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A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer
A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer by ... Thomas Manton.
London: printed by J.D., 1684
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.
Answer. Yes; but yet we are not anxiously to long after it, till the time come; not to grow weary of Life, our of Desperation and Tiresomeness of the Cross, as Jonah did, chap. 4. 3. but in order to God's Glory, and Accomplishment of our Happiness. See more at large, Psal. 119. vers. 17. pag. 104.
Answer. Yes; but yet we are not anxiously to long after it, till the time come; not to grow weary of Life, our of Desperation and Tiresomness of the Cross, as Ionah did, chap. 4. 3. but in order to God's Glory, and Accomplishment of our Happiness. See more at large, Psal. 119. vers. 17. pag. 104.
Case 2. Secondly, Do all that have an Interest in Christ desire to die? Is not Death terrible? Certainly Death is terrible, both as a natural and a penal Evil. As in it self, it is the Curse of the Covenant; and as it depriveth us of Life, the chiefest Blessing. Yet we should train up our selves in an expectation of Death, we should ⟨p. 212⟩look and long for it, that when the time is come, we might be willing to give up our selves into the hands of God. It is required of a Christian, that he should not only be passive in his own Death, to die in Peace; but active: How? to hasten his Death? No; but to resign up himself willingly into the hands of God; that his Soul might not be taken away, but given up, and commended to God. We should be willing to be in the Arms of Christ, to be there where he is, to behold his Glory. If Christ had such a good-will to Men, as that he longed to be with us, solacing his Heart with the thought of it, before all Worlds, Prov. 8. 31. He was thinking of us, how he should come down, and converse with Men: Surely we should not be so backward to go to Christ. And therefore as Jacob's Spirit revived, when he saw the Chariots Joseph sent to carry him into Egypt; so our Hearts should be more cheerful and comfortable, when Death approacheth: Especially since Death is ours, it is changed, therefore we should be framing our selves to such a temper of Heart by degrees, that we might be ready.