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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 9 › Application 10: Use 10.Sermon › Section 9 › Application 10: Ʋse 10.
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that is the day that shall set all straight, that now seems crooked; and shall satisfy us to the full, that God was just, even when he prospered his enemies, and afflicted the souls that loved him▪ and walked in their integrity before him. We shall then see that which shall fully satisfy us of the reason and equity of all our sufferings, which here we underwent; we shall marvel no more that God lets us weep, and ⟨p. 219⟩groan, and pray, and turns away his face, and seems not to regard us. We shall then find that all our groans were heard, & all our tears and prayers did succeed, which we suspected had been lost. We shall then find that a duty performed in sincerity, through all our lives, was never lost; no nor a holy thought; nor a Cup of cold water that from holy love we gave to a Disciple. We shall then see that our murmurings, and discontents, and jealous unbelieving thoughts of God, which sickness, or poverty, or crosses did occasion, were all injurious to the Lord, and the fruit of infirmity; and that when we questioned his Love on such accounts, we knew not what we said. We shall then see that Death, and grave, and Devils, were all but matter for the glorifying of grace, and for the triumph of our Lord and us.
that is the day that shall set all straight, that now seems crooked; and shall satisfie us to the full, that God was just, even when he prospered his enemies, and afflicted the souls that loved him▪ and walkt in their integrity before him. We shall then see that which shall fully satisfie us of the reason and equity of all our sufferings, which here we underwent; we shall marvail no more that God lets us weep, and ⟨p. 219⟩groan, and pray, and turns away his face, and seems not to regard us. We shall then find that all our groans were heard, & all our tears and prayers did succeed, which we suspect•d had been lost. We shall then find that a duty performed in sincerity, through all our lives, was never lost; no nor a holy thought; nor a Cup of cold water that from holy love we gave to a Disciple. We shall then see that our murmurings, and discontents, and jealous unbelieving thoughts of God, which sickness, or poverty, or crosses did occasion, were all injurious to the Lord, and the fruit of infirmity; and that when we questioned his Love on such accounts, we knew not what we said. We shall then see that Death, and grave, and Devils, were all but matter for the glorifying of grace, and for the triumph of our Lord and us.