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The upright man's peace at his end open'd in a funeral discourse, Decemb. 18. 1681. upon the death of Mr Martyn, citizen of London. By T. Jacombe, D.D.
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Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.
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attained either were already perfect but I follow after if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus Brethren I count not my self to have apprehended but this one thing I do forgetting those things that are behind and reaching towards the things that are before I press forward c. And sincere Christians are dayly growing up towards this Perfection as well as aiming at it and aspiring after it Job 17.9 The Righteous also shall hold on his way and he that hath clean Hands shall be stronger and stronger The Path of the just saith Solomon is like the shining Light that shineth more and more unto the perfect Day Prov. 4.18 Thus little Grace is perfect inasmuch as it is continually growing up to Perfection 4. Though the Saints are not perfect here on Earth yet in Heaven they shall be perfect It is indeed the imperfect Man here but it shall be the perfect Man there All our Graces in Heaven shall be filled up elevated and raised to their highest pitch and all our Corruptions throughly purged away In Heaven we shall know even as we are known 1 Cor. 13.12 what an expression is that to hold forth the Perfection of knowledge We shall love God in Heaven to the utmost of what the Creature can come up unto in Love and so in the rest When that which is perfect is come 1 Cor. 13.10 then that which is in part shall be done away To the Spirits of Just Men made perfect Heaven is a State of Perfection Heb. 12.23 and all that are sincere shall at last arrive at that Perfection 5. Uprightness is perfection as God accepts it for Perfection In God's Eye every upright Christian is a perfect Christian Therefore they are often link'd together and the One is exegetical of the Other Mark the perfect Man and behold the Vpright the Upright and the Perfect are all one the perfect Man is the Upright Man and therefore Perfect because Upright It 's said of Noah he was a just Man and perfect in his Generatior Gen. 6.9 and Noah walked with God Was there no sin in him we know the contrary was he perfect in Holiness No but he was perfect in that he walked with God and was Vpright They are again put together in the Character of Job Job 1.1 That Man was Perfect and Vpright Gen. 17.1 I am God Almighty walk before me and be thou Perfect i. e. be thou Upright Phil. 3.15 Let as many therefore as are Perfect be thus minded it cannot be spoken of any Perfection other than what is wrap't up in Sincerity And this is the meaning of the Words here Mark the perfect Man and behold the Vpright It would be a vast Subject particularly to describe and Characterize this Upright Man I must only touch upon it when I come to the Use So much of the Person of whom the Text speaks The perfect Man and the Vpright 2. Secondly The Happiness of the upright Man I come to the Happiness of this Man How does it fare with this Man very well as well as Heart and Soul can desire The End of that Man is * Erit ad Extremum vir pax Hieron 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sym. Quoniam sunt reliquiae homini pacifico Vulg. Peace We 'l consider this End in a threefold Reference according to which there must be also a threefold Explication of the Peace annexed to it It refers 1. To the final Issue of all God's Providential Dispensations towards Vpright Persons 2. To Death the End and Period of their Natural Life 3. To their End State and Condition after Death in the World above In each of these respects the End of the Godly upright Man is Peace 1. As it refers to the final Issue of all God's Providential Dispensations And so the sence of it will come to this Good Men Holy Men their Condition here for a time may be very dark afflictive and troublesome God may see it good in his infinite Wisdom to exercise them with various Afflictions and Trials the chastnings of God may be very severe upon them without and within Well! yet stay but a little till the End come i. e. till God has done his * Is 10.12 whole work upon them till the close of all his Afflictive Providences till the time is come that he hath set for Mercy and Comfort and then all is Peace The End of that Man is Peace with respect to God's Providences as God does End and Wind up all his Providential Workings whatsoever they are towards him in Peace and Comfort It falls in with that Psal 30.5 Weeping may endure for a Night but joy cometh in-the Morning And with that of the Apostle Heb. 12 11 12. No Chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous but grievous nevertheless afterwards at the end it yieldeth the peaceable Fruit of Righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby You have an expression Jam. 5.11 Behold we count them happy which endure that One would think was a very strange counting You have heard of the Patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender Mercy You have seen to what end the Lord brought things with this Job In the beginning of God's dealings with him he did not appear to be so merciful pityful and gracious but when it came to the End when things were brought to the final Issue then he appear'd to be very pitiful and compassionate towards him then it was Peace and Comfort to poor afflicted Job It is said of him the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more then his beginning Job 42.10 Oh the Condition of upright Christians for a time may be very stormy and tempestuous but in the Close all is serene and calm As I said before The Morning may be Dark and Cloudy nay it may be so the whole Day the whole time of Life but yet in the Evening all is Light Affliction may for a long time be their Lot and Portion but all shall end in Peace This Explication I conceive doth best suit with the main Scope of David in this Psalm but because it does not so well suit with the Providence of God before us this day I shall not further enlarge upon it 2 This End here carries a special reference unto Death the end and period of Life Deut. 32.29 Oh that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end Death is our end it puts an end to Life to the Natural and Temporal Life When a Manis dying he is at his great End his last end Now mark the perfect Man and behold the Vpright the End of that Man is Peace that is in a dying hour upon his Bed of pain and sickness when he is breathing out his last Breath he hath Peace he dies in Peace There is a twofold Peace that belongs to the godlyman at this