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A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…
A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemn interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honourably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemne interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honorably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1658
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A SERMON Preached at the Funeral OF THE Right Honourable ROBERT EAR… › Doctrine 5: Doctrine 5.
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That to dye in the true faith, is a noble, gallant, blessed, and happy •anner of dying; These all died in faith. Herein especially consisted the happy condition of these godly Patriarchs, that they lived, and dyed in the faith. It is put down by way of commendation, and left upon record as a pattern for us to learn to die by. They died in the faith of the Messiah, expecting salvation by him only. They died persuaded of the promises and embracing the Lord Jesus. Looking, waiting and confidently hoping for a City which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
That to dye in the true faith, is a noble, gallant, blessed, and happy •anner of dying; These all died in faith. Herein especially consisted the happy condition of these godly Patriarks, that they lived, and dyed in the faith. It is put down by way of commendation, and left upon record as a patterne for us to learne to die by. They died in the faith of the Messias, expecting salvation by him only. They died perswaded of the promises and embracing the Lord Jesus. Looking, waiting and confidently hoping for a City which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
There is a double manner of dying. 1. A dying in sin. 2. A dying in faith.
1. A dying in sin. Of this we read, John 8. 24. If you believe not that I am he, ye shall dye in your sins. This is a said manner of dying. If any should desire me to give him a character of a man in a cursed condition, I would answer, He is one who is dead in sin while he lives, and dies in his sins when he dies. It is a happiness to be dead to sin, but to die in sin is misery unexpressible. For he that dieth in his sins shall certainly go into everlasting damnation. He that dies in his sins dies out of Christ; and he that dieth out of Christ shall never go to Christ.