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The labouring saints dismission to rest. A sermon / preached at the funeral of…
The labouring saints dismission to rest. A sermon / preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable Henry Ireton Lord Deputy of Ireland: in the Abbey Church at Westminster, the 6th. day of February 1651. By John Owen, minister of the Gospel. Licensed and entered according to order.
London: printed by R. and W· Leybourn for Philemon Stephens, 1652
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1 This is not the manner of God to lay aside those whom he hath found faithful in his service, men indeed do so, but God changeth not: whom he hath begun to honour with any employment, he continueth them in it, whilst they are faithful to him.
1 This is not the manner of God to lay aside those whom he hath found faithfull in his service, men indeed do so, but God chaneth nat: whom he hath begun to honour with any employment, he continueth them in it, whilest they are faithfull to him.
2 Daniel was now above an 100 years old, as may be easily demonstrated by comparing the time of his captivity, which was in the third year of the Reign of Jehojakim, Chap. 1. 1. with the time of his writing this prophecy, which is expressly said to be in the reign of Cyrus the King of Persia, Chap. 10. 1. and therefore probably his end was very nigh; and after this you hear of him no more; who had he lived many days, it had been his sin, not to have gone up to Jerusalem, the decree of Cyrus giving liberty for a return being passed.
2 Daniel was now above an 100 yeares old, as may be easily demonstrated by comparing the time of his captivity, which was in the third yeare of the Reigne of Jehojakim, Chap. 1. 1. with the time of his writing this prophecy, which is expresly said to be in the reigne of Cyrus the King of Persia, Chap. 10. 1. and therefore probably his end was very nigh; and after this you heare of him no more; who had he lived many dayes, it had been his sin, not to have gone up to Jerusalem, the decree of Cyrus giving liberty for a returne being passed.
It is not then Gods laying him aside from his Office simply, but also his intimation that he must shortly lay down his mortality, and so come into the condition wherein he was to rest until the end; This then is his dismission, he died in his work, life and employment go together, Go thou thy ways.