Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

4. It is a Cordial in death, and there is none like it. This will make the soul triumph over the grave, take death cheerfully by the cold hand, welcome its grim Messengers, and long to be gone, and be with Christ. Dark and doubting Christians may indeed shrink back from it, and be afraid of the exchange; but the assured soul longs to be gone, and needs patience to live, as other men do to die. When one was asked if he were willing to die, his answer was, Illius est nolle mori, qui nolit ire ad Christum. Let him be loth to die, that is loath to go to Christ. The sugar of assurance sweetens the bitter cup of death, and makes it delectable to a Believers relish.

4. It is a Cordial in death, and there is none like it. This will make the soul triumph over the grave, take death chearfully by the cold hand, welcome its grim Messengers, and long to be gone, and be with Christ. Dark and doubting Christians may indeed shrink back from it, and be affraid of the exchange; but the assured soul longs to be gone, and needs patience to live, as other men do to die. When one was asked if he were willing to die, his answer was, Illius est nolle mori, qui nolit ire ad Christum. Let him be loth to die, that is loath to go to Christ. The sugar of assurance sweetens the bitter cup of death, and makes it delectable to a Believers rellish.

5. In a word, it is a sweet support in all the troubles and afflictions on this side the grave. Let the assured soul be cast into what condition the Lord pleases, be it upon a bed of sickness; yet this gives his soul such support and ⟨p. 200⟩comfort, that he shall not say, I am sick, sin being forgiven; the soul is well, when the body is in pain, Isa. 33. 24. Let him be cast in to a Prison, here's that will turn a Prison into a Paradise, Act. 5. 41. Let him be pinched with any outward want, this will supply all, As having nothing, and yet possessing all things,