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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.
Revel. 14: 13. Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, &c.
Since sin entered into the world, death hath been one of the most terrible things that the children of men have to meet with, even the most terrible of all terrible things; and indeed it is no wonder that they who know not of an other and better life to come, nor of the way how to come at it, esteem so of it; It is called by Job cap. 18: 19. The King of terrors, all other terrors are but petty and inconsiderable in respect of this; and it is one of the believing-Christian his great Privileges, that he is armed for death, and that death is disarmed as to him; Death is made a kindly friend to the believer, and the terror of it is taken away; & that which the stoutest dare not, dow not, composedly look in the face (though in a fit of manliness as ⟨p. 110⟩they call it, or rather of desperateness indeed, some will endeavour to brave it out against death and to bear down the terror of it) the true Christian only through faith in Christ is a victor over even over this enemy death: The scope of these words as we show, is, that the Lord knowing how in these calamities & troubles that were coming, death would be frequent, and that many of the bodies of his Saints would go among the rest, though their death be very precious in his sight; And knowing also how despicable their death would be in the eyes of the profane world; and how that they would be accounted the only wise and happy men that could best shift suffering for Christ and for his truth; and knowing withal how tempting this would be unto them, he premits this seasonable and sweet word of comfort, Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, &c. as if he had said, let not believers in Christ think much of death, it will not mar their happiness but shall rather further and hasten it: So that this word is given to strengthen and comfort the godly against such an evil time.
SInce sin entered into the world, death hath been one of the most terrible things that the children of men have to meet with, even the most terrible of all terrible things; and indeed it is no wonder that they who know not of ane other and better life to come, nor of the way how to come at it, esteime so of it; It is called by