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The blessedness of the death of these that die in the Lord and more…The blessednesse of the death of these that die in the Lord and more…
The blessedness of the death of these that die in the Lord and more especially in an evil time excellently discoursed in seven very searching but sweet sermons on Revel. 14, v. 13 : wherein several weighty cases relating to death in general and to dying in Lord in particular are succinctly, solidly and satisfyingly handled / by James Durham.The blessednesse of the death of these that die in the Lord and more especially in ane evil time excellently discoursed in seven very searching but sweet sermons on Revel. 14, v. 13 : wherein several weighty cases relating to death in genereal and to dieing in Lord in particular are succinctly, solidly and satisfieingly handled / by James Durham.
Glasgow? : s.n., 1681
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.
We […] last occasion at an use of exhortation, commending to you the right way of living so as when death comes, ye may have some well grounded hope of dying in the Lord; And we proposed three things in prosecuting this use to be spoken of. 1. What we called dying in him, and we show it was to have solid ⟨p. 53⟩faith and clearness of Interest in Christ, cheerfulness and comfort, quietness and satisfaction in dying, a most desirable and comfortable condition when we enter the lists with death, even to have this confidence that we are in him and shall die in him.
We 〈…〉 last occasion at ane use of exhortation, commending to you the right way of living so as when death comes, ye may have some well grounded hope of dieing in the Lord; And we proposed three things in prosecuting this use to be spoken of. 1. What we called dieing in him, and we shew it was to have solid ⟨p. 53⟩faith and cleirnesse of Interest in Christ, cheirfulnesse and comfort, quietnesse and satisfaction in dieing, a most desyreable and comfortable condition when we enter the lists with death, even to have this confidence that we are in him and shall die in him.
We come secondly, to some directions that are so many steps in the way to the attaining of this comfortable end of dying in the Lord, we entered on them in General, and now are to prosecute them a little further, through the help of Gods grace; Before we could be particular in directions, we show that these three things behoved to proceed; 1. There would be flying to Christ by faith, and making peace with God through him; 2. There would be endeavouring to make our calling and election sure by well doing, for though our Justification before God depend not on our clearness in this, yet much of our comfort and confidence depends on it, and it is no doubt our duty to labour to make it sure. 3. There would be a holy walk whereby we may have a good conscience at Christs appearing, for there can never be boldness and confidence where there is a stinging conscience within, and challenges for sinning against light.