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A64962	The great change discoursed of in a funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Martha Thompson, late wife of Captain William Thompson in Wapping. Preached by Nathanael Vincent, M A. minister of the gospel.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1682 (1682)	Wing V408; ESTC R219229	19,844	35

when you least think of dying You are not to boast of to morrow which possibly you may not live to see but as the Holy Ghost says To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts Heb. 3. 7 8. Doct. 2. The Second Doctrine is this A Change will come and put an end to this time which is appointed to Man Mortality and Change are consequent upon Sin Assoon as we are born Death sets out towards us and it approacheth nearer and nearer every moment What man is he that liveth and shall not see death Psal 89. 48. Every one that lives as sure as he lives shall dye In the handling of this Point I shall 1. Shew in what respects Death may be called a Change 2. Prove that Death will come 3. When this Change at Death comes that time will be at an end Lastly make Application In the first place I am to shew in what respects Death may be called a Change Death is a great Change in reference to Sinners and in reference to Saints 1. Death is a Change in reference to Sinners A sad and bad Change which they may tremble to think of Sinners wish they might live here to Eternity that they might Sin to Eternity and they justly deserve Punishment to Eternity but though their wills be desperately bad yet their wishes are vain Though Death is more bold than welcome yet 't will make bold with the highest and securest of them Their Change is coming now Death is a Change in several respects 1. Death is a Change in reference to their outward comforts All these take their flight at Death or rather Sinners take their flight away from them The Rich Man in the Gospel Luk. 16. after Death tastes no more of his sumptuous fare he is turned out of his House he is stript of his purple and fine linnen all the good things that he received here he left behind him when he went into another World I grant the Godly leave their outward Comforts too but they exchange them for better but Wicked Men here receive all their Consolation and nothing but Evils and Torment abide them after their dissolution Death lays their Honour in the Dust pushes off the Crown from the graceless Monarchs Head proves the Richest meer Beggars 2. Death is a Change in reference to their outward Man Their Bodies which the ungodly take so much time and pains to adorn and pamper are strangely alter'd the sprightly Heat is turned into coldness Strength into the clean contrary Beauty into a ghastly paleness the best Constitution into rottenness and corruption I grant the Earthly Tabernacle of the Saints also falls to the ground but 't will rise again with advantage but the Bodies of the Wicked will rise to Punishment and that this may be Eternal put on a wretched Immortality 3. Death is a Change in reference to that peace and confidence that sinners before were full of The hope of the wicked is as the giving up of the Ghost and all their trust is as a Spiders web spun out themselves weak and easily swept away Immediately after Death they will perceive their mistakes and smartingly be convinced that their confidences were vain Now they cry peace and safety and let the Curse ring never so loud they bless themselves in their hearts though they walk on in their evil way but then they will perceive and curse their Carnal Security Their Building being on the sand will fall and great will be the fall of it Matt. 7. 27. 4. Death is a Change in reference to Hope and possibility of Salvation As vain hopes will be at an end so All hope will be gone The Gospel will be clasped and sealed up for ever the Night will be come and the time of working out Salvation over Hark what was said to the Rich Man in Hell There is a great gulph fixed between us and you which 't is impossible to pass This Despair will cause unutterable Anguish 't will prove the Hell of Hell How intollerable will that Fire be which there is no hope of having quenched How dreadful that Worm where there is no hope of its dying 5. Death is a Change in reference to that patience that was exercised towards them for Judgment Sentence and Eternal Punishment does follow upon the abuse of it God will then cast the Ungodly away for ever and he will be favourable no more but in Anger shut up all his Mercies All their Sins will find them out at Death accompany them to the Judgment Seat cry out for Vengeance upon them God will ease himself of such Adversaries that were a burden to him while they lived and they will sadly find that while they despised his goodness and long suffering they treasured up to themselves wrath against the day of wrath Rom. 2. 4 5. 2. Death is a Change with respect unto the Saints and this is as blessed as the t'other is dismal A gracious Change is wrought in Believers at their first Conversion and that Change is perfected at their Dissolution What an excellent Creature will a renewed Soul be when 't is out of the Body and made perfect in glory Surely there is no just ground for a Saint to fear dying but upon many accounts 't is really desirable 1. At Death the Saints change their habitation they leave the Earthly Tabernacle and go to a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens 2 Cor. 5. 1. They no longer say Wo is us that we dwell in Meshech and inhabit the tents of Kedar This Earth was a place full of trouble to them they were gazed at scorn'd reproached persecuted but in Heaven they meet with other kind of company there is nothing but love and peace and sweetness among the innumerable company of Angels and the general Assemblie and Church of the First born which are Enrolled in Heaven The house of Clay is changed to a City which has Foundations whose Builder and Maker is God 2. Their State of absence is changed and they are present with the Lord. 'T is true Believers in this World are brought nigh to God by the Blood of Christ they are brought into his favour and admitted unto fellowship with him whereas wicked Men are far from God and dwell in the Suburbs of Hell and Destruction but yet this Nearness of the Saints to Christ and to his Father is but a Distance in comparison of that Nearness which will be in Glory Therefore says the Apostle Whiles we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. And are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord 2 Cor. 5. 6 8. Desertion though the common exercise of Saints on Earth will in Heaven be no more they shall be delivered from all causes of Gods withdrawing they shall be so near as to see their Lord as he is and his Face will be towards them and the light of his Countenance shine upon