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A77157	A voyce from heaven, speaking good words and comfortable words, concerning saints departed. Which words are opened in a sermon preached at South-weal in Essex, 6. September, 1658. At the funeral of that worthy and eminent minister of the Gospel, Mr. Thomas Goodwin. Late pastor there. Hereunto is annexed a relation of many things observable in his life and death. By G.B. preacher of the word at Shenfield in Essex.	Bownd, George, d. 1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3888; Thomason E972_8; ESTC R207757	44,455	50

heavenly doctrines are Thirdly the Method is Doctrine and Use The doctrinal part of this Angels Sermon lies in verses 9 10 11. Where the position is this that most dreadful plagues do attend Antichrist and his adherents This position is illustrated by shewing 1. The Extremity 2. The Eternity of their misery 1. The extremity vers 16. Drink of the wine of the wrath of God There is the wine of Gods love the consolations of the Spirit when the soul is led into the wine-sellar and there staied with Flagons Cant. 2.5 The sweet preparative for that collation which Saints shall have in heaven where shall eat and drink at Christs Table in Christs Kingdom Luc. 22.30 But this in the Chapter is the wine of Gods wrath like that in Psal 60.3 Wine of astonishment or wine given to make them mad 'T is added here without mixture not allayed with one drop of mercy Jam. 2.13 There is indeed fire and brimstone put into it and mixed with it but there is little comfort in this addition it makes the Cup more dreadful there shall be drinking in Hell but it is in draughts of brimstone 2. The Eternity and lastingness of these evils the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever and they have no rest day nor night the evils which betide the wicked in this life are but the beginnings of sorrows the end will be to have no end This is the doctrinal part the Application follows in a two-fold Use 1. By way of Information shewing that Gods end in these judgements next to the taking vengeance on the wicked is to try the patience of Saints vers 12. To try I say the constancy of their obedience whether they will hold the Faith of Jesus in troublesome times 't is easie to sail in a calm Sea but to encounter raging waves and tempestuous storms and not to make Shipwrack of Faith and a good conscience is the trial of a Christian indeed one that is not with Agrippa almost but altogether here is the patience of Saints here are they that keep the Commandements of God and the Faith of Iesus Object The wicked are threatned with the Vials of wrath to be poured upon them but why should this trouble the Saints they follow the Lamb how is their patience tried by the judgements inflicted on such as worship the Beast Answ Yes it doth because when ever the wicked are made to drink the Cup of wrath they will be furious outragious and exceeding mad as the expression was before which rage will vent it self in bloody persecuting the Saints as the Church hath found in all ages by sad experience Object Then there is no difference between good and bad but it may be as ill with them who follow the Lamb as who worship the beast then we may say with the profane ones in Malachy Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur what profit is it to serve God will God suffer the righteous to be slain with the wicked and the righteous to be as the wicked Gen. 18.25 Answ That be far from the Lord and therefore if we mark what follows we shall be able to discern between the righteous and the wicked him that serveth God and him that serveth him not the worst that can befall them is the loss of this present life Persecutors can but kill the body and therefore Secondly by way of consolation he sheweth there is no cause why believers should be dismayed at the troubles which may betide them in this present life for while Tyrants make havock of the body God cares for the soul and eternal salvation if they dye by the hand of the wicked this is the hardest measure that can be meted to them this is the heaviest shock which can befall them and having once undergone this perfect blessedness presently followes Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Having thus cleared the coherence the Text as you see is the very Use of consolation and it affords very great comfort to the people of God especially if we consider what goes before and what follows after for from both it receives both light and strength and comes to the Church as the Queen of Sheba to Solomon attended with a very great train First that which goes before is a voyce from heaven saying Write Though every passage in this Angels Sermon need be attended to yet this especially therefore a voyce from heaven alarms us to attention and though every sentence be worth noting writing setting down yet this above all therefore write This word write Nihil hie sine pondere mensurâ is as a finger pointing to some excellent matter 't is a Star set by it and a light held over it that none may pass by without diligent weighing it and though there be nothing in Scripture but hath its weight and worth yet some truths are most diligently to be heeded even above others Divines observe that the word behold in the beginning of a sentence and Selah in the end of a sentence do shew that those are remarkable sentences so we may say of this word write All Scriptures are alike true but some are to be noted by us in a principal manner Secondly That which follows after is the Spirits sanction yea saith the Spirit and as if the bare testimony of the Spirit were not enough to carry the matter there are two reasons annexed First is when death comes they rest from their labours The wicked have all their comfort here Luc. 16. Son remember thou hast had thy good things so the Godly have all their sorrows here 'T is the opinion of some that Christs weeping over Lazarus Joh. 11. was not because he was dead but because he was to be raised to this troublesome life again for such is this life at the best to the Godly had it been Samuel indeed he might well say why hast thou disquieted me 1 Sam. 28.15 The Godly in this life have labours in common with others sufficient to every ones day is the evill thereof but besides they have troubles which the wicked feel not Satans winnowings buffetings a law in their members warring against the law of their mind But death stills and quiets all 't is to them the silent house and place of rest 2. Impii judicabuntur secundùm propter opera sua pii verò secundùm fidei opera sed non propter opera The second reason is their works follow in happy rewards he means their good works The best of Gods Children have their evill works but they are washed away in the blood of Jesus and therefore cannot follow them their good works do follow through free grace in glorious rewards they shall be rewarded according to their works though not for their works and thus they follow The works of wicked men follow but 't is in everlasting punishments they shall be rewarded both according to and also for their works and thus they

which he loved not nor cared for to know they may be directed from the Text They who would be blessed must be in the Lord must by all means get into Christ Iohn 14.6 I am the way saith Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Article in the Original makes it emphatical The way the onely way he adds and the truth this is to beget in our hearts a firm belief that he is the only way But one may say he is a way indeed but whether doth this way lead he adds the life as if he should say I am in truth the onely way that leads to life or blessednesse Know all Men of a truth if they be Christless they will be blisseless heavenless T is Christ who hath brought life and immortality to light therefore immortal life must be by Christ Jesus Christ is that Ladder in Jacobs vision by which Believers climb up to Heaven Life was a book sealed but Christ hath opēed it the way of blessednesse was shut up but Christ hath cleared the passage we must say with the Martyr None but Christ None but Christ Creature righteousness will not open the Door of blessedness Duties are Creatures yea graces are Creatures Faith it self is no Saviour So then if we would be blessed the question which we must put to our Souls is this are we in Christ They who are in the Lord Jesus shall be blessed For the tryal of this take this one conclusion If we be in Christ then Christ is in us As we read of Saints being in Christ Rom. 8.1 2 Cor. 5.17 So we read of Christ being in Saints Col. 1.27 2 Cor. 13.5 Take one place more wherein this mutual inhabitation is expressed fully 1 John 3.24 He that keepeth his Commandments dwelleth in him that is in Christ and he in him that is Christ dwelleth in him that keepeth his Commandments So that one discovers the other viz. if we be in Christ then Christ is in us Yea but it may be replied this is as hard to know as the other how can Christ be in us he is in Heaven him the Heavens must contain till c. I answer the Scripture shews that though Christ be in Heaven yet he dwells in his people upon earth by his Spirit and thus in the place last quoted this is made a mark or note of tryal Hereby we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us But yet still there is not a full resolution to a conscience that desires satisfaction But it may be further queried how I shall know whether I have the Spirit To this I Answer some know it by its immediate witnesse the Spirit bearing witnesse with their Spirits Thus Paul Rom. 8 16. 2 Tim. 1.12 I know whom I have believed this is an high attainment not given to all And therefore I add others may know it by its argumentative witness the Soul drawing conclusions from the effects which are such as these following 1. It is a softening Spirit Hast thou the Spirit of Christ dwelling in thee then it hath mollified thy Adamantine heart thou canst say my heart by nature is in●exible impenetrable but it is made tender bowed and softned 2. It is an enlarging Spirit Art thou enlarged with David to run the way of his Commandments This he desired to do but could not till God inlarged his heart Psalm 119.32 Art thou inlarged in dutie and in graces stronger in believing more broken in heart more frequent and fervent in praying hearing receiving is it thus with thee Sam 1.5.10 Thus it was with them who have the Spirit or rather hast not cause to mourn as Hannah because her womb was shut up so thou because thy Soul is shut up Perhaps hast no pantings after God and instead of being inlarged thou decayest declinest and goest down the wind 3. 'T is an enlightning Spirit The heart naturally is covered with darkness darkness that may be felt but where the Spirit dwells it makes an Egypt Luc. 1.78 79. a Goshen Now hath the day spring from on high visited thee to give light to thy Soul which sat in darkness Hath it inlightned thee to know the great evil of sin the dreadfulnesse of offended Justice the preciousness of thy immortal Soul the sweetness of a pardoned estate the transcendent excellency of Christ the Beauty of holiness 4. 'T is a sanctifying and cleansing Spirit The heart naturally is lamentably sulled and defiled the Conscience is impure The Soul coming out of an unregenerate estate Cant. 3.6 is said to come out of the wilderness like pillars of smoak The Soul naturally is a smoaky sooted and defiled thing but when the Spirit comes in it clenseth Now hath God created in thee a clean heart which David prayes for Psalm 51.10 The Spirit is compared to fire Now fire cleanseth the Gold from the dross hath the Spirit consumed the dross of sin and corruption 't is a Spirit of burning Isa 4.4 5. 'T is a fructifying Spirit The heart by nature is a wilderness as in the Canticles a barren wilderness bearing nothing but bryars and thrones and no good fruit Art thou now become fruitful in good works or rather art thou not to everie good work reprobate I might add 6. 'T is a warming Spirit The heart naturally is key-cold the conscience benummed Is there any spiritual heat holy warmth in thy Soul is there alwayes some of the holy fire burning upon the Altar of thy Soul The sum of all is this if these things be not in us or at least a sense of the want of them with a mourning for to have them then the Spirit is not in us and if the Spirit be not in us then Christ is not in us and if Christ be not in us then we are not in him and if we be not in him we cannot be blessed They only are blessed who are in the Lord There is no other way to blessedness and thus much for the second use 3. By way of Consolation to all true Beleevers you are in Christ and you shall be blessed when you die 'T is but waiting a while till Death and henceforth you shall be happy You perhaps are now miserable but you shall not alwayes be so Psa 73.24 afterwards thou wilt receive me to glorie Thus that holy Man Asaph comforted himself Can you not live a little upon hope Heb. 11.26 Heb. 10.34 Moses eying the recompence of reward could suffer rebuke Those Worthies calling to mind the better and enduring substance could take joyfully the spoyling of their goods and can you bear nothing suffer nothing True you have not this glory in possession but you have it in reversion T is as sure as sure as may be the entail cannot be cut off Christ urgeth this as an argument why his Disciples should forsake all follow him Matth. 19.28 because they should after sit upon thrones of glorie with him And the Apostle