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A treatise of death, the last enemy to be destroyed showing wherein its enmity…A treatise of death, the last enemy to be destroyed shewing wherein its enmity…
A treatise of death, the last enemy to be destroyed showing wherein its enmity consisteth and how it is destroyed : part of it was preached at the funerals [sic] of Elizabeth, the late wife of Mr. Joseph Baker ... / by Rich. Baxter ; with some few passages of the life of the said Mrs. Baker observed.A treatise of death, the last enemy to be destroyed shewing wherein its enmity consisteth and how it is destroyed : part of it was preached at the funerals [sic] of Elizabeth, the late wife of Mr. Joseph Baker ... / by Rich. Baxter ; with some few passages of the life of the said Mrs. Baker observed.
London: printed by R.W. for Nev. Simmons, 1660
Sermon › Section 8 › Application 6: Use 6.Sermon › Section 8 › Application 6: Ʋse 6.
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From the Enmity of Death we may further learn to study and magnify the victorious grace of our Redeemer: which overcometh the enemy, and turneth our hurt into our benefit, and maketh death a door of life. Though death be the enemy that seemeth to conquer us, and to destroy and utterly undo us, yet being conquered it self by Christ, it is used by him to our great advantage, and sanctified to be a very great help to our salvation. The suffering of Christ himself was in the hour of his enemies, and the power of darkness, Luke 22.53. which seemed to have prevailed against him; when yet it was but a destroying ⟨p. 97⟩of death by death, and the purchasing of life and salvation for the world. So also in our death, though sin and Satan seem to conquer, it is they that are conquered, and not we, who are supervictors through him that hath loved us, Rom. 8.37. They destroy themselves when they seem to have destroyed us. As the Serpent bruised but the heel of Christ, who bruised his head; so doth he bruise but our heel, who in that conflict, and by the means of his own execution, through the strength of Christ, do bruise his head, Gen. 3.15. And this is upshot of all his enmity, against the woman's holy seed. Though Death was unsuitable to innocent man, and is still a natural enemy to us all, yet unto sinners it is an evil that is suitable and fit to destroy the greater evil that did cause it, and to prevent the everlasting evil. ⟨p. 98⟩The fore-knowledge of our certain death, is a very great help to keep us humble, and disgrace all the seducing pleasures of the flesh, and all the profits and honours of the world, and so to enervate all temptations. It is a singular help to quicken a stupid careless sinner, and to waken men to prepare for the life to come, and to excite them to seek first the Kingdom of God, and to give all diligence to make their calling and election sure; & to consider, seeing all these things must be dissolved, what manner of persons they ought to be, in all holy conversation & godliness, looking for, and hastening to the coming of the day of God,