A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Indeed to the wicked death is more than a dissolution, even a destruction of the Tabernacle. Eccl. 41.1. O death how bitter is the remembrance of thee, to a man of prosperity! It is terrible, not only for the separation of his delights, but for the not separation of his sins. Beholding his sins with amazed eyes, he cries to them, Oh give me one hours liberty; when he shall say to his lusts, covetise, pride, drunkenness; Depart from me: and they shall answer; No, Tu nos egisti, opera tua sumus: thou hast made us, we are thy creatures; we will go with thee to judgement, we will dwell with thee in torment. Ejus est mortem timere, qui ad Christum nolit ire: ejus ad Christum nolle ire, qui non sperat cum Christo regnare. Let him fear death, that desires not to be with Christ: and let him refuse going to Christ, that hopes not for mercy of CHRIST.

Indeed to the wicked death is more than a dissolution, even a destruction of the Tabernacle. Eccl. 41.1. O death how bitter is the remembrance of thee, to a man of prosperity! It is terrible, not onely for the separation of his delights, but for the not separation of his sins. Beholding his sins with amazed eyes, he cryes to them, Oh give me one houres libertie; when he shall say to his lusts, covetice, pride, drunkennesse; Depart from me: and they shall answer; No, Tu nos egisti, opera tua sumus: thou hast made us, we are thy creatures; we will goe with thee to judgement, we will dwell with thee in torment. Ejus est mortem timere, qui ad Christum nolit ire: ejus ad Christum nolle ire, qui non sperat cum Christo regnare. Let him feare death, that desires not to be with Christ: and let him refuse going to Christ, that hopes not for mercie of CHRIST.

But to the faithful, the grave is but a Chamber. Esa. 26.20. Come my people, enter thou into thy Chambers. But a Bed. Esa. 57.2. They shall rest in their beds. A very parlour, where the Lord shuts up our bodies with the key of Peace, and opens them again with the key of Resurrection. Unto this hope the Apostle lifts up our hearts by his own example. It is observable that to the two chief Apostles, Paul and Peter, God did afford this privilege; in this mortal life to have a taste of heavens joys; that they might more feelingly and effectually raise up our affections to that supernall City. Paul was wrapped up to the third heaven, and so ravished with this joy, that he knew not whether he had his body about him or not.