Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

And when we dye, to dye as heirs of such things, not to respect things below, house or lands, or any thing here. We read of Pope Adrian, when he was to dye, he laments his condition, because he was to leave all his delights and pompous vanities, and cries out, O my soul, whither goest thou? thou shalt never be merry more; he was loth to leave these things, because he did not know whither he went; but a soul that knows what inheritance it shall have ⟨p. 703⟩hereafter, it is not loth to go hence: Many are loth to dye, because they have treasures in the world, as those ten men said, in Isa. 41. 8. Slay us not, for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil; but a godly man is willing to dye, because he hath treasures in Heaven. Keep open the eye of faith, exercise faith to see God that is now sending for his child home: And look upon Christ as having that prayer granted, Father, I will that those whom thou hast given me be where I am: by faith you shall see Heaven opened, and the crown prepared, and see God in his glory, that you may express cheerfulness of heart in going to take possession of that glorious recompense of reward; behold the Angels of God coming to take you up into Heaven. It was an expression of the honour of one Hugh Bishop of Lincoln, that King John and his Nobles would carry him to the grave; more honour shall the Saints have, for God to send his Angels to convey them to that place of glory.

And when we dye, to dye as heirs of such things, not to respect things below, house or lands, or any thing here. We read of Pope Adrian, when he was to dye, he laments his condition, because he was to leave all his delights and pompous vanities, and cryes out, O my soul, whither goest thou? thou shalt never be merry more; he was loth to leave these things, because he did not know whither he went; but a soul that knows what inheritance it shall have ⟨p. 703⟩hereafter, it is not loth to go hence: Many are loth to dye, because they have treasures in the world, as those ten men said, in Isa. 41. 8. Slay us not, for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oyl; but a godly man is willing to dye, because he hath treasures in Heaven. Keep open the eye of faith, exercise faith to see God that is now sending for his childe home: And look upon Christ as having that prayer granted, Father, I will that those whom thou hast given me be where I am: by faith you shall see Heaven opened, and the crown prepared, and see God in his glory, that you may express chearfulness of heart in going to take possession of that glorious recompence of reward; behold the Angels of God coming to take you up into Heaven. It was an expression of the honor of one Hugh Bishop of Lincoln, that King John and his Nobles would carry him to the grave; more honor shall the Saints have, for God to send his Angels to convey them to that place of glory.