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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.
To prosecute this use a little and to reprove the great stupidity that the most part live in as i• they cared not how they die, (for how live many grossly profane and Atheistical men, as i• they were to die like beasts? And now many presumptuous hypocrites are there, that think it a very easy matter to die, yea that it is nothing; and how many are there who have frequent fears and convictions especially at death, who yet never come this length to make it sure on good grounds that their sins are laid on Christ, and to make it their great business to have their corruption mortified by his grace that they may die in him? And how many are there that have some good in them w•o are very lazy and careless and who in a manner let death come as it will?) We shall seeing it is of such mighty concernment) press it on you by a familiar laying before you some things that are very ordinary to men and women at death▪ we look a•ace upon death […] off, but we should bring it near to us and have it always before us, the neglect whereof makes folk very ordinarily to die as they live, and that's not well nor in the Lord: there are four cases or conditions that we most ordinarily meet with in the plurality of them that die. 1 We find some senseless and stupid without any fear of God or regard to their souls, they ⟨p. 25⟩lived a stupid life without all fear and awe of the majesty of God, and they die so, thus Churlish Nabal died as he lived most stupidly and senselessly; it might possibly be edifying though very sad to speak of the lamentable condition of some graceless persons that die among us; therefore putt away senselessness and stupidity now along your life, as ye would not die senseless and stupid. A 2d sort of persons we meet with who have been presuming all their days, and will needs pertinaciously disput it out at their death that all shall be well with them; and though it may be palpably discerned that they are without all due sense of sin and utterly void of grace, yet they will confidently aver that they be e•ved all their days, and will not quit their deluding hopes that all shall be well with them now at death; O! Sirs think ye that to be a good condition, to die without sense of sin, and with wersh, tasteless, lifeless and groundless apprehensions of mercy; dread therefore and deprecate presumption; O!