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

5. By Death Gods People are delivered from Satan and ungodly men, as long as they are here in this life, they dwell within the reach of these enemies, and they give them no little molestation; partly by Persecution, putting them to all the trouble they can; partly by Temptation, endeavouring to draw them aside into sin, that so they may wound their Souls; and partly by their ungodly lives, whereby they are to these a continual vexation, as the Sodomites were to Lot, whilst he dwelt among them; so that their life is a mere dwelling in Mesech, and sojourning in the Tents of Kedar: and these Daughters of Heth, makes them weary of their lives: but when they come to die they are then removed from them, and shall be molested with them no more for ever: they are now called away and carried to that ⟨p. 19⟩place where no such creatures as these shall ever come.

5. By Death Gods People are delivered from Satan and ungodly men, as long as they are here in this life, they dwell within the reach of these enemies, and they give them no little molestation; partly by Persecution, putting them to all the trouble they can; partly by Temptation, endeavouring to draw them aside into sin, that so they may wound their Souls; and partly by their ungodly lives, whereby they are to these a continual vexation, as the Sodomites were to Lot, whilst he dwelt among them; so that their life is a meer dwelling in Mesech, and sojourning in the Tents of Kedar: and these Daughters of Heth, makes them weary of their lives: but when they come to die they are then removed from them, and shall be molested with them no more for ever: they are now called away and carried to that ⟨p. 19⟩place where no such creatures as these shall ever come.

6. Death puts an end to all the sorrows of Gods Children which they encounter withal here. This world is a vale of tears, sin hath made it to be so; and the Saints of God have a very large share in the troubles of this life; the few days which are allowed to them to live in, are full of trouble: and very often do they meet wi a great deal more of this uncomforte entertainment than others do: tiresome days and weary nights are appointed for them: the curing of the wantonness of their flesh, and the trial of their Graces do call for this, and the Wisdom of God sees it meet that they should be thus exercised; but though it be for their benefit, it is yet troublesome, and will be an happiness to be rid of it, when we are fit for such a delivery: and this shall be when they die; now shall all their tears be wiped away, and their cheeks shall be dried: their bodies will now rest in their graves, when sickness and pain shall hurt them no more: and their Souls are conducted into that place, where trouble is a perfect stranger, where grief and molestation were never known.