A47613:294
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.
6. Do you know that you shall have all these helps continued to ⟨p. 30⟩you? Will God still suffer his holy Spirit to strive with you? Alas, Death may soon have Commission to seize you and carry you into the other world; but should you live, are you sure God will still wait upon you: upon such rebels, who have slighted and undervalued his Grace, Son, and Gospel? Sirs, I must tell you, alluding to that in Genesis 6. which hath often been upon my heart; that the blessed Spirit shall not always strive with man: Means and advantages are like to be taken away. God ere long may say to Conscience, Be still, reprove that man, that woman no more: You may be left to commit wickedness without remorse or trouble. God may give you up to a hardened and sordid heart, to a seared and filthy Conscience, yea, and refuse in mercy to afflict you any more; see Hosea 4. 14. May not he that hath taken away a Minister, an able one, a sweet and precious Labourer, take ⟨p. 31⟩away ere long a sweet and precious Gospel; and what will become of your souls then?
6. Do you know that you shall have all these helps continued to ⟨p. 30⟩you? Will God still suffer his holy Spirit to strive with you? Alass, Death may soon have Commission to seize you and carry you into the other world; but should you live, are you sure God will still wait upon you: upon such rebels, who have slighted and undervalued his Grace, Son, and Gospel? Sirs, I must tell you, alluding to that in Genesis 6. which hath often been upon my heart; that the blessed Spirit shall not alwayes strive with man: Means and advantages are like to be taken away. God ere long may say to Conscience, Be still, reprove that man, that woman no more: You may be left to commit wickedness without remorse or trouble. God may give you up to a hardened and sordid heart, to a seared and filthy Conscience, yea, and refuse in mercy to afflict you any more; see