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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. In Estimation, and that of him who best knows what esteem to put upon things, viz. God himself; he doth not tell us that it is so in the sight of Men; for their judgement and verdict would not sufficiently determine the question; for, as for wicked men, they account the Saints lives to be contemptible, and their Death inglorious: and as for good men they are fallible, liable to mistakes; and hence their judgement is not by it self satisfying to Faith, nor may we build any conclusion upon the credit of the best of men: but God judgeth aright, he knows and speaks the truth, and his testimony ⟨p. 4⟩is to be taken: the Phrase [In the sight] signifies the judgement, knowledge, and account: q. d. thus it is to God, he who sees all things, and discerns their issues, he reckons it to be so: There are divers thoughts among Interpreters about the meaning of this Expression, or in what sense the Psalmist intends that their death is precious in the sight of God, which what it is most likely to be, will follow to be considered: Hence;
2. In Estimation, and that of him who best knows what esteem to put upon things, viz. God himself; he doth not tell us that it is so in the sight of Men; for their judgement and verdict would not sufficiently determine the question; for, as for wicked men, they account the Saints lives to be contemptible, and their Death inglorious: and as for good men they are fallible, liable to mistakes; and hence their judgement is not by it self satisfying to Faith, nor may we build any conclusion upon the credit of the best of men: but God judgeth aright, he knows and speaks the truth, and his testemony ⟨p. 4⟩is to be taken: the Phrase [In the sight] signifies the judgement, knowledge, and account: q. d. thus it is to God, he who sees all things, and discerns their issues, he reckons it to be so: There are divers thoughts among Interpreters about the meaning of this Expression, or in what sence the Psalmist intends that their death is precious in the sight of God, which what it is most likely to be, will follow to be considered: Hence;