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Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…
Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...
London: printed by Thomas Milbourn for Dorman Newman, 1670
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.
Carnal friends are satisfied with a negative holiness for themselves, or for their Relations that dye before them; to be better than the worst is evidence enough to them of a blessed state; or whatever their life hath been, put but in, a little dead repentance into the premises, they will put heaven into the conclusion; Oh, say they, he is happy, he is in heaven sure enough.
But Christians, whose eyes have been opened to look into the horror of the bottomless pit, out of which free grace hath redeemed the Saints, the purity of the Gospel rule, and the glory that shall be revealed at the appearance of the Lord Jesus, they cannot take up with such miserable comforts as men usually dye with. And it must needs be an addition to the torments of hell, to leave godly Relations mourning under the dreadful apprehensions of a Relation miscarrying to all eternity. And to be regardless of our friends anxiety of spirit even in this respect, is somewhat less charity than they have in hell. Dives in hell was solicitous to prevent his brethren's coming thither.
But Christians, whose eyes have been opened to look into the horror of the bottomless pit, out of which free grace hath redeemed the Saints, the purity of the Gospel rule, and the glory that shall be revealed at the appearance of the Lord Jesus, they cannot take up with such miserable comforts as men usually dye with. And it must needs be an addition to the torments of hell, to leave godly Relations mourning under the dreadful apprehensions of a Relation miscarrying to all eternity. And to be regardless of our friends anxiety of spirit even in this respect, is somewhat less charity than they have in hell. Dives in hell was sollicitous to prevent his brethrens coming thither.
Graceless Relations dying, with the marks of their unregeneracy upon them, do even scorch the hearts of their gracious surviving friends, with the sense of those flames which they suffer. So it will be to them while they are yet in the body,