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The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an…
The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an eminent minister. A sermon preached at Hatfield, Sept. 2. 1741. Being the day of the interment of the Reverend Mr. William Williams, the aged and venerable pastor of that church. : And published at the united request of those Reverend and honoured gentlemen, the sons of the deceased. As also by the desire and at the expense of the town. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from James]The resort and remedy of those that are bereaved by the death of an eminent minister. A sermon preached at Hatfield, Sept. 2. 1741. Being the day of the interment of the Reverend Mr. William Williams, the aged and venerable pastor of that church. : And published at the united request of those Reverend and honoured gentlemen, the sons of the deceased. As also by the desire and at the expence of the town. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from James]
Boston: printed by G. Rogers for J. Edwards, 1741
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Afflicted Persons love to speak of their Sorrows to them that have had Experience of Affliction, and know what Sorrow is: But there is none on Earth or in Heaven that ever had so much Experience of Sorrow as Christ: Therefore he knows how to pity the sorrowful, and especially may we be confident that he is ready to pity those that are bereaved of a faithful Minister, because such a Bereavement is a Calamity that concerns the Souls of Men; and Christ hath especially shown his Pity to Men's Souls; for it was chiefly for them that he died: To relieve the Miseries of the Soul especially, is it that he hath provided; and it was from Pity to the Souls of Men that he made that Provision for them that he hath done, in appointing such an Order of Men as Gospel-Ministers, and in sending them forth to preach the Gospel: It was because he had Compassion on Men's Souls, that he hath appointed Ministers to watch for Souls.
Afflicted Persons love to speak of their Sorrows to them that have had Experience of Affliction, and know what Sorrow is: But there is none on Earth or in Heaven that ever had so much Experience of Sorrow as Christ: Therefore he knows how to pity the sorrowful, and especially may we be confident that he is ready to pity those that are bereaved of a faithful Minister, because such a Bereavement is a Calamity that concerns the Souls of Men; and Christ hath especially shewn his Pity to Men's Souls; for it was chiefly for them that he died: To relieve the Miseries of the Soul especially, is it that he hath provided; and it was from Pity to the Souls of Men that he made that Provision for them that he hath done, in appointing such an Order of Men as Gospel-Ministers, and in sending them forth to preach the Gospel: It was because he had Compassion on Men's Souls, that he hath appointed Ministers to watch for Souls.
2. Christ has purchased all that Persons need under such a Bereavement. He has purchased all that miserable Men stand in Need of under all their Calamities, and comfort under every Sort of Affliction: And therefore his Invitation to those that Labour and are heavy laden, to come to him for Rest, may be understood in the most extensive Sense, to extend to those that labour under any Kind of Burden of Sin or Sorrow, and to all that are heavy laden with either natural or moral Evil: He has purchased divine Cordials and Supports for those Hearts that are ready