A funeral sermon on the death of that pious gentlewoman Mrs. Judith Hamond Late…

1. It is surely a very comfortable saying in the former of these Cases, the Case of our losing Friends and Relations very dear unto us: And there only needs this to make it most deliciously pleasant, that is, to have a comfortable persuasion concerning such, That they are part of Christs Seed, they are some of them, in reference to whom Christ is, in the most peculiar Sense, the first-fruits, so as that they have a pre-assurance of Victory in his Conquest, and Victory over Death and the Grave. And we have great reason to be so persuaded concerning that Worthy Gentlewoman, whose late Decease is the ⟨p. 17⟩more special occasion, of this solemn Assembly at this time. She was one who, (as such as had most opportunity to observe, and best ability to judge, did reckon) had given abundant evidence of the work of Gods Saving Grace upon her own Spirit, and who thereupon did long walk with God in a very continued Course; so indeed, as that tho' her Comforts were observed not to be Rapturous, yet they were steady and even; so as that she was rarely troubled with doubts, to give obstruction or hinderance to her in her Christian Course: If any such doubt did arise, it soon vanished, and she quickly, through the Mercy of God, received Satisfaction, and so went cheerfully on in her way.

1. It is surely a very comfortable saying in the former of these Cases, the Case of our losing Friends and Relations very dear unto us: And there only needs this to make it most deliciously pleasant, that is, to have a comfortable perswasion concerning such, That they are part of Christs Seed, they are some of them, in reference to whom Christ is, in the most peculiar Sense, the first-fruits, so as that they have a pre-assurance of Victory in his Conquest, and Victory over Death and the Grave. And we have great reason to be so perswaded concerning that Worthy Gentlewoman, whose late Decease is the ⟨p. 17⟩more special occasion, of this solemn Assembly at this time. She was one who, (as such as had most opportunity to observe, and best ability to judge, did reckon) had given abundant evidence of the work of Gods Saving Grace upon her own Spirit, and who thereupon did long walk with God in a very continued Course; so indeed, as that tho' her Comforts were observed not to be Rapturous, yet they were steady and even; so as that she was rarely troubled with doubts, to give obstruction or hinderance to her in her Christian Course: If any such doubt did arise, it soon vanished, and she quickly, through the Mercy of God, received Satisfaction, and so went chearfully on in her way.