A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death…

Name: A summons to the grave, or, The necessity of a timely preparation for death…
Author: Benjamin Keach

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.

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed for Ben Harris, 1676

[19], 79, [1] p. · 16k words · Wing K95 · ESTC R29890

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A SERMON •••ached at the Funeral of Mr. JOHN NORCOT, March the 28th…: A SERMON •••ached at the Funeral of Mr. JOHN NORCOT, March the 28th. 1676.

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1. When you read of soul, as that wherein conversion is wrought, it can intend nothing else save the noble or immortal part; for Conversion is a change only of the evil qualities of man's better or superior part; Psal. 19. 7. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. Conversion to God changes not the defects and qualities of the outward man. If a man be attended with such and such a disease, or distemper before Conversion, he may be truly converted, and yet retain the same diseases; the same lameness, blindness, deafness, crookedness, or what ever other blemish he may have of the like nature.

1. When you read of soul, as that wherein couversion is wrought, it can intend nothing else save the noble or immortal part; for Conversion is a change onely of the evil qualities of man's better or superior part; Psal. 19. 7. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. Conversion to God changes not the defects and qualities of the outward man. If a man be attended with such and such a disease, or distemper before Conversion, he may be truly converted, and yet retain the same diseases; the same lameness, blindness, deafness, crookedness, or what ever other blemish he may have of the like nature.

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2. When you read of soul as that which rejoiceth in God, delights in God, longs and thirsts after God, lives and feeds upon God and Christ, and united to and hath communion with God, clothed and adorned with the holy Spirit; it always holds forth the glorious spirit or soul of man: let me only direct you to one or two Scriptures upon this account, Luke 1. 46. My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit rejoiceth in God my Saviour, Psal. 94. 19. In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul. Psal. 42. 1, 2

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