The believers gain by death

When he does what his Master Commands him, let him remember that Christ has Commanded him to Obey his Master; and therefore do so in Obedience to Christ. Let Servants remember, Eph. 6. 5. 6. Servants be obedient to your Masters, in singleness of heart, as unto Christ. Not with eye-service as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. Such Servants however Despicable in the world, are an Honour to Christ, and Serve Him in thus serving their Masters. It was Luther's saying, A poor Milk-maid Milking, if done in Faith, is a more glorious sight, than Caesar or Alexander, in all their Conquests and Triumphs. Our Eating, Drinking, Sleeping (as well as Working) will promote our Salvation, & add to our Glory at the last day, if we have our eyes upon Christ in all that we do, obeying Him therein.

Inf. 4. When Godly Friends and Near Relations are removed from us by Death, we ought not to grieve Inordinately. The Consideration of their Gain, should moderate our Sorrow. It may cause Joy in the midst of Sorrow. When Christ gave his Disciples to understand that He was going from them to God in Heaven, they were exceedingly troubled to think what a Loss they would sustain by His absence from them; but he tells them that they should rejoice at the thought of His Gain: Joh. 14. 28. If you loved me you would rejoice, because I go unto the Father. I (says Christ) go where I shall be advanced to the highest degree of Glory, where I shall sit down with my Father on His Throne: Love to Me should cause you to rejoice in my Happiness. It is the nature of Love to rejoice in the Good of the object beloved, as much (nay more) than in our own. So should Love to our departed Friends, make ⟨p. 32⟩us rejoice in the Happiness which they have Gained. It is now a Sickly and a Dying Time among us: Many are Sick and Weak, and some are fallen Asleep. Some among us have Buried their Infant Children: Brethren, You that fear God, I will say this to Comfort you, There is no doubt to be made of it, but that those Children are Happy; because of the Gracious Covenant of God in which they were interested. Life is promised in the Covenant; if then they not having Violated that Covenant, God takes from them a Temporal Life, He gives them Eternal Life in a better World: And Christ has said concerning the Infant Children of his People, Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Some of us have been Bereaved of our Nearest & Dearest Relations. God has taken from us the Desire of our Eyes. I have lately Buried several Grand-children, and a Daughter in Law, who was a very