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True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon…
True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behaviour at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behavior at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]
printed by Rogers and Fowle for D. Henchman, 1747
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Thus Abraham enjoys these Things, when they come to pass, that were of old promised to him, and that he saw beforehand, and rejoiced in. He will enjoy the Fulfilment of the Promise of all the Families of the Earth being blessed in his Seed, when it shall be accomplished. And all the ancient Patriarchs▪ who died in Faith of Promises of glorious Things that should be accomplished in this World, who had not received the Promises, but saw them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them; do actually enjoy them when fulfilled. David actually saw and enjoyed the Fulfilment of that Promise, in its due Time, which was made to him many hundred Years before, and was all his Salvation and all his Desire. Thus Daniel shall stand in his Lot at the End of the Days pointed out by his own Prophecy. Thus the Saints of old, that died in Faith, not having received the Promise, are made perfect, and have their Faith crowned, by the better Things accomplished in these latter Days of the Gospel, Heb. x•.39, 40. which they see and enjoy in their Time.
Thus Abraham enjoys these Things, when they come to pass, that were of old promised to him, and that he saw beforehand, and rejoyced in. He will enjoy the Fulfilment of the Promise of all the Families of the Earth being blessed in his Seed, when it shall be accomplished. And all the antient Patriarchs▪ who died in Faith of Promises of glorious Things that should be accomplished in this World, who had not received the Promises, but saw them afar off, and were perswaded of them, and embraced them; do actually enjoy them when fulfilled. David actually saw and enjoyed the Fulfilment of that Promise, in its due Time, which was made to him many hundred Years before, and was all his Salvation and all his Desire. Thus Daniel shall stand in his Lot at the End of the Days pointed out by his own Prophecy. Thus the Saints of old, that died in Faith, not having received the Promise, are made perfect, and have their Faith crowned, by the better Things accomplished in these latter Days of the Gospel, Heb. x•.39, 40. which they see and enjoy in their Time.