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A51834	The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon at the funerals of Mistres Jane Blackwel, wife of Master Elidad Blackwel, pastor of Andrew Undershaft, London / by Tho. Manton.	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1656 (1656)	Wing M518; ESTC R30511	23,515	42

fall as a peace-offering or as a burnt-offering he is still in a happy condition To dye in the Lord may relate either to the cause for which or to the state wherein or to the manner how we dye 1 The cause for which we dye So the Martyrs dye in the Lord or for the Lords sake and are blessed of God though it may be cursed of men The Text relates to the time of Antichristian persecution when usually they dyed excommunicate or accursed by the Roman Synagogue God hath a special regard to his Champions that love not their lives to the death 2 The state wherein we dye so to dye in the Lord is to dye in the favour of God in a state of peace with him as members of Christs mystical body they dye in the bosom of Christ sleep in Jesus 1 Cor. 15.18 are reconciled to God in and through him There are two notable expressions which I shall commend to you upon this occasion One is in the 2 Pet. 3.14 That we may be found of him in peace To dye before the quarrel be taken up between us and God that is sad When a Town is surprized by force they that are taken with their weapons in their hands dye without mercy but blessed are they that dye in peace The other is in the 2 Cor. 5.3 that I may not be found naked To be summoned to come before God and to have nothing to cover our nakedness that is sad it should be our care to be wrapt in Christs righteousness that is the best shroud for a dying Christian 3 As to the manner they are said to dye in the Lord who dye in a gracious manner it much concerneth us and the glory of God that we dye well a Christian is not onely to live to the glory of God but to dye to the glory of God for living and dying we are the Lords Rom. 14.7 8. As to the manner to dye in the Lord signifyeth 1 Our perseverance in communion with him to continue our blessed fellowship with Christ to the death and in the death Into the Vineyard Mat. 20. Some were called sooner some later but all continued to the end Elisha would not leave his master till he was taken from him into heaven So till all be finished we should follow our work close Let us take heed saith the Apostle lest we seem to come short Heb. 4.1 As we should not come short we should not seem to come short Enoch lived a long while but all that while he walked with God 365 yeers a long age but spent in communion with God! Gen. 5.22 2 It implies the solemn actings of grace at death the Scripture takes notice of the last words of Saints 2 Sam. 23.1 the last words of David Death is a special season wherein to make use of Grace of faith love zeal and obedience 1 Faith Heb. 11.13 All these dyed in Faith it is not enough to live by Faith but we must also dye by Faith This is a Grace always of use on this side the Grave in the other world there is no need of it when we come to injoyment Faith ceaseth at death it doth us the last office we see what it is then to put the soul into Gods keeping 2 Tim. 1.12 Luke 23.46 Act. 7.59 Then do we dye in faith when we can resi●n our souls to God and send our bodies to the Grave in hope While we are alive we finde it harder to depend upon God for daily bread then for eternal life for herein faith is put upon a present tryal but when we come to dye the strength of our confidence is tryed about the blessed recompences This then is to dye in the Lord when we can look beyond the grave and within the veil into the glory of the world to come 2 Love In our readiness and willingness to be with Christ Phil. 1.23 I desire to be dissolved and be with Christ The Spirit and the Bride say come now God takes you at your word and you draw back Let him be afraid to dye that would not go to Christ 3 Zeal for Gods glory It is the last time you can do any thing for God in the world put in a word for him commend him to those about you as Jacob doth the Mediator or the Angel of the Covenant of whom he had such experience in the course of his pilgrimage Gen. 48.16 and Joshua 23. Josh. 14. I am going the way of all the earth and you know in all your hearts and all your souls not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God hath spoken all is come to pass not one thing hath failed thereof Words of dying men are of most efficacy and authority as being spoken out of all their former experience with most simplicity without self-seeking or sinister ends with most seriousness for men entring upon the confines of Eternity are wiser and more serious it is no time to dally and dissemble at the last gasp speeches of living men are suspected of partiality to their present interests or neglected as having no weight in them but the speeches of dying men are solemnly observed therefore Josephs brethren to ingage him the more urge him with his fathers dying charge Gen. 50.16 Thy father when he dyed said c. Men as they are returning {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} to the original Divinity as Plotinus speaks are supposed to be more divine and therefore their dying words are much regarded Put in then a word for God an Amen to the Promises Carnal men cannot honor their Principles when they dye the world fails them when there is most need Job 27 8. what hope hath a hypocrite when God comes to take away his soul When they are going out of the world then they fall a complaining how the world hath deceived them but a Christian when he dyes he may honor his Principles commend the Promises give an account of the faithfulness of the Mediator and plead for God at the last gasp 4 Obedience A Christian is not to dye like a beast to be meerly passive his soul is not taken away but yielded up there is a resignation and consent on his part A carnal man suffers death but a Christian gives up the Ghost The Scripture useth this distinctness of speech concerning them as concerning the wicked God takes away their souls Luke 12.19 Job 27.8 they would fain keep them longer but the Lord puts the Bond in suit and per-force they are dragged into his presence but now death to the godly it is a sweet dismission Luke 2.26 When they see the will of God they hold out no longer their souls are not taken away but yielded up to God Thus you see Grace stands by us when all things else fail it makes us live with comfort and dye with comfort When wealth fails Grace fails us not So much of the first question 2. How they are blessed They

out when you lanch into the other world a wicked man comes to himself when he comes to dye At his latter end he shall be a fool Jer. 17.11 he was ever a fool but then he shall be one in the conviction and acknowledgement of his own Conscience his own heart will make him cry out Oh fool mad-man that I was to be contented with such slight evidences for Eternity You see then it is good to be upon sure terms and to get our union with Christ so cleer and sensible that when we walk in the valley of the shadow of death we may not be afraid Psal. 23. As to the frame of your hearts it is a harder matter to dye well then you are aware of if you would dye well live well otherwise you do but provide matter of dispair and sorrow for your latter end It is every ones wish Oh that I might dye the death of the righteous Numb. 23. but it is not every ones happiness If you would dye in the Lord you had need to have Promises ready and your faith well exercised that you may have good proof of it before it comes to stead you in death In bello non licet his peccare As in war so in death there is no erring twice then you are to throw your last cast for everlasting woe or weale to do that which you never did before you had need of armour of proof to deal with the last enemy How foolishly do they deal that defer all to this hour are then to get faith when they should reduce it into practice Faith is a Grace wrought by degrees to strength and perfection now to put it to the hardest tryal at first is absurd and irrational You should have your Evidences cleer your promises ready your experiences at hand that you may be able to comfort your selves and too plead for God and to speak to the standers-by of the long proof you have had of his being a good Master and a gracious father to you How is it then Are all things set at rights between God and your souls Have you laid up comforts for this great day of expence Is your dying speech ready Are you provided of experiences whereby to commend the Mercifulness and faithfulness of your Redeemer Can you say that you have tryed him often and he never failed you all your days If it be so indeed your great work is done 3. Use To encourage the children of God to be more willing to dye Are you afraid to enter upon your own blessedness and glory Will you shun Christs company when he desires yours Love brought Christ out of heaven that he might be with us he thought of it before the world was Prov. 8.31 and longed for the time in effect saying When will it come We are to go from earth to heaven from conversing with men to converse with Angels and why so loath to remove What could Christ expect upon his coming into the world but hard usage but labour and griefs and shame and death he came to taste the Vinegar and the Gall we are called to the feast of love to taste of hidden Manna and the Rivers of pleasure that flow in his presence If you love Christ why should you be unwilling to be in the arms of Christ to be there where he is beholding his glory love is an affection of union it desireth to be with the party loved and can you be unwilling to be dissolved and to be with Christ Death is the Chariot that is to carry you into his presence Jacobs spirit revived when he saw the Waggons which Joseph sent to carry him into AEgypt Gen. 45.27 what is there in the world to be compared with heaven either there must be something in the world to detain us or we are frighted at the terribleness of the passage or else there is a contempt of what is to come You cannot say any thing of the world is more worthy then Christ in this sense you renounced father and mother brothers and sisters wife and children and friends when you were first acquainted with him It was the language of your souls then whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none on earth that I desire besides thee Psal. 73.25 Did you dissemble then Or have you found cause since to retreat and begrudge your affections to him Christ puts you to the tryal when sickness comes he hath sent h●s waggons to see if you will stand to your word Is it the terribleness of the passage doth nature grudge at the thought of a dissolution where is your faith death is yours 1 Cor. 3.18 Your friend your advantage Christ hath assured you of it will you trust his word you love him little when you have no confidence in what he saith Or is it contempt of things to come Then why is all this cost why came Christ to lay down his soul to purchase that which you care not for what needs all this waste Christians hear for the time to come we know not how soon we may be sent for and put to the tryal it is good to be resolved that we may say the sooner the better 4 Let this comfort us concerning our friends that dye in the Lord 1 Thess. 4.18 Comfort one another with these words This is proper Christian Scripture comfort Heathens to comfort one another can onely say that death is the common passage out of this world that all that are born must dye But Christians can comfort one another upon better terms that they that sleep in Jesus are blessed and shall we whine at their preferment that we shall all meet again in the other world that a day will come when the Captain of our Salvation will have his great rendezvouz and the head of the Church call all the Saints into one Congregation Psal. 1.5 and the whole flock shall follow the great shepherd of the sheep into their everlasting fold triumphing and saying Oh death where is thy sting Oh grave where is thy victory These are comforts proper for Christians especially for Ministers that are messengers of comfort to others that have more frequent advantages of meditation upon those priviledges then others have Shall we murmur and yield to sinkings of heart when God hath made a breach upon our relations how will this disparage our Doctrine and make others suspect the comforts which we reach forth to them upon like occasions Thy words have upholden him that was falling and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees but now it is come upon thee and thou faintest it toucheth thee and thou art troubled Job 4.4 5. To comfort others and faint our selves is to bring a discredit upon what we propound to them Remember the glory of God is concerned in your behaviour under this tryal and the honor of your Ministry Let your Christian friends know there is a reality in what you have held forth for their support in like case Let