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A92747	Two discourses, the first, a Christian's exhortation, against the fears of death: the second, a brief and clear declaration of the resurrection of the dead With suitable meditations and prayers touching life and death. Recommended as proper to be given at funerals. By W. S.	W. S.	1690 (1690)	Wing S207A; ESTC R229960	54,870	186

to the Joy of the Children of god Unto the Thief it was said This Day thou shalt be with me in Paradise Luk. 23. Joh. 5.6 which cannot be understood of the Body but shews that the faithful Dying makes the passage from Death to Life The which ought only to be understood of the Soul seeing that the Body must first be brought to Earth and that it must put off all Corruption for to rise at the last Day Incorruptible and in Glory Mat. 22. Thus Jesus Christ against the Saduces who denied the Immortality of Souls shews that forasmuch as God calls himself the God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob Exod. 3. infallibly the Souls departed do live for he is not the God of those that are dead in such sort that they are no more but he is the God of those that are and that live and doth good to the Posterity of those that are and not of those that are not which cannot be understood but of their Souls seeing their Bodies were returned to the Earth Whereby we see that they deceive themselves greatly that say that their Souls die and vanish with the Body where they Sleep also those likewise who think that they enter into other Bodies Mak 6. Luk. 9. Even the Pagans by natural Apprehensions have believe that the Souls were Immortal a we see that Euripides in the Tragedy which he intituled Hecuba doth declare it when he brings in Polixen speaking to Hecuba and dying saying to her What shall I say to Hect● thy Husband who was dead she a● swered her tell him that I am the most wretched in the World And in that which he entituled The Supplicant he says The Spirit shall return to Heaven Likewise Pholicides says That the Soul is immortal and living always waxeth not old Pythagoras in his Golden Verses said If when thou hast left the Body thou comest into Heaven thou shalt be as God living always and being no more Mortal Cicero likewise Writes of it in his Book of Friendship and in that which he writ of Age in some sort comforting himself in the hope which he had of the immortality of his Soul We see then that it is a thing most assured that the Soul is immortal as the Lord by his Word which is the Infallible Truth of Heaven doth shew it us And likewise the Pagans how Ignorant soever they were of the true Religion have well understood it Wherefore those that deny the Immortality of Souls accuse God of lying and make themselves in worse estate than the Pagans This Knowledge is a great Consolation to the Faithful in all their Afflictions and doth take from them the fears of Death knowing that their Souls being separated from their Bodies live in Heaven 1 John 2 in which they are admonished not to settle themselves upon the transitory things of this Life and not to load their Souls with the burthen of Sin to the end that dying they may be raised up towards God our Father and Jesus Christ our Saviour unto whom we ought with a stedfast faith to recommend them Now even as the faithful do rejoice at it the unfaithful on the other side knowing the Souls to be immortal are so much the more fearful of Death seeing the eternal pains and torments to be prepared for them at their going forth of this World James 1. 1 Pet. 1.4 So that which serveth to the Elect for Joy and Instruction is unto the wicked nothing but Sorrow and occasion of Despair The Second Point TOuching the Body it is all apparant that it is subject to die as well because that we know that those that were in times past are dead and that we see that those of our time die one after another as principally because that the Lord declares to Adam that by reason of his Sin he with his posterity shall be subject to return into the Earth from whence he was taken Gen. 3. The Apostle says Rom. 5.8.6 That by Man Sin came into the World and by Sin Death and so Death came unto all Men by reason that all have sinned ●nd the reward of Sin is Death whereof the hour is uncertain unto us ●uke 12. Although we are certain ●hat it is the Journey that every man must go by reason that unto them ●ll it is ordained to die once Jos 12. 1 Kings 2 The Scripture is full of Testimonies upon this matter although it be well enough known of all by every days Experience Heb. 9. Job 14. The Pagans themselves without Instruction of the Word of God have well understood that unto Man it is a thing that cannot be avoided as Euripedes shews it in the Tragedie of the Supplicants saying That every part of Man must return from whence it came the Spirit into Heaven the Body into the ●●●ih which is the Mother and Nurse thereof Wherefore it is a thing known to all that we must die but now by how much it is easie to believe that necessity to die is imposed upon us by so much is i● more difficult to believe that our bodies being returned to dust shall ris● again And indeed the sensual Ma●● cannot comprehend any thing there in neither hath any thought of it as we see that the Pagans never thought of it although that they have disputed of the immortality o● Souls But the Man that is regenerate by the Spirit of God doubt not but that the Lord can raise the dead seeing he will have it so and that nothing can hinder his Will Psal 115. For as sayth the Prophet he doth what he will Apoc. 4. We must then fee how the Scripture dot● assure us that the Bodies as well o● the good as of the wicked shall rise again the first ●o be crowned with Glory the other with perpetual Infamy Dan. 12. For to teach us th● Resurrection it compares Death to a ●leep as hath been already said to ●he end we may be certain that as the bodies after they have laboured shall rest by Sleep that they being awaked may with so much more alacrity return to work so when we shall have made an end of this present Life our Bodies shall be brought to the Tomb as in a Bed of rest for to rise again from thence at the latter day and be put into their place Job prophecying of the Resurrection the which he did firmly believe says I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he will stand up at the latter day upon the Earth and although after my Skin this Body shall be devoured by Worms yet with my Flesh shall I see God I shall behold him and my Eyes shall look upon him and none other for me although my Reins are consumed within me Job 14. 19. David foretels the Resurrection of Christ by whom we shall rise again the which was figured by this that Jonas was three days and three nights in the Whales Belly as Jesus Christ himself declares it Johu 2. Mat. 12. The Prophet Isay

and infectious sin And for the first we see that the Lord said to Moses Exod. 33. who was desirous to see him Man shall not see me upon the Earth and live As for the other it was cause that the wicked Angels were cast down from Heaven and man out of Paradice Gen. 3. for there is nothing common between God and a sinful man Wherefore the faithful shall have a spiritual body discharged and purified from all sin There shall also be no defect in their bodies nor imperfection and all deformity and vice which cometh of sin shall be done away for the Lord will transform their vile and contemptible bodies and make them conformable and like unto his glorious body Phil. 3. 1 John 3. Moreover they shall no more suffer any torments pains sickness nor any other adverse thing because there shall 〈…〉 rning nor weeping nor ●●●●uring for the Lord will wipe away all tears from their Eyes And there shall happen no more corruption to them by death Rev. 25. whereof there shall be no more remembrance Isa 25. but being made immortal they shall be made incorruptible Rev. 7.21 and delivered from all suffering for to be in a happy state for ever Their Soul which before was a living Soul Gen. 2. shall be changed into a quickning spirit 1 Cor. 15. then it shall be delivered from all sorrows griefs annoy perturbations and fear which came thro' sin Psal 61. and shall be set in rest joy consolation happiness and perpetual assurance without being any more perplexed nor defiled with troublesom affections Then being put in so excellent estate both of Body and Soul the Image of God shall truly shine upon them having this power to serve God being perfectly wise holy pure irreprehensible innocent without spot 1 Cor. 1. good just true immortal and incorruptible being resplendant in glory and honour before the Throne of God Col. 1. The which shall be the white vesture wherewith St. John saith Rev. 14.21 They shall be cloathed which is the pure and shining Vestments Rev. 3.4.6.7 which are the justifications of the Saints that shall hold the Palms in their hands in sign of Victory Rev. 19. after that the books being opened they shall hear the Voice full of meekness Rev. 7. grace and mercy receiving in the presence of the wicked who judged them the out-casts of the Earth Rev. 10. the sentence of eternal blessing being found written in the book of life which is the book of the Lamb Sap. 4.5 being clothed with the innocency of Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 4. and having the name of their Father written in their forehead Rev. 13.21 they shall be with Christ the Spouse 2 Cor. 5. crowned with the incorruptible crown of life Gal. 3. and eternal glory Apoc. 14. being pronounced the sons and heirs of God and co-heirs with Jesus Christ Rev. 2. and Judges with him of the Apostate Angels 2 Tim. 4. and of the reprobate 1. Pet. 5. for all power and judgment is so given to the Son Rom. 8. Gal. 4. that he will participate in this honour as his assistants Wisd 3. they shall be put in possession of the Kingdom of Heaven Mat. 19. having praise of God Luc. 22. which is the incorruptible heritage 1 Cor. 6. which cannot contaminate nor wither and which is preserved in Heaven for them John 5. they shall shine therein as the Firmament Rev. 2. and as the Sun Mat. 25. and as the Stars for ever 1 Cor. 4. Then they shall have their right in the Tree of Life Pet. 1. and shall enter into the new Coelestial Jerusalem Dan. 12. in the which there shall be no Temple Mat. 13. for the Lord Almighty is the Temple thereof and the Lamb Wisd 3. They shall be in it everlasting Kings and High Priests Rev. 2.21 22. offering sacrifices of Praise and Thanksgiving unto the Lord. Then being in the House of God Rev. 15.7 which is the blessed house which the faithful have in Heaven which is not made with hands 2 Cor. 5. they shall be filled with the magnificence of the Lord and shall bud like the Olive branch and blossom like the Palm and like the Cedar which is in Lebanus Psal 16.17.52 92. being immortal and incorruptible and shall not be importuned by Satan to sin and offend God The face of God which is the Fountain of Light 1 Cor. 13. the River of Pleasure Psal 16. and Ocean of Goodness Rev. 22. they shall see which shall give them such a great and perfect Joy that all the Joys which may be compared to that are but as a sparkle compared to a great Fire Marc. 9. It will make them forget all Terrestrial Heb. 11.12 what pleasure soever they could take in them in the world and they shall not remember any thing that may bring them sorrow or grief They shall be led to the Mountain of Sion and to the City of the living God which hath no need of the Sun nor Moon to shine in it Rev. 21.22 for the light of God hath lightned it and the Lamb is the Candle thereof and of thousands of Angels and of the assembly of the first born which are written in Heaven 2 Cor. 11. and to God which is the Judge of all Col. 1. and to the sanctified Souls of the Just Eph. 1. and to Jesus Christ their Head and their Spouse Mediator of the new Covenant Rev. 19. and of the blood shed speaking better things then that of Abel then with all his company and the other Saints with whom they shall be fellow Citizens being domesticks of God they shall be called to the nuptial banquet of the Lamb and shall enjoy the Kingdom of God their Father Rev. 19. the felicity which Jesus Christ by his death hath conquered for them Heb. 2.5.9.10 in whom they have put their whole trust Gal. 3.4 as he himself promiseth saying Rom. 4.5 Father I will that those which thou hast given me be with me Eph. 1.5 and see my glory which thou hast given me Rom. 5.9.10 and then I dispose the Kingdom unto you as the Father hath disposed it unto me John 12.14.17 to the end that you may eat upon my Table in my Kingdom The Apostle saith Luc. 22. If we dye with him we shall live with him and if we suffer with him we shall reign with him 2 Tim. 2. and shall be glorified with him Rom. 8. Of these promises the Children of God need not doubt for seeing that the Lord when he died gave Paradise to the Thief can be not more easily give it to those to whom he hath promised it Luc. 23. when he shall come into such great Glory and Majesty And now being with him and seeing him as he is they shall have a much greater Joy then had the Disciples seeing him transfigured that shall be so understanding Mat. 17. that they shall know all the Saints that ever have been Marc. 9. Luc. 9. and even those with whom they have conversed in this