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The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon…
The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon at the funerals of Mistress Jane Blackwell, wife of Master Elidad Blackwell, pastor of Andrew Undershaft, London / by Tho. Manton.The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon at the funerals of Mistres Jane Blackwel, wife of Master Elidad Blackwel, pastor of Andrew Undershaft, London / by Tho. Manton.
London: printed for Robert Gibbs, 1656
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 Whence it is that they who dye in the Lord are sure to be thus blessed: 1 From their union with Christ 2 From the Covenant of God with them.
First, From their union with Christ, which can never be dissolved; death severeth body and soul, but not Christ and the soul. From this union there result two things, Conformity with Christ in every estate, and the Communion of the Spirit; both which do imply the blessedness of the Saints, even after death. They that are united with Christ do share with him in every estate; in grace here and in glory hereafter; as to both, they are predestinated to be conformed to the image of Christ: Rom. 8.29. And where the Spirit once dwelleth, there he dwelleth for ever; and therefore from the indwelling of the Spirit of holiness doth the Apostle infer our Resurrection to a glorious estate, Rom. 8.11. And that losing nothing which Christ speaketh of, Joh. 6.39. I would interpret of his not ⟨p. 25⟩losing one member or joint of his mystical body.
First, From their union with Christ, which can never be dissolved; death severeth body and soul, but not Christ and the soul. From this union there result two things, Conformity with Christ in every estate, and the Communion of the Spirit; both which do imply the blessedness of the Saints, even after death. They that are united with Christ do share with him in every estate; in grace here and in glory hereafter; as to both, they are predestinated to be conformed to the image of Christ: Rom. 8.29. And where the Spirit once dwelleth, there he dwelleth for ever; and therefore from the indwelling of the Spirit of holiness doth the Apostle infer our Resurrection to a glorious estate,