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A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the…
A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maxims, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maximes, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by John Hancock, 1666
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3. 'Tis an universal change; and that, 1. In respect of persons, all must meet with it, 'tis appointed for all men once to die. 2. In 1respect of the whole man body and soul. Death lodges the body in the grave, and puts the soul into heaven or hell.
4. 'Tis a different change, according to the quality of the person changed. 'Tis terrible to a sinner: For,
First, It will put a full period to all his outward mercies, comforts, §1contentments and enjoyments. Saladin 1a Turkish Emperor, the first of that Nation that conquered Jerusalem, lying at the point of death, after many glorious victories commanded that a white sheet should be born before him to his grave, upon the point of a spear, with ⟨p. 48⟩this proclamation, These are the rich spoils which Saladin carrieth away with him: of all his triumphs and victories, of all the riches and realms that he had, now nothing at all is left him but this sheet.
First, It will put a full period to all his outward mercies, comforts, §1