Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…

VIII. ¹In this great house of so great mourning, God hath been teaching you the difference between the death of the wicked and the death of the righteous, that though good and bad alike have dyed, yet they have not dyed alike. But as there was a difference in their life, so God did make a difference in their death: Have not you seen some wicked dye without any sense of sin, or ⟨p. 87⟩fear of God, or Hell? and some with terrors in their consciences? and have you not seen some godly dye with peace and comfort, and giving good evidences of their hope of a better life? that God hath filled them with joys that they were going to their Fathers house? and that the plague and death had not so much in them to terrify and affright, as the hopes of heaven had to comfort and support their hearts. It hath been ground of great rejoicing to hear: how many of Gods people in this plague did dye with joy and comfort? And should not y•u by such a sight as this, be quickened in your service unto God, and ever while you live look upon Religion as a real thing, that letteth in such real comforts into their hearts, who had real grace, in such time of real discouragements; after such a sight as this, never think it a vain thing to serve God (though you must dye) who comforts his peoples souls in the very gates of death?

VIII. ¹In this great house of so great mourning, God hath been teaching you the difference between the death of the wicked and the death of the righteous, that though good and bad alike have dyed, yet they have not dyed alike. But as there was a difference in their life, so God did make a difference in their death: Have not you seen some wicked dye without any sense of sin, or ⟨p. 87⟩fear of God, or Hell? and some with terrors in their consciences? and have you not seen some godly dye with peace and comfort, and giving good evidences of their hope of a better life? that God hath filled them with joys that they were going to their Fathers house? and that the plague and death had not so much in them to terrifie and affright, as the hopes of heaven had to comfort and support their hearts. It hath been ground of great rejoycing to hear: how many of Gods people in this plague did dye with joy and comfort? And should not yu by such a sight as this, be quickened in your service unto God, and ever while you live look upon Religion as a real thing, that letteth in such real comforts into their hearts, who had real grace, in such time of real discouragements; after such a sight as this, never think it a vain thing to serve God (though you must dye) who comforts his peoples souls in the very gates of death?