N00280:12
The high esteem which God hath of the death of his saints. As it…
The high esteem which God hath of the death of his saints. As it was delivered in a sermon preached October 7. 1683. Occasioned by the death of the Worshipful John Hull Esq: who deceased October 1, 1683. / By Samuel Willard teacher to a church in Boston. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Sewall, 1683
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. An earnest Endeavour to Affect and Engage his heart unto suitable gratitude, from hence to the end of the Psalm; wherein he studies and promiseth to let it be seen that he was not stupidly regardless of, but suitably affected with these wondrous benefits of God towards him: where, while he is binding of himself to the payment and performance of sacred and solemn expressions of Thanksgiving, and particular Testimonies of a thankful heart, he draws the knot close, and makes it more indissoluble, by reviving the Arguments or Obligations lying upon him, or by chewing upon the consideration of the endeared Love of God discovering it self, both to his People in general, ver. 15. and to himself in particular, ver. 16.
2. An earnest Endeavour to Affect and Engage his heart unto suitable gratitude, from hence to the end of the Psalm; wherein he studies and promiseth to let it be seen that he was not stupidly regardless of, but sutably affected with these wondrous benefits of God towards him: where, while he is binding of himself to the payment and performance of sacred and solemn expressions of Thanksgiving, and particular Testimonies of a thankful heart, he draws the knot close, and makes it more indissoluble, by reviving the Arguments or Obligations lying upon him, or by chewing upon the consideration of the endeared Love of God discovering it self, both to his People in general, ver. 15. and to himself in particular, ver. 16.
So that the Words of the Text are a lofty Expression of the deep Interest which the Saints have in Gods affection, or the high esteem which he conceives of them, who dearly loves them, and that not only whiles living, but when dying too.
In the Words there are two parts,