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A26926	Excellent memorables for all mourners especially mourners for the loss of dearest relations : gathered out of Mr. B's prepared (though not preached) farewel sermon, at Kederminster, Aug. 24, 1662, upon our Savior's words.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing B1261; ESTC R15176	5,867	1

those that afflict us is but short Observe then I. 1. Religion is not a whit disparaged by short and small Sufferings Do any think them long Let them consider 1. Your Suffering will be no longer than your Sin 2. Nor any longer than you make them NECESSARY 3. No not so long as you do deserve 4. Nor so long as the Sufferings of the Vngodly c. 5. Nor so long as your following Joys nor so great I. 2. It is reasonable that we moderate and mix our Sorrows with Joy Being they be as hath been said Rejoice evermore is no unreasonable command D. 4. Christ will again visit his sorrowful Disciples He means not to forsake them when he hides his Face from them For why R. 1. He hath Conquered the greatest Enemies already and there be none remaining to Conquer Him R. 2. He retains still his Relation unto his Disciples He is their Head while they suffer so in the World R. 3. He loveth us now He is in Heaven as much as ever He did on Earth He lays not by the least measure of his Love R. 4. His Covenant with his Servants is still in force And his Promises cannot be broken R. 5. His own Interest Honour Office Preparations do engage him to return unto his disconsolate Flock It doth so And R. 6. It is for their sakes that He withdraweth for a time The Bitter of it is intended as Medicinal for their Benefit John 16.7 It is expedient for you that I go away Mark ye then and be Exhorted E. 1. Misunderstand not the Departings of your Lord. Say not with the Evil Servant My Lord delayeth his coming 1. He will Return to Judge the World at his appointed day Job 19.25 2. He will Return to his seemingly Forsaken Flocks And give them Pastors after his own Heart Jer. 3.14 3. He will Return to the Souls of his particular Servants seemingly Forsaken Weeping endures for a Night but Joy cometh in the Morning Psal 30.5 E. 2. Learn to behave your selves well till Christ doth Return unto you Particularly 1. Bear his Absence but be not Pleased with it 2. Be not too Indifferent neither but Resent it much 3. Be not drawn to take another Lord or Portion in his stead Let not Riches c. serve you instead of Christ 4. Be not emboldened to Sin by his Absence 5. Be not discouraged from Duty by his Absence Heb. 12.12 D. 5. When Christ shall again appear to his Disciples their Sorrows shall be turned into Joy When He comes Joy comes with him When the Sun riseth it is Light day and Frosts are thawed and all things revived 1. The Deserted Soul turns from Complaint to Triumph He that said There is no hope now says My Lord and my God 2. The Deserted Church doth the same Joying in its restored Ordinances Order Opportunities and Advantages 3. The Vniversal Church shall have an end of their Sorrows and a Harvest of Joys when Christ returns at the last day And here attend ye well 1. It is Christ Himself that is the Believers Joy The Beloved of their Souls 2. And He will not come Alone neither He brings an innumerable Company of Blessed Saints and Angels D. 6. The Joy that cometh at Christ's return will be a secure and everlasting Joy Who should deprive us of it 1. Not our Selves For our trying time will be out and Confirmation will be the reward of Conquest 2. Not Devils For there they cannot corrupt our Imaginations or pervert our Understandings or disturb our Passions 3. Not any Men. The Holy and Blessed will encrease our Joy their Joy will be ours And as for the Wicked they will be disenabled to hurt us either by Flatteries Threats Reproaches 〈◊〉 ●cusations Now observe I. The belief of this rejoices the Soul under all Disappointment 〈…〉 Though the ART and FORM and WORDS of Holiness 〈…〉 so do I. 2. Be not Deceived by a Flattering nor Dejected by a Frou● World No but place your hopes on the Joys which no Man can tak● from you O Neglect not these Counsels and Requests C. 1. Spend most of your Studies in confirming your belief of 1. The Truth of the Gospel 2. The Immortality of the Soul And 3. The Life to come Lay up Treasure in Heaven and Live for it as Worldlings Live for the Flesh C. 2. Flatter not your selves with the hopes of Long Life But make it the Summ of your Religion Care and Business to be ready for a safe and comfortable Death C. 3. Live as in a constant War against all Fleshly Lusts and Love not the World as it cherisheth those Lusts He is never to be trusted that falls deeply in Love with Riches C. 4. Be Furnished before-hand with Expectation and Patience for all Evils that may befall you And make not too great a matter of Poverty or Wrong from Men. C. 5. Take heed of a Self-conceited Vnhumbled Vnderstanding and of hasty and rash Conclusions It is a Fool that rageth and is confident C. 6. Maintain Vnion and Communion with all true Christian Churches Hold to Catholick Principles of meer Christianity Love CHRISTIANS as Christians but Love the BEST most C. 7. Be sure you maintain due Honour and Subjection unto your Governours Prov. 24.21 Obey no Man against God But if you fall under persecuting Governours in patience possess your Souls trust God and hold fast Innocency and abhor Rebellion and Revenge Do nothing but what God will own Self-saving Men are usually the destroyers of themselves and others Peter that drew his Sword for Christ denied him the same Night with Oaths and Curses Fools trust themselves and Wise Men trust God We may learn Wit from that Fool who seeing great Guns and Musquets asked What they were to do and being told they were to Kill Men said presently Do not Men Die here without Killing In our Countrey they will Die of themselves C. 8. Be sure you keep up Family Religion Especially in the Education of Youth C. 9. Live in the Love of God and Man Blessed be they that faithfully practise those three Principles which all do profess Sc. 1. To Love God as God above all and so to Obey him 2. To Love our Neighbour as our selves 3. And to Do as we would be done unto Notes of the same Author from Luke 20.20 Doctrine To have our Names written in Heaven is the greatest Mercy and first and chiefly and only for it self to be Rejoiced in Which so puts the estimate on all inferior Mercies that further than they refer to this they are not to be the matter of our Joy For why R. 1. All common Mercies may consist with present Misery R. 2. Yea they are also the ordinary and strong Means of making Men miserable and holding them in Misery R. 3. They are often made the Devils Tools to do his Work by and are used against God to the hindrance of the Gospel and injury of the Church R. 4. All of them may end in Misery and leave the Owner in Everlasting Woe But I challenge all the World to tell me Q. 1. What should be Rejoiced in if not a Name in Heaven If not the Lord of Life himself the Joy and Glory of Saints What is Heaven but the Enjoyment of Him Q. 2. Is it not fit we now Rejoice in that wherein we must Everlastingly Rejoice If you knew the Friend and Place in which you were to have but an hundred years Joy that fore knowledge would make them presently more delightful to you than any other Q. 3. And Is not this Joy a Divine Pure Profitable and a Warrantable one Need you be Ashamed of this Is not he the best Christian that hath most Love Joy and Gratitude Is not he the likest to perform best his other Duties and to conquer his remaining Sins You may be sure your Names be written in Heaven 1. If Heaven has the preheminence in your Practical Esteem If you are resolved to stick close to Christ whatever it cost you and take God for your Portion 2. If obtaining Heaven be your principal● Care Business and Work which you mind in the World 3. If finding your selves Lost and filthy in Sin you see Christ's Sufficiency and Necessity and unfeignedly take him for your Saviour and Lord. 4. If the Heavenly Nature be most amiable in your Eyes 5. If you have a special Love to the Heirs of Heaven Rejoice not till you have these Evidences For 1. God 〈◊〉 not you to Rejoice 2. Your Joy is Vnreasonable 3. It is Dishonest 〈◊〉 Disingenuous 4. It is Dishonourable and Shameful 5. It can be but Short 6. And it is Unprofitable yea Hurtful Rejoice evermore when you have these Evidences For Joy b●longs to you 't is your Priviledge and your Duty Let not So●s and Firebrands of Hell live a more Joyful Life than you who must be Everlastingly as full of Joy as the Sun is of Light Did you but know 1 how God approves holy Right Rejoicing more than your Pining Sorrow and 2 how it strengthens the Soul and 3 sweetens 〈…〉 4 caseth Sufferings and 5 suits Gospel-grace and 6 encourageth 〈…〉 7 serves to subdue the Sins that trouble you you would labour and 〈…〉 your drooping Spirits raised ☞ However if Melancholy and your Mistakes 〈…〉 shall keep you sad here as to your Happiness 〈…〉 comparatively great Heaven will wipe away 〈…〉 Those Joys will be long enough when they come London Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers Chapel 1691.