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Elijah's abatementEliah's abatement
Elijah's abatement: or, Corruption in the saints. Discovered and distinguished in a sermon, preached at Chatham in Kent, at the Funeral of that faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Gaulter Roswell, M.a. late preacher there. / By Tho. Case, M.A. and rector of Giles in the Fields.Eliah's abatement: or, Corruption in the saints. Discovered and distinguished in a sermon, preached at Chatham in Kent, at the Funeral of that faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Gaulter Roswell, M.a. late preacher there. / By Tho. Case, M.A. and rector of Giles in the Fields.
London: printed by E.T. for Luke Fawn, 1658
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Lastly, 1The time is coming (and it hastens apace) when infirmities in the Saints, whether natural or sinful, shall be perfectly cured: death will be an absolute cure, death will be the death of all your corruptions. Now they do not reign, blessed ⟨p. 133⟩be God, then they shall not live: now they be but slaves, Hewers of wood, and drawers of water; (the infirmities of the Saints find them hewing work, and weeping work;) the time is coming when they shall not be; the time is coming when the Saints shall rest from their labours, and all tears shall be wiped from their eyes. Here is good news for the conflicting servants of God.
- 1Fourth and last Come.Fourth and last Com.
They shall not always pray in vain, nor strive in vain, nor wrestle in vain; God will not always be wanting to their faithful endeavours; And, truly, now he is not wanting, but they are not always so sensible of his presence and assisting grace with them in their conflicts, but the time is hastening when they shall weep no more, & sign no more; when they shall have no more cause to complain. Oh! my pride; Oh! my passion, and, Oh! my love ⟨p. 134⟩of the world; and, Oh! my hypocrisy; and, Oh! my unbelief, &c. But, when they shall stand upon the shore, and see all these Egyptians lye drowned and choked in the red Sea of Christs blood; singing the song of Moses and of the Lumb. Unto him that loved us, 1and washed us from our sins in his own blood and hath made us KINGS and Priests, unto our God and his Father; to him be Glory and Dominion for ever and ever, Amen.