to rejoice then mourn, because they go to be glorifled with their heavenly Father in heaven. For as a child or simple person, that Simile. should see a Goldsmith melting pure Gold or Silver, would imagine that all were quite spoilt, when as the skilful workman hath a purpose to cast some excellent piece of plate: even so, we silly creatures, when the Lord cuts off some of our friends by death, or melteth them in the furnace of the grave, are overcome with sorrowful conceits, as if some evil thing had betided our friends, whereas we should remember that the Lord hath a purpose by that means to preserve them, & to transform into the glorious estate with the Angels M●t. 18. 1● 1 Thes. 4. 13 in joy in heaven, where they shall never dye. For as Saint Paul saith, I would not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, etc. 1 Thes. 4 3. Who Simile. would be sorry to have his friend fall asleep seeing thereby he is more fresh, lusty, and lightsome. Now death unto the godly is nothing else but a sleep, whereby Acts 7. 60. we are refined and refreshed. Oh then why should we be offended there with. If our friends be wicked, then have we just cause of mourning, as David 2 Sam. 18 ●3. had, 2 Sam. 18. 33. but if we know them to live and dye in the fear of God, howsoever natural affection may have force to cause us to mourn and shed tears, and to lament them in respect of the good we have by them, yet we have reason to rejoice & be glad for their happy change. For, as if in this world our friends should Simile. be advanced to some high and honourable place, and be the third in the Kingdom, as Daniel was, Dan. 2. 48. this would Dan, 2. 48. much rejoice our hearts. Oh how much more than should we rejoice, when as our friends are delivered out of this miserable world by death, and are crowned with glory for ever in the Kingdom of heaven. 2 Thes. 4 13 To conclude this with that of the Apostle, that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope. II. Use. Luke 12. 40. Be therefore 2 Use. Luk. 12. 40. ready also, for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Briefly, for the better manifesting this, viz. that we may be ready for Christ at his coming, whensoever he shall summon us either particularly by death, or generally by judgement, to enter heaven's glory, let us take a serious view of these particulars which hereupon result. 1. The Means. 2. the Marks. 3. the Motives. For the first, to wit, the means. Oh Means, to help us to make ready for Christ that we may die blessedly, diverse. but what means must I use, that I may be ready at Christ's coming, that so I may dye blessedly? By a diligent use of these Means. I. Means is, we must seriously think with ourselves, that we are but dust and ashes, made of clay which is frail and brittle, 1 Means Gen. 18. 27 Gen. 3. 19 and this will make us think, that we cannot long continue here, but that our bodies of clay, and our earthly tabernacles must needs be dissolved, and that we have 2 Cor. 5. 1. Heb. 13. 14. job 4. 19 here no continuing City. For, our bodies are houses of clay, and the foundation of them is in the dust. II. Means. We must aforehand acquaint 2 Means ourselves with death, and so live, that we be still ready to dye, that so we may say with S. Paul, I die daily. Thus 1 Cor. 15. 31. job 17. 14. did patiented job, If I wait, the grave will be my house, I have made my bed in the dark. etc. Thus are we to prevent death, as it were, by little and little depriving ourselves of life, not by offering violence to our persons, but by mortifying our earthly Col 3. 5. Psal. 119. 37. Psal. 38. 13. members. Thus should we cause our eyes to dye, by turning them away from beholding vanity. Our ears to be as deaf not harkening after the villainies of the wicked world. III. Means. We must lay to heart 3 Means the death of others, that so our hearts may be in the house of mourning: for, It is better Eccl. 7. 2. 4. to go to the house of mourning, then to the house of feasting: for it is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart. Therefore if we hear of any that be dead let us think it might have been our own turn as well as theirs, and so prepare our Luk 12. 43. selves daily for Christ that when he cometh he may find us so doing. To which end let us frequent funeral Sermons, for there may we both see with our eyes, and hear with our ears, that which will put us in mind of our mortality and end, for every grave and tomb be monuments to put us in mind of death. FOUR Means is to pray earnestly, frequently, 4 Means jonah 3. 8. Psal. 90. 12. job 13. 5. Psal. 39 4. zealously, fervently, and mightily unto the Lord, jonas 3. 8. and continually unto Almighty God, in the name of jesus Christ, to teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom▪ Psal 90. 12. Secondly, the Marks. Oh but by what marks and tokens may we ascertain our selves, that we shall be in the glorious joys Marks to know certainly whether we be ready for Christ, to enter heaven's glory at the dissolution of our vile bodies, diverse. 1 Mark Rom. 8. 19 20. etc. 2 Cor. 5. 6. Psal 42. 1. 2 of heaven, with our sweet and blessed Saviour, when our souls shall be unbodyed? By these marks ensuing. I Mark. If it be the earnest desire of our hearts to be dissolved, and to be with Christ jesus, Phil. 1. 21. and yet in the mean time by faith and hope wait patiently▪ expecting the Lords leisure, being contented to live as long as it shall please him, thinking long till we be at our long home▪ groaning within ourselves, and waiting for the redemption of our bodies, earnestly longing after the joys of heaven, as knowing that whilst we are here in the body, we are absent from the Lord: this longing desire was in David. Psal. 42. 1. 2. II. Mark is, If we die unto sin daily, 2 Mark Col. 3. 5. Tit. 2. 11. 12. 13. Gen. 5. 22. 24. & 7. 1. & 17. 1. Gal 6. 16. Psal. 1. 2. and live unto righteousness, continually mortifying our earthly members, crucifying our sinful corrupt natures, living a godly, righteous and lober life, denying all ungodliness and worldly lusts, walking before God in uprightness of heart, striving against all the vanities of this sinful life, and leading our lives answerable to the rule of Gods most holy word. III. Mark is, if we have a moderate 3 Mark 1 Cor. 7. 2● etc. use of these earthly things, observing a mediocrity both in worldly cares & earthly delights, in using this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. iv Mark is, if we have our conversation 4 Mark 1 Tim. 6. 19 in heaven, laying up in store a good foundation against the time to come: even treasure in heaven, setting our affections Mat. 6-20. Col. 3. 1. 2. 3 Tit. 2. ●3. on things above, and not on the things on the earth, looking for the glorious appearing of our Saviour jesus Christ. Thirdly, the Motives. Oh but what be Motives to make us ready for Christ speedily, sundry 1 Motive the motives to induce us to long earnestly for the coming of our Saviour jesus Christ. I. Motive is, the shortness and brevity of our lives: for our life is compared to the Grass that withereth, to a shadow that Esay 40. 6 1 Pet. 1. 24 Hos. 23. 3. job 7. 6. & 14. 2. & 7. 9 jam 4 14. job 7. 7. Psa. 103. 16 & 144. 4. Psal. 102. 11 passeth away, to smoke that vanisheth, to a weaver's shuttle for swiftness, to a flower that fadeth, to a Spider's web which is easily swept away, to a upour which is soon dispersed and to a wind that passeth away. Oh let us seriously consider with ourselves, that we may be the next parties that must dye. Seeing then we may be so suddenly dispatched by death, Oh what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness. 2 Pet. 3. 11 2 Motive II. Motive. By being ready for Christ at his coming, we shall be delivered from all the miseries of this life, viz. from all calamities, as sickness, pains, labours, reproachings, mockings and taunts of the wicked rabble of unreasonable men, and 2 Thes. 3. 2. 1 Thes. 1. 10 Esay 25. 8. Apoc. 7. 16 17. Apo. 14. 13 Apoc. 21. 4. 3 Motive john 14. 3. 1 john 3. 2. Luke 23. 42. 43. from all the provocations, snares, stratagenis of the Devil, and from all fear of the pains of hell for ever III. Motive, by being ready prepared for Christ's coming, we shall be with Christ where he is, viz. in the Kingdom of heaven, where we shall see him as he is, where we shall bless the day and hour that ever we were borne: for happy and for ever thrice blessed are they, that after this short and fléeting life ended, shall enter into heaven's glory. This glory of God's people in heaven will appear more punctually to us, if we take a survey of these things, that here upon result. To let pass many, of some few for the rest, a word or two briefly. 2. God will be all in all unto his children in the Kingdom of heaven: for what good things soever the heart of man can with or desire, that God will be to his children there: if we desire wealth, God will be wealth unto us: if honour & pleasure, he will be honour & pleasure to us, yea all in all 1 Cor. 15. 28. Luk. ●●. 32. joh. 14. 2. 3 1 Pet. 1. 4-● unto us: nay every child of God shall have a kingdom reserved for them in heaven. 2. In heaven we shall want nothing: for we shall have all our wants both in our souls and bodies wholly supplied, when Apoc. 7. 17 Esa. 49. 10. Apoc. 21. 4. Esay 25. 8. Apoc. 22. 4. Psal. 23. 4. 1 Cor. 13. 12. 1 john. 3. 2. Psal. 16. 11. 1 Thes. 4. 17 Psal. 36. 8. 9 & 17. 15. Phil. 3. 21. Esay 64. 4. Apoc. 7. 9 10. 1● 12. 4 Motive Mat. 10. 28. all tears shall be wiped from our eyes, with fullness of joys and pleasures for ever. Although in this vale of misery and shadow of death, we see God but in pact▪ yet in heaven we shall behold him face to face, and see him as he is to our everlasting comfort. 3. In heaven we shall be like our Lord jesus Christ, for he shall change our vile bodies, and make them like unto his glorious body. 4. In heaven we shall reap endless joys & happiness, where we shall wholly delight ourselves in praising God for ever. IV And last Motive is drawn from the inevitable danger that shall must certainly overtake us▪ if we prepare not ourselves speedily to be ready for Christ. If we be in some great man's danger, that is able to be revenged of us, Oh how do we creep and crouch unto him: but we should fear him much more that is able to Mat. 3. 12. destroy both soul and body in hell. And if we had hearts to conceive, and grace to believe, and minds to think upon the woeful pains of hell, this would force us to forsake and renounce all sin utterly, and make us prepare for Christ speedily, that so we may enter heaven's glory immediately. ●ut alas, alas, the power and strength of sin nowadays hath gotten such dominion over the most, that it hath banished & excluded all love and fear of God, and all dread of hell's misery out of their hearts▪ what else mean those raging and ruling vices in the world, as swearing, lying, uncleanness, drunkenness, mocking of God's servants, & such like: if people did seriously call to mind the grievous pains of hell, would they live as they do? No I trow. There are some be so tender, that they cannot abide the heat of the Sun, nor the least cold, yea every small flea or fly disquiets them, but their many foul iniquities never trouble them, to bring them any vnerst, unless it be to bring their hellish designs to pass. Oh that such would consider what it is to fry in unquenchable Apoc. 21. 3 flames of fire and brimstone in hell. & there to have the never dying worm of Conscience to gnaw on them continually. Mark 9 43 There are a sort of nice ones that are so dainty they cannot abide to look upon the sores of poor Lazarus and so unmerciful, that they stop their ears at the cry of their poor distressed brethron, seeking rather to molest them, then to comfort and help them. Oh that such miserable caitiffs would remember what a filthy prison is prepared for the damned in hell, and what yelling & howling the merciless shall ever hear, and have even judgement without mercy. There are a sort of miserable wretches, to whom the sernice of God (though indeed perfect freedom) is most irksome, as to kneel at prayer, to be any thing long at a sermon, or the like exercises: but to swear, to lie, to cheat, to cousin in buying & selling, to be drunk, and hunt after vain & wicked pleasures, is their chief delight and joy. Oh that all miserable wretched swearers, Roarers, & pot companions, would but premeditate of the woeful pains of hell, that they might repent of their sins, and so avoid Hell's misery speedily, and be prepared for Christ continually, that they may enter heaven's glory eternally. And there are another sort that are like the wicked Pharises, of whom our Saviour Mat. 23. 13. Luk. 11. 52. speaketh, that will neither go to heaven themselves, nor yet will suffer by their wills, those that would: else what mean all those accursed scoffs, mocks & taunts which the wicked crew blech out of their accursed breasts against all those that set their hearts and faces towards Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, in traducing, carping, and girding at them, because they will not run headlong to the Devil with 1 Pet 4. 4. john 8. 34. Rom. 6. 16. 20. 1 joh. 3. 8. 10. 2 Pe. 2▪ ●9. 2 Tim. 2. 26. Act. 13. 10. Mat. 23. 33 Act. 8 22. Phil. 3. 19 Luk. 13. 35 Luk. 12. 40 Mat. 24. 13. Mar. 13. 33. Mat. 24. 42 them for company, into the same excess of riot, therefore they speak evil of them. Oh miserable servants of sin, slaves of the Devil, taken captive at his will & pleasure, how long will ye pervert the ways of God? miserable wretches, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Oh repent of this your great wickedness, and pray God that the thoughts of your hearts may be forgiven you: for without true repentance your end will be destruction and damnation. It may be this night Death for aught you know may dispatch you suddenly, before you be prepared for Christ: and then woeful and miserable will your estate be: it had been good for you, that Mat. 26. 24 ye had never been borne. Oh that all the rabblement of the wicked crew, would seriously think of hell, and be forewarned now whilst it is called to day, and that Heb. 3 15. Lu●. 1●. 28 vers. 26. with all expedition, lest they come into the place of hell's torments, from whence is no redemption. This would be a strong motive unto them, if they had but any dram of true grace in their hearts, it would bridle and curb their lewd affections, and dry up the fountain of their filthy words, change the vain course of their conversation, and make them willing to submit themselues to any good course whatsoever, so that they may avoid the bitter torments of hell. If a man have but some extremity of Simile. the Gout, Colic or Tooth ache, what pains and cost will he be at to be eased? Oh what are these to the endless, easeless, remediless pains of hell? yet few there are that will bestow the cost and pains to avoid them. Oh that all the revel rout of beastly drunkards, and all other impenitent persons, would but meditate seriously a little upon Dives in Hell, how that for one drop of water to cool his tongue, he cries most bitterly in the gulf of hell for the obtaining of it, and yet goeth without it. Oh that all this that hath Luk. 25 26. been said, would cause every miserable wretch in the world, that hears or reads of the most woeful torments of hell, with all prayers and tears of true repentance, to work out their salvation in the fear 2 Cor. 7. 1. of God. Hear what St. Chrisostome speaketh Chrisost. in 2 Epist. ad Corin. hom. 10 to this purpose, If thou, saith he, shouldest come into a loathsome prison and there see some look pale and wan, others hungry and thirsty, others bond in chains and fetters, others shut up in a dark and filthy dungeon, making piteous moan and lamentation, would it not move thy heart with commiseration, and cause thee carefully to avoid those courses that might bring thee to the like danger: oh then think upon the prison and dungeon of hell, and consider seriously with yourselves, oh miserable wretches, how many poor souls look pitifully there, how many are bound strongly there in the devil's fetters, how many are shut up in the place of utter darkness, and being in, continually tormented with foul and ugly devils in hell, do nothing but weep and wail and gnash their teeth for evermore in extremity of pain: oh what madness is this in every one of us all, if in this our pilgrimage or travail on the earth we spend our days in pleasures, bathe ourselves in sports and pastimes, ca●king and caring for the things of this life, & never bethink ourselves as to say ●las 〈◊〉 do I now, eat, drink, mock, swear, cousin, cheat, whore, and bathe myself in all kind of lewd courses, but woe is me for 〈◊〉 must come to judgement for all these things, to give a strict account of all those things that I have done in my vile body, whether it be good or evil, Eccles. 11. 9 2 Cor. 5. 10. Eccles. 12. 14. Mat. 12. to close up this, Luke 12. 40. Be therefore ready for the Son of man cometh also at an hour when ye think not. III Use. Apoc. 14. 13. Blessed are the 3 Use. dead that die in the Lord, etc. Not to stay long on this, let these things that are here inbalmed be had in remembrance briefly: 1 They are blessed in respect of the place, for if we consider the world wherein we live, it is but a prison, a vale of misery, a place of vexation and trouble, as the blessed Apostle testifieth in Rom. 8. 22. but heaven is a place of joy, rest and comfort, john 14. 16. The world is of no certain continuance, here we have no abiding City, but we look for one to come, Heb. 13. 14. but in heaven is a place of continuance, for the foundation is God, Heb. 11. 10 2 They are blessed in regard of their companions, for here we live among wicked, godless, sinful wretches, but there we shall enjoy the company of innumerable Saints in heaven. It was an excellent Dan. 7 9 Heb. 12. 22. Apoc. 5. 11 Heb. 12. 11. Apoc. 7. 19, 10, 11. 12. ● Sam 9 3. to 27. & 10. 1. 1 Sam. 16. 11, 12. 13 2 Sam. 7. 8. Apoc. 22. 5. Apoc. 21. 4. Mat. 6. 20. exchange for Saul when he was seeking his father's Asses to be called to be a King: so it was an excellent exchange for David when he was called from a shepherd to be a King. Oh, yet this is nothing to their estate which are called from this miserable world to heaven, where there is light without darkness, joy without sorrow, riches without corruption, and all without ending: yea wisdom without ignorance, understanding without error, reason without obscurity, memory without oblivion, where whatsoever shall be desired shall be obtained, where we shall see God face to face, 1 Cor. 31. 12. even as he is, 1 joh. 3. 2. to our everlasting comfort world without end. 3 They are blessed because III. of their condition, for they rest from all their labours: for they that die in the APoc. 14. 10. 1 Thes. 4. 18. Phil. 1. 23. Phil. 1. 22. Lord are for the Lord. This made Saint Paul desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ: death considered in Christ and joined with a godly life, to God's Elect is an advantage: death to the godly is nothing else but a bridge over this tempestuous sea of this troublesome world to paradise, God's mercy made it not by making death in itself good but an instrument of good to his. Oh why shall we then be unwilling to dye, for death doth not separate us from God, but it makes us draw near to God, as Pharaohs Butler could not see the face Gen. 40. 21 of the King when as he was in prison, 1 Cor. 13. but being loosed from his bonds, he both saw him, and gave the cup into his hand. So long as our souls be in the prison of our bodies we cannot see the face of God, Esay 64. 4 1 Cor 2. 9 1 Cor. 1●. ●6. but our souls being once loosed from our bodies we shall see God face to face, and enjoy that unspeakable good which God hath prepared for all them that love him: dost thou fear God sincerely, oh than fear not death for the sting of death; is taken away from thee by Christ. If one enemy find favour at another enemy's hand, oh why then should a dutiful child fear to go home to his heavenly father, and a penitent sinner to go to his sweet Saviour: if Christ came into this world to redeem us, oh why should we doubt but at our death he will receive us, he that bought us at so dear a rate even with his own blood, which is most precious, will Act. 20. 28. 1 Pet. 1. 18. he refuse his penny worth? if he affected our company so much on earth, as that he said, my delight is to be with the children of men, Pro 8. 23. Hath he now so forgotten his old love as not to admit us into his company in heaven, seeing he went thither to prepare a place for us? oh let us joh. 14. 22. then surrender our souls & bodies up unto God as a faithful Creator. 1 Pet. 4. 19 To conclude Apoc. 14. 13. Blessed are the dead that dye in the Lord. FINIS.