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

So that when Death and the Grave appear before, and our flesh is terrified with the sight of these Anakims, and say, [We are not able to overcome them] and so brings up an evil report upon the promised Land, and casts us sometime into murmuring, lamentation and weakening-discouragements, yet doth the Ho-Ghost cause Faith and Hope (as Caleb and Joshua) to still the soul, (Numb. 13.) and causeth us to contemn these Giants, and say [Let us go up and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it.] Ver. 30. The Comforting Spirit showeth us his death, that conquered death, (Heb. 2. 14, 15.) even the Cross on which he triumphed openly, when he seemed to be conquered, Col. 2. 15. He showeth us the glorious Resurrection of our Head, and ⟨p. 35⟩his promise of our own Resurrection: He showeth us our glorified Lord, to whom we may boldly and confidently commend our departing souls, Acts 7. 59. And he showeth us the Angels that are ready to be their Convoy: And he maketh all these Considerations effectual, and inwardly exciteth our Love and heavenly desires, and giveth us a triumphing Courage and Consolation: So that Death doth not encounter us alone, and in our own strength, but finds us armed and led on by the Lord of life, who helps us by a sling and stone to conquer this Goliath. If a draught of Wine, or some spiritful reviving liquor can take off fears, and make men bold; what then may the Spirit of Christ do by his powerful encouragements and comforts on the soul? Did we but see Christ or an Angel standing by our sickbeds, and saying [Fear not: I will convoy thy soul to God: this day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.] What an unspeakable comfort would this be to a dying man? Why, the Spirit is Christ's Agent here on earth: and what the Spirit speaks, Christ speaks: And therefore we may take its comforting words, as spoken to us by Christ himself; who spoke the like to the penitent Thief, to show believers the virtue of his Cross, and what they also may expect from him in their extremity. ⟨p. 36⟩And our Physician is most wise, and keeps his Cordials for a fainting time: The Spirit useth so sustain and comfort us most, in our greatest necessities. We need not comforts against death, so much in the time of prosperity and health, as when death draws near. In health we have ordinarily more need of quickening than of comforting: