Two treatises the first of death, on I Cor. 15:26, the second of judgment…

TO overcome the terrors and enmity of Death, it is necessary that we keep the Conscience clear from the guilt of wilful sin, and of impenitency. If it may be, see that you wound it not; if you have▪ wounded it, presently seek a cure: and live not in a wounded state. The face of Death will waken conscience, and cause it to speak much louder than it did in health and in prosperity: And then sin will seem another thing, and wrath more terrible than it did in your security. Conscience will do much to make your burden light or heavy. If Conscience groundedly speak peace, and all be sound and well at home, Death will be less terrible, the heart being fortified against its enmity. But to have a pained body, and a pained soul; a dying body, and a scorched Conscience that is afraid of everlasting Death; this is a terrible case indeed. Speedily therefore get rid of sin, and get your Consciences throughly cleansed, by sound repentance and the blood of Christ. For so much sin as you bring to your death-bed, so much bitterness will there be in ⟨p. 83⟩Death. Away then with that sin that Conscience tells you of, and touch the forbidden fruit no more, and kindle not the sparks of Hell in your souls, to make the sting of Death more venomous. As it will quiet a believing soul through Christ, when he can say with Hezekiah, Isa. 38. 3. Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight] and it will be our rejoicing if we have the testimony of our Consciences, that in simplicity and godly sincerity we have had our conversation in the world,