3. Let our Care be, that if Death come upon us Suddenly, we may have nothing to do, but to Die and go to Heaven. No man in the world knows, but that he may be taken away by a Sudden Death. So it has been oft-times, not only with Ungodly men; but with Saints of God, and Eminent Ones too. Yea, some of them have with an humble Submission to the Will of God, Desired and Prayed for such a Death. To be sure, there is no Rule in the Scripture to Pray against it; as some do. It is surely a great Favour of God, to have a Quick and an Easy Passage into his Heavenly Kingdom. Our Care and Endeavour should then be, that if the Lord should Call for us Suddenly, we may be Ready to go at the first Call: That when he shall send the Messenger of Death for us, we may be Ready to go at the first Knock: Luk. 12.35, 36. Let your Loi•s be Girded about; so it is with men that are ready to go: And you your selves like unto men that Wait for their Lord▪ that when he Comes and Knocks▪ they may ⟨p. 274⟩Open to him immediately. It's a sad thing when Death comes Suddenly, for a man to think, There is such a thing, and such a thing, which if I had thought I should have Died, I would have done; but it has been neglected, and now I am uncapable of performing it. It is therefore a Duty and good Prudence, for a man always to have a Testamentary Disposal of his Worldly Estate in Readiness by him; lest a Sudden Death should make him Dye Intestate; which it may be he would be loth to do. The Prophet said to Hezekiah, Set thine House in Order: i. e. Make thy Will; for thou shalt Dye, Isa. 38.1. The neglect of this Duty has been an Omission, which many Good men have been found Faulty in; and which has occasioned a great deal of Trouble and Confusion in their Families, when they have been gone out of the World. But especially, and above all; our Care should be to set our Souls in Order; that nothing is left Undone in matters wherein our Souls are Concerned: That if Death should come Suddenly, there may not be a Cry ⟨p. 275⟩as with some it has been, My Time is done, but my Work is not done, nor well begun neither. Let us be able to say, My Peace is made with God, I am in Christ; I know not of any one Sin that ever I was guilty of in my Life, but I have Unfeignedly Repented of it. Then welcome Death, welcome Heaven.
3. Let our Care be, that if Death come upon us Suddenly, we may have nothing to do, but to Dy and go to Heaven. No man in the world knows, but that he may be taken away by a Sudden Death. So it has been oft-times, not only with Ungodly men; but with Saints of God, and Eminent Ones too. Yea, some of them have with an humble Submission to the Will of God, Desired and Prayed for such a Death. To be sure, there is no Rule in the Scripture to Pray against it; as some do. It is surely a great Favour of God, to have a Quick and an Easie Passage into his Heavenly Kingdom. Our Care and Endeavour should then be, that if the Lord should Call for us Suddenly, we may be Ready to go at the first Call: That when he shall send the Messenger of Death for us, we may be Ready to go at the first Knock: Luk. 12.35, 36. Let your Loi•s be Girded about; so it is with men that are ready to go: And you your selves like unto men that Wait for their Lord▪ that when he Comes and Knocks▪ they may ⟨p. 274⟩Open to him immediately. It's a sad thing when Death comes Suddenly, for a man to think, There is such a thing, and such a thing, which if I had thought I should have Died, I would have done; but it has been neglected, and now I am uncapable of performing it. It is therefore a Duty and good Prudence, for a man always to have a Testamentary Disposal of his Worldly Estate in Readiness by him; lest a Sudden Death should make him Dye Intestate; which it may be he would be loth to do. The Prophet said to Hezekiah, Set thine House in Order: i. e. Make thy Will; for thou shalt Dye, Isa. 38.1. The neglect of this Duty has been an Omission, which many Good men have been found Faulty in; and which has occasioned a great deal of Trouble and Confusion in their Families, when they have been gone out of the World. But especially, and above all; our Care should be to set our Souls in Order; that nothing is left Undone in matters wherein our Souls are Concerned: That if Death should come Suddenly, there may not be a Cry ⟨p. 275⟩as with some it has been, My Time is done, but my Work is not done, nor well begun neither. Let us be able to say, My Peace is made with God, I am in Christ; I know not of any one Sin that ever I was guilty of in my Life, but I have Unfeignedly Repented of it. Then welcome Death, welcome Heaven.
