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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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3. Some who are true Believers […] Christ, have not Assurance of their […] Estate: Not a sensible Assurance of […] God is their Friend, but they are afraid He is their Enemy. Job say• ▪ Job 33.10. He counts me for His […]. God was his Friend, and intend•• him nothing but Friendship in all […] afflictions; but he thought otherw••• in his dark Temptations. All […] Attributes of God are Engaged for […] Salvation of the true Believer; […] yet some of them in their dark […] have concluded the contrary; […] 77.3. I remembered God, and was troubl•• When he remembered the Mercy […] God, he was troubled; as fearing […] did not belong unto him; but […] Gods Mercy was clean gone for […] When he remembered the Power […] God, he was troubled; as fearing […] Power was engaged against him. […] he remembered the Justice of God▪ […] was troubled; as fearing that […] would condemn him. It is true •••deed as to some of Gods Child••• they have a blessed Assurance of […] ⟨p. 39⟩Good Estate, and of their future Eternal Happiness. Christ said to His Disciples, Rejoice that your Names are written in Heaven. There are some •f the Children of God, that by His Word and Spirit are assured that their Names are written in Heaven; and ••en no wonder if the thoughts of •eath be exceeding Joyful unto them, […] that they know full well that when […] they leave this world, they shall •e in Heaven. But it is not so with […]: Some who are Children of Light, […] walk in Darkness. Isa. 50.10. Ye ••at •ear the Lord, and walk in Darkness, nd see no Light. Some that fear the ord have not the light of His Countenance shining on them, and then hey may well be afraid of Death; the thoughts of it may well be a frightful […] unto them, when they know not hat will become of them after Death […] all Eternity. But then,