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Meditations on death. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showedMeditations on death. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed
Meditations on death. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showed; I. That some true believers on Christ are afraid of death, but that they have no just cause to be so. II. That good men as well as others may be taken out of the world by a sudden death. III. That not earth but heaven is the Christians home. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Two lines from Hebrews]Meditations on death. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed; I. That some true believers on Christ are afraid of death, but that they have no just cause to be so. II. That good men as well as others may be taken out of the world by a sudden death. III. That not earth but heaven is the Christians home. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Two lines from Hebrews]
printed by Timothy Green, 1707
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PROPOSITION IV.
Christians should be Watchful, lest when •eath comes, and the Lord comes they […] found Sleeping.
Christians should be Watchful, lest when •eath comes, and the Lord comes they 〈…〉 found Sleeping.
1. Above all things. Men should be watchful that Death do not find them […] in a state of Sin. For a man ⟨p. 92⟩that is appointed to watch to fall asleep is a very great Evil. If a Watchman Sleep he is Exposed unto shameful Punishment. Jewish Writers tell us, That when the Levites were set to Watch about the Temple, the chief Commander would sometimes come to see if any were asleep: If he found one waking and watching, he would say, Peace be unto you ▪ But if he found any one Sleeping▪ he would strike him a terrible blow, and cause his Garments to be taken from him and torn in pieces; which was looked upon as a most Ignominious Punishment. This gives light to that Scripture,