The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…

Though it be troublesome to remove your dwelling, yet you would not stick upon the trouble, if you were sure to change a cottage ⟨p. 395⟩for a Court: nor would you refuse to cross the Seas, to change a prison for a Kingdom. The holy desires of Believers, do prepare them for a safe death; but it is the assurance of their future happiness, or the believing expectation of it, that must prepare them for a death that is safe and comfortable. The Death of the Presumptuous may be quiet, but not safe: The Death of doubting troubled Believers may be safe, but not quiet: The Death of the ungodly, that have awakened undeceived consciences, is neither safe nor quiet: But the Death of strong Believers that have attained assurance, is both. And he that findeth Christ within him, may know that when he dyeth, he shall be with Christ: His dwelling in us by faith, by Love, and by his Spirit, is a pledge that we shall dwell with him. Christ within us, will certainly carry us unto Christ above us. Let Socinians question the happiness of such departed souls, or doubt whether they be in heaven before the resurrection; I am sure that they are with Christ, as the fore-cited places show, 2 Cor. 5.7, 8. and Phil. 1.23. and many other: We are following him, that when he had conquered Death, and went before us, did send that message to his doubting troubled Disciples, (which is to me so full of ⟨p. 396⟩sweetness, that me thinks I can scarce too oft recite it) John 20.17. [Go to my Brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and to your God.] O piercing, melting words, which methinks do write themselves upon my heart, when ever I read them with attention and consideration! Know once that you are his Brethren, and that his Father is your Father, and his God is your God, and that he is ascended and glorified in your nature; and then how can you be unwilling to be dismissed from the bondage of this flesh, and be with Christ! For in his Fathers house are many mansions: and he is gone before to prepare a place for us: and will come again and receive us unto himself, that where he is, there we may be also,