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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 I.
On Revel. 14. v. 13. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their Labours; and their works do follow them.
On Revel. 14. v. 13. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their Labors; and their works doe follow them.
These words are singularly useful, material and momentuous in themselves, and it is not for nought that the Spirit of God puts such a mark on them, and that a special commission is given to John to write them; we have therefore thought it meet to speak a word of them beyond what we can easily reach in the lecture, they including a truth so very concerning to us even the right way of dying and the happiness that follows them that die in the Lord; blessedness hath in all ages been thought of and sought after by men, though alas many have sadly mistaken it, and the way how to come at it, here is the nearest step and door to it, even to die rightly and well, and that is to die in the Lord.
THese words are singularly usefull, material and momentuous in themselves, and it is not for nought that the Spirit of God puts such a mark on them, and that a speciall commission is given to Iohn to write them; we have therefor thought it meit to speak a word of them beyond what we can easilie reach in the lecture, they including a truth so verie concerning to us even the right way of dieing and the happines that follows them that die in the Lord; blessednesse hath in all ages beene thought of and sought after by men, though alace many have sadly mistaken it, and the way how to come at it, here is the neirest step and doore to it, even to die rightly and well, and that is to die in the Lord.