The Fountain of Life Opened

First, This God upon whom the believer rolls himself at death, is its Creator. ¹The Father of its being. He created, and inspired it, and so it hath relation of a creature to a Creator, yea, of a creature now in distress, to a faithful Creator, 1 Pet. 4.19. Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing; as to a [faithful Creator.] ⟨p. 497⟩It's very true, this single relation in it self gives little ground of encouragement; unless the creature had conserved that integrity in which it was originally created. And they that have no more to plead with God for acceptance, but their relation to him as creatures, to a Creator; will doubtless find that word made good to their little comfort, Isa. 27.11. It is a people of no understanding, therefore he that made them, will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them, will show them no favour. But now, grace brings that relation into repute. Holiness ingratiates us again, and revives the remembrance of this relation. So that believers only can plead this.

First, This God upon whom the believer rolls himself at death, is its Creator. ¹The Father of its being. He created, and inspired it, and so it hath relation of a creature to a Creator, yea, of a creature now in distress, to a faithful Creator, 1 Pet. 4.19. Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing; as to a [faithful Creator.] ⟨p. 497⟩It's very true, this single relation in it self gives little ground of encouragement; unless the creature had conserved that integrity in which it was originally created. And they that have no more to plead with God for acceptance, but their relation to him as creatures, to a Creator; will doubtless find that word made good to their little comfort,