A Golden Chain

what was the reason of this boldness in him? surely nothing else but the persuasion of faith, as the next words import: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of trueth. And thus it is manifest, that no man ordinarily can perform these duties dying, that hath not performed them living.

what was the reason of this boldnesse in him? surely nothing els but the perswasion of faith, as the next words import: for thou hast redeemed mee, O Lord God of trueth. And thus it is manifest, that no man ordinarily can performe these duties dying, that hath not performed them liuing.

This being so, I do again renew my former exhortation, beseeching you that ye would practise the duties of preparation in the course of your lives, leading them daily in faith and obedience, and from time to time commending our souls into the hand of God, & casting all our works upon his providence. They which have done this, have made most happy & blessed ends. Enoch by faith walked walked with God, as one that was always in his presence, leading an upright and godly life, and the Lord tooke• him away that he should not see death. ¹And this which befell Enoch, shall after a sort befall them also that live in faith and obedience: because death shall be no death but a sleep unto them, and no enemy but a friend to body and soul. On the contrary let us consider the wretched and miserable ends of them that have spent their days in their sins without keeping faith and good conscience. The people of the old world were drowned in the flood: the filthy Sodomites and Gomorrheans were destroyed with fire from heaven: Dathan and Abiram with the company of Core swallowed up of the earth, Core himself (as it seems^a by the text) being burnt with fire: wicked Saul and Ahithophel and Judas destroy themselves. Herod is eaten up of worms and gave up the ghost:³