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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.
The Church had the benefit of them during their abode with men, but now no more, except only what the remembrance of their holy Words and instructive Examples (whereby they still speak to us, though dead) may afford unto us.
There are choice effusions of the Spirit at the time of our Sanctification, of which the Church reapeth the benefit whilst we live; but all these are recalled at our dissolution, and thenceforth we can be no farther useful in this lower World: for as the Soul is the subject in which these precious Graces inhere, so they accompany and go along with the Soul into glory.
There are choice effusions of the Spirit at the time of our Sanctification, of which the Church reapeth the benefit whilst we live; but all these are recall'd at our dissolution, and thenceforth we can be no farther useful in this lower World: for as the Soul is the subject in which these precious Graces inhere, so they accompany and go along with the Soul into glory.
Now as it is a real loss to a Company when any Merchant withdraws a great Stock, he had running in Trade, out of the Bank; so certainly it is a great loss to the Church of God, when the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, dwelling in the Saints, are drawn out by Death; so as the Church can have no farther benefit by them, their Prayers for us, and with us, are now ended; Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel is ignorant of us.