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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.
SERMON VI.
Revel. 14: 13. Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord, &c.
Although we have already spoken at greater length on these words then at first we intended, yet somewhat remains that is useful, and which seems to be their main scope; therefore we shall insist a little further. The way that we gather what we are to say is by considering the Spirits purpose and design in this place, which comes in very remarkably, having no particular dependence (as would seem) on the former words, nor connection with what follows; what can be the reason that betwixt the denunciation of Judgment before, and the Prophecies of Judgment that follow, there is such an interruption & breaking off from the series of the History made? I heard a voice saying to me, write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth, yea saith the Spirit &c. there must sure be some reason; We shall offer these two reasons that point especially at the scope of the Spirit of God and are insinuated in the words, that will be the grounds of two doctrines; The […] reason is, That the Lord when he is speaking of sad things to come upon his Church, and and of Judgments to come upon the enemies thereof, casts in this as a ground of profitable meditation to his people at such a time, so that whither we look to Judgments to come on enemies, or to trials and tentations his own people are to meet with, this is cast in seasonably as a practical lesson plain in itself, & profitable to them. A 2d reason is, that God by such a word, ⟨p. 94⟩when death should be frequent & trouble & confusion should grow, may comfort and encourage his people, that death may not be bitter nor terrible to them since the Lord putts this motto, to say so, on mens dying in him in the darkest and sadest times, that they are blessed.