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Death unstung a sermon preached at the funeral of Thomas Mowsley, an apothecary, who…
Death unstung a sermon preached at the funeral of Thomas Mowsley, an apothecary, who died July, 1669 : with a brief narrative of his life and death : also the manner of Gods dealings with him before and after his conversion : drawn up by his own hand and published / by James Janeway ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1669
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.
5. Another property of the Man which shall be blessed at Death, is this, he is one, that takes Christ for life and happiness. Time was indeed, he was of ⟨p. 20⟩an other mind, sin was his delight, and none so despicable in his Eye, as Christ; but God, in free and rich grace, hath taken away the Scales from his Eyes, and healed him of his miserable blindness, and let him see such a loveliness in the Lord Christ, as that now he is able to say, none but Christ, none but Christ; He is altogether lovely. He is now quite out of love with himself, neither his righteousness, nor any thing is lovely now, but Christ; and will not that Soul be blessed, when it comes to have its desires accomplished? he that counts nothing worth the having, except Christ, and for Christ, can't be miserable, when he is lodged safe in his embraces.
5. Another property of the Man which shall be blessed at Death, is this, he is one, that takes Christ for life and happiness. Time was indeed, he was of ⟨p. 20⟩an other mind, sin was his delight, and none so despicable in his Eye, as Christ; but God, in free and rich grace, hath taken away the Scales from his Eyes, and healed him of his miserable blindness, and let him see such a loveliness in the Lord Christ, as that now he is able to say, none but Christ, none but Christ; He is altogether lovely. He is now quite out of love with himself, neither his righteousness, nor any thing is lovely now, but Christ; and will not that Soul be blessed, when it comes to have its desires accomplished? he that counts nothing worth the having, except Christ, and for Christ, can't be miserable, when he is lodged safe in his imbraces.
6. He that makes it his business to live to Christ, to him to dye shall be gain. God is often times better, but never worse than his word: And hath he not made many promises to them that diligently seek him? Hath he not said that their labours shall not be in vain in the Lord? The Christian is running, and he shall at last obtain the Prize, the Crown he fights for, he shall have; fear not Christian, quit thy self bravely, win it and wear it; what though it be wrapped