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…

A 3d Use is, which hath also two branches, 1. Learn from this Doctrine to try and Judge what true blessedness is, it is even to die in the Lord. 2. Learn ⟨p. 87⟩to cast at that as an unhappy thing, which conduceth not to this end of dying in the Lord. First I say, if ye would try your own hearts, when they are in a spiritual frame, take this as a mark of it, if ye do really account this to be blessedness; if ye were to hear a voice from Heaven, declaring who is the blessed man, and if ye had the Spirits Testimony sealing it, here he is, blessed is he that dies in the Lord; Its not they that conquer, and overturn, and transfer Kingdoms, that obtain many victories, and have great success in their achievements and undertakings, that are blessed; Its not to be a Protector, or sole Governor of Nations, that makes a man blessed, but this is it, to die in the Lord; this is the language of Heaven and that which is laid weight on there, and so should be by you. And 2ly, Lay all the things ye can Imagine in this world in the balance with this, they cannot possibly weigh equally with it, let be down weigh it and what follows it; when they are all laid in the balance with dying in the Lord, and with the consequent glory and happiness, they are light as a feather, yea lighter then vanity utterly unworthy to be named in a day with these; As there is therefore no happiness in them so cease to seek it in or from them.

A 3d Use is, which hath also two branches, 1. Learne from this Doctrine to try and Judge what true blessednesse is, it is even to die in the Lord. 2. Learne ⟨p. 87⟩to cast at that as ane unhappie thing, which conduceth not to this end of dieing in the Lord. First I say, if ye would try your own hearts, when they are in a spiritual frame, take this as a mark of it, if ye doe really account this to be bessednesse; if ye wer to hear a voice from Heaven, declareing who is the blessed man, and if ye had the Spirits Testimonie sealling it, here he is, blessed is he that dies in the Lord; Its not they that conquer, and overturne, and transferr Kingdomes, that obtaine many victories, and have great successe in their atcheivments and undertakeings, that are blessed; Its not to be a Protectour, or sole Governour of Nations, that makes a man blessed, but this is it, to die in the Lord; this is the language of Heaven and that which is layed weight on there, and so should be by you. And 2ly, Lay all the things ye can Imagine in this world in the ballance with this, they cannot possibly weigh equally with it, let be down weigh it and what followes it; when they are all layed in the ballance with dieing in the Lord, and with the consequent glory and happinesse, they are light as a feather, yea lighter then vanity utterly unworthy to be named in a day with these; As there is therefore no happinesse in them so ceasse to seek it in or from them.