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The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First…
The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made public for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.
London: printed for J. Harris, 1688
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.
Sol. 1. You can never lose all in one, except that one be Christ; and he being yours in Covenant, can never be lost. But your meaning is, you have lost all of that kind in one: no more Sons to build up your House, and continue your Name.
2. But yet Religion will not allow you to say, that your dead Children are a lost Generation. Praemittuntur, non amittuntur: They are sent before, but not lost. For they are a Covenant-seed, by you dedicated to the Lord: They ⟨p. 96⟩were Children of many Prayers a great stock of Prayers was lai• up for them; in them also yo• and all that knew them, discerne• a teachable Spirit, pious inclinations, and Conscience of secret duties, some good things toward the Lord God of Israel, as was sai• of young Abijah, 1 King. 14.1• So that you parted from them u• on far easier terms than good D••vid parted from his Amnon, Absalom, or Adonijah, who died in the•• sins and open rebellions. Ther• was a sting in his troubles which you feel not; and if he comfort himself notwithstanding in th• Covenant of his God, in this respect may you much more.
2. But yet Religion will not allow you to say, that your dead Children are a lost Generation. Praemittuntur, non amittuntur: They are sent before, but not lost. For they are a Covenant-seed, by you dedicated to the Lord: They ⟨p. 96⟩