Paul Against the fear of death, note these preservatives:
First, death it freeth the godly from the tyranny of Satan, sin, the world, the flesh, and eternal damnation; yea from infinite both perils and losses, and doth place us both safe and happy under the shadow (as it were) of Christs wings.
Secondly, Christ by his death hath sanctified unto us both death and the grave.
3 Christ is both in life and death, gain to the godly, Phil. 1. 12.
4 Those consolations which the spirit of Christ doth suggest to the souls of the faithful, do by many degrees surmount the dolours of death.
5 The desire of that most bright and glorious beholding of God, and the presence of those Saints which are departed before us.
6 In stead of our bodies we shall be clothed with glory, 2. Cor. 5. 1.
7 The sting of death, namely sin, is then so taken away, as that that serpent can no more hurt us. 1. Cor. 15. 55. O death, where i• thy sting! O grave, where is thy victory! Heb. 2. ⟨p. 177⟩15. That he might deliver all them, which for fear of death, were all their life time subject to bondage.
8 We should not so much think of our death, as to take an exact account of our life. For that man cannot die ill, who hath lived well: and he seldom dieth well, that hath lived badly.
9 The Angels they stand at our elbows, that so soon as a Saint departeth, they may with all speed immediately transport his soul into heaven.
Souls being once in heaven, remain ther• till the last day of judgement, where they partly magnify the name of God, and partly do wait and pray for the consummation of the kingdom of glory, and full felicity in body and soul. Reu. 5. 8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the Saints: 9. And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tong, and people, and nation. Revel. 14. 2. I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps, 3. And they ⟨p. 178⟩sung as it were a new song before the throne: and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long Lord, holy and true? doest not thou judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Paul Against the feare of death, note these preseruatiues:
First, death it freeth the godly from the tyrannie of Satan, sinne, the world, the flesh, and eternall damnation; yea frō infinite both perils and losses, and doth place vs both safe and happie vnder the shadow (as it were) of Christs wings.
Secondly, Christ by his death hath sanctified vnto vs both death and the graue.
3 Christ is both in life and death, gaine to the godly, Phil. 1. 12.
4 Those consolations which the spirit of Christ doth suggest to the soules of the faithful, do by many degrees surmount the dolors of death.
5 The desire of that most bright and glorious beholding of God, and the presence of those Saints which are departed before vs.
6 In stead of our bodies we shall be clothed with glory, 2. Cor. 5. 1.
7 The sting of death, namely sin, is then so taken away, as that that serpent can no more hurt vs. 1. Cor. 15. 55. O death, where i• thy sting! O graue, where is thy victory! Heb. 2. ⟨p. 177⟩15. That he might deliuer all them, which for feare of death, were all their life time subiect to bondage.
8 We should not so much thinke of our death, as to take an exact account of our life. For that man cannot die ill, who hath liued well: and he seldome dieth well, that hath liued badly.
9 The Angels they stand at our elbowes, that so soone as a Saint departeth, they may with al speed immediatly transport his soule into heauen.
Soules being once in heauen, remain ther• till the last day of iudgement, where they partly magnifie the name of God, and partly do waite and pray for the consummation of the kingdom of glory, and ful felicitie in body and soule. Reu. 5. 8. And when he had taken the booke, the foure beasts and the foure and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, hauing euery one harpes and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the Saints: 9. And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the booke, and to open the seales thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy bloud, out of euery kinred, and tong, and people, and nation. Reuel. 14. 2
