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The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…
The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it well : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it vvell : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662
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Chapter 6: Three Motives more. A Dying Hour, will he a Trying Hour: The misery of the unprepared:…
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It is observable, that Haman the day that he died was called and named according to his desert; the Adversary and Enemy is this wicked Haman, Hest. 7.6. Haman probably had many a Title given him before; Some had styled him, Haman the Great, Haman the Magnificent, Haman the Prince, Haman the Virtuous, ⟨p. 48⟩all before nick-named him; but when he comes to dye, tis Haman the Enemy, tis wicked Haman, then he is called by his proper name: Since he was born he never heard his right name till now, The Enemy and Adversary is this wicked Haman. So it may be in thy life time, thou art styled Great or Gracious, because in place higher then others; but when Death comes those gaudy colours will be washed off, and thou shalt hear; Not the King of Heavens Favourite but his Fool; when thou art nigh thy execution (as he was) it will be not the Worshipful, but the Wicked Haman.
It is observable, that Haman the day that he died was called and named according to his desert; the Adversary and Enemy is this wicked Haman, Hest. 7.6. Haman probably had many a Title given him before; Some had stiled him, Haman the Great, Haman the Magnificent, Haman the Prince, Haman the Vertuous, ⟨p. 48⟩all before nick-named him; but when he comes to dye, tis Haman the Enemy, tis wicked Haman, then he is called by his proper name: Since he was born he never heard his right name till now, The Enemy and Adversary is this wicked Haman. So it may be in thy life time, thou art stiled Great or Gracious, because in place higher then others; but when Death comes those gaudy colours will be washt off, and thou shalt hear; Not the King of Heavens Favourite but his Fool; when thou art nigh thy execution (as he was) it will be not the Worshipful, but the Wicked Haman.
Satan will then play hardest upon thee with his biggest gns; when his time is but little, his rage is greatest. This is his hour, and the power of darkness. As the Turkish Emperor, when he hath blunted the edge of his Enemies weapons, and wearied their arms with thousands of his ordinary Soldiers, then falls on with his Janissaries, the pride and power of his Kingdom: When thou through pain of body, and perplexity of mind, art least able to resist, then the Devil cometh with his fiercest assaults. If on thy death-bed thou shouldst think of turning to God, he hath a thousand ways to turn thee off from such thoughts. When there is but one battle for a Kingdom, what wounds and work? what fighting and striving is there? When the Devil (who knoweth thee to be his own already) hath but a few hours to wait on thee, and then thou art his for ever, be assured he will watch by thy sick bed night and day, and if all the power and policy of hell can prevent it, neither cordial shall benefit thy body, nor counsel thy soul.