A47613:256
A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death…
A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death demonstrated in a sermon preached at the funeral of that most eminent and faithful servant of Jesus Christ Mr. John Norcot who departed this life March 24, 1675/6 / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for Ben Harris, 1676
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
But that I may come to the words that I have read to you, in the Text you have a twofold Interrogation or Negative Questions.
1. What man is he that liveth and shall not see death?
2. Can he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.
The meaning is no man can avoid it, none can escape the grave, whatever he be. Many such kind of questions are put forth and thus answered in Holy Scripture. Here are two terms, before I proceed to any observation, that I judge needful to speak to by way of Explication:
The meaning is no man can avoid it, none can escape the grave, whatever he be. Many such kind of questions are put forth and thus answered in Holy Scripture. Here are two terms, before I proceed to any observation, that I judge needful to speak to by way of Exp•ication: