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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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Absent from the Body, AND Present with the LORD. › APPLICATION.
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Thus I have endeavoured to represent something of the Character and Behaviour of that excellent Servant of CHRIST, whose Funeral is now to be attended. Though I have done it very imperfectly, yet I have endeavoured to do it faithfully, and as in the Presence and Fear of GOD, without Flattery; which surely is to be abhorred in Ministers of the Gospel, when speaking as Messengers of the LORD of Hosts.
Such Reason have we to be satisfied that the Person that has been spoken of, now he is absent from the Body, is present with the LORD. And not only so, but also, with him, now wears a Crown of Glory, of distinguished Brightness.
Such Reason have we to be satisfied that the Person that has been spoken of, now he is absent from the Body, is present with the LORD. And not only so, but also, with him, now wears a Crown of Glory, of distinguish'd Brightness.
And how much is there in the Consideration of such an Example, and so blessed an End, to excite us, who are yet alive, with the greatest Diligence and Earnestness, to improve the Time of Life, that we also may go to be with CHRIST, when we forsake the Body? The Time is coming, and will soon come, we know not how soon, when we must eternally take Leave of all Things here below, to enter on a fixed unalterable State in the eternal World. O, how well is it worth the while to labour and suffer and deny our selves, to lay up in Store a good Foundation of Support and Supply, against that Time! How much is such a Peace, as we have heard of, worth at such a Time! And how dismal would it be, to be in such Circumstances, under the outward Distresses of a consuming, dissolving Frame, and looking Death in the Face from Day to Day, with Hearts uncleansed, and Sin unpardoned, under a dreadful Load of Guilt and divine Wrath, having much Sorrow and Wrath in our Sickness, and nothing to comfort and support our Minds, nothing before us but a speedy Appearance, before