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…

Consider fourthly, the connection that God hath established betwixt your dying in the Lord and the following of these directions, betwixt holiness and happiness, now holiness is not the speaking of some good words when ye come to die, otherwayes why should it be so much pressed in your life? the end of holiness is Heaven and happiness, and the end of the broad way of profanity and formality, is Hell and destruction; It is true, as I have often said, that God may pluck some by a miracle of his grace out of the broad way at their death, but they are very few with whom he deals so; the way to destruction is broad and easy, and many walk in it; O! how is this road beaten by multitudes of passengers, and usually as men live so they die, if they live wickedly they die accursedly and fall into perdition, hence is that proverb, such a life such an end; a man that is worldly minded, or presumptuous and self-conceited in his life, ordinarily dies so; And can ye promise to yourselves a comfortable death if ye live profanely or hypocritically? be not deceived God will not be mocked, for if ye sow to the flesh along your life, ye shall most certainly of the flesh reap corruption at your death; O! know therefore and believe the absolute necessity of living well, of living in, and to the Lord, if ye would die well and in the Lord.

Consider fourthlie, the connexion that God hath established betwixt your dieing in the Lord and the following of these directions, betwixt holinesse and happinesse, now holinesse is not the speaking of some good words when ye come to die, otherwayes why should it be so much pressed in your life? the end of holinesse is Heaven and happinesse, and the end of the broad way of profanitie and formalitie, is Hell and destruction; It is true, as I have often said, that God may pluck some by a miracle of his grace out of the broad way at their death, but they are verie few with whom he deals so; the way to destruction is broad and easie, and manie walk in it; O! how is this roade beaten by multitudes of passengers, and usuallie as men live so they die, if they live wickedlie they die accursedlie and fall into perdition, hence is that proverb, such a life such ane end; a man that is worldlieminded, or presumptuous and selfe-conceated in his life, ordinarlie dies so; And can ye promise to yourselves a comfortable death if ye live profainlie or hypocriticallie? be not deceaved God will not be mocked, for if ye sow to the flesh alonge your life, ye shall most certainlie of the flesh reap corruption at your death; O! know therefore and beleive the absolute necessitie of living well, of living in, and to the Lord, if ye would die well and in the Lord.