Practical discourses on sickness & recovery in several sermons, as they were lately preached in a congregation in London / by Timothy Rogers, M.A. ; after his recovery from a sickness of near two years continuance.
And seeing the Most High God, in whose power alone it was to relieve me, has from his own Soveraign Goodness, not cast off your prayers nor turn'd away his mercy from me;
And seeing the Most High God, in whose power alone it was to relieve me, has from his own Sovereign goodness, not cast off your Prayers nor turned away his mercy from me;
I judge it equal, that in a place where there have been offer'd up so many sacrifices of hearty prayer there should be also offer'd up one common Sacrifice of as hearty Praise,
I judge it equal, that in a place where there have been offered up so many Sacrifices of hearty prayer there should be also offered up one Common Sacrifice of as hearty Praise,
For may you not say with me, Who is so great a God as our God, who does marvellous things without number; who commands Salvation where there seems to be no sign but of approaching Misery and Ruin;
For may you not say with me, Who is so great a God as our God, who does marvellous things without number; who commands Salvation where there seems to be no Signen but of approaching Misery and Ruin;
after I have been like Jonas in the very belly of Hell, swallowed up with amazement and fear, he has made those Waves of Trouble which in a Continual Succession roul'd over my Head, to set me now as on the dry Land. It was without doubt a surprizing thing to Jonah after so sad a Case as is mentioned in Chap. 2. ver. 3, 4, 5, 6. wherein he thus speaks, Thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas,
After I have been like Jonah in the very belly of Hell, swallowed up with amazement and Fear, he has made those Waves of Trouble which in a Continual Succession rolled over my Head, to Set me now as on the dry Land. It was without doubt a surprising thing to Jonah After so sad a Case as is mentioned in Chap. 2. ver. 3, 4, 5, 6. wherein he thus speaks, Thou Hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the Seas,
the earth with her bars was about me for ever, &c. I say after so sad a Case as this, it was a surprizing thing to the poor man to see himself in this pleasant World again,
the earth with her bars was about me for ever, etc. I say After so sad a Case as this, it was a surprising thing to the poor man to see himself in this pleasant World again,
I am not in a less surprize than he may be suppos'd to be in, nothing but that Almighty power to which nothing is impossible could save either him or me.
I am not in a less surprise than he may be supposed to be in, nothing but that Almighty power to which nothing is impossible could save either him or me.
yet I can say with him, Jon〈 … 〉 2. 9. I will sacrifice unto the Lord with the voice of thanksgiving, I will pay that that I have vowed, salvation is of the Lord Though I have such a remaining pain as makes me not to know what a Total Ease is,
yet I can say with him, Jon〈 … 〉 2. 9. I will sacrifice unto the Lord with the voice of thanksgiving, I will pay that that I have vowed, salvation is of the Lord Though I have such a remaining pain as makes me not to know what a Total Ease is,
but that tedious and uncommon pain that afflicted me, and the Consciousness that I have of mine inability to manage so Honourable and so difficult a work as this, has long kept me back.
but that tedious and uncommon pain that afflicted me, and the Consciousness that I have of mine inability to manage so Honourable and so difficult a work as this, has long kept me back.
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Moreover, I thought there was no need of my weaker Light, nor of my meaner Capacity whilest in my absence you had others, whose understandings being better furnished could communicate to you in larger measures from their more abounding store.
Moreover, I Thought there was no need of my Weaker Light, nor of my meaner Capacity whilst in my absence you had Others, whose understandings being better furnished could communicate to you in larger measures from their more abounding store.
I come to you as one from the dead, to say no more, and though if you hear not Moses and the Prophets, and the well attested Revelations and Discoveries which God has made by them,
I come to you as one from the dead, to say no more, and though if you hear not Moses and the prophets, and the well attested Revelations and Discoveries which God has made by them,
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yet one would think that the Words of one that has dwelt so long as in the very Grave and in the nearest Confines of Eternity, ought to carry more than ordinary weight with them.
yet one would think that the Words of one that has dwelled so long as in the very Grave and in the nearest Confines of Eternity, ought to carry more than ordinary weight with them.
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A peculiar attention is usually afforded to dying Persons, and I think the same should not be denyed to such as in the Judgment of others and in their own opinion have been no longer for this World,
A peculiar attention is usually afforded to dying Persons, and I think the same should not be denied to such as in the Judgement of Others and in their own opinion have been no longer for this World,
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His Care extends its self not only to the Highest Angel, but to the least and the meanest Man. And though Men are among us distinguisht by several Excellencies and Titles of Honour,
His Care extends its self not only to the Highest Angel, but to the least and the Meanest Man. And though Men Are among us distinguished by several Excellencies and Titles of Honour,
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yet before him all flesh is as grass. He gives a Being to the meanest Pile in its ordinary Garb as well as fine Apparel to the beautiful Lillies of the Field.
yet before him all Flesh is as grass. He gives a Being to the Meanest Pile in its ordinary Garb as well as fine Apparel to the beautiful Lilies of the Field.
He first tyed our Bodies and our Souls together, and 'tis his care that maintains this Incomprehensible Union that is between parts in themselves so vastly different;
He First tied our Bodies and our Souls together, and it's his care that maintains this Incomprehensible union that is between parts in themselves so vastly different;
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Though the manner of his Influx is very Mysterious, and it becomes not the weakness of our Minds daringly to determine which way it is, we that are extremely in the dark about many of the motions of our own Faculties, ought not any way to Limit Him, whose Wayes are Unsearchable, and who is so far above us.
Though the manner of his Influx is very Mysterious, and it becomes not the weakness of our Minds daringly to determine which Way it is, we that Are extremely in the dark about many of the motions of our own Faculties, ought not any Way to Limit Him, whose Ways Are Unsearchable, and who is so Far above us.
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'Tis his Sun that does refresh our Spirits with his Temperate, and Comfortable beams, and that by his Amiable shine renders this World a place of delight.
It's his Sun that does refresh our Spirits with his Temperate, and Comfortable beams, and that by his Amiable shine renders this World a place of delight.
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'tis his Earth that bears us, his Air in which we breathe, and they are his Winds that purisie and fan that Air to make it healthful, and serviceable to us.
it's his Earth that bears us, his Air in which we breathe, and they Are his Winds that purify and fan that Air to make it healthful, and serviceable to us.
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he formed our several parts with curious and inimitable Art, and his own skilful hand brought us from the darkness in which we were inclos'd safely to the Light of Day.
he formed our several parts with curious and inimitable Art, and his own skilful hand brought us from the darkness in which we were enclosed safely to the Light of Day.
'Tis God alone that holds ou• souls in life and suffers not our feet to b moved, Psal. 66. 9. 'Tis he that furnishes us out of his Stores wherewith to repair the daily decayes of Nature.
It's God alone that holds ou• Souls in life and suffers not our feet to b moved, Psalm 66. 9. It's he that furnishes us out of his Stores wherewith to repair the daily decays of Nature.
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All Sicknesses are at his disposal, for it is he that kills, and that makes alive, he bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up, 1 Sam. 2. 6. When he pleases to withdraw his most Common Blessings, we droop and Languish and pine away. Thousands of Diseases stand in a readiness waiting for his Command,
All Sicknesses Are At his disposal, for it is he that kills, and that makes alive, he brings down to the grave and brings up, 1 Sam. 2. 6. When he Pleases to withdraw his most Common Blessings, we droop and Languish and pine away. Thousands of Diseases stand in a readiness waiting for his Command,
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and how soon can the mighty power of our great Creator blow away the most strong and healthful, with more ease than we can our breath scatter a little dust.
and how soon can the mighty power of our great Creator blow away the most strong and healthful, with more ease than we can our breath scatter a little dust.
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God does with great Wisdom cast a Veil of thick night upon all future Events, that so we may without needless and diverting Curiosity perform our present duty.
God does with great Wisdom cast a Veil of thick night upon all future Events, that so we may without needless and diverting Curiosity perform our present duty.
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First, In the large difference which his Providence makes amongst those persons whose outward Circumstances seem to be much alike. One sick man by the use of some mixtures or applications immediately recovers,
First, In the large difference which his Providence makes among those Persons whose outward circumstances seem to be much alike. One sick man by the use of Some mixtures or applications immediately recovers,
First, If God be the Soveraign disposer of Life and Death, then the Friends of the Sick do them the greatest kindness when they recommend their Case to him.
First, If God be the Sovereign disposer of Life and Death, then the Friends of the Sick do them the greatest kindness when they recommend their Case to him.
And to this they are obliged by the Communion which they have with them in the same Humane Nature, they are also in the body; in such a body as is liable to as many pains as they see in others.
And to this they Are obliged by the Communion which they have with them in the same Humane Nature, they Are also in the body; in such a body as is liable to as many pains as they see in Others.
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It is also the duty of the Sick themselves, in the first assaults of Pain, with great Humility and Contrition of Spirit to betake themselves to God as their onely helper,
It is also the duty of the Sick themselves, in the First assaults of Pain, with great Humility and Contrition of Spirit to betake themselves to God as their only helper,
and, with a fervour suitable to the sadness of their Case to request of him. Faith and Patience, Repentance, and Mortification, and the pardon of sin;
and, with a fervour suitable to the sadness of their Case to request of him. Faith and Patience, Repentance, and Mortification, and the pardon of since;
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As to what concerns the Sick Man himself, he is to put his Affairs into the best order he can upon the first warning, the first beginning of his Illness;
As to what concerns the Sick Man himself, he is to put his Affairs into the best order he can upon the First warning, the First beginning of his Illness;
But he that never begins to pray till he be almost at the last Gasp, will not be able to make such a strong and fervent Prayer as is like to reach to Heaven.
But he that never begins to pray till he be almost At the last Gasp, will not be able to make such a strong and fervent Prayer as is like to reach to Heaven.
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As for them that try the Physitian till he gives them over, and never till then seek the Prayers of the Church, they have but little Reason to hope for help from God, to whom they have no recourse till they are driven by the last extremity.
As for them that try the physician till he gives them over, and never till then seek the Prayers of the Church, they have but little Reason to hope for help from God, to whom they have no recourse till they Are driven by the last extremity.
48. It is also the duty of those that are acquainted with the sick, instead of vain and frivolous discourses of Common Affairs, which have no relish with those that are in great pain, to Minister as far as they are able to their Spiritual Wants;
48. It is also the duty of those that Are acquainted with the sick, instead of vain and frivolous discourses of Common Affairs, which have no relish with those that Are in great pain, to Minister as Far as they Are able to their Spiritual Wants;
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You see how soon their Complexion, their Temper, their Sociableness, and all that agreeableness of Humour which was pleasing to you is gone and changed.
You see how soon their Complexion, their Temper, their Sociableness, and all that agreeableness of Humour which was pleasing to you is gone and changed.
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In their broken feeble expressions, in their wan and pale looks and in their fallen Countenances, you behold that man in his best Estate is altogether vanity, Psal. 39. 5. and how when God with rebukes does correct man for Iniquity, he makes his beauty to consume away like a moth, ver.
In their broken feeble expressions, in their wan and pale looks and in their fallen Countenances, you behold that man in his best Estate is altogether vanity, Psalm 39. 5. and how when God with rebukes does correct man for Iniquity, he makes his beauty to consume away like a moth, ver.
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II. then you see that all flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field, Isa. 40. 6. How many times do you see those whom you love, strugling with pains strong and bitter even as death it self,
II then you see that all Flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field, Isaiah 40. 6. How many times do you see those whom you love, struggling with pains strong and bitter even as death it self,
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how often have you prayed to God and he has appear'd to your help and theirs? There may be many Cases wherein much speaking may do your afflicted Friends no good at all,
how often have you prayed to God and he has appeared to your help and theirs? There may be many Cases wherein much speaking may do your afflicted Friends no good At all,
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and say with Transport, truly God, is a God hearing prayers. The continued prayers of the Church for Peter did procure his Enlargement and an Angel was dispatcht to break his Chains,
and say with Transport, truly God, is a God hearing Prayers. The continued Prayers of the Church for Peter did procure his Enlargement and an Angel was dispatched to break his Chains,
for though we cannot with any Modesty pretend to the prayer of Faith here mentioned, that is, of a certain perswasion that the person for whom we pray shall be raised up;
for though we cannot with any Modesty pretend to the prayer of Faith Here mentioned, that is, of a certain persuasion that the person for whom we pray shall be raised up;
He can either make the Waters of Affliction to drown us, or say unto them as unto the waves of the Sea, hitherto shall you go and no further, even then,
He can either make the Waters of Affliction to drown us, or say unto them as unto the waves of the Sea, hitherto shall you go and no further, even then,
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What an abundance of diseases are at his beck, what abundance of Arrows are in his Quiver, what abundance of sins do we commit which cause him to bend his bow,
What an abundance of diseases Are At his beck, what abundance of Arrows Are in his Quiver, what abundance of Sins do we commit which cause him to bend his bow,
Look up to his Heavens, and that vastly extended Firmament that is above, and then reflect and think how great is he that made all this Creation with a Word.
Look up to his Heavens, and that vastly extended Firmament that is above, and then reflect and think how great is he that made all this Creation with a Word.
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Look to his Law and consider how holy he is in his Precepts and Threatnings, and then look to your selves and consider how Sinful and how Vile you are.
Look to his Law and Consider how holy he is in his Precepts and Threatenings, and then look to your selves and Consider how Sinful and how Vile you Are.
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Look upon the strange punishments and miseries under which many of your Fellow-creatures groan, and be not high-minded but fear, because the God that afflicts them may perhaps very shortly do the same to you;
Look upon the strange punishments and misery's under which many of your Fellow-creatures groan, and be not High-minded but Fear, Because the God that afflicts them may perhaps very shortly do the same to you;
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and deprive us of what is most pleasant in our Eyes, and blast all our hopes You have seen that by letting loose an unruly Element of Fire he turn'd this City in two or three dayes into an heap of Ruins;
and deprive us of what is most pleasant in our Eyes, and blast all our hope's You have seen that by letting lose an unruly Element of Fire he turned this city in two or three days into an heap of Ruins;
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Inf. 3. There is great Reason that, under any Sickness or Distress that befalls us, we should submit our selves to this God that brings even to death and back again.
Infant 3. There is great Reason that, under any Sickness or Distress that befalls us, we should submit our selves to this God that brings even to death and back again.
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Keep a remembrance of his absolute Soveraignty alwayes imprinted on your Hearts. Job 33. 12, 13. God is greater than man, why dost thou strive against him,
Keep a remembrance of his absolute Sovereignty always imprinted on your Hearts. Job 33. 12, 13. God is greater than man, why dost thou strive against him,
It is good that a man should both hope, and quietly wait for the Salvation of the Lord, Lam. 3. 26. Inveigh not therefore against the Rod though it smart very much,
It is good that a man should both hope, and quietly wait for the Salvation of the Lord, Lam. 3. 26. Inveigh not Therefore against the Rod though it smart very much,
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Look not upon your Evils as the product of Chance or Fortune, but as the effect of an Holy Providence, which though it is many times very severe, yet is alwayes very just.
Look not upon your Evils as the product of Chance or Fortune, but as the Effect of an Holy Providence, which though it is many times very severe, yet is always very just.
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and by a quiet Resignation to put your Souls into his hands, when he signifies by the Progress and Increase of your Distemper that your Race is finisht,
and by a quiet Resignation to put your Souls into his hands, when he signifies by the Progress and Increase of your Distemper that your Raze is finished,
For you may be warned from the World with long Chronical Diseases, that by their Acuteness and Violence, may be as so many several Deaths complicated together.
For you may be warned from the World with long Chronical Diseases, that by their Acuteness and Violence, may be as so many several Death's complicated together.
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but to be patient and submissive in the deepest Sorrows, and in the view of certain death, this is what none can rightly attain to but those that Believe,
but to be patient and submissive in the Deepest Sorrows, and in the view of certain death, this is what none can rightly attain to but those that Believe,
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This is that which rendred the Patience of our Blessed Redeemer so very remarkable, that when he was lead to the slaughter where he knew he was to suffer violent and great pain from barbarous and cruel men,
This is that which rendered the Patience of our Blessed Redeemer so very remarkable, that when he was led to the slaughter where he knew he was to suffer violent and great pain from barbarous and cruel men,
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yet even then he opened not his mouth, and when he knew there was unspeakable bitterness in that Cup which he was going to drink yet notwithstanding all the Wormwood and the Gall that was in it, and though his Innocent.
yet even then he opened not his Mouth, and when he knew there was unspeakable bitterness in that Cup which he was going to drink yet notwithstanding all the Wormwood and the Gall that was in it, and though his Innocent.
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Nature did recoil a little yet he drank it off, saying with an entire freedom of Choice and a full Acquiescence, Father, not my Will, but thine be done.
Nature did recoil a little yet he drank it off, saying with an entire freedom of Choice and a full Acquiescence, Father, not my Will, but thine be done.
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they have made their faces harder than a rock they have refused to return, Jer. 5. 3. A Careless unconcerned frame in Affliction is an Affront to his Justice and his Wisdom,
they have made their faces harder than a rock they have refused to return, Jer. 5. 3. A Careless unconcerned frame in Affliction is an Affront to his justice and his Wisdom,
A Man indeed is under the Obligation of Self-preservation to have recourse to them, and to keep up his Clay Cottage as long as he can with all possible repaires;
A Man indeed is under the Obligation of Self-preservation to have recourse to them, and to keep up his Clay Cottage as long as he can with all possible repairs;
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but to the Physitians, 2 Chron. 16. 12. And 'tis left upon Record to warn us from a practice that is unsafe for us as well as dishonourable to God.
but to the Physicians, 2 Chronicles 16. 12. And it's left upon Record to warn us from a practice that is unsafe for us as well as dishonourable to God.
Place not too much trust in your Physitians, and this Advice I think is not unnecessary because there are several people that by manifold disorders and Excesses impair and ruin their Health, of which they are less Careful, from a secret Opinion they have that 'tis in the power of Physick, to give them certain, Relief,
Place not too much trust in your Physicians, and this advice I think is not unnecessary Because there Are several people that by manifold disorders and Excesses impair and ruin their Health, of which they Are less Careful, from a secret Opinion they have that it's in the power of Physic, to give them certain, Relief,
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But this is far from being true, for there are abundance of secret and violent diseases into which they cannot penetrate with all their Learned Art. And though you go to such as are Men of Knowledge and Fame in their Profession,
But this is Far from being true, for there Are abundance of secret and violent diseases into which they cannot penetrate with all their Learned Art. And though you go to such as Are Men of Knowledge and Fame in their Profession,
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yet there are many things in this little World Man, that are to the most knowing as a Terra Incognita, and there may be a Thousand Diseases for which they want a name,
yet there Are many things in this little World Man, that Are to the most knowing as a Terra Incognita, and there may be a Thousand Diseases for which they want a name,
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Their Profession indeed is Learned, but like all other Humane Sciences, full of Imperfection, and the Light which has broke out by the Discoveries and Inquiries of Latter Ages even as to many things in the very frame and Contexture of Humane Bodies, which were not known before, shews the darkness and ignorance of former Ages,
Their Profession indeed is Learned, but like all other Humane Sciences, full of Imperfection, and the Light which has broke out by the Discoveries and Inquiries of Latter Ages even as to many things in the very frame and Contexture of Humane Bodies, which were not known before, shows the darkness and ignorance of former Ages,
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I have often found the Insufficiency of all things that have been prescrib'd, and that they have not given me the least Ease in my violent and sharp pain;
I have often found the Insufficiency of all things that have been prescribed, and that they have not given me the least Ease in my violent and sharp pain;
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Therefore having severely smarted my self for my folly in expecting too much from humane help, I may be allowed to warn others, that they may not fall into the same snare;
Therefore having severely smarted my self for my folly in expecting too much from humane help, I may be allowed to warn Others, that they may not fallen into the same snare;
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and because the People boasted too much in it, neglecting the Lord, Hezekiah caused them to pull away this Book and bury it ▪ and the Talmud saith, that Hezekiah did two memorable things,
and Because the People boasted too much in it, neglecting the Lord, Hezekiah caused them to pull away this Book and bury it ▪ and the Talmud Says, that Hezekiah did two memorable things,
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They seek for Recovery first of all as that which would bring them the most acceptable News, which made the Prophet use such Ambiguity in his Speech, Verse 10. For 'tis likely that 'twas no dissimulation,
They seek for Recovery First of all as that which would bring them the most acceptable News, which made the Prophet use such Ambiguity in his Speech, Verse 10. For it's likely that 'twas no dissimulation,
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because his Sickness was not in it self Mortal, yet he should surely dye, that is by the Treachery of Hazael. The hope of Recovery is so grateful to the Patient, that Physitians are not a little tempted to conceal the danger when it is visible to all but to the Sick Man,
Because his Sickness was not in it self Mortal, yet he should surely die, that is by the Treachery of hazael. The hope of Recovery is so grateful to the Patient, that Physicians Are not a little tempted to conceal the danger when it is visible to all but to the Sick Man,
for in case they should both be deceiv'd, 'twould be much easier for the mistaken Physitian to save his Credit than for the unprepared Sinner to save his Soul. Boyle Occasional Reflections, Sect. 2. pag. 222. Our safest Course in all our Troubles and Sicknesses is to Go to Jesus Christ, who has an Omnipotent Vertue and Ability to help,
for in case they should both be deceived, 'twould be much Easier for the mistaken physician to save his Credit than for the unprepared Sinner to save his Soul. Boyle Occasional Reflections, Sect. 2. page. 222. Our Safest Course in all our Troubles and Sicknesses is to Go to jesus christ, who has an Omnipotent Virtue and Ability to help,
as when he was on Earth he healed all manner of Diseases, and among the rest a person that had suffered many things of many Physitians and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.
as when he was on Earth he healed all manner of Diseases, and among the rest a person that had suffered many things of many Physicians and was nothing bettered, but rather grew Worse.
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yet he has still the same Charity, and the same All-sufficient Fulness from whence to relieve us as the Sun after it has by its Light and Quickning influences given Being and Refreshment to so many several Creatures in the World, suffers no diminution of its own Light and Heat,
yet he has still the same Charity, and the same All-sufficient Fullness from whence to relieve us as the Sun After it has by its Light and Quickening influences given Being and Refreshment to so many several Creatures in the World, suffers no diminution of its own Light and Heat,
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The whole of what I have spoken upon this Head is onely to keep our spirits from placing an undue reliance on the Creatures when our Trust is chiefly to be fix'd on our Glorious and powerful Creator.
The Whole of what I have spoken upon this Head is only to keep our spirits from placing an undue reliance on the Creatures when our Trust is chiefly to be fixed on our Glorious and powerful Creator.
One would think it strange, and yet so it is, that when God has by some sharp and severe stroak beaten off our hold from those props whereon we us'd to lean in the time of our Careless Health,
One would think it strange, and yet so it is, that when God has by Some sharp and severe stroke beaten off our hold from those props whereon we used to lean in the time of our Careless Health,
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nor our former hope, yet even in distress it self (so great is our adherence to Creatures) we substitute to Our selves new Reeds whereon to lay some strength;
nor our former hope, yet even in distress it self (so great is our adherence to Creatures) we substitute to Our selves new Reeds whereon to lay Some strength;
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I would not have any part of what I have said to reflect in the least upon those worthy Physitians who in the time of my woful Calamity gave me their Charitable Visits; though God was not pleas'd to succeed the Endeavours they used,
I would not have any part of what I have said to reflect in the least upon those worthy Physicians who in the time of my woeful Calamity gave me their Charitable Visits; though God was not pleased to succeed the Endeavours they used,
I owe to them all great Respect and Thanks, and none can take it ill if I say what to his Glory I ought to say, that God onely was my Physitian and my Deliverer, and to him is all the praise due.
I owe to them all great Respect and Thanks, and none can take it ill if I say what to his Glory I ought to say, that God only was my physician and my Deliverer, and to him is all the praise due.
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Who forgiveth all thine Iniquities, and healeth all thy diseases, who redeemeth thy Life from destruction, who crowneth thee with Loving-kindness and tender mercies.
Who forgiveth all thine Iniquities, and heals all thy diseases, who Redeemeth thy Life from destruction, who Crowneth thee with Lovingkindness and tender Mercies.
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Death extinguisheth our Life, and by this means overthrowing the very Foundations of our Enjoyments, doth at the same time despoil as of all other good things altogether.
Death extinguisheth our Life, and by this means overthrowing the very Foundations of our Enjoyments, does At the same time despoil as of all other good things altogether.
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'tis the fruit of Sin, Rom. 5. 12. 'Tis the wages thereof, Rom. 6. 23. For if Adam had persever'd in his Innocent Condition he had enjoyed a Glorious Immortality without those pains,
it's the fruit of since, Rom. 5. 12. It's the wages thereof, Rom. 6. 23. For if Adam had persevered in his Innocent Condition he had enjoyed a Glorious Immortality without those pains,
The Philosophers indeed thought that death was natural to Man, and all the discourses they grounded upon this false principle, are so vain and empty, that they onely serve to shew in the General how weak Man is, seeing the greatest productions of the wisest Men are so mean and Childish.
The Philosophers indeed Thought that death was natural to Man, and all the discourses they grounded upon this false principle, Are so vain and empty, that they only serve to show in the General how weak Man is, seeing the greatest productions of the Wisest Men Are so mean and Childish.
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We give it indeed many soft names, and seem to make nothing of it in our ordinary discourse, we speak of nothing with more unconcernedness, and with less Fear;
We give it indeed many soft names, and seem to make nothing of it in our ordinary discourse, we speak of nothing with more unconcernedness, and with less fear;
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if attended with the due sense of Futurity will make the boldest and the stoutest Man to tremble, it will strike a damp into his Spirits, mingle Gall and Wormwood with his Wine,
if attended with the due sense of Futurity will make the Boldest and the Stoutest Man to tremble, it will strike a damp into his Spirits, mingle Gall and Wormwood with his Wine,
but do we consider what it is for the Union that is between the body and the Soul to be dissolv'd, what it is to see Corruption, what it is to have this Body turn'd into a Carkass without Life and Motion, what it is to have this Body which we have tended with so long a Care, which we have maintain'd at so vast a Charge of Meat and Drink and Time, to have this Body in which we have slept and liv'd at Ease, laid into the cold Grave,
but do we Consider what it is for the union that is between the body and the Soul to be dissolved, what it is to see Corruption, what it is to have this Body turned into a Carcase without Life and Motion, what it is to have this Body which we have tended with so long a Care, which we have maintained At so vast a Charge of Meat and Drink and Time, to have this Body in which we have slept and lived At Ease, laid into the cold Grave,
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And the old saying of Augustin is not unworthy of our Observation, That if there were no bitterness in Death the Constancy of Martyrs would not be so remarkable.
And the old saying of Augustin is not unworthy of our Observation, That if there were no bitterness in Death the Constancy of Martyrs would not be so remarkable.
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It is promised as a favour to Ebedmelech, that though he sustained many other losses yet he should have his life for a prey, Jer. 39. 18. and Paul, then whom none had a greater desire and esteem of Glory,
It is promised as a favour to Ebedmelech, that though he sustained many other losses yet he should have his life for a prey, Jer. 39. 18. and Paul, then whom none had a greater desire and esteem of Glory,
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For in death there is no remembrance of thee, in the Grave who shall give thee thanks, Psal. 6. 4. 5. Psal. 39. 13. Oh spare me, that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more.
For in death there is no remembrance of thee, in the Grave who shall give thee thanks, Psalm 6. 4. 5. Psalm 39. 13. O spare me, that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more.
And what doleful Expressions did Hezekiah use upon the news of his approaching death, Isa. 38. 10. I said in the cutting off of my dayes, I shall go to the gates of the Grave, I am deprived of the residue of my years.
And what doleful Expressions did Hezekiah use upon the news of his approaching death, Isaiah 38. 10. I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the Grave, I am deprived of the residue of my Years.
So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens be no more, Job 14. 11, 12. He quits for ever all those Earthly things on which he once set his Heart;
So man lies down and Riseth not till the heavens be no more, Job 14. 11, 12. He quits for ever all those Earthly things on which he once Set his Heart;
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all the Affairs of Peace and War, of Trade and Commerce, and Gain and Riches, all his projects and designs, his large reaches, his forecast, his •••ughtfulness about News,
all the Affairs of Peace and War, of Trade and Commerce, and Gain and Riches, all his projects and designs, his large reaches, his forecast, his •••ughtfulness about News,
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It would put a mighty Change upon the Face of things, and the Circumstances of particular persons if they knew certainly the World would be at an end in four or five years,
It would put a mighty Change upon the Face of things, and the circumstances of particular Persons if they knew Certainly the World would be At an end in four or five Years,
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more, Job 7. 9, 10. Reason 3. Because when we dye our Everlasting state is to be determin'd l After Death the Judgment.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more, Job 7. 9, 10. Reason 3. Because when we die our Everlasting state is to be determined l After Death the Judgement.
It will either fix us in a joyful Paradise, or in an intolerable state of Wo. So that we may say with Nieremberg, how many things are to pass in that Moment.
It will either fix us in a joyful Paradise, or in an intolerable state of Wo. So that we may say with Nieremberg, how many things Are to pass in that Moment.
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In the same is our Life to finish, our Works to be examined, and we are then to know how it will go with us for ever and ever? In that Moment I shall cease to Live, in that Moment I shall behold my Judge, in that moment I must answer for all my publick and my secret Actions,
In the same is our Life to finish, our Works to be examined, and we Are then to know how it will go with us for ever and ever? In that Moment I shall cease to Live, in that Moment I shall behold my Judge, in that moment I must answer for all my public and my secret Actions,
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See Moral Essayes, Vol. 4. Lib. 1. Chap. 9. Who does not tremble when he Considers that Infinite and Holy Majesty before whom the Angels cover their Faces;
See Moral Essays, Vol. 4. Lib. 1. Chap. 9. Who does not tremble when he Considers that Infinite and Holy Majesty before whom the Angels cover their Faces;
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It is a greater wonder that when some or other, whom we know, are almost every week going to such a place and state as this, we who are not yet cited to the Bar, are no more concerned, and use no more endeavors to be ready for it;
It is a greater wonder that when Some or other, whom we know, Are almost every Week going to such a place and state as this, we who Are not yet cited to the Bar, Are no more concerned, and use no more endeavors to be ready for it;
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Many people will say, when they hear the Complaints of the Sick, and their Long Continued Groans, It were well if God would take their souls away from their pained Languishing Bodies;
Many people will say, when they hear the Complaints of the Sick, and their Long Continued Groans, It were well if God would take their Souls away from their pained Languishing Bodies;
For had they consider'd their own sins, and the nature of their last Trial with the Consequents of it, this would have lower'd all their Pride and Glory, they would have changed their Language had they look't upon Death as the Conclusion of Time, and the beginning of Eternity;
For had they considered their own Sins, and the nature of their last Trial with the Consequents of it, this would have lowered all their Pride and Glory, they would have changed their Language had they looked upon Death as the Conclusion of Time, and the beginning of Eternity;
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As for those who came hither out of a Curiosity onely to see one of whom they have, it may be, heard much discourse, Let them know that though, by reason of my long and sore Affliction, I have been a wonder unto many, yet now I can say with some hope that God is my strong Refuge As for those that came with an expectation of hearing something new and diverting, that might please their Fancies or gratifie their Ears onely, they find themselves by this time mightily disappointed.
As for those who Come hither out of a Curiosity only to see one of whom they have, it may be, herd much discourse, Let them know that though, by reason of my long and soar Affliction, I have been a wonder unto many, yet now I can say with Some hope that God is my strong Refuge As for those that Come with an expectation of hearing something new and diverting, that might please their Fancies or gratify their Ears only, they find themselves by this time mightily disappointed.
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But Those of you that came with a more serious Intention, know, that you see a Person that has by his own Sins and the Righteous Displeasure of God been for a long Season as in the very Grave,
But Those of you that Come with a more serious Intention, know, that you see a Person that has by his own Sins and the Righteous Displeasure of God been for a long Season as in the very Grave,
'Tis to you to whom I would principally direct my Speech, 'tis your Prayers which I would beg, that so you would desire of God that the Deliverance which he has so far advanced, may be compleated by the same Hand and Mercy that has hitherto reviv'd me.
It's to you to whom I would principally Direct my Speech, it's your Prayers which I would beg, that so you would desire of God that the Deliverance which he has so Far advanced, may be completed by the same Hand and Mercy that has hitherto revived me.
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And so by this means we shall bring an acceptable Sacrifice to his Altar, and it may be that through Jesus Christ he will receive as an odour of a sweet smell this our Evening Sacrifice.
And so by this means we shall bring an acceptable Sacrifice to his Altar, and it may be that through jesus christ he will receive as an odour of a sweet smell this our Evening Sacrifice.
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Practical DISCOURSES OF Sickness and Recovery. SERMON II. PSAL. 30. ver. 3, 4. O Lord, thou hast brought up my Soul from the grave, thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Practical DISCOURSES OF Sickness and Recovery. SERMON II PSALM 30. ver. 3, 4. Oh Lord, thou hast brought up my Soul from the grave, thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
and to put his Affairs into the best posture that he could, it ought to be reckoned a much greater kindness to have notice and time afforded us wherein to prepare for the Last determination of the State of our Souls which is vastly more weighty and Considerable.
and to put his Affairs into the best posture that he could, it ought to be reckoned a much greater kindness to have notice and time afforded us wherein to prepare for the Last determination of the State of our Souls which is vastly more weighty and Considerable.
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It is a Mercy to have Sickness or some tollerable Affliction sent to summon us before the Arrival of the King of Terrours, and to bid us put our Houses,
It is a Mercy to have Sickness or Some tolerable Affliction sent to summon us before the Arrival of the King of Terrors, and to bid us put our Houses,
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There is no question at all but that 'tis very Lawful with submission to pray against Sudden Death; for though it be a Mercy to those whose Grace is eminently strong and who are alwayes ready, to dye without Lingring Pains and a Complication of acute and violent Diseases, which make Death much more a Death than it would be without them,
There is no question At all but that it's very Lawful with submission to pray against Sudden Death; for though it be a Mercy to those whose Grace is eminently strong and who Are always ready, to die without Lingering Pains and a Complication of acute and violent Diseases, which make Death much more a Death than it would be without them,
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and judg'd to an Eternal Condition before we have done what we ought to do in time, that we may esteem it none of the least Mercies of God that he does by some shaking blowes warn us before he give the last stroak and cut us down.
and judged to an Eternal Condition before we have done what we ought to do in time, that we may esteem it none of the least mercies of God that he does by Some shaking blows warn us before he give the last stroke and Cut us down.
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That they may purifie their Consciences, raise their Affections, and review their Lives with exactness and Care when they are shortly to be lookt into by an Omniscient and unerring Eye.
That they may purify their Consciences, raise their Affections, and review their Lives with exactness and Care when they Are shortly to be looked into by an Omniscient and unerring Eye.
and Fastdayes and extraordinary Seasons of Prayer, are such duties as require the preparations of Humbling Sorrows, lively Desires, awful Reverence, Meekness, and Self-denial,
and Fastdays and extraordinary Seasons of Prayer, Are such duties as require the preparations of Humbling Sorrows, lively Desires, awful reverence, Meekness, and Self-denial,
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What Care do men use if they are but about to Transplant themselves into some Foreign Countrey, what Inquiries do they make about it? What laying in of all necessary Stores that they may not be destitute of suitable accommodations when they come to the new place where they design to fix.
What Care do men use if they Are but about to Transplant themselves into Some Foreign Country, what Inquiries do they make about it? What laying in of all necessary Stores that they may not be destitute of suitable accommodations when they come to the new place where they Design to fix.
Whoever Considers the many duties which the Scripture requires of those that believe, what obligations they are under to their Saviour, what, to their Fellow-Christians,
Whoever Considers the many duties which the Scripture requires of those that believe, what obligations they Are under to their Saviour, what, to their Fellow-Christians,
How many Omissions and Commissions they are guilty of, and what need there is of running, watching and striving with all their might that they may not loose Heaven and Glory;
How many Omissions and Commissions they Are guilty of, and what need there is of running, watching and striving with all their might that they may not lose Heaven and Glory;
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And as the Apostle speaking of the new Heavens and new Earth inferrs, What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy Conversation and Godliness, 2 Pet. 3. 11. So in this Case we may say what manner of persons ought they to be who must quickly go into Eternity? How should they labour to increase with all the increase of God, to have suitable Promises laid up in their Hearts, from which in the sorest Distresses they may fetch Relief? What need have they of manifold Expersences,
And as the Apostle speaking of the new Heavens and new Earth infers, What manner of Persons ought you to be in all holy Conversation and Godliness, 2 Pet. 3. 11. So in this Case we may say what manner of Persons ought they to be who must quickly go into Eternity? How should they labour to increase with all the increase of God, to have suitable Promises laid up in their Hearts, from which in the Sorest Distresses they may fetch Relief? What need have they of manifold Expersences,
and of the Compleat Armour of Righteousness, which may enable them to wrestle with, and to subdue, the various and unknown difficulties and Tentations of a dying Hour;
and of the Complete Armour of Righteousness, which may enable them to wrestle with, and to subdue, the various and unknown difficulties and Tentations of a dying Hour;
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and that they then found by the hurry and confusion of their Apprehensions, that Sickness was no proper season wherein to begin an holy Course or to repair the disorders of an ill one.
and that they then found by the hurry and confusion of their Apprehensions, that Sickness was no proper season wherein to begin an holy Course or to repair the disorders of an ill one.
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Of all men in the World those who are recover'd from a Sickness that found them in their Impenitence have most Reason to be thankful because had they died in that Condition they had died for ever, what thanks owe they to God that they are under Hope in the use of Means,
Of all men in the World those who Are recovered from a Sickness that found them in their Impenitence have most Reason to be thankful Because had they died in that Condition they had died for ever, what thanks owe they to God that they Are under Hope in the use of Means,
When as in the twinkling of an Eye our spirits will go from this lower state through the Aiery Region and the visible Heavens soaring till they come to the Throne of God.
When as in the twinkling of an Eye our spirits will go from this lower state through the Airy Region and the visible Heavens soaring till they come to the Throne of God.
as 'tis represented to us under the Parable of Dives and Lazarus. So long as 'tis lodged here it sees and perceives Corporal things by the Organs of the Senses,
as it's represented to us under the Parable of Dives and Lazarus. So long as it's lodged Here it sees and perceives Corporal things by the Organs of the Senses,
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but there are in our Souls Idea's purely intellectual, and which have in them nothing Material as the Contemplations of the Nature of God and of his Attributes.
but there Are in our Souls Idea's purely intellectual, and which have in them nothing Material as the Contemplations of the Nature of God and of his Attributes.
When a Mans Body is taken from him by Death, he is turn'd into all Thought and Spirit, either infinitely more pleas'd or more amaz'd than he could be in this World.
When a men Body is taken from him by Death, he is turned into all Thought and Spirit, either infinitely more pleased or more amazed than he could be in this World.
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and the soul especially when it looks toward that World and thinks it self near it, can no more cease to be Inquisitive about it than it can cease to be a soul.
and the soul especially when it looks towards that World and thinks it self near it, can no more cease to be Inquisitive about it than it can cease to be a soul.
and it is a Mercy greatly to be acknowledged that God allows us time wherein to Converse with that Gospel that has brought life and immortality to light;
and it is a Mercy greatly to be acknowledged that God allows us time wherein to Converse with that Gospel that has brought life and immortality to Light;
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and is now gone thither, and we may fully rest and Acquiesce in the discoveries that he has given us of that Countrey for he knew it very well, was very faithful in the discharging of his office,
and is now gone thither, and we may Fully rest and Acquiesce in the discoveries that he has given us of that Country for he knew it very well, was very faithful in the discharging of his office,
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when they have refin'd their Understandings to the greatest spirituality, and pored never so long upon the state of separation, they will still remain in the dark about it.
when they have refined their Understandings to the greatest spirituality, and pored never so long upon the state of separation, they will still remain in the dark about it.
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For immediately after he is loos'd from the Body he will understand more in an instant then all the most Learned in this World have ever understood by the labour and diligence of many years.
For immediately After he is loosed from the Body he will understand more in an instant then all the most Learned in this World have ever understood by the labour and diligence of many Years.
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Whoever compares the shortness of our present state with the continuance of that into which we enter when we are to dye, cannot but esteem the being brought back from the Grave to be a great Mercy.
Whoever compares the shortness of our present state with the Continuance of that into which we enter when we Are to die, cannot but esteem the being brought back from the Grave to be a great Mercy.
Reason 5. Those who are brought up from the grave have cause to be thankful, because by that means they have more opportunity to be serviceable to the Glory of God,
Reason 5. Those who Are brought up from the grave have cause to be thankful, Because by that means they have more opportunity to be serviceable to the Glory of God,
Meerly to live is not a thing very desireable, considering how many Miseries there are in Life, to what Evils and Inconveniences our Bodies are obnoxious,
Merely to live is not a thing very desirable, considering how many Misery's there Are in Life, to what Evils and Inconveniences our Bodies Are obnoxious,
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and how little we had done for him who blest us all our dayes, then we are enclined most earnestly to beseech him that he would grant us another Tryal,
and how little we had done for him who blessed us all our days, then we Are inclined most earnestly to beseech him that he would grant us Another Trial,
and when he does grant us what we have askt, then it should be our great indeavour not to frustrate and disappoint the designs of his Goodness and Mercy.
and when he does grant us what we have asked, then it should be our great endeavour not to frustrate and disappoint the designs of his goodness and Mercy.
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We can then by what we felt our selves tell them something of the Evil effects and bitterness of Sin. Though what we feel in some Cases is far more then what we can express.
We can then by what we felt our selves tell them something of the Evil effects and bitterness of Sin. Though what we feel in Some Cases is Far more then what we can express.
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There are many Duties to be performed here, which cannot be done in another World, Psal. 88. 11. His loving kindness cannot be declared in the Grave nor his Faithfulness in destruction.
There Are many Duties to be performed Here, which cannot be done in Another World, Psalm 88. 11. His loving kindness cannot be declared in the Grave nor his Faithfulness in destruction.
Vid. Hook 's Priviledge of the Saints on Earth beyond those in Heaven in regard of many duties, pag. 12. Here it is that we may feed the Hungry, cloath the Naked, visit the Sick, lodge the poor that have no dwelling place.
Vid. Hook is Privilege of the Saints on Earth beyond those in Heaven in regard of many duties, page. 12. Here it is that we may feed the Hungry, cloth the Naked, visit the Sick, lodge the poor that have no Dwelling place.
Here it is by our Sympathy that we may weep with those that weep, and in some respect imitate the kind Incarnation of our Saviour by putting on the Wants and Miseries of others.
Here it is by our sympathy that we may weep with those that weep, and in Some respect imitate the kind Incarnation of our Saviour by putting on the Wants and Misery's of Others.
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and we are sure there is neither Command, Example or Promise in all the Scripture to encourage us to make our Application to the Saints departed for the Relief of our wants;
and we Are sure there is neither Command, Exampl or Promise in all the Scripture to encourage us to make our Application to the Saints departed for the Relief of our Wants;
Isa. 35. 3, 4. 'Tis here that the fathers to their children must make known his truth, Isa. 38. 19. and endeavour that his name may be celebrated from Generation to Generation,
Isaiah 35. 3, 4. It's Here that the Father's to their children must make known his truth, Isaiah 38. 19. and endeavour that his name may be celebrated from Generation to Generation,
whether there be knowledge it shall vanish away, 1. Cor. 13. 8. What a Mercy is it to have Life and time wherein to perform so many good Works for the advantage of our Neighbours? What a Mercy is it for a Magistrate to live, that he may shine with more brightness and fill his higher Orb with clearer Light:
whither there be knowledge it shall vanish away, 1. Cor. 13. 8. What a Mercy is it to have Life and time wherein to perform so many good Works for the advantage of our Neighbours? What a Mercy is it for a Magistrate to live, that he may shine with more brightness and fill his higher Orb with clearer Light:
That he may by his own good Example and by his discouraging of Prophaneness and Irreligion, promote the Kingdom of Christ as well as contrive for the Honour of his own Dominions? What a Mercy is it to a Minister that he may live to speak in the name of God, to bring the glad tidings of Salvation,
That he may by his own good Exampl and by his discouraging of Profaneness and Irreligion, promote the Kingdom of christ as well as contrive for the Honour of his own Dominions? What a Mercy is it to a Minister that he may live to speak in the name of God, to bring the glad tidings of Salvation,
and to be long employed in bringing home poor wandring sinners to Jesus Christ? To unfold the Mysteries of the Gospel and the unsearchable riches of Grace and Mercy that are therein,
and to be long employed in bringing home poor wandering Sinners to jesus christ? To unfold the Mysteres of the Gospel and the unsearchable riches of Grace and Mercy that Are therein,
How much more desireable is it to such an one to be speaking in the Pulpit than to be silent in the Grave? and to have all his knowledge that he acquired with painful Labour and waking Thoughts to be as it were buried with him,
How much more desirable is it to such an one to be speaking in the Pulpit than to be silent in the Grave? and to have all his knowledge that he acquired with painful Labour and waking Thoughts to be as it were buried with him,
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or at least not to be of any further use to the World? What a Mercy is it to a Parent that he may Live to educate his his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord;
or At least not to be of any further use to the World? What a Mercy is it to a Parent that he may Live to educate his his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord;
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that he may instruct and Antidote them against the Contagions of this World, where Evil Examples are so numerous and good ones so very rare to give them warning of the dangers which he himself narrowly escap'd,
that he may instruct and Antidote them against the Contagions of this World, where Evil Examples Are so numerous and good ones so very rare to give them warning of the dangers which he himself narrowly escaped,
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and frequent Exhortations and constant prayers to recommend them frequently to the blessing of Providence, and to fortifie them against the rashness, and haste, and folly of their Careless Age.
and frequent Exhortations and constant Prayers to recommend them frequently to the blessing of Providence, and to fortify them against the rashness, and haste, and folly of their Careless Age.
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It is not altogether so with those who are in full health and Ease. For as their strength is greater, so their work on that account is more delightful,
It is not altogether so with those who Are in full health and Ease. For as their strength is greater, so their work on that account is more delightful,
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this Angel in Flesh we might have called him but that he speaks of dying? 'Tis no great matter for a Man to desire to Live and to be serviceable, who is under Doubts and Fears about his Salvation;
this Angel in Flesh we might have called him but that he speaks of dying? It's no great matter for a Man to desire to Live and to be serviceable, who is under Doubts and Fears about his Salvation;
or stay below in this World, a World that had given him very coarse and rude Entertainment, that had afflicted and scorn'd and vilified and persecuted him wherever he came.
or stay below in this World, a World that had given him very coarse and rude Entertainment, that had afflicted and scorned and vilified and persecuted him wherever he Come.
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and the Salvation of others, than this of Paul. There is a different behaviour visible in Hezekiah, who when it was told him by the Prophet, Isa. 38. 1, 2. Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order,
and the Salvation of Others, than this of Paul. There is a different behaviour visible in Hezekiah, who when it was told him by the Prophet, Isaiah 38. 1, 2. Thus Says the Lord, Set thine house in order,
He turned his face to the wall and prayed, and wept sore, ver. 3. One would have thought it should not have been an unwelcom Message to a good man, especially to one who could reflect upon his Sincerity,
He turned his face to the wall and prayed, and wept soar, ver. 3. One would have Thought it should not have been an unwelcome Message to a good man, especially to one who could reflect upon his Sincerity,
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First, Though he was a very good Man, yet he was still but a Man, had those Humors and Passions which are usually put into a great agitation upon the thoughts of sudden Death.
First, Though he was a very good Man, yet he was still but a Man, had those Humours and Passion which Are usually put into a great agitation upon the thoughts of sudden Death.
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Secondly, Because he had no Issue, he was descended from David, and in a probability as he might think of having the Messiah come of him according to the Flesh. And,
Secondly, Because he had no Issue, he was descended from David, and in a probability as he might think of having the Messiah come of him according to the Flesh. And,
For his Age is reckoned to be then but 39, and that he dyed at 54. We ought to be very thankful when God brings us from the Grave and will use us in his service. He needs us not;
For his Age is reckoned to be then but 39, and that he died At 54. We ought to be very thankful when God brings us from the Grave and will use us in his service. He needs us not;
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Indeed though Believers may sometimes earnestly desire to go to Heaven when this World through their languishing Afflictions and sore Tryals is become uneasie to them,
Indeed though Believers may sometime earnestly desire to go to Heaven when this World through their languishing Afflictions and soar Trials is become uneasy to them,
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Tho' they were presecuted and hated in it, Joh. 17. 15. And this may give us some Light into one of the most mysterious parts of the Providence of God, why he suffers his servants to conflict with violent pains when he could ease them with a word;
Though they were presecuted and hated in it, John 17. 15. And this may give us Some Light into one of the most mysterious parts of the Providence of God, why he suffers his Servants to conflict with violent pains when he could ease them with a word;
'Tis, that they may live to serve him even in these Afflictions, and by the Experiences which they have of his Faithfulness be encouraged more and more to trust in him.
It's, that they may live to serve him even in these Afflictions, and by the Experiences which they have of his Faithfulness be encouraged more and more to trust in him.
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He could at their first Conversion give them the Reward, and as soon as they are adopted to be his Sons, make them actual Possessors of that Inheritance to which they are Heirs.
He could At their First Conversion give them the Reward, and as soon as they Are adopted to be his Sons, make them actual Possessors' of that Inheritance to which they Are Heirs.
He will have them to be train'd up with difficulties, to strive, and to wrestle with them, that so their Fervour may shame the coldness and indifference of others who take no pains for their Salvation.
He will have them to be trained up with difficulties, to strive, and to wrestle with them, that so their Fervour may shame the coldness and indifference of Others who take no pains for their Salvation.
He will have them to go laden under the sense of their Corruptions, that so finding their daily need of Christ, they may still remember him who is their help,
He will have them to go laden under the sense of their Corruptions, that so finding their daily need of christ, they may still Remember him who is their help,
and a multitude of good Works, to indeavour to sit near to the Throne, and not only to save himself, but to carry others with him to heaven that may be his Joy and his Crown in that Day.
and a multitude of good Works, to endeavour to fit near to the Throne, and not only to save himself, but to carry Others with him to heaven that may be his Joy and his Crown in that Day.
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Those that are good may have their iniquities visited with stripes, and it cannot but be a terrible thing to fear that they shall be snatcht away whilest they are punisht with the rods which their own Sins have made.
Those that Are good may have their iniquities visited with stripes, and it cannot but be a terrible thing to Fear that they shall be snatched away whilst they Are punished with the rods which their own Sins have made.
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As the Prophet was devoured by a Lion for his Disobedience to the command of God, 1 King. 13. 21. It is a great Mercy to live to see the good of his Chosen,
As the Prophet was devoured by a lion for his Disobedience to the command of God, 1 King. 13. 21. It is a great Mercy to live to see the good of his Chosen,
It is a Misery to see Plenty for others, and not to taste thereof our selves like that Lord of Samaria who perished for his unbelief, 2 King. 7. 2. 17. 18. It is a great Mercy to be delivered after we have been afflicted and ready to dye,
It is a Misery to see Plenty for Others, and not to taste thereof our selves like that Lord of Samaria who perished for his unbelief, 2 King. 7. 2. 17. 18. It is a great Mercy to be Delivered After we have been afflicted and ready to die,
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when the terrors of God have amazed us and his fierce wrath has gone over us, Psal. 88. 15. How sad a thing is it to dye under a sense of the weight of sin,
when the terrors of God have amazed us and his fierce wrath has gone over us, Psalm 88. 15. How sad a thing is it to die under a sense of the weight of since,
to be sinking and to have nothing to lay hold upon, to stand shivering on the brink of destruction and to see no way of escape, to be compassed in with sin behind and with Miseries before, to be in darkness and to see no light, not to know where our Lot will be fixt, not to know but that it may be among the damned.
to be sinking and to have nothing to lay hold upon, to stand shivering on the brink of destruction and to see no Way of escape, to be compassed in with since behind and with Misery's before, to be in darkness and to see no Light, not to know where our Lot will be fixed, not to know but that it may be among the damned.
For how uncomfortable is it to a mans self to be roaring in the disquietness of his soul, not to be able to live because of the insupportableness of his Pain,
For how uncomfortable is it to a men self to be roaring in the disquietness of his soul, not to be able to live Because of the insupportableness of his Pain,
How uncomfortable is it to them, to hear his doleful Expressions about his Eternal state, to see the anguish of his soul and the arrows of the Almighty sticking in it, which makes him a terror to himself,
How uncomfortable is it to them, to hear his doleful Expressions about his Eternal state, to see the anguish of his soul and the arrows of the Almighty sticking in it, which makes him a terror to himself,
yet it is a thing very undesireable to go thither as by the very gates of Hell ▪ for a man to have his days shortned and his strength weakned in the way, Psal, 102. 23. and to have his Sun go down at noon, looks like the displeasure of God;
yet it is a thing very undesirable to go thither as by the very gates of Hell ▪ for a man to have his days shortened and his strength weakened in the Way, Psalm, 102. 23. and to have his Sun go down At noon, looks like the displeasure of God;
'Tis a sore Evil to be thrown aside as a broken vessel in which there is no pleasure, Jer. 22. 28. It is a great mercy to be kept from raging violent distempers,
It's a soar Evil to be thrown aside as a broken vessel in which there is no pleasure, Jer. 22. 28. It is a great mercy to be kept from raging violent distempers,
as one Paraphrases it, in the Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Spirit of Faith and Love, in a Spirit of Elevation towards God which makes the dying believer to go towards Heaven with all his force,
as one Paraphrases it, in the Spirit of our Lord jesus christ, in the Spirit of Faith and Love, in a Spirit of Elevation towards God which makes the dying believer to go towards Heaven with all his force,
and that we may say with old Simeon, when after long expectation he saw the Messiah and embraced him in his arms, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word,
and that we may say with old Simeon, when After long expectation he saw the Messiah and embraced him in his arms, Lord, now Lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word,
for it is not only for our happiness but for his Glory, when we can trust him tho' we go into a state which he has promis'd indeed, but which we never saw.
for it is not only for our happiness but for his Glory, when we can trust him though we go into a state which he has promised indeed, but which we never saw.
What a mercy is it when a man after many long and weary steps on Earth is going stored with Experiences and a well-grown Faith to his Journeys end? When a man arrives at Heaven like a vessel well fraighted and richly Laden, that after a long and dangerous Voyage is coming home.
What a mercy is it when a man After many long and weary steps on Earth is going stored with Experiences and a well-grown Faith to his Journeys end? When a man arrives At Heaven like a vessel well freighted and richly Laden, that After a long and dangerous Voyage is coming home.
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What a glorious thing is it when a Christian by the assistance of the blessed Spirit has mortified all inordinate desires after any thing in this life;
What a glorious thing is it when a Christian by the assistance of the blessed Spirit has mortified all inordinate Desires After any thing in this life;
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when it is in an actual readiness, and as soon as ever it hears the voice saying, Come up hither, will freely go and with such holy haste as if it would prevent Christ in his coming to fetch it.
when it is in an actual readiness, and as soon as ever it hears the voice saying, Come up hither, will freely go and with such holy haste as if it would prevent christ in his coming to fetch it.
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When by Faith he is intirely loosen'd from the World and Worldly things, and in assurance of Salvation can yield up his Life with this, Lord Jesus receive my Spirit.
When by Faith he is entirely loosened from the World and Worldly things, and in assurance of Salvation can yield up his Life with this, Lord jesus receive my Spirit.
Inf. 1. If being brought from the Grave be so great a mercy, and for which we ought to be thankful, then what cause have those to be thankful who are delivered so as never to be in danger of dying any more.
Infant 1. If being brought from the Grave be so great a mercy, and for which we ought to be thankful, then what cause have those to be thankful who Are Delivered so as never to be in danger of dying any more.
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and for his Mercy to us? How cold are our warmest praises to theirs above, who are all in admiration, Extasie and Love? And well may they praise him in the most elevated manner, that certainly know that all their diseases are heal'd and their Iniquities forgiven.
and for his Mercy to us? How cold Are our warmest praises to theirs above, who Are all in admiration, Ecstasy and Love? And well may they praise him in the most elevated manner, that Certainly know that all their diseases Are healed and their Iniquities forgiven.
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That by their nearness to God see his Face and how well-pleas'd he is with all they do, they praise the riches of his Grace in pardoning so many sins and so great;
That by their nearness to God see his Face and how well-pleased he is with all they do, they praise the riches of his Grace in pardoning so many Sins and so great;
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their hearts are full of Love, and 'tis that which produces Praise and Joy. Oh what a chearful Society is above in Heaven, where so many Milions of Angels,
their hearts Are full of Love, and it's that which produces Praise and Joy. O what a cheerful Society is above in Heaven, where so many Milions of Angels,
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and so many Saints joyn together in the same blessed work, and all their several Anthems meet in one loud and pleasant Hallelujah, how vastly different is their Assembly from such an one as this? Here we are with our unbelief, with our fears, with our strong Corruptions,
and so many Saints join together in the same blessed work, and all their several Anthems meet in one loud and pleasant Hallelujah, how vastly different is their Assembly from such an one as this? Here we Are with our unbelief, with our fears, with our strong Corruptions,
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But alass what is this World that at the best is a Region and a state of death, to that above which is a Region and a state of pure and undisturbed Life.
But alas what is this World that At the best is a Region and a state of death, to that above which is a Region and a state of pure and undisturbed Life.
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The deliverance which God has been pleased to give to Me is in many respects as a Resurrection, but it is such an one as that of Lazarus; after which I must be sick again and dye,
The deliverance which God has been pleased to give to Me is in many respects as a Resurrection, but it is such an one as that of Lazarus; After which I must be sick again and die,
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And indeed our praises for our escape from death are very much damp'd and allayed by this thought, that we must for all the deliverances we have at present,
And indeed our praises for our escape from death Are very much damped and allayed by this Thought, that we must for all the Deliverances we have At present,
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whilest in this body, obnoxious to many thousand more distresses makes me to rejoyce with trembling. It is a very sad Consideration when a man looks upon such a number of people as is here this Evening, to think,
whilst in this body, obnoxious to many thousand more Distresses makes me to rejoice with trembling. It is a very sad Consideration when a man looks upon such a number of people as is Here this Evening, to think,
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What vexations may you Parents meet withal in disobedient Children, that may send you mourning to the dust? What Curses may come to you who have careless Parents that suffer you to wander in the way of death? What disappointments and losses and decayes may you that are Tradesmen meet withal,
What vexations may you Parents meet withal in disobedient Children, that may send you mourning to the dust? What Curses may come to you who have careless Parents that suffer you to wander in the Way of death? What disappointments and losses and decays may you that Are Tradesmen meet withal,
But oh what a welcom and glorious day will that be, when we shall see those very friends alive again whom we once saw in the most dreadful Agonies of death? When though we parted with Tears,
But o what a welcome and glorious day will that be, when we shall see those very Friends alive again whom we once saw in the most dreadful Agonies of death? When though we parted with Tears,
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so suitable, so loving and so perfect shall never part again? Oh what a comfortable thought is this? Oh what will our praises be when we are there, where there will be no more sickness, no more death for ever.
so suitable, so loving and so perfect shall never part again? O what a comfortable Thought is this? O what will our praises be when we Are there, where there will be no more sickness, no more death for ever.
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There will be no more restless and weary dayes, nor nights as restless as the day, not a sigh nor a groan will be heard in all the blessed place above.
There will be no more restless and weary days, nor nights as restless as the day, not a sighs nor a groan will be herd in all the blessed place above.
This to those that are at ease may seem a little part of Heaven but to those of us that have been in long and terrible sickness, 'tis a very sweet and reviving Consideration.
This to those that Are At ease may seem a little part of Heaven but to those of us that have been in long and terrible sickness, it's a very sweet and reviving Consideration.
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In this World one affliction is scarce past till another comes, usually there is breach upon breach, and a new sorrow treads upon the heels of the old one, as one wave upon another.
In this World one affliction is scarce passed till Another comes, usually there is breach upon breach, and a new sorrow treads upon the heels of the old one, as one wave upon Another.
neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away, Rev. 21. 4. Oh what a joy will it be to us, to be past death, that is so terrible and to be for ever past it!
neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things Are passed away, Rev. 21. 4. O what a joy will it be to us, to be passed death, that is so terrible and to be for ever past it!
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The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with sons, and everlasting joy upon their heads, tĥey shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and sighing shall flee away, Isa. 35. 10. We praise God indeed here and we have Cause to praise him,
The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with Sons, and everlasting joy upon their Heads, tĥey shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and sighing shall flee away, Isaiah 35. 10. We praise God indeed Here and we have Cause to praise him,
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but oh what a joy will it be to us when we are past death and have dyed well, who can express the mighty pleasure of it? When the deliver'd Soul can say, I that have been so furiously tempted,
but o what a joy will it be to us when we Are passed death and have died well, who can express the mighty pleasure of it? When the Delivered Soul can say, I that have been so furiously tempted,
so violently assaulted, so siercely shaken by the blast of the terrible one, shall be so no more, all the Rage of Satan shall not come near me nor give me an unquiet thought for ever.
so violently assaulted, so fiercely shaken by the blast of the terrible one, shall be so no more, all the Rage of Satan shall not come near me nor give me an unquiet Thought for ever.
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when the terrible forerunners of Death, and Death it self shall be no more? Then we may say indeed, Oh death where is thy sting, oh grave where is thy victory? What consternation, fear and perplexity fill'd the hearts of the poor Israelites when they were going out of Egypt when they were environed with rocks, with their Enemies behind,
when the terrible forerunners of Death, and Death it self shall be no more? Then we may say indeed, O death where is thy sting, o grave where is thy victory? What consternation, Fear and perplexity filled the hearts of the poor Israelites when they were going out of Egypt when they were environed with Rocks, with their Enemies behind,
How delightful was it to them, when they were on the firm Land, to see those very Enemies, that Pharaoh and those Cruel Masters, that had for so many years kept them in cruel bondage to find a grave in that Element which yielded and made a way for them;
How delightful was it to them, when they were on the firm Land, to see those very Enemies, that Pharaoh and those Cruel Masters, that had for so many Years kept them in cruel bondage to find a grave in that Element which yielded and made a Way for them;
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Exod. 15. 1, 2. So will it be with us when we shall see all our diseases, all our Fears, all our Temptations, all our sinking thoughts to be destroy'd for ever.
Exod 15. 1, 2. So will it be with us when we shall see all our diseases, all our Fears, all our Temptations, all our sinking thoughts to be destroyed for ever.
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The day of our death that will convey us to the blessed State, will be better to us then the day of our birth that brought us into such an evil World as this.
The day of our death that will convey us to the blessed State, will be better to us then the day of our birth that brought us into such an evil World as this.
Then you shall say with those in Rev. 5. 12, 13. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
Then you shall say with those in Rev. 5. 12, 13. Worthy is the Lamb that was slave, to receive power and riches and Wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
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the one suffers under a sort of innocent Misery which it cannot help, the other suffers under a wilful Obstinacy and Impotence contracted by its own fault.
the one suffers under a sort of innocent Misery which it cannot help, the other suffers under a wilful Obstinacy and Impotence contracted by its own fault.
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They that are under the Power of this Spiritual Death, taste not the Goodness of God, they hear not his loudest Calls, they tremble not at his most dreadful Threats, they are not drawn with his Love,
They that Are under the Power of this Spiritual Death, taste not the goodness of God, they hear not his Loudest Calls, they tremble not At his most dreadful Treats, they Are not drawn with his Love,
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And if any of you (as I hope there are many here) are delivered from a state so dangerous and so miserable, what Thanks and Praise should you give to God, who hath quickned you, when you were dead in Trespasses and Sins? Eph. 2. 1. especially considering that you had no Inclinations, no foregoing Dispositions to this spiritua Life.
And if any of you (as I hope there Are many Here) Are Delivered from a state so dangerous and so miserable, what Thanks and Praise should you give to God, who hath quickened you, when you were dead in Trespasses and Sins? Ephesians 2. 1. especially considering that you had no Inclinations, no foregoing Dispositions to this Spiritual Life.
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and your Fellow-Citizens are there, in whom there are no Signs of Life at all? that notwithstanding all their Civility and fair Carriage, their Attendance upon the Word,
and your Fellow-Citizens Are there, in whom there Are no Signs of Life At all? that notwithstanding all their Civility and fair Carriage, their Attendance upon the Word,
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Were there any peculiar Excellencies in you more than in others to recommend you to his Favour? No, he has been merciful to you, because he will be merciful:
Were there any peculiar Excellencies in you more than in Others to recommend you to his Favour? No, he has been merciful to you, Because he will be merciful:
but you are delivered from a worse Death, and have obtained a better Resurrection, in as much as the second Death, to which they were obnoxious, is infinitely more painful and dreadful than the first.
but you Are Delivered from a Worse Death, and have obtained a better Resurrection, in as much as the second Death, to which they were obnoxious, is infinitely more painful and dreadful than the First.
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What a Mercy do you enjoy to be brought from a state of Wrath and Condemnation, into a state of Peace and Favour? from the Guilt of your Sins, which made you dead in Law, you are freed in your Justification:
What a Mercy do you enjoy to be brought from a state of Wrath and Condemnation, into a state of Peace and Favour? from the Gilded of your Sins, which made you dead in Law, you Are freed in your Justification:
and from the Power of Sin, which would have kept you in continual Slavery, you are delivered by the sanctifying Influences and Operations of the blessed Spirit;
and from the Power of since, which would have kept you in continual Slavery, you Are Delivered by the sanctifying Influences and Operations of the blessed Spirit;
To raise your Thankfulness, consider what a condition you would have been in, had not God blessed you with a part in the first Resurrection. You whose Eyes are now fix'd on Heaven and Glory, had been still slumbering as unconverted Sinners are, on the very brink of Hell;
To raise your Thankfulness, Consider what a condition you would have been in, had not God blessed you with a part in the First Resurrection. You whose Eyes Are now fixed on Heaven and Glory, had been still slumbering as unconverted Sinners Are, on the very brink of Hell;
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and which is sweeter to you than Honey, or the Honey-Comb, Psal. 19. 10. You had now been without all Esteem and Value of that dearest Redeemer, who purchased for you this Happiness at a very dear price;
and which is Sweeten to you than Honey, or the Honey-Comb, Psalm 19. 10. You had now been without all Esteem and Valve of that dearest Redeemer, who purchased for you this Happiness At a very dear price;
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but the evil Habits, the corrupt Inclinations, and the disorderly Motions that bear sway in that poor Soul that is dead in Sin, tend to an everlasting Misery.
but the evil Habits, the corrupt Inclinations, and the disorderly Motions that bear sway in that poor Soul that is dead in since, tend to an everlasting Misery.
Bless the Skill and Wisdom of your gracious Physician, that cures all the Diseases of your old Nature, that is not in any part of it sound and healthful.
Bless the Skill and Wisdom of your gracious physician, that cures all the Diseases of your old Nature, that is not in any part of it found and healthful.
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but who can recover and save but he alone? And if he was to be admired when on Earth, He heal'd the Sick, and made the Blind to see, the Lame to walk, and the Dead to live:
but who can recover and save but he alone? And if he was to be admired when on Earth, He healed the Sick, and made the Blind to see, the Lame to walk, and the Dead to live:
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what matter of greater Thankfulness is it, when a Christian can say, O Lord, thou hast brought up my Soul from Hell, from the Power of Satan, from the House of Bondage,
what matter of greater Thankfulness is it, when a Christian can say, Oh Lord, thou hast brought up my Soul from Hell, from the Power of Satan, from the House of Bondage,
so indeed it is a Blessing, and may be prayed for, thô when we do so we must request it: 1 st, With great Submission to the soveraign Disposer of Life and Death, to do with us so as may serve most his Interest and Kingdom in the World. 2 dly, We must in the desires of long Life, propose to our selves great and honourable ends:
so indeed it is a Blessing, and may be prayed for, though when we do so we must request it: 1 Saint, With great Submission to the sovereign Disposer of Life and Death, to do with us so as may serve most his Interest and Kingdom in the World. 2 dly, We must in the Desires of long Life, propose to our selves great and honourable ends:
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He has lived long and well too, that has attain'd to the end of Living, that has got that Knowledg and those Graces which enable him to live to the Glory of God here,
He has lived long and well too, that has attained to the end of Living, that has god that Knowledge and those Graces which enable him to live to the Glory of God Here,
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Baxter 's Saints Rest, p. 613. Barely to live, is a thing no way considerable; for Birds and Flies, and Gnats and other Animals, live as well as we, nay,
Baxter is Saints Rest, p. 613. Barely to live, is a thing no Way considerable; for Birds and Flies, and Gnats and other Animals, live as well as we, nay,
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When we see very aged People, even in our dangerous Youth, we hope that we shall live till our greener Heads be cover'd with the Winter, and the Snow of Age.
When we see very aged People, even in our dangerous Youth, we hope that we shall live till our greener Heads be covered with the Winter, and the Snow of Age.
and not to have our Fruit blasted with rude and unseasonable Weather, but that we may come to the Grave in a full Age, Like as a Shock of Corn cometh in his season, Job 5. 26. It was indeed a Blessing more insisted on,
and not to have our Fruit blasted with rude and unseasonable Weather, but that we may come to the Grave in a full Age, Like as a Shock of Corn comes in his season, Job 5. 26. It was indeed a Blessing more insisted on,
and more largely promised in the Old Testament than 'tis in the New; for that Oeconomy was chiefly managed with respect to temporal Advantages and Prosperity.
and more largely promised in the Old Testament than it's in the New; for that Oeconomy was chiefly managed with respect to temporal Advantages and Prosperity.
yet they had the Belief of it, and their Belief was without doubt confirmed by the Translation of Enoch, and the Rapture of Elias: for they might easily think that God would not remove two Men,
yet they had the Belief of it, and their Belief was without doubt confirmed by the translation of Enoch, and the Rapture of Elias: for they might Easily think that God would not remove two Men,
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For what Good might two such great and holy Men have done, the one in Israel, and the other in England? They did much Good in the few years while they lived,
For what Good might two such great and holy Men have done, the one in Israel, and the other in England? They did much Good in the few Years while they lived,
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It is indeed a Mercy to those that are good & fit for Heaven, to have an early Deliverance from such an evil World as this, where there is so much Sorrow,
It is indeed a Mercy to those that Are good & fit for Heaven, to have an early Deliverance from such an evil World as this, where there is so much Sorrow,
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Do you not think your selves concern'd to eat and to drink, and to procure to your selves other Gratifications of Life notwithstanding this? And why should you not think your selves under an equal Obligation to use those other Means that are necessary to preserve Life,
Do you not think your selves concerned to eat and to drink, and to procure to your selves other Gratifications of Life notwithstanding this? And why should you not think your selves under an equal Obligation to use those other Means that Are necessary to preserve Life,
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as Prayer to God for his Blessing? seeing Man lives not by Bread alone, Mat. 4. 4. You find that Hezekiah by his Prayers to God obtained fifteen years more after he had received the first Summons of Death.
as Prayer to God for his Blessing? seeing Man lives not by Bred alone, Mathew 4. 4. You find that Hezekiah by his Prayers to God obtained fifteen Years more After he had received the First Summons of Death.
And Paul by the Prayer of the Corinthians was delivered, after he had received the Sentence of Death, 2 Cor. 1. 9, 10, 11. And whatsoever may be in the Decrees of God,
And Paul by the Prayer of the Corinthians was Delivered, After he had received the Sentence of Death, 2 Cor. 1. 9, 10, 11. And whatsoever may be in the Decrees of God,
and haply the Influence of the Heavens was at that time, in that Climate where the Patriarchs lived, more favourable and gracious. Hakewell Apol. p. 38. If Deliverance from the Grave be a great Mercy, and greatly to be acknowledged, then it is a very evil thing in haste and passion to wish for Death.
and haply the Influence of the Heavens was At that time, in that Climate where the Patriarchs lived, more favourable and gracious. Hakewell Apollinarian p. 38. If Deliverance from the Grave be a great Mercy, and greatly to be acknowledged, then it is a very evil thing in haste and passion to wish for Death.
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There are several People, when any thing falls out that crosses their Inclinations or Designs, will presently say, I wish I were dead, I wish I were in the Grave, and out of such a troublesom World as this.
There Are several People, when any thing falls out that Crosses their Inclinations or Designs, will presently say, I wish I were dead, I wish I were in the Grave, and out of such a troublesome World as this.
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Thus the Children of Israel being in great straits, wish'd they had died in Egypt, Exod. 16. 3. Thus the meekest of all other Men, press'd by the Calamities that he had in view, says, Numb. 11. 14, 15. I am not able to bear all this People alone,
Thus the Children of Israel being in great straits, wished they had died in Egypt, Exod 16. 3. Thus the Meekest of all other Men, pressed by the Calamities that he had in view, Says, Numb. 11. 14, 15. I am not able to bear all this People alone,
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and he fainted, and he wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live, chap. 4. 8. but by a Mercy of God not inferiour to his former Deliverance, he was reserv'd to another Repentance, and to more peaceable Days.
and he fainted, and he wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live, chap. 4. 8. but by a Mercy of God not inferior to his former Deliverance, he was reserved to Another Repentance, and to more peaceable Days.
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as if we knew the most convenient time to depart, and were not in this as in all our other Actions, to be regulated by the Will of God, and not by our own.
as if we knew the most convenient time to depart, and were not in this as in all our other Actions, to be regulated by the Will of God, and not by our own.
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If Deliverance from the Grave be so great a Mercy, then Self-murther is a very great Sin. The Law that forbids us to kill, does extend to this as well as to the Murder of another Man;
If Deliverance from the Grave be so great a Mercy, then Self-murder is a very great Sin. The Law that forbids us to kill, does extend to this as well as to the Murder of Another Man;
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It is a woful sort of dying, to die in the doing of such a thing as this which he has most severely prohibited, to tear our Souls from our Bodies, with our own hands, in such an ignominious and shameful manner,
It is a woeful sort of dying, to die in the doing of such a thing as this which he has most severely prohibited, to tear our Souls from our Bodies, with our own hands, in such an ignominious and shameful manner,
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and the Guide of our Actions, and which furnishes us with no Examples of those that did this, Samson only excepted, whose case had several things in it very singular) but such as were very bad Men,
and the Guide of our Actions, and which furnishes us with no Examples of those that did this, samson only excepted, whose case had several things in it very singular) but such as were very bad Men,
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so dark the Knowledg of Futurity, and so great our Unwillingness to go from a World with which we are well acquainted, to that which we never saw, that few Men are in danger of Self-murther, till some great Affliction,
so dark the Knowledge of Futurity, and so great our Unwillingness to go from a World with which we Are well acquainted, to that which we never saw, that few Men Are in danger of Self-murder, till Some great Affliction,
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till all their Thoughts are in hurry and Confusion, and as then they are no way capable of being bettered by those Advices that seem proper to restrain them;
till all their Thoughts Are in hurry and Confusion, and as then they Are no Way capable of being bettered by those Advices that seem proper to restrain them;
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to pray earnestly to God that he withdraw not his Protection, and the Guard of his Providence from you, that he do not leave you to thick and gross Darkness,
to pray earnestly to God that he withdraw not his Protection, and the Guard of his Providence from you, that he do not leave you to thick and gross Darkness,
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Pray hard, that violent Tentations, and overwhelming raging Pains may never overtake your for how evil soever Self-murther seem to you now, you know not what you may be then prest to do:
Pray hard, that violent Tentations, and overwhelming raging Pains may never overtake your for how evil soever Self-murder seem to you now, you know not what you may be then pressed to do:
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Cicero tells us indeed of one Cleombrotus, who reading the Discourse of Plato, concerning another more happy Life after this, which could not be attained but by Death, did thereupon kill himself to attain that Happiness;
Cicero tells us indeed of one Cleombrotus, who reading the Discourse of Plato, Concerning Another more happy Life After this, which could not be attained but by Death, did thereupon kill himself to attain that Happiness;
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but if that be true, it is a thing that most rarely happens, that any that have either hope of Heaven or Assurance of going thither, are so impatient of being absent from it,
but if that be true, it is a thing that most rarely happens, that any that have either hope of Heaven or Assurance of going thither, Are so impatient of being absent from it,
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I say then, Men may desire to destroy themselves, though they have no well grounded Expectation of Happiness after Death. 1. Because of that Pain of Body,
I say then, Men may desire to destroy themselves, though they have no well grounded Expectation of Happiness After Death. 1. Because of that Pain of Body,
They think the longer they live, they aggravate their Guilt, and heighten their Punishment, and add new Fewel to the Flame, which is already too too hot and scorching;
They think the longer they live, they aggravate their Gilded, and heighten their Punishment, and add new Fuel to the Flame, which is already too too hight and scorching;
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Or, 3. It may be they may have some little, very little hope, that were they out of the Body, they would be better than now they are; and therefore they'l venture.
Or, 3. It may be they may have Some little, very little hope, that were they out of the Body, they would be better than now they Are; and Therefore They'll venture.
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you cannot then, (especially if it be violent) with any Freedom or Clearness of Thought, express your selves either to God or Man, you will be very ill able to manage the civil Affairs of Life,
you cannot then, (especially if it be violent) with any Freedom or Clearness of Thought, express your selves either to God or Man, you will be very ill able to manage the civil Affairs of Life,
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but there is such a nice Delicacy and Tenderness for the most part in those that are well, that they care not for the Visitation of the Sick, nor to be near to Persons when they are dying.
but there is such a Nicaenae Delicacy and Tenderness for the most part in those that Are well, that they care not for the Visitation of the Sick, nor to be near to Persons when they Are dying.
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and if Health were not so usual a thing, it would be a Miracle, considering to what Variety of Evil we are every day exposed, by the Frailty and Weakness of our Nature.
and if Health were not so usual a thing, it would be a Miracle, considering to what Variety of Evil we Are every day exposed, by the Frailty and Weakness of our Nature.
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It would make a Man tremble to read what others have endured, or how many several sorts of very painful Diseases belong to almost every part of humane Bodies,
It would make a Man tremble to read what Others have endured, or how many several sorts of very painful Diseases belong to almost every part of humane Bodies,
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and when I think too, how many inevitable Mischiefs our own Appetites or Vices expose us to by Acts of Intemperance, that necessitate the Creatures to offend us,
and when I think too, how many inevitable Mischiefs our own Appetites or Vices expose us to by Acts of Intemperance, that necessitate the Creatures to offend us,
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or other pains, which though they be of a short Continuance, are very troublesome, and would be more so, were they to continue for many Months together.
or other pains, which though they be of a short Continuance, Are very troublesome, and would be more so, were they to continue for many Months together.
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For as Doctor Harris describes the sick Man, (Hezekiah 's Recovery, p. 172.) He hath Eyes, and scarcely sees; Ears, and hears not; Mouth, and speaks not; Feet, and walks not.
For as Doctor Harris describes the sick Man, (Hezekiah is Recovery, p. 172.) He hath Eyes, and scarcely sees; Ears, and hears not; Mouth, and speaks not; Feet, and walks not.
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The poorest Clothing, the meanest Fare, the sorriest Cottage that is bless'd with Health, is more bless'd than if it were throng'd with Gold and Silver, but with Sickness and Diseases.
The Poorest Clothing, the Meanest Fare, the sorriest Cottage that is blessed with Health, is more blessed than if it were thronged with Gold and Silver, but with Sickness and Diseases.
For if a Man have never so vast an Estate, never so glorious a Reputation, never such honourable Friends, never so well-surnish'd a Table, never so sine an House,
For if a Man have never so vast an Estate, never so glorious a Reputation, never such honourable Friends, never so well-surnished a Table, never so sine an House,
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Health, (as the forementioned Person expresses) 'tis the poor Man's Sauce at his Table, his Cloak in his Journey, his Warming-pan in his Bed, his Boots in the mire;
Health, (as the forementioned Person Expresses) it's the poor Man's Sauce At his Table, his Cloak in his Journey, his Warming-pan in his Bed, his Boots in the mire;
What cause have we that are returned to some measure of Health, to return Thanks to God for it? And you that have always been healthful, have cause to prize it,
What cause have we that Are returned to Some measure of Health, to return Thanks to God for it? And you that have always been healthful, have cause to prize it,
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O what Miseries belong to Men, which you have yet escaped, and for which you have great cause to be very thankful? Do not attribute your longer Health to your Temperance, to your own Prudence,
O what Misery's belong to Men, which you have yet escaped, and for which you have great cause to be very thankful? Do not attribute your longer Health to your Temperance, to your own Prudence,
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or Forecast, or Recreations, or Exercise, or Skill, but give the Glory of your Preservation to the Providence of God, that alone gives you Ease and Health, whilst others are in Sickness.
or Forecast, or Recreations, or Exercise, or Skill, but give the Glory of your Preservation to the Providence of God, that alone gives you Ease and Health, while Others Are in Sickness.
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if you were to go to the Chambers of the Sick, and see under what various Miseries they are groaning there, you would see great cause to return and praise God, that has not brought you so very low.
if you were to go to the Chambers of the Sick, and see under what various Misery's they Are groaning there, you would see great cause to return and praise God, that has not brought you so very low.
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And in as much as Grief and Mourning is in it self a very grave and homely thing, that requires not Ornament or artificial setting off, I shall without affecting to be thought eloquent, give You A plain Relation of some part of my sore Distress.
And in as much as Grief and Mourning is in it self a very grave and homely thing, that requires not Ornament or artificial setting off, I shall without affecting to be Thought eloquent, give You A plain Relation of Some part of my soar Distress.
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AFter an ill habit of Body that had for some years attended me, together with some little Illnesses now and then, which were but as drops to the greater Storm that was to come upon me,
After an ill habit of Body that had for Some Years attended me, together with Some little Illnesses now and then, which were but as drops to the greater Storm that was to come upon me,
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and which I could not foresee, it pleased God at length in his just and righteous Judgment, to suffer my growing Distemper to arrive to a most formidable height:
and which I could not foresee, it pleased God At length in his just and righteous Judgement, to suffer my growing Distemper to arrive to a most formidable height:
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And what a strange prospect that is, and what a mighty Change it causes in a Man's Thought, none know but those that have apprehended themselves so near it;
And what a strange prospect that is, and what a mighty Change it Causes in a Man's Thought, none know but those that have apprehended themselves so near it;
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and when I awaked, I always found my self in strange and unexpressible Pain, in Anguish and Bitterness, such as nothing in this World is able to represent even as to its lowest degrees.
and when I awaked, I always found my self in strange and unexpressible Pain, in Anguish and Bitterness, such as nothing in this World is able to represent even as to its lowest Degrees.
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Psal. 88. 3. My Soul was full of Troubles, and my Life drew nigh to the Grave, &c. I saw the Grave as beneath me continually opening to swallow me up:
Psalm 88. 3. My Soul was full of Troubles, and my Life drew High to the Grave, etc. I saw the Grave as beneath me continually opening to swallow me up:
As I have spoke nothing but what I fully believe to be true, so I have spoke the more of it, that it may be of some use to others, that though Trouble and Distresses fall upon them which are very strange and very perplexing,
As I have spoke nothing but what I Fully believe to be true, so I have spoke the more of it, that it may be of Some use to Others, that though Trouble and Distresses fallen upon them which Are very strange and very perplexing,
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And as 'tis commonly said that Musick sounds best upon the Water; so by setting our Sorrows and our Mercies together, our Praise may be more harmonious.
And as it's commonly said that Music sounds best upon the Water; so by setting our Sorrows and our mercies together, our Praise may be more harmonious.
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and 'twas his Goodness that he himself became my Physician, and that I did not continue to groan under the same Miseries as many Years as I did Months:
and 'twas his goodness that he himself became my physician, and that I did not continue to groan under the same Misery's as many years as I did Months:
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Remembring my Asfliction and my Misery, the Worm-wood and the Gall, my Soul hath them still in Remembrance, Lam. 3. 19, 20. The Storm indeed is in a great measure over, blessed be God;
Remembering my Affliction and my Misery, the Wormwood and the Gall, my Soul hath them still in Remembrance, Lam. 3. 19, 20. The Storm indeed is in a great measure over, blessed be God;
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I can scarce believe that I am at so much ease as I now am, I can scarce believe that I am in this Assembly, of which I confidently thought I had taken my leave for ever.
I can scarce believe that I am At so much ease as I now am, I can scarce believe that I am in this Assembly, of which I confidently Thought I had taken my leave for ever.
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When I look back upon the rough Waves, and the stormy Seas, I am ready to say, Can it be that God has brought me safe to Land? After I had conversed with the Dead, am I now among the Living? am I now with People under Hope? blessed be the Name of the Lord, I am? It is a great Mercy to me,
When I look back upon the rough Waves, and the stormy Seas, I am ready to say, Can it be that God has brought me safe to Land? After I had conversed with the Dead, am I now among the Living? am I now with People under Hope? blessed be the Name of the Lord, I am? It is a great Mercy to me,
He has shewed Wonders to the dead, Psal. 88. 3. For the raising them up is so, from a case very sad and sadder than by any Words can be express'd, has the Lord delivered me;
He has showed Wonders to the dead, Psalm 88. 3. For the raising them up is so, from a case very sad and sadder than by any Words can be expressed, has the Lord Delivered me;
How many are there dead, since I was ill? many excellent and Holy Men are now silent in the Dust, who were more knowing, more useful, more zealous and better qualified than ever I am like to be;
How many Are there dead, since I was ill? many excellent and Holy Men Are now silent in the Dust, who were more knowing, more useful, more zealous and better qualified than ever I am like to be;
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when you were confined to your sick Beds, and could do nothing, but if you had so much hope, send your sorrowful Requests to beg the Prayers of others;
when you were confined to your sick Beds, and could do nothing, but if you had so much hope, send your sorrowful Requests to beg the Prayers of Others;
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for they have been ever of old, Psal. 25. 6. If we any way help the meanest of his Servants in their Distress, he forgets not our Work and Labour of Love, which we have shewed to his Name, Heb. 6. 10. He remembers the Service we have done him, so as to reward it;
for they have been ever of old, Psalm 25. 6. If we any Way help the Meanest of his Servants in their Distress, he forgets not our Work and Labour of Love, which we have showed to his Name, Hebrew 6. 10. He remembers the Service we have done him, so as to reward it;
he remembers the Sincerity of our Endeavours and Desires, so as to encourage us, and we should keep in our Minds his Bounties and his Love to us, that we may serve him more,
he remembers the Sincerity of our Endeavours and Desires, so as to encourage us, and we should keep in our Minds his Bounties and his Love to us, that we may serve him more,
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There is not a Moment of our time wherein he does not load us with his Benefits, and there should scarce a Moment go from us without some Ejaculation or Breathing after him:
There is not a Moment of our time wherein he does not load us with his Benefits, and there should scarce a Moment go from us without Some Ejaculation or Breathing After him:
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Let us remember God who is the Fountain of our Life, and lets us also remember that gracious Mediator, by whose Death this and all other Mercies were purchased for us,
Let us Remember God who is the Fountain of our Life, and lets us also Remember that gracious Mediator, by whose Death this and all other mercies were purchased for us,
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Could they that were cured of Fevers, Palsies, Blindness, Lameness, and other Distempers, by Christ here on Earth, ever forget so skilful and so tender a Phisician? doubtless where-ever they came, they spake of him;
Could they that were cured of Fevers, Palsies, Blindness, Lameness, and other Distempers, by christ Here on Earth, ever forget so skilful and so tender a physician? doubtless wherever they Come, they spoke of him;
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for (as one says) he shews his Power in the Greatness, his Wisdom in the Seasonableness, his Truth in the Constancy, his Grace in the Freeness, the Riches of his Mercy in the Fullness of his Blessings and Deliverances:
for (as one Says) he shows his Power in the Greatness, his Wisdom in the Seasonableness, his Truth in the Constancy, his Grace in the Freeness, the Riches of his Mercy in the Fullness of his Blessings and Deliverances:
Admiration is the first of all the Passions next to Pleasure and Pain. When an Object is perceiv'd that hath nothing new in it, we consider it indifferently,
Admiration is the First of all the Passion next to Pleasure and Pain. When an Object is perceived that hath nothing new in it, we Consider it indifferently,
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but the Mercies that we have from above are new to us every Morning, and to be admired for their being so, Lam. 3. 23. When we are intent upon the Creature, we may be guilty of an excess of Admiration, which by immoderate fixing of the animal Spirits in the Brain, may hinder their usual Influx into other parts of the Body,
but the mercies that we have from above Are new to us every Morning, and to be admired for their being so, Lam. 3. 23. When we Are intent upon the Creature, we may be guilty of an excess of Admiration, which by immoderate fixing of the animal Spirits in the Brain, may hinder their usual Influx into other parts of the Body,
When we consider the large extent of his Dominions, the splendor of his Court, the numerousness of his Attendants, the glory of his Heaven, the brightness of his Sun, the beauty of his Earth, and the largeness of the whole Creation;
When we Consider the large extent of his Dominions, the splendour of his Court, the numerousness of his Attendants, the glory of his Heaven, the brightness of his Sun, the beauty of his Earth, and the largeness of the Whole Creation;
Lord, what is Man, that thou art mindful of him? or the Son of Man, that thou visitest him? Psal. 8. 4. Is it not a wonderful thing that so great a God will take care of us when he needs not our Services,
Lord, what is Man, that thou art mindful of him? or the Son of Man, that thou visitest him? Psalm 8. 4. Is it not a wondered thing that so great a God will take care of us when he needs not our Services,
It is a mighty Condescension in him to pity our Distress, to help our Weakness, to cure our Wounds, to solace our Hearts, to pacify our Souls, and refresh our Bodies;
It is a mighty Condescension in him to pity our Distress, to help our Weakness, to cure our Wounds, to solace our Hearts, to pacify our Souls, and refresh our Bodies;
So that we may say with David, 2 Sam. 7. 18. Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my House, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Ver. 19. Is this the manner of Man, O Lord God? How freely dos he do us good when we could lay no Obligation at all upon him?
So that we may say with David, 2 Sam. 7. 18. Who am I, Oh Lord God? and what is my House, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Ver. 19. Is this the manner of Man, Oh Lord God? How freely dos he do us good when we could lay no Obligation At all upon him?
We not only deserve to be plagued all the day long, and to be chastned every morning, Psal. 73. 14. but we deserve to be the Objects of his Fury for evermore.
We not only deserve to be plagued all the day long, and to be chastened every morning, Psalm 73. 14. but we deserve to be the Objects of his Fury for evermore.
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But what Miseries and Desolations have our Sins deserved, our Original Corruption and all that impure Offspring that has descended from it? How many thousand times do we sin every day? How much Evil do we commit that we ought to forbear? and how much Good that we ought to perform, do we let alone? Who is there among us that hath those serious and abiding and lively Thoughts of God that he ought to have? Who is there that in his Trade and worldly Business maintains his Commerce with Heaven,
But what Misery's and Desolations have our Sins deserved, our Original Corruption and all that impure Offspring that has descended from it? How many thousand times do we sin every day? How much Evil doe we commit that we ought to forbear? and how much Good that we ought to perform, do we let alone? Who is there among us that hath those serious and abiding and lively Thoughts of God that he ought to have? Who is there that in his Trade and worldly Business maintains his Commerce with Heaven,
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and with spiritual and pious Ejaculations? Who is it that by constant Exercises of Religion makes his Family as a Little Church when he is at home? and that by an unintermitting Diligence and Watchfulness antidotes himself against the Contagions of bad Examples and vain Company,
and with spiritual and pious Ejaculations? Who is it that by constant Exercises of Religion makes his Family as a Little Church when he is At home? and that by an unintermitting Diligence and Watchfulness antidotes himself against the Contagions of bad Examples and vain Company,
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And what reason has every one that is delivered from Sickness, and Pain, and Death, to bless his holy Name, and to say, What am I, O Lord God, that thou shouldst visit,
And what reason has every one that is Delivered from Sickness, and Pain, and Death, to bless his holy Name, and to say, What am I, Oh Lord God, that thou Shouldst visit,
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and uphold, and refresh so great, so inexcusable, so wilful a Sinner as I have been? What am I, a poor Worm of the Earth, that thou shouldst so mercifully regard me? What am I that I should live by thy Goodness,
and uphold, and refresh so great, so inexcusable, so wilful a Sinner as I have been? What am I, a poor Worm of the Earth, that thou Shouldst so mercifully regard me? What am I that I should live by thy goodness,
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when I have so often deserved to die by thy Justice? What am I, that when I had spent so much of my Time to little purpose, thou shouldst give me still more time? that he should again put me into his Vineyard,
when I have so often deserved to die by thy justice? What am I, that when I had spent so much of my Time to little purpose, thou Shouldst give me still more time? that he should again put me into his Vineyard,
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that a God whom I had so frequently and so heinously provoked, should spare me to recover Strength? That when I had mock'd him with so many cold and lazy Prayers, he should give me opportunity to pray again? when I had so often misimproved his Sabbaths and his Gospel,
that a God whom I had so frequently and so heinously provoked, should spare me to recover Strength? That when I had mocked him with so many cold and lazy Prayers, he should give me opportunity to pray again? when I had so often misimproved his Sabbaths and his Gospel,
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and the Calls of Christ? that so I may repent of my careless Hearing, my Lukewarmness and my Unbelief? In the humble sense of our own Unworthiness, let us contemplate and admire that God that brings us from the Grave.
and the Calls of christ? that so I may Repent of my careless Hearing, my Lukewarmness and my Unbelief? In the humble sense of our own Unworthiness, let us contemplate and admire that God that brings us from the Grave.
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2. When we are delivered from Sickness, and from the Grave, we must remember that Deliverance so as to excite our selves to more Fervour and Affection.
2. When we Are Delivered from Sickness, and from the Grave, we must Remember that Deliverance so as to excite our selves to more Fervour and Affection.
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and that is to be done by an intense and serious application of our Minds to that particular thing which we go about, by considering aright the Nature and Consequence of a wellperformed Duty.
and that is to be done by an intense and serious application of our Minds to that particular thing which we go about, by considering aright the Nature and Consequence of a wellperformed Duty.
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Remember thy own Vileness, thy Sins, thy Miseries and thy Wants, and what need thou hast of a Mediator, to make thy poor and thy mean Oblation to be an acceptable Sacrifice;
remember thy own Vileness, thy Sins, thy Misery's and thy Wants, and what need thou hast of a Mediator, to make thy poor and thy mean Oblation to be an acceptable Sacrifice;
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'tis not one Sally of Religious Meditations now and then, but a continuance of these Acts, arguing and pleading the Case with our own Souls, till the Fire of our Love and Thankfulness begin to burn.
it's not one Sally of Religious Meditations now and then, but a Continuance of these Acts, arguing and pleading the Case with our own Souls, till the Fire of our Love and Thankfulness begin to burn.
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and make the Musick more harmonious, and our Praise more sweet, and by his vital Influences banish all that Coldness that does usually damp and clog our Hearts in the Duties of Religion.
and make the Music more harmonious, and our Praise more sweet, and by his vital Influences banish all that Coldness that does usually damp and clog our Hearts in the Duties of Religion.
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This is a means to quiet and appease a rising Storm, Psal. 42. 5. and this is the way to make us look upon it with Delight and Thankfulness when 'tis past and gone.
This is a means to quiet and appease a rising Storm, Psalm 42. 5. and this is the Way to make us look upon it with Delight and Thankfulness when it's past and gone.
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We know that those Sermons which do but explain Truths to us, and present them only in their native Excellency and Reasonableness, do not equally affect us,
We know that those Sermons which do but explain Truths to us, and present them only in their native Excellency and Reasonableness, do not equally affect us,
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There must be in our Understandings an high Esteem of him who is the Author of all our Good, a most deliberate and free choice of him as our Happiness;
There must be in our Understandings an high Esteem of him who is the Author of all our Good, a most deliberate and free choice of him as our Happiness;
and we must sacrifice our dearest Lusts at his Command as well as the Calves of our Lips. We must not remember in the general that God has been merciful to us,
and we must sacrifice our dearest Lustiest At his Command as well as the Calves of our Lips. We must not Remember in the general that God has been merciful to us,
so neither is he sincerely thankful that contents himself with a cold Acknowledgment of God's Mercies, without a distinct Enumeration of those which were bestowed upon him by a more than ordinary Power and Goodness,
so neither is he sincerely thankful that contents himself with a cold Acknowledgment of God's mercies, without a distinct Enumeration of those which were bestowed upon him by a more than ordinary Power and goodness,
His Wisdom is as necessary to guide our Feet in the right way, as his Power was to draw us out of the Pit. We need (as one says) not only to be cured, but to be preserved:
His Wisdom is as necessary to guide our Feet in the right Way, as his Power was to draw us out of the Pit. We need (as one Says) not only to be cured, but to be preserved:
and by our Fervour, or deadness in the Performance of it, we may very much discern the Advances or Decays, the Strength or the Weakness of the spiritual Life.
and by our Fervour, or deadness in the Performance of it, we may very much discern the Advances or Decays, the Strength or the Weakness of the spiritual Life.
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What would have become of us, had not he appeared for our Relief, when all the Help of Man was vain? And shall we not delight to draw nigh to so good a God, to whom is an easy Access through the Mediation of Christ? who heard us out of the Depths,
What would have become of us, had not he appeared for our Relief, when all the Help of Man was vain? And shall we not delight to draw High to so good a God, to whom is an easy Access through the Mediation of christ? who herd us out of the Depths,
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Thirdly, Another Improvement that we ought to make of the being delivered from the Grave, is, To yield Obedience to that God that has delivered us. And he gives us seasonable Mercies in the time of our sorest Distress, to this very purpose, That his Name may be magnified, Psal. 50. 15. The Showers of his Mercy should render our Lives more fruitful;
Thirdly, another Improvement that we ought to make of thee being Delivered from the Grave, is, To yield obedience to that God that has Delivered us. And he gives us seasonable mercies in the time of our Sorest Distress, to this very purpose, That his Name may be magnified, Psalm 50. 15. The Showers of his Mercy should render our Lives more fruitful;
But however, we must give him our most earnest Desires, our most painful diligent Endeavours, our frequent Meditations, our highest Praises, our very Souls,
But however, we must give him our most earnest Desires, our most painful diligent Endeavours, our frequent Meditations, our highest Praises, our very Souls,
What can a miserable Beggar add unto a Prince that gives him an Alms? What can we by our mean Acknowledgments return to the Mighty God? But they are such things as he requires,
What can a miserable Beggar add unto a Prince that gives him an Alms? What can we by our mean Acknowledgments return to the Mighty God? But they Are such things as he requires,
'Tis usually, after some very great and remarkable Deliverance, the next Enquiry of a Soul that is under the Power of Religion, What shall I render to the Lord for all his Benefits? What shall I do that may bear some proportion with so great a Mercy? What Thing, what Service is there, that I may set about, to testify my Thanks to my gracious Benefactor? O, can I ever do too much for that God that has done so much for me? I have born Chastisement, I will not offend any more:
It's usually, After Some very great and remarkable Deliverance, the next Enquiry of a Soul that is under the Power of Religion, What shall I render to the Lord for all his Benefits? What shall I do that may bear Some proportion with so great a Mercy? What Thing, what Service is there, that I may Set about, to testify my Thanks to my gracious Benefactor? O, can I ever do too much for that God that has done so much for me? I have born Chastisement, I will not offend any more:
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and hast given us such Deliverance as this, should we again break thy Commandments? It is a very great Blot that is left upon the Memory of so good a Man as Hezekiah, though in that far unlike himself, that 2 Chron. 32. 25. he rendred not again according to the Benefit done unto him:
and hast given us such Deliverance as this, should we again break thy commandments? It is a very great Blot that is left upon the Memory of so good a Man as Hezekiah, though in that Far unlike himself, that 2 Chronicles 32. 25. he rendered not again according to the Benefit done unto him:
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Let us often set before our selves that most earnest Exhortation of our Apostle, Rom. 12. 1. There are two things that should render our Obedience after the Receipt of very great Mercies, such as is this of being brought from the Grave, more sincere and uniform:
Let us often Set before our selves that most earnest Exhortation of our Apostle, Rom. 12. 1. There Are two things that should render our obedience After the Receipt of very great mercies, such as is this of being brought from the Grave, more sincere and uniform:
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as it was with Solomon after the Lord had appeared to him twice, 1 Kings 11. 9. Not to use that Life and Strength for God, which he hath given us, is to fight against him with his own Weapons, to affront him with his own Royal Bounties.
as it was with Solomon After the Lord had appeared to him twice, 1 Kings 11. 9. Not to use that Life and Strength for God, which he hath given us, is to fight against him with his own Weapons, to affront him with his own Royal Bounties.
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than when we despise the Riches of his Goodness which should lead us to Repentance, Rom. 2. 4. To sin against a patient and a loving God is inexcusable;
than when we despise the Riches of his goodness which should led us to Repentance, Rom. 2. 4. To since against a patient and a loving God is inexcusable;
against a God that has helped us in our Troubles, that by the wonderfulness of his Mercy has been vastly better to us than our feeble Hopes and our unbelieving Fears.
against a God that has helped us in our Troubles, that by the wonderfulness of his Mercy has been vastly better to us than our feeble Hope's and our unbelieving Fears.
and call'd upon him to cut us off, and his Mercy has interposed and saved our Lives? How often hath the Idleness and Unfruitfulness of our former Health,
and called upon him to Cut us off, and his Mercy has interposed and saved our Lives? How often hath the Idleness and Unfruitfulness of our former Health,
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but he has not done it? he has spared no Pains, he hath tried us both by Affliction and Prosperity, by his gentle and his louder Voice, by Judgments and by Mercies, to do us Good.
but he has not done it? he has spared no Pains, he hath tried us both by Affliction and Prosperity, by his gentle and his Louder Voice, by Judgments and by mercies, to do us Good.
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He has beseech'd and entreated us to forsake our Sin, crying to every one of us, Wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? We have wanted nothing, God has maintained us all our days,
He has beseeched and entreated us to forsake our since, crying to every one of us, Wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? We have wanted nothing, God has maintained us all our days,
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and shall we sin against Goodness and Love it self, such great, such undeserved Love? Shall we affront his mildest and most tender Attribute? Shall we trample on his Forbearance,
and shall we sin against goodness and Love it self, such great, such undeserved Love? Shall we affront his Mildest and most tender Attribute? Shall we trample on his Forbearance,
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When he has tried so many several Dispensations with us, when he has tried us both by gentle Usage and severe Stroaks, by his Frowns and by his Smiles, shall we be no better? The Day is coming when our sore Calamities will force us to cry, Mercy, Mercy, Lord.
When he has tried so many several Dispensations with us, when he has tried us both by gentle Usage and severe Strokes, by his Frowns and by his Smiles, shall we be no better? The Day is coming when our soar Calamities will force us to cry, Mercy, Mercy, Lord.
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and we shall be continually upbraided with that stinging Question, Deuter. 32. 6. Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish People and unwise? and give him cause to say of us as in Isaiah 5. 3, 4. (2.) Our not yielding Obedience to God after he has brought us from the Grave, may bring upon us more heavy Punishments than what we have yet felt.
and we shall be continually upbraided with that stinging Question, Deuter 32. 6. Do you thus requite the Lord, Oh foolish People and unwise? and give him cause to say of us as in Isaiah 5. 3, 4. (2.) Our not yielding obedience to God After he has brought us from the Grave, may bring upon us more heavy Punishments than what we have yet felt.
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There are those here that would not for the enjoyment of all the Greatness of the World, undergo that Anguish and Tribulation for one Week which distress'd them for many Weeks and Months together.
There Are those Here that would not for the enjoyment of all the Greatness of the World, undergo that Anguish and Tribulation for one Week which distressed them for many Weeks and Months together.
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Let us sin no more, for after such a deep distress, and such a miraculous deliverance how hateful will our Sins be? and if we knew not what to do in our former trouble, what shall we do in the next and more terrible Visitation? Woe unto us if we should provoke him to let us fall into longer and more violent, and more irrecoverable troubles.
Let us since no more, for After such a deep distress, and such a miraculous deliverance how hateful will our Sins be? and if we knew not what to do in our former trouble, what shall we do in the next and more terrible Visitation? Woe unto us if we should provoke him to let us fallen into longer and more violent, and more irrecoverable Troubles.
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In other storms we have been like the Passengers that were in the Ship with Paul, Act. 27. 44. Tho we have suffered Shipwreck yet in one way or other our Lives have been saved and with much difficulty we have escaped to Land. Oh let us beware,
In other storms we have been like the Passengers that were in the Ship with Paul, Act. 27. 44. Tho we have suffered Shipwreck yet in one Way or other our Lives have been saved and with much difficulty we have escaped to Land. O let us beware,
have the stroaks that made us to groan in the perplexity of our Souls been so very small that we should force him by our disobedience to send many more,
have the Strokes that made us to groan in the perplexity of our Souls been so very small that we should force him by our disobedience to send many more,
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Jer. 7 8, 9, 10. Will you come and stand before me and say you are delivered to do all these abominations? I even tremble at the mentioning of these things;
Jer. 7 8, 9, 10. Will you come and stand before me and say you Are Delivered to do all these abominations? I even tremble At the mentioning of these things;
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let us never question his Goodness, nor dispute his Power, saying, Can God provide for us, can he deliver us? Let us never murmur nor repine or despair again.
let us never question his goodness, nor dispute his Power, saying, Can God provide for us, can he deliver us? Let us never murmur nor repine or despair again.
Having tasted how good the Lord is, and being fortified with the sweet experiences of his Lovingkindness, let us meet every new strait and danger with a greater Courage,
Having tasted how good the Lord is, and being fortified with the sweet experiences of his Lovingkindness, let us meet every new strait and danger with a greater Courage,
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His Faithfulness and Truth, his gracious Nature and his promise will yield us in all our troubles a most comfortable and strong Support. 2 Cor. 1. 9. We had the sentence of death in our selves that we should not trust in our selves but in God, which raiseth the dead, who delivered us from so great a death and doth deliver:
His Faithfulness and Truth, his gracious Nature and his promise will yield us in all our Troubles a most comfortable and strong Support. 2 Cor. 1. 9. We had the sentence of death in our selves that we should not trust in our selves but in God, which Raiseth the dead, who Delivered us from so great a death and does deliver:
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When our Sense and Reason can discern nothing but Miseries and Desolation, let our Faith lead us to that Rock that is higher than us, to that God whose Wisdom is never at a loss,
When our Sense and Reason can discern nothing but Misery's and Desolation, let our Faith led us to that Rock that is higher than us, to that God whose Wisdom is never At a loss,
Do not affront your great Deliverer by thinking that he who has wrought such great Miracles for us by his own Power, will not compleat what he has so magnificently begun and so far advanced,
Do not affront your great Deliverer by thinking that he who has wrought such great Miracles for us by his own Power, will not complete what he has so magnificently begun and so Far advanced,
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and this is a more needful caution, because our base and corrupt Hearts upon every sudden and approaching danger are apt to resume new distrusts and doubts,
and this is a more needful caution, Because our base and corrupt Hearts upon every sudden and approaching danger Are apt to resume new distrusts and doubts,
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and when the Waves begin to rise we question the Care of our Master, and give him cause to upbraid us as he did his Disciples, Why are ye afraid O ye of little Faith? But this will be most inexcusable in us whom God hath brought to the very grave and back again:
and when the Waves begin to rise we question the Care of our Master, and give him cause to upbraid us as he did his Disciples, Why Are you afraid Oh you of little Faith? But this will be most inexcusable in us whom God hath brought to the very grave and back again:
Psal. 56. 13. Thou hast delivered my Soul from Death, wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before thee in the Land of the Living? Psal. 23. 6. Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my Life.
Psalm 56. 13. Thou hast Delivered my Soul from Death, wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before thee in the Land of the Living? Psalm 23. 6. Surely goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my Life.
What a cold damp did the sight of death bring upon all our former joys? What a low and contemptible thing did this so much adored World seem to be when we were just about to leave it? How little charming then were all its gayest Smiles,
What a cold damp did the sighed of death bring upon all our former Joys? What a low and contemptible thing did this so much adored World seem to be when we were just about to leave it? How little charming then were all its Gayest Smiles,
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and how little terrible all its frowning Threats? There did not appear then to be any thing that was enticing in a great Name and Reputation, in pompous Honours or in vast Treasures:
and how little terrible all its frowning Treats? There did not appear then to be any thing that was enticing in a great Name and Reputation, in pompous Honours or in vast Treasures:
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All the Contentments and Satisfactions of our Appetites and all the Pleasures that we had ever taken in eating or drinking, in our Travels or in our Recreations, did all pass away like a Vision in the night.
All the Contentment's and Satisfactions of our Appetites and all the Pleasures that we had ever taken in eating or drinking, in our Travels or in our Recreations, did all pass away like a Vision in the night.
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That instead of all our Contrivances for this Body and the present state, we had spent all our strength and our whole vigor to get Heaven and Eternal Life.
That instead of all our Contrivances for this Body and the present state, we had spent all our strength and our Whole vigor to get Heaven and Eternal Life.
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What did we then think of time, when our glass was even running out, and our day covered with the shadows of the night? There was nothing in all the World that did appear to be of so great a value, let us now prize it at the rate we then did.
What did we then think of time, when our glass was even running out, and our day covered with the shadows of the night? There was nothing in all the World that did appear to be of so great a valve, let us now prize it At the rate we then did.
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What Company was it which we then most admired? Whom did we esteem the most excellent and happy People? Were they those that trample on the Laws of God, that prophane his Sabbaoths, that scorn his Word, that defie his Threats and dare venture to go to an Eternal Hell? or those that are afraid to sin, that season their Entertainments with Spiritual Discourse, that are sober in their Lives, fervent in their Prayers, conscientious in all their Dealings,
What Company was it which we then most admired? Whom did we esteem the most excellent and happy People? Were they those that trample on the Laws of God, that profane his Sabbaoths, that scorn his Word, that defy his Treats and Dare venture to go to an Eternal Hell? or those that Are afraid to sin, that season their Entertainments with Spiritual Discourse, that Are Sobrium in their Lives, fervent in their Prayers, conscientious in all their Dealings,
and be more fruitful? It concerns us to see that the Resolutions that were form'd in our Hearts in the day of our distress, do not expire with our departing Trouble.
and be more fruitful? It concerns us to see that the Resolutions that were formed in our Hearts in the day of our distress, do not expire with our departing Trouble.
Let us neither suffer it to lie upon our hands as an useless Commodity, nor put it off to every coming Chapman, to every Friend or Diversion, who can give us nothing for it, that is equally valuable.
Let us neither suffer it to lie upon our hands as an useless Commodity, nor put it off to every coming Chapman, to every Friend or Diversion, who can give us nothing for it, that is equally valuable.
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Why do we not then stir up and excite our selves to put in Execution what we then resolved to do? In our Sickness we think that if we were delivered, we would be more than ordinary Persons.
Why do we not then stir up and excite our selves to put in Execution what we then resolved to do? In our Sickness we think that if we were Delivered, we would be more than ordinary Persons.
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But I know not how it is, that the various Objects and Business, the Diversions and Conversations of this World, hinder us, that we have not the same Thoughts when we dwell in it,
But I know not how it is, that the various Objects and Business, the Diversions and Conversations of this World, hinder us, that we have not the same Thoughts when we dwell in it,
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Seventhly, After you are brought up from the Grave, let the new Life, which God has given you, shine with all those good things of which your former Life was destitute.
Seventhly, After you Are brought up from the Grave, let the new Life, which God has given you, shine with all those good things of which your former Life was destitute.
we have now received them a second time, when they were even gone from us, God has saved them from destruction and restored them as so many new Talents to us.
we have now received them a second time, when they were even gone from us, God has saved them from destruction and restored them as so many new Talents to us.
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Let us among so many new things which the Providence of God bestows upon us, quit our old Sins, those Sins into which we most frequently fell before our Sickness came,
Let us among so many new things which the Providence of God bestows upon us, quit our old Sins, those Sins into which we most frequently fell before our Sickness Come,
and indeed our own doleful Experience, one would think, might powerfully perswade us to have no more to do with those guests, which after we had entertained them, left us nothing but Miseries and Vexation;
and indeed our own doleful Experience, one would think, might powerfully persuade us to have no more to do with those guests, which After we had entertained them, left us nothing but Misery's and Vexation;
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We did then live many days and years in ease, but how few of all those did we really spend for the Glory of God and our own Salvation? Let us not do so for the time to come;
We did then live many days and Years in ease, but how few of all those did we really spend for the Glory of God and our own Salvation? Let us not do so for the time to come;
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Let our Actions preach Righteousness, that the Seriousness that is so eminent in us may cause others to be serious by the sight of our good Example, that there may be abundance who may have reason to bless God for us.
Let our Actions preach Righteousness, that the Seriousness that is so eminent in us may cause Others to be serious by the sighed of our good Exampl, that there may be abundance who may have reason to bless God for us.
Let all People that knew us before, see that our Sickness and Affliction has been a Mercy and Advantage to us, to teach us those things which we could not learn by more gentle and easie Methods:
Let all People that knew us before, see that our Sickness and Affliction has been a Mercy and Advantage to us, to teach us those things which we could not Learn by more gentle and easy Methods:
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and tho our eating and drinking, and the many petty cares which we are to take for our Food and Raiment and many other things that concern our present poor Life, hinder us from being very like them;
and though our eating and drinking, and the many Petty Cares which we Are to take for our Food and Raiment and many other things that concern our present poor Life, hinder us from being very like them;
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and then to long for that day, when we shall have a more exact similitude. Some indeed when they recover, fall to all their old Intemperance and Excesses again;
and then to long for that day, when we shall have a more exact similitude. some indeed when they recover, fallen to all their old Intemperance and Excesses again;
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the first Visit they make is to their old Good-fellows, as they call them, and they are welcomed into the jolly Company with full Bowls and with loud Huzzaes;
the First Visit they make is to their old Good-fellows, as they call them, and they Are welcomed into the jolly Company with full Bowls and with loud Huzzaes;
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Fourthly, When they make us to acknowledge God, and to see his disposal and his hand in all that is come upon us, Ruth 1. 20. The Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Fourthly, When they make us to acknowledge God, and to see his disposal and his hand in all that is come upon us, Ruth 1. 20. The Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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These are glorious Effects of a sanctified affliction and of a sanctified escape from it, and a sign that they came not by a common, but by a special Providence;
These Are glorious Effects of a sanctified affliction and of a sanctified escape from it, and a Signen that they Come not by a Common, but by a special Providence;
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if we find these things within us, 'tis a sign we have both heard the Rod and him that did appoint it, Mich. 6. 9. Oh how happy are we if God by taking away our health has given us himself;
if we find these things within us, it's a Signen we have both herd the Rod and him that did appoint it, Mich. 6. 9. O how happy Are we if God by taking away our health has given us himself;
and if by sending sharp sickness and pain upon us, he has prepared us for a sweeter relish of his Love? Happy are we if our Temporary Sickness tend to an Eternal Health, and our short Sorrows to an Everlasting Joy:
and if by sending sharp sickness and pain upon us, he has prepared us for a Sweeten relish of his Love? Happy Are we if our Temporary Sickness tend to an Eternal Health, and our short Sorrows to an Everlasting Joy:
Happy yet again are we, if he have not only Commanded us to take up our beds and walk, but also said unto us, that our Sins are forgiven; if we can say with Hezekiah, Isa. 38. 17. Behold, for Peace I had great Bitterness,
Happy yet again Are we, if he have not only Commanded us to take up our Beds and walk, but also said unto us, that our Sins Are forgiven; if we can say with Hezekiah, Isaiah 38. 17. Behold, for Peace I had great Bitterness,
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and render it amiable in the Eye of God? What is all the Meat and Drink that refresh our Bodies, to that Heavenly Manna, that Celestial Nourishment that an healthful holy Soul feeds upon? The prosperity of our Bodies, their ease and capacity of performing their several Actions, is one of the greatest Ternporal Mercies;
and render it amiable in the Eye of God? What is all the Meat and Drink that refresh our Bodies, to that Heavenly Manna, that Celestial Nourishment that an healthful holy Soul feeds upon? The Prosperity of our Bodies, their ease and capacity of performing their several Actions, is one of the greatest Ternporal mercies;
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There is a way indeed whereby we may gather Grapes of Thorns and Figs of Thistles, i. e. Refreshment and Comfort from those Afflictions that peirct us to the quick;
There is a Way indeed whereby we may gather Grapes of Thorns and Figs of Thistles, i. e. Refreshment and Comfort from those Afflictions that peirct us to the quick;
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if we can say with David, It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy Statutes, Psal. 119. 71. Ver. 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray,
if we can say with David, It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might Learn thy Statutes, Psalm 119. 71. Ver. 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray,
I think I should not say amiss should I say that God has as it were brought every person here from the Grave, and saved him from going down into the Pit, from a Grave and a Pit which has been often digged for us by the Plots and Designs of our Enemies,
I think I should not say amiss should I say that God has as it were brought every person Here from the Grave, and saved him from going down into the Pit, from a Grave and a Pit which has been often dug for us by the Plots and Designs of our Enemies,
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God has very lately done great things for our Brethren in Ireland, whereof I do believe your Hearts are glad; for as you mourn'd with them in their Sorrows,
God has very lately done great things for our Brothers in Ireland, whereof I do believe your Hearts Are glad; for as you mourned with them in their Sorrows,
You in London have seen your Civil Liberties rescued from the Grave, in which they might have laid very long, had not he raised up our present Protestant King to be that glorious Instrument that should give them a Resurrection.
You in London have seen your Civil Liberties rescued from the Grave, in which they might have laid very long, had not he raised up our present Protestant King to be that glorious Instrument that should give them a Resurrection.
Our Country after a long Sickness and Indisposition, under which a few years ago, we were afraid it would have languisht quite away, has begun to recover;
Our Country After a long Sickness and Indisposition, under which a few Years ago, we were afraid it would have languished quite away, has begun to recover;
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and it is our Wish and Prayer, that by the same Goodness and Power of God that has turned our Captivity; it may at length flourish with a perfect and compleat Recovery:
and it is our Wish and Prayer, that by the same goodness and Power of God that has turned our Captivity; it may At length flourish with a perfect and complete Recovery:
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if he would save us from those Sins that expose us to his Wrath? And if we would in our particular stations do all we can to promote such a Salvation which would be much more glorious than what we have yet seen:
if he would save us from those Sins that expose us to his Wrath? And if we would in our particular stations do all we can to promote such a Salvation which would be much more glorious than what we have yet seen:
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Let us obey and love that God that has so wonderfully preserved and continued our Peace, that so there is no crying out nor complaining in our Streets:
Let us obey and love that God that has so wonderfully preserved and continued our Peace, that so there is no crying out nor complaining in our Streets:
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and sensitive Pains too sharp to be allayed with Words and Subtilties. When we consider what Evils our Sickness brought upon these poor frail Bodies of ours,
and sensitive Pains too sharp to be allayed with Words and Subtleties. When we Consider what Evils our Sickness brought upon these poor frail Bodies of ours,
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Or as if he should admire a Stream of Water and the Bubbles that are upon it, which in the very moment of our Admiration, slide away and stay not for our Praise or our Love.
Or as if he should admire a Stream of Water and the Bubbles that Are upon it, which in the very moment of our Admiration, slide away and stay not for our Praise or our Love.
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It would abate that tenderness and delicacy, wherewith we treat our Bodies, if we did but leisurely consider what strange Miseries may afflict them before the period of this mortal Life.
It would abate that tenderness and delicacy, wherewith we Treat our Bodies, if we did but leisurely Consider what strange Misery's may afflict them before the Period of this Mortal Life.
You know that the poor Man at the Pool of Bethesda, had an Infirmity thirty eight years, Jahn 5. 5. You are told in Luke 13. 16. of a Woman that was a Daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen years;
You know that the poor Man At the Pool of Bethesda, had an Infirmity thirty eight Years, John 5. 5. You Are told in Lycia 13. 16. of a Woman that was a Daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen Years;
For how many are there that are groaning under Pains both very long, and very sharp? Fevers burn us, Agues shatter us, Dropsies drown us, Phrensies unman us, the Gout tortures us, Convulsions rack us, Epilepsies fell us, Collicks tear us,
For how many Are there that Are groaning under Pains both very long, and very sharp? Fevers burn us, Fevers shatter us, Dropsies drown us, Frenzies unman us, the Gout tortures us, Convulsions rack us, Epilepsies fell us, Colics tear us,
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Sect. 2. Med. 3. What a vain thing is our Body, and how vain are the Projects of Men for the preservation of it? How many are their Cares and Designs about it? It is for this, that Commerce and Navigation is maintained to bring home Foreign Drugs for Physick,
Sect. 2. Med. 3. What a vain thing is our Body, and how vain Are the Projects of Men for the preservation of it? How many Are their Cares and Designs about it? It is for this, that Commerce and Navigation is maintained to bring home Foreign Drugs for Physic,
First, Let us use a great Moderation in all those Accommodations, that relate only to them: Such as Houses, Gardens, Estates or the like, that they be not too expensive or take up too much of our time, or of our delight.
First, Let us use a great Moderation in all those Accommodations, that relate only to them: Such as Houses, Gardens, Estates or the like, that they be not too expensive or take up too much of our time, or of our delight.
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For shall we more easily part with things sumptuous and splendid, than with things that are meaner and less suited to a fleshly Mind and Life? We are Pilgrims and shall we be so industrious to plant and build,
For shall we more Easily part with things sumptuous and splendid, than with things that Are meaner and less suited to a fleshly Mind and Life? We Are Pilgrim's and shall we be so Industria to plant and built,
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and sow in a strange Country, when we confess we are distant from our home? What Man would set himself to adorn his Inn, from which he may dislodge the next morning,
and sow in a strange Country, when we confess we Are distant from our home? What Man would Set himself to adorn his Inn, from which he may dislodge the next morning,
Secondly, Let us use a great Moderation in our Apparel. When you dress your selves, remember that you dress a Body that will shortly be a Carcass without Beauty, Life and Motion.
Secondly, Let us use a great Moderation in our Apparel. When you dress your selves, Remember that you dress a Body that will shortly be a Carcase without Beauty, Life and Motion.
and at which you stay so very long? What will your softest Raiment and your finest Cloaths avail a decaying Body, which God hath clothed with the Garment of Heaviness? Let the Consideration of this be a powerful Motive to excite you, not to go to the highest Excesses of a luxurious Age;
and At which you stay so very long? What will your Softest Raiment and your Finest Clothes avail a decaying Body, which God hath clothed with the Garment of Heaviness? Let the Consideration of this be a powerful Motive to excite you, not to go to the highest Excesses of a luxurious Age;
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and whilst we are contriving how to repair it for many years, it may be, we have not then a Month to live? And what is it when the Soul that gave it all its pleasant sensations, all its comlyness and lustre, is fled away? If we look but upon a Friend an hour after he is dead,
and while we Are contriving how to repair it for many Years, it may be, we have not then a Monn to live? And what is it when the Soul that gave it all its pleasant sensations, all its comlyness and lustre, is fled away? If we look but upon a Friend an hour After he is dead,
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Where is his former Comeliness and Beauty, his ancient Grace or his lovely Features? You can then take no delight in being with him, you have then no mind to look upon that very person that it may be a while ago, was the Delight of your Heart,
Where is his former Comeliness and Beauty, his ancient Grace or his lovely Features? You can then take no delight in being with him, you have then no mind to look upon that very person that it may be a while ago, was the Delight of your Heart,
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Will all the Finery in the World procure for us a sweeter slumber in the Dust? Why should we set our selves with so much application to regard our Bodies? Is it to much purpose to paint a little Dust and Ashes? Those light impressions that we make upon it, the next Wind blows away.
Will all the Finery in the World procure for us a Sweeten slumber in the Dust? Why should we Set our selves with so much application to regard our Bodies? Is it to much purpose to paint a little Dust and Ashes? Those Light impressions that we make upon it, the next Wind blows away.
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in communion with God, in meditating on his Works and Attributes, the Wonders of his Grace in Christ, the mighty Preparations that he has made for our Happyness and Glory,
in communion with God, in meditating on his Works and Attributes, the Wonders of his Grace in christ, the mighty Preparations that he has made for our Happiness and Glory,
After this manner should our Sickness teach us to regard our Bodies, not to be over-fond of them, not to glory in our Strength, in our Health, in our Riches,
After this manner should our Sickness teach us to regard our Bodies, not to be overfond of them, not to glory in our Strength, in our Health, in our Riches,
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let us not by any means abuse it, lest it be taken from us again, which God will do if we make no suitable returns to the Kindness of him our Benefactor, Eccl. 7. 17. Be not over-much wicked, neither be thou foolish;
let us not by any means abuse it, lest it be taken from us again, which God will do if we make no suitable returns to the Kindness of him our Benefactor, Ecclesiastes 7. 17. Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish;
If we continue in a course of sin, the Divine Vengeance will overtake us and make us to feel the sharp Effects of his just Severity and of our own Transgression.
If we continue in a course of since, the Divine Vengeance will overtake us and make us to feel the sharp Effects of his just Severity and of our own Transgression.
How many by this Method are withered in the Flower of their Age, when they thought their Evening and Decay at a mighty distance? What Havock and Murder,
How many by this Method Are withered in the Flower of their Age, when they Thought their Evening and Decay At a mighty distance? What Havoc and Murder,
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and all Diseases even those that are Epidemical, Natural or Casual, are by this and other Vices that attend it, rendred far more sharp, lasting, malignant and incurable, by that stock of corrupted Matter that they lodge in the Body to feed those Diseases,
and all Diseases even those that Are Epidemical, Natural or Casual, Are by this and other Vices that attend it, rendered Far more sharp, lasting, malignant and incurable, by that stock of corrupted Matter that they lodge in the Body to feed those Diseases,
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As tis said of Wisdom, Length of Days are in her right Hand, Prov. 3. 16. And 'tis said by the Fear of the Lord, Prov. 3. 11. By me thy days shall be multipled,
As this said of Wisdom, Length of Days Are in her right Hand, Curae 3. 16. And it's said by the fear of the Lord, Curae 3. 11. By me thy days shall be multipled,
But if our Belly be our God, our end will be destruction even in this World, Phil. 3. 19. When Men are gratifying their Appetites in all that they desire, they are undermining their own Prosperity,
But if our Belly be our God, our end will be destruction even in this World, Philip 3. 19. When Men Are gratifying their Appetites in all that they desire, they Are undermining their own Prosperity,
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How many are now in their Graves, over whom it may be truly writ, This Man killed himself with drinking? And how odious must the Memory of such an one be that so made himself away? But let us remember, Life is so great a Blessing, that it is not for the sake of a few merry Companions,
How many Are now in their Graves, over whom it may be truly writ, This Man killed himself with drinking? And how odious must the Memory of such an one be that so made himself away? But let us Remember, Life is so great a Blessing, that it is not for the sake of a few merry Sodales,
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There are a sort of People that through the Power of their Ignorance are very apt to quarrel with the Providence of God for making their Lives so short,
There Are a sort of People that through the Power of their Ignorance Are very apt to quarrel with the Providence of God for making their Lives so short,
for these are great enemies to Life: As also all uncommunicated sadness and lasting griefs; for any of those troublesome Accidents will unavoidably molest our present state:
for these Are great enemies to Life: As also all uncommunicated sadness and lasting griefs; for any of those troublesome Accidents will avoidable molest our present state:
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And no less prejudicial are all uncertain hopes, all immoderate cares, and over-eager Studies; for the mind by too vehement an intention, will communicate its trouble to the Body,
And no less prejudicial Are all uncertain hope's, all immoderate Cares, and overeager Studies; for the mind by too vehement an intention, will communicate its trouble to the Body,
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and the Body cannot conceal the displeasure that arises to it from the more inward and spiritual troubles of the Soul. There will be a Cloud of Sorrow in the Forehead,
and the Body cannot conceal the displeasure that arises to it from the more inward and spiritual Troubles of the Soul. There will be a Cloud of Sorrow in the Forehead,
and give him all necessary Accommodations, and yet be content to see none of your Work done? Would you not with Anger turn him off? And do we deserve better usage at the hands of God? Would we have him to spread our Table,
and give him all necessary Accommodations, and yet be content to see none of your Work done? Would you not with Anger turn him off? And do we deserve better usage At the hands of God? Would we have him to spread our Table,
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and to fill our Cup, that we may sin against him? What Prince is there that would give money from his Treasures to carry on a War against his own Crown,
and to fill our Cup, that we may sin against him? What Prince is there that would give money from his Treasures to carry on a War against his own Crown,
or to support a Rebel? If we oppose our Creator, or forget him, 'tis no wonder if he throw us out of the c•re of his Providence, 'tis no wonder if his Justice deprive us of a Life which we so vainly spend:
or to support a Rebel? If we oppose our Creator, or forget him, it's no wonder if he throw us out of the c•re of his Providence, it's no wonder if his justice deprive us of a Life which we so vainly spend:
And indeed when we consider how little we do for that God who has done so much for us, every one of us may lay his hand upon his breast and say, Lord be merciful to me a sinner, for I deserve to dye.
And indeed when we Consider how little we do for that God who has done so much for us, every one of us may lay his hand upon his breast and say, Lord be merciful to me a sinner, for I deserve to die.
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Whatever care and temperance we use in our Dyet, our Exercises, or our Recreations, yet if we be unprofitable Servants, he may be provoked to give us our last Summons,
Whatever care and temperance we use in our Diet, our Exercises, or our Recreations, yet if we be unprofitable Servants, he may be provoked to give us our last Summons,
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and I will sin against thee more? And is that a frame that becomes a Creature and a Sinner, to his great Creator and final Judge? It may cause God to say, It repent's me that I have made such a man whole,
and I will sin against thee more? And is that a frame that becomes a Creature and a Sinner, to his great Creator and final Judge? It may cause God to say, It repent's me that I have made such a man Whole,
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Let us therefore rouze up our selves, let us cast off all our former sloath, let us contend and strive with all our force, with all the powers of our Souls, that we may enter in at the strait gate,
Let us Therefore rouse up our selves, let us cast off all our former sloth, let us contend and strive with all our force, with all the Powers of our Souls, that we may enter in At the strait gate,
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and shall not we do as much to save our Souls for ever? Oh let us suffer no day to go over our Heads, wherein we are not more watchful and circumspect in our Actions, more fervent in our Prayers, more concern'd for the Welfare of our Neighbour and our own,
and shall not we do as much to save our Souls for ever? O let us suffer no day to go over our Heads, wherein we Are not more watchful and circumspect in our Actions, more fervent in our Prayers, more concerned for the Welfare of our Neighbour and our own,
Let us that have been sick, consider what an interruption that Sickness has made in our Life? When our sorrowful Months were upon the account of those Sorrows, to us Months of Vanity, wherein we were not able to pursue the true ends and business of Life;
Let us that have been sick, Consider what an interruption that Sickness has made in our Life? When our sorrowful Months were upon the account of those Sorrows, to us Months of Vanity, wherein we were not able to pursue the true ends and business of Life;
It is a most easie thing to discourse well, but none, but a true Believer, can live as he ought to do according to the Gospel, which requires an universal and a shining Holiness.
It is a most easy thing to discourse well, but none, but a true Believer, can live as he ought to do according to the Gospel, which requires an universal and a shining Holiness.
much people of the Jews came, not for Jesus sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also whom he had raised from the dead, Joh. 12. 9. Wicked men are punish'd in Hell for all the Evil they have done 〈 ◊ 〉 the World,
much people of the jews Come, not for jesus sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also whom he had raised from the dead, John 12. 9. Wicked men Are punished in Hell for all the Evil they have done 〈 ◊ 〉 the World,
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Thus they blossom in the dust, and their Actions, as 'tis fabulously reported of some of the Bodies of the Popish Saints, send forth a sweet perfume after Death, to all the places round about.
Thus they blossom in the dust, and their Actions, as it's fabulously reported of Some of the Bodies of the Popish Saints, send forth a sweet perfume After Death, to all the places round about.
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Therefore are we commanded to be followers of them who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises, Heb. 6. 6. We are to follow their Faith, considering the end of their Conversation, Heb. 13. 7. Those of us that have been so happy as to have had a Religious Education,
Therefore Are we commanded to be followers of them who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises, Hebrew 6. 6. We Are to follow their Faith, considering the end of their Conversation, Hebrew 13. 7. Those of us that have been so happy as to have had a Religious Education,
Your Children and Servants will greatly mind what you do that are the Master of the Family, and you either very much promote or hinder their Salvation,
Your Children and Servants will greatly mind what you do that Are the Master of the Family, and you either very much promote or hinder their Salvation,
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or the Shop be an hindrance to the Duties of his Closet, or of Family Prayer? How careful was he to set aside some of his Gains for the Charitable Relieving of the Poor? As to you that are Parents, your Children will certainly mind more what you do than what you say.
or the Shop be an hindrance to the Duties of his Closet, or of Family Prayer? How careful was he to Set aside Some of his Gains for the Charitable Relieving of the Poor? As to you that Are Parents, your Children will Certainly mind more what you do than what you say.
and what flames will it add to your misery, to think that you were the Cause of their Everlasting destruction? And how will you bear it, to hear their Cries and bitter Expressions;
and what flames will it add to your misery, to think that you were the Cause of their Everlasting destruction? And how will you bear it, to hear their Cries and bitter Expressions;
for when they dye, they are like Nero, they leave abundance of poison behind them; they infected the Air with their Oaths and Blasphemies, when they lived;
for when they die, they Are like Nero, they leave abundance of poison behind them; they infected the Air with their Oaths and Blasphemies, when they lived;
and when they are gone the Contagion spreads, and their ill President meeting with corrupt Nature, which inclines all Men to what is bad, does convey its Venome to several others that they left behind.
and when they Are gone the Contagion spreads, and their ill President meeting with corrupt Nature, which inclines all Men to what is bad, does convey its Venom to several Others that they left behind.
Thus the Apostles spread a most diffusive Light by their Holiness and Doctrin, which all the Malice of Hell and all the Rage of Tyrants has not been able to extinguish;
Thus the Apostles spread a most diffusive Light by their Holiness and Doctrine, which all the Malice of Hell and all the Rage of Tyrants has not been able to extinguish;
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Whereas if we be wicked, we shall have the same Fate with Jehoram, who died without being desired, 2 Chron. 21. 20. Thus I say, our Examples will do more good than many bare Instructions:
Whereas if we be wicked, we shall have the same Fate with jehoram, who died without being desired, 2 Chronicles 21. 20. Thus I say, our Examples will do more good than many bore Instructions:
than by a thousand Rules that teach them the Policies and Designs of War. Thus I have shewed you what Improvement those that are recovered and brought from the Grave ought to make of it;
than by a thousand Rules that teach them the Policies and Designs of War. Thus I have showed you what Improvement those that Are recovered and brought from the Grave ought to make of it;
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but how bad would it probably be, were the Life of Man extended to six, seven or eight hundred years? If so near a prospect of the other World as forty or fifty years cannot restrain Men from the greatest Villanies, what would they do if they could as reasonably suppose Death to be at three or four hundred years off? If Men make such Improvements in Wickedness in twenty or thirty years, what would they do in hundreds,
but how bad would it probably be, were the Life of Man extended to six, seven or eight hundred Years? If so near a prospect of the other World as forty or fifty Years cannot restrain Men from the greatest Villainies, what would they do if they could as reasonably suppose Death to be At three or four hundred Years off? If Men make such Improvements in Wickedness in twenty or thirty Years, what would they do in hundreds,
Cons. 1. How many are dead since you were first ill? How many excellent Ministers whom you must never hear again? How many of your dearest Friends are now in the cold Grave, with whom you cannot now discourse,
Cons. 1. How many Are dead since you were First ill? How many excellent Ministers whom you must never hear again? How many of your dearest Friends Are now in the cold Grave, with whom you cannot now discourse,
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and 'tis generally thought that of a thousand People that make large Promises in their Sickness, there are scarce fifty that keep their Word and perform their Vows, when they are recovered:
and it's generally Thought that of a thousand People that make large Promises in their Sickness, there Are scarce fifty that keep their Word and perform their Vows, when they Are recovered:
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and tell of all his wondrous Works, Psal. 26. 7. I shall not die, but live and declare the work of the Lord, Psal. 118. 17. And the grateful Leper, Luke 17. 15. when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
and tell of all his wondrous Works, Psalm 26. 7. I shall not die, but live and declare the work of the Lord, Psalm 118. 17. And the grateful Leper, Lycia 17. 15. when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
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and many small Rivers united run with a swifter Course to pay their common Tribute to the Sea. When many joyn together in the same Prayers, the Cry is more loud,
and many small rivers united run with a swifter Course to pay their Common Tribute to the Sea. When many join together in the same Prayers, the Cry is more loud,
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Secondly, This mutual giving thanks will greatly incourage others to trust and hope in God. The Experience that we have had of his Goodness may be of great use to them;
Secondly, This mutual giving thanks will greatly encourage Others to trust and hope in God. The Experience that we have had of his goodness may be of great use to them;
Thus when the poor Protestants in Germany were under low Circumstances, it pleased God to set Edward the Sixth upon the Throne in England, under whose most excellent Government many Ministers and People, that were forced to leave their own Country, found a secure shelter and retreat:
Thus when the poor Protestants in Germany were under low circumstances, it pleased God to Set Edward the Sixth upon the Throne in England, under whose most excellent Government many Ministers and People, that were forced to leave their own Country, found a secure shelter and retreat:
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they cannot laugh whilst another groans, nor be sad when another is exalted and delivered. For as you cannot touch one string of an Instrument, but all the rest sound;
they cannot laugh while Another groans, nor be sad when Another is exalted and Delivered. For as you cannot touch one string of an Instrument, but all the rest found;
If we had no experiences of his Goodness to us, yet so excellent are the Perfections of his Nature, that we ought even then to praise him much more when he is so kind to us, who have deserved nothing:
If we had no experiences of his goodness to us, yet so excellent Are the Perfections of his Nature, that we ought even then to praise him much more when he is so kind to us, who have deserved nothing:
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When there is a Consort of Musick, there is the greatest Harmony, and when a whole Assembly of sincere Christians joyn their Voices and their Hearts together, with what a delightful sound do they go up before the Throne of God? For (as one observes) the blessing and acceptance that Religion receives from the Divine Majesty, is much greater for the publickness of it;
When there is a Consort of Music, there is the greatest Harmony, and when a Whole Assembly of sincere Christians join their Voices and their Hearts together, with what a delightful found do they go up before the Throne of God? For (as one observes) the blessing and acceptance that Religion receives from the Divine Majesty, is much greater for the publicness of it;
so there is more of his blessing in their approaches to him, Whole Duty of Nations, p. 9. What does the Great God obtain by all his Acts of Bounty to his Creatures,
so there is more of his blessing in their Approaches to him, whole Duty of nations, p. 9. What does the Great God obtain by all his Acts of Bounty to his Creatures,
this therefore, as the now mentioned person expresses it, it was the Policy of Nineveh's natural Religion to unite their Force in Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
this Therefore, as the now mentioned person Expresses it, it was the Policy of Nineveh's natural Religion to unite their Force in Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
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and to unite in his own Halleluiahs. Thus he served himself of them, that making by them a greater Present of glory to God, he might receive the greater Blessing from him.
and to unite in his own Hallelujahs. Thus he served himself of them, that making by them a greater Present of glory to God, he might receive the greater Blessing from him.
how rare a thing is this mutual praise? And it may be as a sign of it, that so many desire Funeral Sermons to be preached for their departed Friends,
how rare a thing is this mutual praise? And it may be as a Signen of it, that so many desire Funeral Sermons to be preached for their departed Friends,
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and then knowing how unsuitable our highest Elevations are to his Excellent and Glorious Majesty, let us long to joyn with Glorified Spirits in their louder and sweeter Hymns;
and then knowing how unsuitable our highest Elevations Are to his Excellent and Glorious Majesty, let us long to join with Glorified Spirits in their Louder and Sweeten Hymns;
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and being sensible of our own Weakness, we may call to the blessed Angels, to all Beings that are in Heaven or on the Earth, in the Air or in the Seas, to help us to praise the Lord.
and being sensible of our own Weakness, we may call to the blessed Angels, to all Beings that Are in Heaven or on the Earth, in the Air or in the Seas, to help us to praise the Lord.
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As we have the Example of David in sevèral Psalms, and in the 103. 20, 21, 22. Bless the Lord, ye his Angels, that excel in strength, that do his Commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
As we have the Exampl of David in sevèral Psalms, and in the 103. 20, 21, 22. Bless the Lord, you his Angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, Harkening unto the voice of his word.
Having been delivered from a long and severe Sickness, I would most earnestly beg of you all to help me to praise the Lord for his great Goodness and Mercy to me.
Having been Delivered from a long and severe Sickness, I would most earnestly beg of you all to help me to praise the Lord for his great goodness and Mercy to me.
And 'tis for your sakes as well as mine own, that you may see an instance of his mighty Power and Goodness, who as he hath delivered me, can also deliver you when you come to Straits and Difficulties:
And it's for your sakes as well as mine own, that you may see an instance of his mighty Power and goodness, who as he hath Delivered me, can also deliver you when you come to Straits and Difficulties:
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I wish that my Resurrection may have the same effect with that of Lazarus, for by reason of him many of the Jews believed in Jesus, John 12. 11. There are several Persons here, that wept with me when I wept,
I wish that my Resurrection may have the same Effect with that of Lazarus, for by reason of him many of the jews believed in jesus, John 12. 11. There Are several Persons Here, that wept with me when I wept,
Praise is pleasant and comly, Psal. 147. 1. It is pleasant as it is the Exercise of our Souls in the noblest Work which they are capable of here on Earth,
Praise is pleasant and comely, Psalm 147. 1. It is pleasant as it is the Exercise of our Souls in the Noblest Work which they Are capable of Here on Earth,
yea many days, in chearful Praises, than to spend one hour in Sighs and painful Groans? How much better is it to come to the Courts of the Lord, to see him in the Sanctuary,
yea many days, in cheerful Praises, than to spend one hour in Sighs and painful Groans? How much better is it to come to the Courts of the Lord, to see him in the Sanctuary,
and to dwell as in the Dust? My kind Brother and Companion in this Lecture, when I was overwhelmed with deep Sorrows, did often pray with me, that God would bring me again to this Congregation, that I might here publish the Wonders of his Love:
and to dwell as in the Dust? My kind Brother and Companion in this Lecture, when I was overwhelmed with deep Sorrows, did often pray with me, that God would bring me again to this Congregation, that I might Here publish the Wonders of his Love:
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Come ye poor dejected Christians; Wipe away your Tears a little, and let it be something reviving to you to behold what after long Afflictions God has done for me,
Come you poor dejected Christians; Wipe away your Tears a little, and let it be something reviving to you to behold what After long Afflictions God has done for me,
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Say not that your wound is incurable, for that Almighty Physitian that has with so much kindness afforded relief to me, can also speedily give a cure to you:
Say not that your wound is incurable, for that Almighty physician that has with so much kindness afforded relief to me, can also speedily give a cure to you:
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blessed is the man that trusteth in him, Psal. 34. 8. And you may say thus in Prayer, Lord thou hast been very gracious to such an one after his desolate and low condition;
blessed is the man that Trusteth in him, Psalm 34. 8. And you may say thus in Prayer, Lord thou hast been very gracious to such an one After his desolate and low condition;
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let our hearts burn with the purest flames of Love, and then let us joyn our thoughts, our voices and our hearts to give him with delight a common Song of Praise:
let our hearts burn with the Purest flames of Love, and then let us join our thoughts, our voices and our hearts to give him with delight a Common Song of Praise:
Surely our Souls may now soar higher, and take a nimbler flight than they were able to do when they were clog'd and weighed down with Heaviness and Sorrow:
Surely our Souls may now soar higher, and take a nimbler flight than they were able to do when they were clogged and weighed down with Heaviness and Sorrow:
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As I was helpt by the Prayers of many, so I desire that thanks may be given by many on my behalf, 2 Cor. 1. 11. I desire all those Ministers, those Congregations and Christian Friends that shewed so much Compassion and Kindness,
As I was helped by the Prayers of many, so I desire that thanks may be given by many on my behalf, 2 Cor. 1. 11. I desire all those Ministers, those Congregations and Christian Friends that showed so much Compassion and Kindness,
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When will our hearts glow with Love to God, if not when his Sun shines upon us with such comfortable and reviving Beams? When shall we all be thankful if not now,
When will our hearts glow with Love to God, if not when his Sun shines upon us with such comfortable and reviving Beams? When shall we all be thankful if not now,
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and in times of Persecution have given to see such a bright and peaceful day as that is which we are blest with? What would the poor People in Hungary and in the Palatinate, give to have so much peace and quiet,
and in times of Persecution have given to see such a bright and peaceful day as that is which we Are blessed with? What would the poor People in Hungary and in the Palatinate, give to have so much peace and quiet,
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as we now injoy? What would our poor Protestant Brethren in France, that are groaning under a cruel and blody Persecution, give to have the Protection and the Favour of so mild a Government as that is, which we are now living under;
as we now enjoy? What would our poor Protestant Brothers in France, that Are groaning under a cruel and bloody Persecution, give to have the Protection and the Favour of so mild a Government as that is, which we Are now living under;
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and to have the Bread of Life, and their Ministers, and their Gospel in the same manner they once had them? Those poor Churches are not yet delivered, their Beauty and their Glory is departed, and their Sion is mourning in the dust;
and to have the Bred of Life, and their Ministers, and their Gospel in the same manner they once had them? Those poor Churches Are not yet Delivered, their Beauty and their Glory is departed, and their Sion is mourning in the dust;
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who knows but God will hear our Prayers for them also? And when England, Scotland, France and Ireland, and Piedmont, and all other places that have been in distress shall lift up their heads with joy,
who knows but God will hear our Prayers for them also? And when England, Scotland, France and Ireland, and Piedmont, and all other places that have been in distress shall lift up their Heads with joy,
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and congratulate one another, for the Salvations and Deliverances which God hath wrought for them, what a glorious time will that be? Happy shall be the day and the year that shall accomplish so great a Work;
and congratulate one Another, for the Salvations and Deliverances which God hath wrought for them, what a glorious time will that be? Happy shall be the day and the year that shall accomplish so great a Work;
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and happy will those Countries be that shall flourish with Prosperity and Peace, when these present Commotions and Wars that disturb the World, are past and gone;
and happy will those Countries be that shall flourish with Prosperity and Peace, when these present Commotions and Wars that disturb the World, Are past and gone;
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may we not hope, and have we not encouragement to beg of God, that the Light which is broken out in so wonderful a manner may shine more and more to a perfect day? That we may still say with the delivered Israelites, Who is like unto thee, O Lord, amongst the gods, who is like unto thee, glorious in Holyness, fearful in Praises, doing Wonders? Exod. 15. 11. It will greatly heighten the Mercy of our being brought from the Grave,
may we not hope, and have we not encouragement to beg of God, that the Light which is broken out in so wondered a manner may shine more and more to a perfect day? That we may still say with the Delivered Israelites, Who is like unto thee, Oh Lord, among the God's, who is like unto thee, glorious in Holiness, fearful in Praises, doing Wonders? Exod 15. 11. It will greatly heighten the Mercy of our being brought from the Grave,
But however it be, the Mercies we have already receiv'd in our deliverance from Sickness, contain Motives powerful enough to perswade us to love and praise God;
But however it be, the mercies we have already received in our deliverance from Sickness, contain Motives powerful enough to persuade us to love and praise God;
and that when he calls us from the World, he would give us an humble and a quiet Resignation to his Will, that we may be found of him in peace, and in a temper suitable to the greatness of our Change;
and that when he calls us from the World, he would give us an humble and a quiet Resignation to his Will, that we may be found of him in peace, and in a temper suitable to the greatness of our Change;
