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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.
At that day ye shall know that I am in the ⟨p. 21⟩father, the affections shall then be made capacious to receive & shall be filled and satisfied with delight in the enjoyment of that clearly and distinctly known object; it satisfies Angels and must satisfy the Spirits of just men made perfect, it makes them happy to behold and enjoy him, and the greatest happiness that the Scripture speaks of, is to be in Christs company, beholding the glory that he hes gotten from the father; and if ye could suitably conceive what condition David, Paul, and some that have gone a few years or months since into that blessed rest are in, it would make you long to die in the Lord, and would through grace put you to give all diligence in time to make that happiness sure. 3ly. As they are made suitable and meet to enjoy God in a full measure and high degree, so they shall enjoy him in a full measure and degree actually, there is no more desired nor desirable, it is full glory and full joy, none can imagine or wish more, it being a thing to which there can be no accession made according to the capacity that they are put into; for though there be different degrees of glory and some conceive and receive more and some less, yet all are filled even filled with the love and loving-kindness of God with that fullness of joys and these pleasures that are at his right hand; and they have all this not in bare notions but most really and in an incomprehensible way (to us now at least incomprehensible) communicated to them. 4ly. This enjoying of God is perpetual and eternal, for ever & ever without interruption or intermission, its not only a full but an everlasting joy and glory, sorrow and sighing shall then for ever flee away, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads for evermore, the crown is an eternal and immarcessible one even a crown of life that is perpetually flourishing; yet all that we have said falls hugely short of, and as to our manner of expressing it, unworthy to be compared ⟨p. 22⟩with the happiness of them that die in the Lord; if any of them heard us speak of their condition they would wonder to hear us do it so childishly, poorly, meanly & bauchly; O! That we could stretch ourselves to believe that which we cannot so distinctly conceive of this blessedness.
At that day ye shall know that I am in the ⟨p. 21⟩