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A96863	The saints entrance into peace and rest by death: as it was held forth in a sermon / preached at the funerall of that honourable statesman, and ever to be valued father and lover of his country, Sir William Armyne baronet one of the members of the high court of Parliament: in the day when hee was buryed with his fathers, being honourably but mournfully attended from London where he dyed, to Lenton in Lincolnshire, where he was interred, in the ancient sepulchre of his ancestors, May 10. 1651. By Seth Wood preacher of the Gospel at Lenton.	Wood, Seth.	1651 (1651)	Wing W3406; Thomason E632_8; ESTC R206455	20,106	28

that 's joy in the Lord this is the Lords joy that 's peace in the Porch this in the Bed-chamber that 's the joy of the friend of the Bride-groome in hearing his voyce this the joy of the Bride in the Bride-groomes imbraces that 's a taste of the rich wine of the Kingdome this is the Conduits running wine in the Kingdome that 's peace a bottlefull as we need it this is peace a River full Revel 22. that 's peace in the valley of Mulberry trees where the Saints dig wells and God fills them with raine water to keep them alive this peace in mount Zion in full strength and without any more travel for it that 's peace past understanding this is peace fully felt and understood 2 It is uninterrupted peace all peace here is full of disturbances and one bad creature or other breakes our sweetest rest and peace one malignant party or other will be violating our publicke and peculiar peace so that we must fight for it and struggle for it if we will preserve it nay some are forced to procure others to make their very lives a defence for their peace in heaven there is no interruption all our peace here is but peace in the garison of peace that we must fight for by the good fight of faith as in Phil. 4. 7. The peace of God shall garison your hearts for so the word keepe signifies in the originall Now though we count our selves safest in the Garison in time of Warre yet it is subject to a thousand feares and alarmes and must be watcht and kept with great trouble but this is peace in the pallace where all curses and cursed ones are banished for ever without shall be dogs Revel 22. not a dog wags his tongue to disturbe thy rest there not a Shimei comes to curse at David there 3 It is everlasting peace peace without end which is not to be had here when we have the dearest friends and relations in our bosomes this breakes the joy that we must part each one to their home far distant from each other and at last each one to their long home but heaven is such a happy place where all shall dwell together and the Country is big enough for all Lot and Abraham shall not need to contend for field roome Lot shall lie in Abrahams bosome and desire no further compasse To this purpose in 1 Thes 4. 17. then shall we ever be with the Lord the good company shal never part father and children shall keep house together and dwel together to eternity and injoy pleasure at his right hand for evermore Psa 16. ult So we come to the second general head propounded viz. To lead you to the Fountaine of this Peace For it may well be asked by a 2. Gen. stranger how comes the Saints to such glorious apparell and who made them so fine they carryed no such out of the world with them for there the men of the world kept them poor and bare enough nor could they find any such with death and destruction in the grave surely it is the Lords doing and the answer can no otherwise be made but that it was the Lords pleasure thus to bestow them for Christs sake The fountain of this peace is the Prince of peace t is peace of the Maker peace from him that made peace for us by the blood of the crosse he made a bloody way for himselfe by his death that he might make the Saints a milky path to heaven Christ was our Sampson who slew the Lyon for his Bride and brought her a hony comb to suck out of his bosome he undertooke to be the death of death for us and made good his undertaking and led Death and Devils captive after his triumphant Chariot he made shew of them openly and sings triumph over them in 1 Cor. 15. 55. yea it behoved him by suffering death to enter into glory and so to bring many sons to glory or else we must have wrastled our selves with those principallities and powers which would surely have ruined us but Christ made himselfe our sheild and interposed betwixt us and all the heat of the battle with sin and death and when he had conquered all hee brings his Spouse to view the carnage and to looke upon those terrible ones that would have slaine her and thus he cheares her be of good comfort I have over-come the World O kisse this love dear Saints as it passes by for it was infinit Thus I have showed you the fountain out of which springs your peace view it well and admire it it is not unlikely Sampsons Enhakkor the well of him that groaned that was a well in Jaw-bone and this a well in Deaths-head Now to presse out a little the sweet of this point to you by ● Gen. some application which was the third Generall premised First then here is abundant of conviction that death is not the Vse 1 thing it is ordinarily taken for amongst Saints the Lion is not so terrible as he is painted and indeed if we were but set right a little in point of apprehension and could but set faith on worke the sweet of this truth would flow out apace for we are like Children more affraid then hurt Death to beleevers is like entring first into the water of him that swims it is very chilling and cold at first entering but afterwards pleasant and refreshing so to beleevers at the first apprehension of Death a shrugging feare seizes upon nature and death looks like an Executioner and his bagge of tools to mow and make a Grave which seeme exceeding terrible but after a sober recollection of faith and reading his Commission and seeing how hee is bound in with instructions by Christ that sent him the Saints can bid him welcome and sit downe and do his office and are carried as quietly in his bony armes to Heaven as in an Jvory-Chariot Indeed Death to sinners is justly called the King of Terrours and he rules tyrannically and makes wast in all their joyes when he enters with his sithe and mowes downe their flesh like grasse and brings the devil to rake after him and throw them into the Oven of Gods Wrath but the Lord Jesus for Beleevers hath deposed this King of Terrour and check't his tyranny as we may read in that most excellent place Heb. 2. 14 15. The Lord Christ enters the list with Satan in our flesh and though the devil brings his kill-all with him yet he destroyes them and bids the Children draw neer and touch it and handle it for there is not that danger in it they are afraid of it was ever indeed an abhorrency to them before they believed and they were in bondage all their lives for feare of it as Children are of an oft repeated scare but Christ hath bound the binder and led him that led into captivity captive Death and the Devil spent themselves so much in that last combate they had

with our deare Saviour when for the last farewell of their power and malice they fetcht such a mighty blow that they broke both arme and sword and indeed it put our valiant Champion so far to it that he fell with Death but got up againe and left Death dead for ever so that now Death hath no more dominion over him nor us through him as in Rom. 6. 9. so that believe it Saints the King of Terrour's dead and shall play Rex no more amongst you Then secondly under covert of this perswasion I le stand and Vse 23 show the strongest consolation that can be imagined both Over Death and Over the Dead First it is rich and strong comfort over Death the thing that thou fearest so much will prove advantage to thee Christ is thy convey through all thine enemies quarters with a considerable body and will secure thee and bring thee off with honour rebuke thy weak feares Oh thou saist if I were but past the borders of death I should doe well sure we are of little faith that we cannot take Christs word for our securitie the Saints gone before have slighted contemned wished for death nay rejoyced in it like a Wedding day Old Jacob dyes with such composure of spirit calls for his Children blesses and kisses them and gathers up his feet into the bed and dies and no more Moses that morning the messenger of death comes goes and views the Land of Canaan and envies not them that should enter into it for hee was provided of a better and so walkes up the hill and dies and not a word of feare or discontent and as Christ the deliverer drew nearer it was counted nothing nay best of all to dye and therefore in the New-Testament Death is termed 1. Flitting to a better house 2. Sowing for a Crop 3. Gaining and advantage First Death is termed flitting as in that excellent place of 2 Cor. 5. 1. when Death turns the Saints out of doors they are not to seeke of a better house a house built and prepared and furnished at the cost of Christ for us as you may read in the 14. of John 2. I goe to prepare a place for you and in my fathers house are many mansions if not I would have told you that you might have made your termes with your old Landlord the world but I have provided for you now who would be troubled to flit from a smoaky Cottage to a stately Pallace Secondly Death is termed sowing as you may read John 12. 24. Except a Corne of Wheat fall into the ground and dye it abideth alone c. Now sowing is all our hope for a Harvest the Country-man is not affraid to cast his very bread upon the waters because it will come up after many dayes so shall the Saints after falling into the ground by death arise to everlasting glory Thirdly Death is termed gaine in Phil 1. 21. For me to dye is gaine many feare to live by the losse but me thinks none should feare to dye for gaine especially such considerable gaine as an incomprehensible weight of glory But take but the point and me thinks none should be affraid to enter into peace how sweet is peace to all men and what hurt will Christs peace doe you are you affraid of Abrahams bosome or of paradise or what danger is there in this new Ierusalem or the Lords joy Christ once said to Peter in his fainting fear not it is I so he stands upon the shore of death and saies to believers feare not Children it is I your Saviour and nothing shall hurt you whilst I am here then Saints lift up your heads when death draws nigh for then your redemption draws neer Here is also comfort in the next place over the dead though heavinesse must needs be at parting with such dear relations and such precious peices for use and service as these now we mourne for yet here shines out a bright beame through our cloud of mourning He is entered into peace and such peace as if thou sawest as perfectly as thou doest earthly things and as we shall hereafter doe heavenly I dare say thou couldst not find in thy heart to wish him here againe when your Children goe from you to Wed or Trade though you love their company well yet you will not hinder their preferment but let them depart so when Father Child or Friend goes to glory though our lives be lapt up in theirs yet it were but harsh nay absolute unkindnesse to wish them here againe in this wretched world when our Saviour wakened out of his sleepe of death and got him ready for the resurrection he left the linnens in the grave to wipe his Disciples eyes and sent them this Message that he was risen to glory and here is linnen for your eyes that weep over the grave of this indeed worthily to be lamented lover of you all that Hee is entered into peace And now passe we to the second good turne that Death doth for the Saints viz. brings rest to the outward man 2. That Death gets the Saints to bed they shall rest in their beds Obser 2 Nature thinkes Death none of the handsomest undressers but no matter if love makes the bed who gets thee unready quiet rest is the issue now that which commends this rest to us are these five particulars 1. It is superlative rest 2. It is universall rest 3. It is Childrens rest 4. It is sweet rest 5. It is rest in hope First It is superlative rest 't is none-such exceeding all earthly rest the Kings of the Earth take no such Job therefore speaking of the desirablenesse of death for rest saith Job 3. 13 14 15. There had I been at rest with Kings and Counsellors of the earth which build desolate places for themselves or with Princes that had gold and filled their houses with silver I had then had as good a house to sleep in as they that have so many that they let them lye desolate for want of time and leisure to live in them a Saint shall rest like an Emperour in the grave Gold and Silver cannot purchase such rest 2 It is universall rest 1. From Vanitie 2. From Vexation 3. From Oppression Frist It is rest from Vanitie there shall neither be hunger nor cold nor nakednesse there we shall struggle no more with those difficulties alterations vicissitudes which wil make a great King even Solomon cry all is vanity 2 It is rest from vexation all our Comforts here do not only fail us but foole us and baffle even our cheifest masterpeeces to deliver our selves from those incumbrances which attend our fairest hopes but in death there shall be no more paine nor crying O my bones or my bowells there shall be no more gout nor stone feavors nor head-ach death will be a perfect cure of all diseases therefore Job on this account seeks and hunts for the grave as you read Job 3. 20 21. why is