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Meat out of the eater. Or, Funeral-discourses occasioned by the death of several relatives.…
Meat out of the eater. Or, Funeral-discourses occasioned by the death of several relatives. Work accommodated unto the service of all that are in any affliction; but very particularly such as are afflicted with the loss of their consorts or children. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines from I Corinthians]
Boston: printed by B. Green & J. Allen for Benjamin Eliot, 1703
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Good news FROM A Far Country: For the Solace of them, whose Friends… › APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION.
1. There are many Evils and Sorrows on Earth, against which we may Relieve our selves, by the Thoughts of that Glorious HEAVEN, whereto we are going. Oh! That such an Heavenly Mind were in us all! Christians, can we say, Our Conversation is in Heaven! It would very much be so, it we could under every Affliction say, Our Consolation is in Heaven! How comfortably is it proposed in the Book of our comfort; N•w for a Season, if need be, you are in Heaviness, through' manifold Temptations▪ But, ye greatly Rejoice, in that there is an Inheritance reserved in Heaven for you. And again, Afflictions are accomplished in you, and you Suffer a while; But, The God of all Grace hath called us unto His Eternal Glory by Christ Jesus. Whatever Difficulty we do on Earth encounter withal, Oh, Let us relieve our selves with that Consolation; There it none of all this in that Heaven which I am ⟨p. 94⟩near unto! These Light Afflictions, they are but for a moment, and when this moment is past, then comes a far more Exceeding and Eternal weight of Glory. What says our Apostle? Rom. 8. 18. I reckon, that the Sufferings of this present Time, are not worthy to be compared unto the Glory that is to be Revealed. The Blind man, and the Lame, as they were led unto their Martyrdom, thus comforted one another; Brother, I shall need my Guide, and thou thy Crutch, no more! Do we meet with Impoverishing Losses, which cause us to sigh, I am poor and Needy! Well, It won't be long, before we are possessed of, A Better and Lasting substance in Heaven, and before we are, Heirs of a Kingdom, which God has promised unto them that Love Him. Are we Derided Despised, Slandered, and ready to sigh, Reproach has broken my Heart! Well, But we have our Names Written in Heaven; and when we come to Heaven, we shall find no Shimei to Revile us in that New Jerusalem. Are the Remainders of Indwelling Sin so Troublesome unto us, that we cry out, O Wretched man, that I am, who shall deliver me? O Holy man, Heaven shall deliver thee, Thou shalt shortly, by the Death of the Body, be