A34165:910
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.
London : s.n., 1663
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But you will say, If I were sure when I dye, that I should be gathered to Christ, to live for ever with him, this would be matter of great consolation to me: but you told me, the wicked are gathered by death, as well as the Godly: how shall I know whether (when I come to dye) I shall be gathered to the Devil and his Angels, or to Christ and his Angels? How shall I know whether I shall be gathered at death, as a bundle of tears to be burned in Hell, or a bundle of Wheat to be carried up into the Barn of Heaven?
But you will say, If I were sure when I dye, that I should be gathered to Christ, to live for ever with him, this would be matter of great consolation to me: but you told me, the wicked are gathered by death, as well as the Godly: how shall I know whether (when I come to dye) I shall be gathered to the Devil and his Angels, or to Christ and his Angels? How shall I know whether I shall be gathered at death, as a bundle of tears to be burned in Hell, or a bundle of Wheat to be carryed up into the Barn of Heaven?
I answer, You may know it by four things.
1. If you are righteous, then you shall be gathered to Christ at death; For the Righteous shall go into everlasting life: Heaven is entailed upon righteous men; by Righteousness I mean the imputed Righteousness, and imparted Righteousness of Jesus Christ: I wave the explication of them, because time will not give leave. Know you not (saith the Apostle) that no ⟨image 107⟩unrighteous man shall inherit the Kingdom of God? Damnation is entailed upon unrighteous men. 2. If you are merciful, you shall be gathered to Christ: if you are one that is full of bowels of compassion to the distressed members of Christ Jesus, for Christ hath said it, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, now if you are hard-hearted, covetous, worldly minded, remember that Text, He shall have judgement without mercy, that shows no mercy. 3. He that is gathered to the second Adam by faith in this world, shall certainly be gathered unto Christ by vision in the other world; Christ Jesus will save all his members, and you must know that faith is a transplanting grace, it is not only a heart-purifying, but a world-overcoming grace: It takes a man out of the old Adam, and puts him into a new Adam; it takes a man out of the root of scattering, and puts him into the root of union and conjunction: Wherefore you that are now joined to Christ by faith here, shall be joined to Christ in glory hereafter. But now, you that are vagabonds, Cains, and aliens from the life of God, and from the life of grace: You that are wooden members, wooden legs in Christs body, that have no real conjunction with Christ, you shall not be gathered to him in glory.