The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662…

First, Because the righteous are included within the Statute of death as well as the unrighteous; statutum est: Heb. 9.27. It is appointed for all men once to dye; the righteous as well as the unrighteous: Indeed it is true, Jesus Christ hath taken away the hurt of death; but not death it self; Jesus Christ hath disarmed death, made death like the Viper that fastened upon Paul's hand, but did not hurt him; he hath made it like the brazen Serpent that hath no sting, but a healing power in it: Christ hath sanctified death, conquered and sweetened death; at present we are all under the Statute of death, but at last this Enemy shall be destroyed, 2 Cor. 15, latter end.

First, Because the righteous are included within the Statute of death as well as the unrighteous; statutum est: Heb. 9.27. It is appointed for all men once to dye; the righteous as well as the unrighteous: Indeed it is true, Jesus Christ hath taken away the hurt of death; but not death it self; Jesus Christ hath disarmed death, made death like the Viper that fastened upon Paul's hand, but did not hurt him; he hath made it like the brazen Serpent that hath no sting, but a healing power in it: Christ hath sanctified death, conquered and sweetned death; at present we are all under the Statute of death, but at last this Enemy shall be destroyed, 2 Cor. 15, latter end.

2dly, The righteous consist of perishing principles as well as the unrighteous; the righteous are earthly vessels, made of dust; their foundation is in the dust; their lives are a vapour as well as the lives of the unrighteous.

3dly, The righteous must dye as well as others, because they have a body of sin that they carry about with them; for there is no man so wise, that lives and sins not,