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The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…
The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.
London: printed by J.A. for H. Barnard, 1692
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.
3 Death doth approach, all Men must die, And turn unto the dust; The Grave that is the House for all, And thither go we must.
4 Uncertain is the time of death, 'Tis certain all must die; And certain 'tis when death doth come, Comes in eternity.
5 No Mortal can himself deliver From th' power of the Grave; And as we die, so we are sure Another life to have.
The Second Part. 1 The Resurrection-day will come, When we shall rise again; ⟨p. 302⟩Remember well the Day of Doom, And where you must remain; 2 For if in sin at last you die, To Hell you shall be cast; But if in Christ you fall asleep, Your happiness will last 3 For evermore; you shall then be With Christ and holy Men, Where you shall with the Angels sing All praise to God, Amen. 4 Blessed are they who in the Lord At last do come to die; For as all such from labour rest, So shall assuredly 5 At the great day, when Christ appears, Appear in glory bright, And in God's Kingdom shall henceforth Shine like the Morning light. 6 Then do not mourn for such who die In Christ their dearest Friend; Their gain is great, of all their grief There is a final end.