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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48837	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Francis Mitchel, who dyed the 19th, and was buried the 24th of July, 1671	Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.	1671 (1671)	Wing L2702A; ESTC R20394	10,987	39

know Children which are perfect in their kind having all things essential to a Man are yet Imperfect in comparison of them which are at mans estate 'T is the Apostle to the Hebrews that makes this comparison chap. 5. 2. last verses and in chap. 6. 1. Even so the Children of God are some much inferiour to others in that imperfect perfection of which we are capable here upon Earth And yet the highest Degree of which we are capable upon Earth is Imperfection in comparison of the blessed Saints in Heaven There is no perfect Perfection but in Heaven What we have upon Earth is but a tendency towards it It begins with a sence of Imperfection It grows somthing with an endeavour after Perfection It grows up to an earnest expectancy which is the most that St. Paul himself did pretend though he reckon'd himself among the Perfect as men are in this world yet Perfection in this world must be with some allowance as he shews you in the 12 th verse of the 3 d. chapter to the Philippians Not as though I sayes he had already obtained or were already made Perfect but I follow after c. If St. Paul were affraid to say he was Perfect who shall dare to say or think it of himself sayes Chrysostom Which of us can be Perfect as St. Paul was sayes St. Austin Yet he sayes Brethren I do not think my self to be already Perfect Only I would be so I do what I can that I may be so I follow after in hope that I may overtake it That I may attain to it That I may be Perfect at last which cannot be here but in Heaven It cannot be in this life sayes the Apostle For here we know but in Part 1 Cor. 13. 9. and verse 10. When that which is Perfect is come then that which is in Part shall be done away Here we are perfect in Christ sayes the Apostle Col. 1. 28. We are so in the imputation of his Righteousness and in Gods Gracious Acceptation through him But in our selves we are not Perfect but Perfecting 2 Cor. 7. 1. Perfecting holiness in the fear of God Cleansing our selves from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit Striving against every lust and being careful not to come under the Dominion of any Warring against the Devil the world and the Flesh Applying our selves to every duty of Religion and Vertue Working daily to repair the decaies of the Divine Image and to make up in our selves the Lineaments and Resemblances of God This is called the Perfecting of the Saints Eph. 4. 12. Yet we are but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When we come where the Original is When we know as we are known when we see as we are seen Then we shall be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made Perfect Heb. 12. 23. Happy they who are thus imperfectly perfect upon Earth For they shall be made perfectly Perfect in Heaven Their End shall be Peace sayes the Psalmist Their End here is in the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies properly somthing to come After whether in this life or in the future That is alwayes to be understood by the connexion Gen. 49. 1. Iacob tels his Sons what shall happen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the last part of the age of that Nation There it signifies plainly the last part of this life It elsewhere plainly signifies the estate of the future life Numb 23. 10. There says Balaam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let my soul go out of this world as the Righteous doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and let my latter end be like his I should rather interpret it thus What is to come after death may it be with me as it is with him This seems to me the most literal interpretation And yet with a Iew I should not contend about it For though the Iews say they had no promises in their Law which were expresly of the things of a future life Yet they freely acknowledg that even the promises of this life were to be understood as Types and Shadows of the future In the promise they say there is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a plain sence belonging to things of This life and a Mystical sence for the things of a Future life To judge how this is to be applyed to the promise in my Text we must first consider the thing that is here promised 'T is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies both perfection and peace and every thing that is good It signifies every thing that belongs to the perfection of ones being every thing that belongs to his happiness and well being Among the Hebrews their Question was when they asked how one did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is all well Their Blessing at meeting was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 peace be to thee Their Blessing at parting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 go in peace There is nothing that can be wish'd one for his good which is not comprehended in the blessing of peace The first import of it is of corporeal things because those are first considered in all Languages True it is that God hath promised his Children the enjoyment of all temporal blessings that are sutable to their condition These temporal blessings are almost wholly insisted upon in the Old Testament they are mentioned likewise in the New-Testament in many places But still with a condition that is sometimes exprest but always understood for the Performing of these promises to us That is God will give us these Temporal blessings as far as they may consist with our Spiritual welfare And if he give not these Temporal things he will certainly make it up to us in those better things which are Spiritual and Eternal Thus the Servant of God hath a Promise that his days shall be long upon Earth in the Fourth Commandement That he shall die in Peace that is in his Bed a quiet and natural death That he shall see his Childrens Children and peace upon Israel These things and many more are comprehended in the blessing of Peace And were so Literally fulfilled to many servants of God in the Old Testament David saw it plainly fulfilled in the Examples of Ioseph and Iob which were Recorded in those Scriptures that were Extant in his age And David himself was one more Example according to the Literal sense of this Promise But it was not so with the Son of David our Lord Jesus Christ With respect to whom if for no other cause we are obliged to lay hold on this promise in the Spiritual sense For we know that one may have the blessing of Peace that wants many or even all of these Temporal things and it shall be never the worse for him that they are wanting Nay if things seem quite Contrary to this Promise yet God will not be worse than his word It is the Lord that hath spoken it and he will make it good to the Perfect and to the Upright that the End of