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Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late…
Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late governor of the colony of Connecticut, in New-England; who died, at Boston, Nov. 27. 1707 and was honourably there interred on Decemb. 4. ensuing; in the 69th year of his age. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]Winthropi justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honourable John Winthrop Esq. late governour of the colony of Connecticut, in New-England; who died, at Boston, Nov. 27. 1707 and was honourably there interr'd on Decemb. 4. ensuing; in the 69th year of his age. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
printed by Timothy Green, 1708
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II. Must we Dye? Then our Speedy, our Thorough Preparation for Death, is the ONE THING, that is needful for us. That Word of Command, is now given out, Make all Ready. Tis the Counsel of Heaven unto us; Mat. 24.44. Be ye also Ready. Really, the Longest Life is little Enough, to be all spent, in making Ready for Death. Oh! It requires a mighty Preparation! Sirs, We ought immediately to make sure of it, That when ⟨p. 24⟩our Death arrives, it shall not prove a Trap-door, to let us down into Wretched, and Woeful, and Hopeless and Endless Confusions. With a Message like that, Isa. 38.1. Set thy House in Order, for thou shalt Dye and not Live; I now come unto you, Set thy Soul in Order, for thou shalt shortly Die, thou hast not long to Live.
II. Must we Dye? Then our Speedy, our Thorough Preparation for Death, is the ONE THING, that is needful for us. That Word of Command, is now given out, Make all Ready. Tis the Counsel of Heaven unto us; Mat. 24.44. Be ye also Ready. Really, the Longest Life is little Enough, to be all spent, in making Ready for Death. Oh! It requires a mighty Preparation! Sirs, We ought immediately to make sure of it, That when ⟨p. 24⟩our Death arrives, it shall not prove a Trap-door, to let us down into Wretched, and Woful, and Hopeless and Endless Confusions. With a Message like that, Isa. 38.1. Set thy House in Order, for thou shalt Dye and not Live; I now come unto you, Set thy Soul in Order, for thou shalt shortly Die, thou hast not long to Live.
Here lies the Merit of the Case. The Last Thing that we can say, of this or that Man, is, And he Died. But this will not be the Last Thing that will befall the man. There is a Future State. There is a State of Misery, or of Happiness, after Death.