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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 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.
We come secondly, to some directions that are so many steps in the way to the attaining of this comfortable end of dieing in the Lord, we entred on them in General, and now are to prosecute them a litle further, thrugh the help of Gods grace; Before we could be particular in directions, we shew that these three things behoved to preceed; 1. There would be flieing to Christ by faith, and makeing peace with God thrugh him; 2. There would be endeavouring to make our calling and election sure by well doeing, for though our Justification before God depend not on our cleirnesse in this, yet much of our comfort and confidence depends on it, and it is no doubt our dutie to labour to make it sure. 3. There would be a holie walk whereby we may have a good conscience at Christs appearing, for there can never be boldnesse and confidence where there is a stinging conscience within, and challenges for sinning against light.
To proceed then more particularly to these directions, how to live as ye may die well, wherein if we should be large and say all that might be said to this purpose, it would lead us to speak of all the duties of holiness, and that with respect to all the conditions of our life, sickness and health, prosperity and adversity to our particular and general callings, and to all events; for as we carry in these, so we may expect to die, but these being general we shall pass them, and only propose some five or six directions in order to mens dying in Christ, as the great scope of this doctrine.