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The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662…
The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662 at the funeral of that eminent servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Simeon Ash late minister of the gospel there. By Edmund Calamy, B.D.
London : s.n., printed in the year 1662
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First, If you are righteous, then you shall be gathered to Christ at death, for the righteous shall go into everlasting life? Heaven is entailed upon righteous men by righteousness I mean the imputed righteousness, and the imparted righteousness of Jesus Christ; I wave the explication of them, because time will not give leave. Know you not (saith the Apostle) that no unrighteous man shall inherit the Kingdom of God? Damnation is entailed upon unrighteous men.
First, If you are righteous, then you shall be gathered to Christ at death, for the righteous shall go into everlasting life? Heaven is entailed upon righteous men by righteousness I mean the imputed righteousness, and the imparted righteousnesse of Jesus Christ; I wave the explication of them, because time will not give leave. Know you not (saith the Apostle) that no unrighteous man shall inherit the Kingdom of God? Damnation is entailed upon unrighteous men.
Secondly, If you are merciful, the merciful man shall be gathered to Christ, if you are one that is full of bowels of compassion to the distressed Members of Jesus Christ, for Christ hath said it, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Now if you are hard hearted, covetous, worldly minded, remember that Text, He shall have judgement without mercy, that shows no mercy.
Secondly, If you are merciful, the merciful man shall be gathered to Christ, if you are one that is full of bowels of compassion to the distressed Members of Jesus Christ, for Christ hath said it, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Now if you are hard hearted, covetous, worldly minded, remember that Text, He shall have judgement without mercy, that shews no mercy.
Thirdly, He that is gathered to the second Adam by faith in this world, shall certainly be gathered unto Christ by vision in the other world, Christ Jesus will save all his members, and you must know, that Faith is a transplanting Grace, it is not only a heart purifying, but a world-overcoming grace, it takes a man out of the old Adam, and put's him into the new Adam; it takes a man out of the root of scattering, and puts him into the root of union