The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in…

The Deaths of Men are very different in their kinds; and are comprised in the words of David concerning Saul; The Lord shall smite him, or his Day shall come to die, ¹or he shall descend into the Battle, and perish. Sometimes they are cut off by the immediate flaming Hand of God, for the more exemplary revenge of Sin; sometimes by surprising Accidents; sometimes by bloody Contentions; sometimes by consuming Diseases. But though Death be not uniform, yet 'tis always the execution of the Law upon Offenders. As of those who are condemned by humane Justice, some suffer a more easy and honourable Death, others a more disgraceful and torturing; some are beheaded, others are crucified, yet all die as Malefactors. Thus some die a natural ⟨p. 14⟩Death, others a violent; some by a gentle preparing Sickness without reluctation, others die upon the Rack by sharp Pains: some die attended with their Friends, and all Supplies to sweeten their Passage, others forsaken of all Comforters: yet Death is the same Sentence of the Law upon all Men. And this, if duly considered, makes it terrible in whatever shape it appears.

The Deaths of Men are very different in their kinds; and are comprised in the words of David concerning Saul; The Lord shall smite him, or his Day shall come to die, ¹or he shall descend into the Battel, and perish. Sometimes they are cut off by the immediate flaming Hand of God, for the more exemplary revenge of Sin; sometimes by surprising Accidents; sometimes by bloody Contentions; sometimes by consuming Diseases. But though Death be not uniform, yet 'tis always the execution of the Law upon Offenders. As of those who are condemned by humane Justice, some suffer a more easy and honourable Death, others a more disgraceful and torturing; some are beheaded, others are crucified, yet all die as Malefactors. Thus some die a natural ⟨p. 14⟩Death, others a violent; some by a gentle preparing Sickness without reluctation, others die upon the Rack by sharp Pains: some die attended with their Friends, and all Supplies to sweeten their Passage, others forsaken of all Comforters: yet Death is the same Sentence of the Law upon all Men. And this, if duly considered, makes it terrible in whatever shape it appears.