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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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USE.
Here is a Double EXHORTATION.
I. Unto those that have just cause to Fear Death. That indeed is the woeful Case of all that are in a state of Sin, they have just cause to be afraid of Death. Oh! […], Do not rest in •our present State. It is not a condition to be rested in. If you were •n Bondage unto Enemies as to your •odies, certainly you would not be at •est without Deliverance. The Lords ⟨p. 50⟩People speak sadly, Neh. 9.37. […] Kings whom because of our Sins thou […] set over us, have Dominion over our B••dies, and we are in great Distress. […] thou a Sinner because of thy sin▪ Spiritual Enemies h•ve Dominion […] thee, thou art in Bondage to […] of Terrors; in Bondage to […] •••lor of Hell, who has the Power […] Death. Oh! Rest not in such a condition. Remember there is but […] way to be delivered, and that is […] going to Jesus Christ the Son of Go Joh 8.36. If the Son does make you […] shall be free indeed. Oh! then […] to Jesus Christ the Son of God, […] you may be delivered from that […] bondage which at present you are […]