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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.
A third direction is, they that would die in the Lord would carry the thoughts of death along with them, as if every day and moment were their last, and as if they were just now to appear before God, and as if they were holily indifferent what hour or moment he would call upon them, for God hath set (as to our knowledge of it) no time precisely to our living here; it is observed by some on Eccles. 3. that there is a time for every thing, a time to be borne, a time to die, a time to laugh, and a time to weep, but there is none for living, for none can say I must or I shall live till to morrow, therefore he bids the porter watch, and would have all standing with their Armour on them in a watchful posture, waiting for their Lords coming that he come not on them unawares; nunc age quod moriturus agas, do that now which thou wouldest be found doing when death comes, hath been an old and excellent saying.
A third direction is, they that would die in the Lord would carie the thoughts of death along with them, as if every day and moment wer their last, and as if they wer just now to appear before God, and as if they wer holily indifferent what hour or moment he would call upon them, for God hath sett (as to our knowledge of it) no time precisly to our living here; it is observed by some on Eccles. 3. that there is a time for everie thing, a time to be borne, a time to die, a time to laugh, and a time to weep, but there is none for living, for none can say I must or I shall live till to morrow, therefore he bids the porter watch, and would have all standing with their Armour on them in a watchfull posture, waiting for their Lords coming that he come not on them unawarse; nunc age quod moriturus agas, doe that now which thou wouldest be found doeing when death comes, hath been ane old and excellent saying.
It may be objected or queried here, is it possible that a believer can always actually remember Christs coming and carry the thoughts of death along with him? Answ. It is in this duty as in others, as when ⟨p. 59⟩