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The happiness of those who sleep in Jesus, or, The benefit that comes to…The happinesse of those who sleep in Jesus, or, The benefit that comes to…
The happiness of those who sleep in Jesus, or, The benefit that comes to the dead bodies of the saints even while they are in the grave, sleeping in Jesus delivered in a sermon preached at the funeral of ... Lady Anne Waller, at the new church in Westminst[er], Oct. 31, 1661 : together with the testimony then given unto her / by Edm. Calamy ...The happinesse of those who sleep in Jesus, or, The benefit that comes to the dead bodies of the saints even while they are in the grave, sleeping in Jesus delivered in a sermon preached at the funeral of ... Lady Anne Waller, at the new church in Westminst[er], Oct. 31, 1661 : together with the testimony then given unto her / by Edm. Calamy ...
London: printed by J.H. for Nathanael Webb, 1662
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That a true Saint dieth a Member of Christ, united to him by a lively saith. 1He is one that abideth in the Faith till the last gasp, and (as the Apostle saith) dieth in the Lord; that ⟨p. 8⟩is, engrafted into the Lord Jesus Christ.
1. That a true Saint dieth a Member of Christ, united to him by a lively saith. 1He is one that abideth in the Faith till the last gasp, and (as the Apostle saith) dieth in the Lord; that ⟨p. 8⟩is, engraffed into the Lord Iesus Christ.
- 1Rev. 14.13. [Greek or Hebrew].Rev. 14.13. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
2. That he doth not only die in Christ, but continueth a member of Christ, and united to him even while he is in the grave. For this Text speaks of all Saints departed from the beginning of the World — So also they that sleep in Jesus; that is, They that are now in their graves, and are there asleep in Jesus. The like phrase is used, 1 Cor. 15.18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. The Apostle speaks of such who had been long in their graves, and yet all that while were asleep in Christ. The bodies of the Saints in the grave, though turned to dust, are yet notwithstanding united to Christ, and Members of his Body; and though separated from their Souls, yet are not separated from Christ: Even as the Body of Christ, while in the grave, was even then united to his Divine Person. Though soul and body were separated one from the other, yet neither of them were separated from the Divine Person. So the Body of a man in Christ, though separated by death from his Soul, yet it is not separated from Christ. Though it say to Corruption, Thou art my Father, and to the Worms, Thou art my Mother, and my Sister, yet it may say also to Christ, Thou art my Brother, and to God, Thou art my Father. And therefore the Saints, even while they are in their graves, are said to be Christs,