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…

sins and challenges shall then be multiplied, death shall then putt forth its sting and sin its strength; the grave shall then obtain full victory over them, it shall feed on ⟨p. 124⟩them; but it shall not be so with the godly, it shall have no dominion over them as it hath over the wicked that die in their sins and out of Christ, death and the curse make a morsel, as it were, of all that live and die out of Christ, it eats them up & consumes them for evermore; when the first death is over and gone, the second death takes hold of them and never lets go its hold; so that death will still, even through all eternity pursue the quarrel against them, And therefore let me shut up all with two words; The 1st whereof is to you who make conscience of being and living in Christ, though ye come short of that which ye much covet and long to be at, and is called for from you, which is your burden and affliction; yet consider what a comfortable allowance ye have from God, who is the God of all consolation, and be comforted in it; what ever be your lot and condition in the world, be what it will or may be, a little time will put it by and to an end; Therefore I say, take encouragement from these grounds of consolation that God hath given you against the terribleness of death, and walk so as ye may not mar your own comfort; and withal, bless God who hath given you such good ground of hope, ye have more to make a truly comfortable life to you, then all the Kings and great men in the earth have that are out of Christ; ye may be very sinfully defective in this much called-for duty of blessing God, who hath provided so notably well for you, and may robe him of the glory that is infinitely due to him from you, on many O! very many accounts, if ye look not to it.

sins and challenges shall then be multiplied, death shall then putt forth its stinge and sin its strength; the grave shall then obtaine full victory over them, it shall feed on ⟨p. 124⟩them; but it shall not be so with the godly, it shall have no dominion over them as it hath over the wicked that die in their sinnes and out of Christ, death and the curse make a morsal, as it wer, of all that live and die out of Christ, it eats them up & consumes them for evermore; when the first death is over and gone, the second death takes hold of them and never lets goe its hold; so that death will still, even through all eternity pursue the quarrel against them, And therefore let me shut up all with two words; The 1st whereof is to you who make conscience of being and living in Christ, though ye come short of that which ye much covet and long to be at, and is called for from you, which is your burden and affliction; yet consider what a comfortable allowance ye have from God, who is the God of all consolation, and be comforted in it; what ever be your lot and condition in the world, be what it will or may be, a litle time will put it by and to ane end; Therefore I say, take encouragment from these grounds of consolation that God hath given you against the terriblenesse of death, and walk so as ye may not marr your own comfort; and withall, blesse God who hath given you such good ground of hope, ye have more to make a truely comfortable life to you, then all the Kings and great men in the earth have that are out of Christ; ye may be very sinfully defective in this much called-for duty of blessing God, who hath provided so notably well for you, and may robe him of the glory that is infinitly due to him from you, on many O! very many accounts, if ye looke not to it.