Ans. 3. Kindly Sorrow for our Dead will move us to seek for relief and support in a regular way, dispose us to receive Divine Impressions by the Word and Spirit of God, and belief of the great Articles of Faith beyond the reach of Reason, Lazarus was dead; Mary and Martha mourned, their Hearts were filled with Sorrow, their Eyes with Tears, and their Mouths with Lamentations. What did they do? Sit still and feed their Sorrow? Give place to Grief, and yield unto dejection and despondency of Spirit? Or seek out for Counsel and Direction in their sorrowful Circumstances? It was told Martha, Christ was coming; Is Christ coming? ⟨p. 52⟩I shall have some help from him; he will teach me, and instruct me. He will say, and do something for my succour and support. Wherefore as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, she did not stay till he came, but immediately went out meet to him: If Christ be coming to her, she will be going to Christ. When she met with him with Tears, declared her Sorrow, and the Ground and Reason of it; Lord, my Brother is dead, but if thou hadst been here, he had not died. What Christ said to her, she believed and received, and declares her Faith concerning the Resurrection of the Dead at the last day, concerning the Power and Will of God to give to Christ whatsoever he should ask of him: Concerning his Person, that he was the Christ, the Son of God, that was to come into the World. When she had thus discoursed with Christ, she returns to her Mourning Sister Mary, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that Christ was near, she rose up hastily to go out of the Town to meet him also, falls down at his feet, makes known to him the Death of her Brother, and her Faith in his Power; That if he had been present, he could and would have prevented his Death; for she said, If thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Christ asked, Where have you laid him; they and the Jews that mourned with them, entreated him to go unto his Grave, saying, Lord, come and ⟨p. 53⟩see. Jesus cometh to the Grave, commands the Stone that lay upon it to be taken away. Martha objects, His Body is corrupted, for he hath been dead four days. Christ replies, Did not I tell thee, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the power of God. They that wept and mourned, obeyed, and did as Christ commanded.
Ans. 3. Kindly Sorrow for our Dead will move us to seek for relief and support in a regular way, dispose us to r•ceive Divine Impressions by the Word and Spirit of God, and belief of the great Articles of Faith beyond the reach of Reason, Lazarus was dead; Mary and Martha mourned, their Hearts were filled with Sorrow, their Eyes with Tears, and their Mouths with Lamentations. What did they do? Sit still and feed their Sorrow? Give place to Grief, and yield unto dejection and despondency of Spirit? Or seek out for Counsel and Direction in their sorrowful Circumstances? It was told Martha, Christ was coming; Is Christ coming? ⟨p. 52⟩I shall have some help from him; he will teach me, and instruct me. He will say, and do something for my succour and support. Wherefore as soon as she heard that J•sus was coming, she did not stay till he came, but immediately went out meet to him: If Christ be coming to her, she will be going to Christ. When she met with him with Tears, declared her Sorrow, and the Ground and Reason of it; Lord, my Brother is dead, but if thou hadst been here, he had not died. What Christ said to her, she believed and received, and declares her Faith concerning the Resurrection of the Dead at the last day, concerning the Power and Will of God to give to Christ whatsoever he should ask of him: Concerning his Person, that he was the Christ, the Son of God, that was to come into the World. When she had thus discoursed with Christ, she returns to her Mourning Sister Mary, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that Christ was near, she rose up hastily to go out of the Town to meet him also, falls down at his feet, makes known to him the Death of her Brother, and her Faith in his Power; That if he had been present, he could and would have prevented his Death; for she said, If thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Christ asked, Where have you laid him; they and the Jews that mourned with them, entreated him to go unto his Grave, saying, Lord, come and ⟨p. 53⟩see. Jesus cometh to the Grave, commands the Stone that lay upon it to be taken away. Martha obj•cts, His Body is corrupted, for he hath been dead four days. Christ replies, Did not I tell thee, if thou wouldst beli•ve, thou shouldst see the p•wer of God. They that wept and mourned, obeyed, and did as C•rist commanded.
