A good man making a good end. The life and death, of the Reverend…

When our Father Jacob, was a Dying, he seems, upon the Occasion of mentioning a Serpent, immediately to call to mind the mischiefs which had been done by the old Serpent, unto our Spirits: whereupon he cried out, Gen. 49.18. I have waited for thy Salvation, [for thy JESUS!] O Lord. That our Spirits may not be destroyed in our Dying, This, This, is the Thing that we should be concerned for; That ⟨p. 15⟩they may be Saved by a Jesus, from the mischiefs, which the old Serpent ha's brought upon them.

When our Father Jacob, was a Dying, he seems, upon the O•c•sion of mentioning a Serpent, immediately to call to mind the mischiefs which had been done by the old Serpent, unto our Spirits: whereupon he cryed out, Gen. 49.18. I have waited for thy Salvation, [for thy JESUS!] O Lord. That our Spirits may not be destroy'd in our Dying, This, This, is the Thing that we should be concerned for; That ⟨p. 15⟩they may be Saved by a Jesus, from the mischiefs, which the old Serpent ha's brought upon them.

III. When we Commit our Spirits into the Hand of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must Believe in Him, as fully able, to Save our Spirits unto the uttermost. It is by Faith acted unto the uttermost, that we are to Commit our Spirits, into the Hands of our Lord Jesus Christ: Now the Acts of this Faith are admirably expressed, in 2 Tim. 1.12 I know whom I have Believed, and I am persuaded, That He is Able to keep that which I have committed unto Him. We would have our Spirits preserved from the Direful Anger of God, which threatens to Swallow them up: Say now, Lord Jesus, I am persuaded, Thou art able to preserve me. We would have our Spirits Enriched with the Knowledge, and Image, and Favour of God, in His Kingdom: Say now, Lord Jesus, I am persuaded, Thou art Able to Enrich me. We are therefore to place our Faith, on the Sacrifice which our Lord Jesus Christ hath offered unto God, on the behalf of His people. We read, in