The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have…

1. In respect of our selves in waiting for the accomplishment of that Promise, Rom. 8.28. all things shall work together for good to them that love God. The Apostle is there speaking of afflictions, and the loss of friends and relations is none of the least of these. God is able to repair us to the full and running ⟨p. 62⟩over, and that both by his Grace and his comfort, he can sanctify such a loss to us for our very great gain: there is many a Child of God that finds honey in this Lion▪ they are by such a Providence weaned a great deal more from Creatures, and drawn nearer unto God; they experience how poor things these are to lean upon or make the objects of our delight, and to find that none but God can be a portion suitable and sufficient: God also useth this to put them upon serious reflection upon their former ways and courses; and leads them to repentance and reformation of those things that had provoked God thus to deal by them: they learn to love earth the less, and heaven the more by this, and accordingly they are put upon the pursuit of heavenly things with intenseness; and this is an exceeding great benefit; and God is able to reveal more of himself to their souls upon it, and give them spiritual comforts in the room of temporal, the light of his countenance in exchange for the delight which they had in the creature; and God is frequently wont thus to do, which is a very happy and advantageous exchange to them.

1. In respect of our selves in waiting for the accomplishment of that Promise, Rom. 8.28. all things shall work together for good to them that love God. The Apostle is there speaking of afflictions, and the loss of friends and relations is none of the least of these. God is able to repair us to the full and running ⟨p. 62⟩over, and that both by his Grace and his comfort, he can sanctifie such a loss to us for our very great gain: there is many a Child of God that finds honey in this Lion▪ they are by such a Providence weaned a great deal more from Creatures, and drawn nearer unto God; they experience how poor things these are to lean upon or make the objects of our delight, and to find that none but God can be a portion suitable and sufficient: God also useth this to put them upon serious reflection upon their former ways and courses; and leads them to repentance and reformation of those things that had provoked God thus to deal by them: they learn to love earth the less, and heaven the more by this, and accordingly they are put upon the pursuit of heavenly things with intenseness; and this is an exceeding great benefit; and God is able to reveal more of himself to their souls upon it, and give them spiritual comforts in the room of temporal, the light of his countenance in exchange for the delight which they had in the creature; and God is frequently wont thus to do, which is a very happy and advantegeous exchange to them.