Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

8. When God shall take you out of this world, (as ere long must needs be) labour before to prepare your selves so, as you may die in faith, in the hope of the glorious things, that God is working for the Church in this latter age, for certainly God is doing great things for his Church in this latter age of the world, greater things than ever yet have bin done, and those that are a live may live to see glorious workings of God in the world, more than before; and though you are not like to live to see the great things that God intendeth to do, yet thus far you may glorify God before you die, die in faith; as old Jacob did. It is a notable expression of old Jacob, when he lay a dying he called his sons to him, and saith in Gene. 48.21. And Israel said to Joseph, behold I die, but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers; So you that are old when you lie upon your death beds, when other young ones come about you, say thus to them, behold I die, but assure your selves God will be faithful in his promises to the Church, there are glorious things adoing for his people; in Heb. 11.22. the faith of Joseph is there commended, in that when he dyed he gave order concerning his bones; why? what work of faith was it, for him to give order for his bones to be carried out of Egypt? yes, it was a work of faith, that he believed God would fulfil his promises; do you die so believing that God will fulfil those blessed promises he hath made to the Churches. And,

8. When God shal take you out of this world, (as ere longe must needs be) labor before to prepare your selves so, as you may die in faith, in the hope of the glorious things, that God is working for the Church in this latter age, for certainly God is doing great things for his Church in this latter age of the world, greater things than ever yet have bin done, and those that are a live may live to see glorious workings of God in the world, more than before; and though you are not like to live to see the great things that God intendeth to do, yet thus far you may glorifie God before you die, die in faith; as old Jacob did. It is a notable expression of old Jacob, when he lay a dying he called his sons to him, and saith in Gene. 48.21. And Isarael said to Joseph, behold I die, but God shal be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers; So you that are old when you ly upon your death beds, when other young ones com about you, say thus to them, behold I die, but assure your selves God wil be faithful in his promises to the Church, there are glorious things adoing for his people; in