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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.
There is one thing common to all men and that is a natural inclination to, and an appetite and desire after happiness or blessedness, but there are two things wherein the most part of men do exceedingly err; 1. In seeking blessedness where it is not to be found and in accounting that to be blessedness which is not so, but leaves them eternally miserable. 2. That when some glances of happiness and wherein it consists are gotten they grossly mistake the way to come by it; these words give a notable description of true blessedness, and a clear direction towards the way how to come at it, they show plainly where it lieth, let the blind and prejudicate world esteem of it as they will, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, that is only true blessedness which the dead in the Lord enjoy, and that's the only way to true blessedness, to be in Christ & to live & die in him.
THere is one thing common to all men and that is a naturall inclination to, and ane appetite and desyre after happinesse or blessednesse, but there are two things wherein the most part of men doe exceidingly erre; 1. In seeking blessednesse where it is not to be found and in accounting that to be blessednesse which is not so, but leaves them eternallie miserable. 2. That when some glances of happinesse and wherein it consists are gotten they grosslie mistake the way to come by it; these words give a notable description of true blessednesse, and a clear direction towards the way how to come at it, they shew plainly where it lyeth, let the blind and prejudicat world esteem of it as they will, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, that is only true blessednesse which the dead in the Lord injoy, and thats the only way to true blessednesse, to be in Christ & to live & die in him.