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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.
he hath spoken the word and he can and will make it good, and there is nothing wherein his power shines forth more conspicuously, then in their supportance and through-bearing in their death, when tentations are readily strongest. A 5th ground, is the begun operation and work of the Spirit of God, considered either as his comfortable work, as he is the Spirit of adoption bearing witness with their Spirits, or as it is his sanctifying and mortifying work, killing inward lusts, or as it is his strengthening or quickening work, whereby he keeps life in the believer, and gives him an earnest of that which is coming; the more of these he hath he may the more quietly and comfortably die, the seed of God is in him and is kept still alive in him; And now since God in his providence, Christ in his death, resurrection, intercession, and administration of his offices, Gods Covenant and all his properties, with the work of his Spirit, are all engaged for the believer; what more can be required for his comfortable through-bearing in death? And yet all these are Gods allowance on him, even on ⟨p. 118⟩every one that hath made his peace with God through Jesus Christ; are they not then, O! are they not blessed that die in the Lord?
he hath spoken the word and he can and will make it good, and there is nothing wherein his power shines forth more conspicuously, then in their supportance and through-bearing in their death, when tentations are readily strongest. A 5th ground, is the begun operation and work of the Spirit of God, considered either as his comfortable work, as he is the Spirit of adoption bearing witnesse with their Spirits, or as it is his sanctifieing and mortifieing work, killing inward lusts, or as it is his strengthning or quickning work, whereby he keeps life in the beleiver, and gives him ane earnest of that which is comeing; the more of these he hath he may the more quietly and comfortably die, the seed of God is in him and is keept still alive in him; And now since God in his providence, Christ in his death, resurrection, intercession, and administration of his offices, Gods Covenant and all his propperties, with the work of his Spirit, are all ingadged for the beleiver; what more can be required for his comfortable through-bearing in death? And yet all these are Gods allowance on him, even on ⟨p. 118⟩every one that hath made his peace with God through Jesus Christ; are they not then, O! are they not blessed that die in the Lord?