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…

there are no mistakes nor jealousies, no alienations nor animosities, no rents nor divisions, no unsuitable passions nor heats there, but a most comely and complete union and holy harmony in the praising of God, there is no darkness of mind there, the understanding being perfectly enlightened, no disorder in the affections, but a most exact regularity, no perverseness nor backwardness in the will, but a most thorough compliance in all things with the will of God, all within the man sweetly conspiring in a holy harmony & in a due subordination to the head; there is no scandal or offence given nor taken there; there is no saddening reports nor ill news there; nay its impossible there can be, since God orders all immediately; and they approve all that he does, they applaud to, and are well satisfied with all; there are no overturnings of Kingdoms and states, nor confusions or desolations in Churches to mar their happiness there; but they being fully acquainted with the infinitely wise proceedings of God, there is nothing that can mar their happiness, suppose they knew all these overturnings confusions and distractions that make us sad here below; they cannot be troubled with the want nor with the fear of the want of any thing, and thus they continue to be for ever and ever; yet this is but a little piece of their happiness that die in the Lord, how small a portion of it do we know?

there are no mistakes nor jealousies, no alienations nor animosities, no rents nor divisions, no unsuteable passiones nor heats there, but a most comely and compleit union and holie harmonie in the praising of God, there is no darkenesse of mind there, the understanding being perfectly enlightened, no disorder in the affections, but a most exact regularity, no preversenesse nor backwardnesse in the will, but a most thorrow complyance in all things with the will of God, all within the man sweetly conspiring in a holie harmonie & in a due subordination to the head; there is no scandal or offence given nor taken there; there is no sadning reports nor ill news there; nay its impossible there can be, since God orders all immediatlie; and they approve all that he does, they applaud to, and are well satisfied with all; there are no overturnings of Kingdomes and states, nor confusions or desolations in Churches to marr their happinesse there; but they being fullie acquainted with the infinitly wise proceedings of God, there is nothing that can marr their happinesse, suppose they knew all these overturnings confusions and distractions that make us sad here below; they cannot be troubled with the want nor with the fear of the want of any thing, and thus they continue to be for ever and ever; yet this is but a litle peice of their happinesse that die in the Lord, how smal a portion of it doe we know?