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A95353	Thanatoktasia. Or, Death disarmed: and the grave swallowed up in victory. A sermon preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, Decemb. 22. 1653. At the publick funerals of Dr. Hill, late Master of Trinity Colledge in that University. With a short account of his life and death. To which are added two sermons more upon the same text, preached afterward in the same place. / By Anthony Tuckney, D.D. Master of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing T3218; Thomason E1523_2	63,890	147

never any more trouble nor the Devil tempt 3. Nor which is a far greater word God frown which yet in the time of our life he seeth just cause sometimes to doe and to vail his face from us but then we come to live not by faith which admits of doubting but by 1 Cor. 13. 12. Rev. 22. 4. vision and that face to face that morning will be as 2 Sam. 23. 4. without clouds because we shall be above them and in nearest conjunction with the Jam. 1. 17. Father of Lights with whom there is no over shadowing whatever the loansom estrangments be that we meet with here yet when Lazarus is once dead he who was kept out of the rich mans Luke 16. 32. gates is then found in Abrahams bosome the place of warmest love And that most lively warmth most lively felt in this chill and dark evening of death in it there is light Zech. 14. 7. in grace as well as in nature the afternoon Sun is oftentimes very warm and the setting Sun shines out sometimes most gloriously So Oecolampadius making good the splendor of his own name now dying and that of an uncomfortable death viz. the plague could lay his hand upon his breast say hic abundè lucis est here here in this dark evening is abundant light then then in that gloomy shadow of death have humble Beleevers and oftentimes none more then they who before had been most sad and broken-hearted met with divinest raptures ravishments of Gods love with gloriousest shines and most pleasing smiles of his countenance and sweetest kisses of his mouth as the loving mother kisseth the sweet babe and so layeth it down to sleep So the Maimonid More Nevoch parte tertia cap. 51. ad finem Buxtorf Lexic R●bin ad vocem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Idem in Florileg Hebr. pag. 205. Jewish Masters expound that Deut. 34. 5. of Moses his dying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad ●s Jehovae as though God did take away his soul with a kisse and so of their 903 kindes of death which they use to reckon up this their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the death which commeth by such a kisse they say is omnium placidissima of all most pleasant and comfortable which they say also Moses and Aaron and Miriam only dyed of but many besides them through Gods mercy have at that time known what the kisses of Christs mouth mean And yet this both in Moses and Aarons deaths is to this purpose singularly remarkable that whereas you read of Gods bidding Moses to goe up to Deut. 32. 49. 50. Numb 20. 25 26. Heinsii exercit sacrae in Matth. cap. 16. mount Nebo and there die and of Aaron to go up to mount Hor and strip him of his garments die there you shall not finde in either places that ut capistrati ad mortem mali trahebantur that as Malefactours they were dragged to it as to an execution but on the contrary without the least reluctance they did as they were bid like me thinks well natured children although others of the Family sit up latter and it may be have greater provisions preparing for them yet without crying or the least whimpering make themselves ready and go up to bed when their Father bids them and well they might although others staid behinde and were to be entertained with Canaans milk and hony which they were cut short of seeing they were thus sent to bed with a kisse never to have the least appearance of a frown more 4. But might we here adde and never Ezek. 28. 12. sin more you may say this would seal up the summe complete all and leave of this sting neither mark nor remembrance Nor will this be wanting and therefore in the last place I shall be bold to add this too For as sin in this life had as to the Beleever lost its condemning guilt and dominion so in death it will be deprived of its beeing or inexistence indeed as long we shal here continue to dwell in these houses of clay it will be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that which will keep possession and have its dwelling in us Rom. 7. 17. but when our souls shall then be dislodged of our bodies this incroaching and troublesome Inmate shall once for ever be thrust out of doors from both bodies and souls together the death of our body delivering us perfectly from this body of death by which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it s controverted whether be meant this our mortal body or the body of sin which Rom. 7. 24. Docet non finiri hos conflictus quandiu mortale corpus circumgestamus quando corpus peccati aliquando exuemus Paraeus in locum is more deadly I grant the latter but would not exclude the former because both of them are put together as when Samson died the Philistines died also together with Judg. 16. 30. Vide Annotat in V. T. incerti Autoris Canta brig 1653. In Lev. 11. 25. See Mr. Cotton on Eccles 7. 1. him This some think was typed out by that in the Law where it is so often spoken of mens being unclean until the evening but more fully and plainly asserted in the New Testament where the souls of just men once got to Heaven are said to be made perfect Heb. 12. 23. Other places are brought by some to the same purpose as that Rom. 6. 7. He he that is dead is freed from sin which though meant of a death to sin in mortification yet alludes to what is in natural death as Interpreters agree upon the place and those expressions of Christs presenting us to himselfe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 faultlesse Jude 24. not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing Eph. 5. 27. which to our particular persons is done in death Ecles 12. 7. and that also 1 Cor. 15. 26. where death is said to be the last enemy which is to be destroyed which they conceive it could not be if sin should remain in us undestroyed after death but because these places may seem to be capable of a satisfying answer I wave them and content my self with that one before mentioned I Confesse some * See Mr. B. his vindiciae legis pag. 118. Divines of very great worth conceive it is not death but Cinerefaction that wholy rids us of sin i. e. that we are not wholy freed from it as soon as the soul is departed and the body is now dead but when it is turned into dust and ashes and this they would inferre from the instance of Lazarus who after he had been John 11. dead four dayes was raised up to life yet so as he died again which yet he should not have done if the Image of God had in his first death been perfected in him and so he wholly freed from sin To which I briefly answer 1. That it is no good way to prove that to be the ordinary and general course which God takes

his Will had not the suddennesse of it prevented it In a long continued Quartan God had knocked at his door which in the interim of his recovery awakened him to get all within ready against his now coming in which though to us unexpected yet found not him unprepared In his short sicknesse to one of his friends he expressed as I before hinted his great comfort and joy in Gods free discriminating electing love which therefore I would have none among us dispute a way against the time that their turn cometh to my self about half an hower before his departure which I hoped had been much farther off when I enquired of him about the setling of his outward estate and inward peace hee readily and without the least hesitancy answered me through the mercy of God in Christ it was made and that he quietly rested in it It seemeth that as it was said of one he had his faith at his fingers ends and having before given all diligence to make his calling and election sure though somewhat suddenly called out of this life he had an abundant entrance now set open to him into the everlasting Kingdome 2 Pet. 1. 10 11. of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ And thus from this University as the Jewes use to say of a Learned man when he dieth requisitus est in Academiam coelestem As to himself having lived a fruitful and gracious life as Clemens Epistol● prima ad Corinth pag. 58. Romanus speaks of some of the first and best Bishops 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hee closed up all with an happy and blessed death As to others he lived approved and died desired and by my self I am sure and by very many by most that ever rightly knew him I believe very much lamented So that although wee leave Ennius to his Nemo me Lachrymis c. yet this our Brother with Solon if his humility would have suffered him might have said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I have heard that at Dr. Whitakers Funerals in this place there were very many wet eyes and I believe now at Dr. Hills are very many sad hearts but why should we grudge him his happinesse who may say to us as our Saviour did to the Jewes Weep not for me but weep Luk. 23. 28 for your selves and for the many sad evils which hee is taken from you may be left to see and feel Isa 57. 1. answerable to which the Jewes have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a saying of such good mens deaths Quando luminaria patiuntur Eclypsin signum malum est mundo It is an ill sign to the world when the Luminaries of Heaven are Eclypsed Deus avertat omen But certain it is that wee have lost in him a great good help to keep off such judgements and that at such a time in which he could bee ill spared But wee most humbly submit to the Soveraign will of that Supreme All-sufficient God who can of stones raise up children Matt. 3. 9. unto Abraham and who whatever we doe standeth not in need of his best fitted servants for the accomplishment of his work Onely the fewer and weaker our hands are which are left the more wee have need to bestirre them for his truth and in his service or rather the more earnestly spread and lift them up to him that he would carry on his own work by his own strength and if it be his will as the Jewes from that in Eccles 1. 5. of the Suns Antequam occidere sinat Deus solem justi alicujus oriri facit solem justi alterius 2 Kings 2. 13. Serm. 87. rising and the Suns going down are wont to say that the same day wherein one great man dieth another is raised up a Joshua to succeed Moses and Samuel Eli that the mantle of this our Elijah may fall upon some Elisha that some may arise in his spirit and power and that doubled as Ambrose saith of Elijah plus gratiae dimisit in terris quam secum portavit in coelos so that the place of this our David may not bee left empty 1 Sam. 20. 25. In Dr. Arrow smiths succeeding him in Trinity Colledge but what is already happily supplied to the Colledge may also be made up to the whole Vniversity and the Church of God Mean while let not us or his sometimes nearest Relations sorrow as men without hope Either of our selves as though because he hath left us God should have left us also but by his death let us take occasion to love the world Robinsons Essaies cap. 62. lesse out of which he is taken and heaven more whither he is gone before us and where once wee shall for ever enjoy him and bee there Phil. 1. 23. with Christ which is best of all Especially because there is no cause at all to weep as without hope of him who undoubtedly resteth in Christ and though dead liveth and triumpheth in Heaven where in that blessed Consort hee now sing's this joyful 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Text O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory Now thanks be to God who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ SERMON II. 1 COR. 15. 55. O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory THE Text presented death and the grave to us as an enemy in a double but very different posture 1. As armed and so formidable Death with its sting and the Grave with the victory 2. But secondly and which is principally intended disarmed and so made contemptible and here Death hath lost its sting and the grave the victory The former we have lately considered upon a more sad occasion when we took view of the dark side of the cloudy pillar and whiles the Exod. 14. 30. Luke 9. 14. true Israelite looketh on it onely he may with the Disciples begin to fear as he entreth into that cloud But now the bright side is turned to us and the true Disciple of Christ may hear out of this cloud that sweet voice This is my beloved Son After Luk. 9. 35. a dark night the day now breake 's and the shadowes even the shadow Cant. 2. 17. of death fly away The last enemy is destroyed and the true Believer who had fought under Christs banner after the conflict ended and the victory obtained is now gotten into the valley of Berachah there in 2 Chron. 20. 26. God to triumph over these his enemies With this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory And so the point which remaineth to be treated on is That Doct. 2 As to a true Believer in and by Jesus Christ death hath lost its sting and the grave which swalloweth up all shall at last it self be swallowed up in victorie For so our Apostle here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Chrysostome and Theophylact In locum flourish the words as a