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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56456	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Whitchurch October the 15th. 1691. at Chalfont St. Peter's. By Henry Parsley, A.M. rector of Hodgerley, in the county of Bucks.	Parsley, Henry.	1692 (1692)	Wing P559C; ESTC R221948	13,121	33

our fine Fields or our meaner Cottages but to bait in the way at our full Tables or with our spare Diet. Let us not therefore have any great Esteem for the things of this VVorld there is no other reason why they should be loved or valued by us but as they conduce to our chief End which is God and his Glory and our Happiness and Felicity VVe should here imitate the Traveller who when fix'd in his Determination of arriving at some certain Place if he meet with two or three several VVays desires not this more than that but only as this may more readily bring him to his Rest He cares not much whether the VVay be plain or hilly whether it lead to the Right Hand or the Left all is indifferent so it brings him whither he would go After the like manner we are to behave our selves in the Use of the things of this World we are not much to love the good things thereof nor fear the Evils of it but free from both make only choice of that which leads to our Salvation and fits us for that Country we are seeking If Poverty or Meanness brings us to God we are to embrace it with both Arms and esteem it 〈◊〉 Riches or Honours would withdraw us 〈◊〉 him we must trample them under foot and cast them from us if Sufferings and Aff●●tions Disgraces and Neglect the unjust Repro●ches and Calumnies of men assist us to 〈◊〉 Heaven we are to rejoyce thereat and to ●●●ive them with all Submission and Willing●●●● We are neither to desire or abhor the ●●●●d or evil in this Life but as it unites or se●●●●es us from God as it brings us nearer to 〈◊〉 drives us farther from our supream Happiness always remembring that compleat Happines●●s only there to be expected where our ●●●●●ey ends And who would not contented●●● go through a Prison to a Palace a barren Wil●●●ness to a Land of Promise Who would be uneasie under all that Load of Afflictions that may befall him here by the Malice and Contrivance of evil men Nay who would not end●●e the Cross and despise the Shame for the 〈◊〉 that is set before him Did we always thus act how unmov'd would the Rumours of Wars and Devastations leave us which invade and agitate mens Breasts and disturb their most pleasant and compos'd Hours We should let him alone to rule the World that made it to take care of us who hath engag'd it whose Providence watcheth over us and whose Eternal Happiness awaits us Were we but once arriv'd at a true Indifferency of Mind Acquiescence in and ready Compliance with the Infinite VVisdom Power and Goodness of God and feared Doing instead of Suffering Evil how serene how full of Tranquility-should we be amidst the Changes Tumults and Commotions of this stormy Region this uncertain State and how absolut●ly resign'd to the VVill of God in all things 3. From what hath been said concerning the Nature of the Ha ●iness of Heaven This should ●●●en us to endeavour after that Frame and Temper of Mind here those good Dispositions of Soul as may fit us for the Enjoyment of it For instance Does the Happiness of Heaven consist in the Perfection of your Knowledge ●eg of God that he would open your Eyes here enlighten your Understandings and translate you from Darkness to Light Believe and consider that wilful and gross Ignoran●e here is but a bad Preparation for Perfection of Knowledge hereafter and that those are not likely to come to Heaven that will not be at the P●●●s to understand 〈◊〉 very first Principles of their Religion And this as it will put you upon endeavouring after Knowledge so it will stir you up to practice and live up to the Knowledge of those things which God hath been pleased most clearly and plainly to reveal in his VVord for without Practice all the Knowledge in the VVorld signifies nothing and the ●●●y way to encrease in Knowledge is to practice what we already know to him that hath shall be given is as true of Knowledge as of G●●ce Further Does the Happiness of Hea●●● consist in a clear Knowledge and Sight of God and in an Imitation of his Perfections Then endeavour to turn away your Eyes from beholding Vanities Make it your Business to follow after Holiness without which no man ●●all see the Lord. Labour to see God here that to you may be the fitter to see and enjoy him h●●eafter to see him in his Works to search aft●r behold and admire that infinite Power Wis●●m and Goodness which are visible and legible 〈◊〉 the VVorks of Creation and Providence but ●●re especially study to see and know God as ●e hath reveal'd himself in his VVord to see his Holiness in his Precepts his Justice in his Threatnings his Grace and Goodness in his Promises 〈◊〉 so by a Sight of the Righteousness and Equi●● of his Commands you may be brought to an ●●●rvation of and an hearty Compliance with 〈◊〉 Divine Will here and be in a good Capacity for ever to adore admire and imitate the Divine Perfections hereafter Finally Does the Happiness of Heaven consist in a Union of Affections amongst the blessed Inhabitants thereof Let us then endeavour to remove far from us all Anger Malice and Revenge all those hateful Qualities that will render us sit only for the Converse of wicked and apostate Spirits and endeavour after such calm and quiet such charitable and peaceable Tempers as may make us with infinite Delight when we go away from this wrangling and contentious World conseit our selves with the blessed Inhabitants of the other I should now conclude had not Custom made it almost necessary to say something upon these Occasions which I shall do very briefly of 〈◊〉 deceased Friend and Neighbour He 〈◊〉 take his Sickness very patiently in that 〈◊〉 a perfect Resignation of himself 〈…〉 God He was very sensible of his approaching End and earnestly desired to receive 〈◊〉 Sacrament of the Lords Supper which he did with great Devotion He express'd ●imself very charitably of all and said He ow'd ●o Man the least ill will but was in perfect Charity with all the World forgiving all those that any ways offended him and if he had given Offence to any desiring the like from them relying upon the Merits of Christ for the Pardon of his Sins and the Salvation of his Soul I might perhaps say a great deal more but I love not to speak much on these Occasions and what I have here to add is only this That He was a kind Husband to his Wife an indulge● Father to his Children and a good Neighbour to his Friends and Acquaintance But to conclude That which now only remains to be done is from this Instance of Mortality here before us whose Soul we hope is at rest with God earnestly to exhort you to think on your own Mortality and to prepare for Immortality In this short Life to prepare for an endless one 〈◊〉 it may be happy This Life is in it self 〈◊〉 worth any thing but the right use of it is o●●●●ite Importance It is like the very first step 〈◊〉 ●●ght or wrong Way tending to a Palace 〈◊〉 Prison which indeed is a small thing in it 〈◊〉 but its Efficiency and Tendency is of as mu●● Concern as the whole Way and End it se●● Which Preparation is in short by a Forsaking all former Sin and Wickedness which God will pardon for Christ's Sake and an Embracing of Vertue and Goodness This is that only which will be accepted of God and not bare Repentance without Amendment unless it be where God sees good Fruits would follow We are to endeavour to forsake all Sin and sincerely to practise our most excellent Religion live Soberly Righteously and Godly which will bring here with it God● Blessing with the Peace and Satisfaction of a good Conscience and qualifie us for that Happiness which Christ hath purchased for us and will give to all such as are meet to be Partakers of it FINIS Some Books Printed for George Conyers in Little-Britain A Guide to young Communicants Or plain Directions so the Receiving of the Lord's Supper In twelve Questions and Answers with Meditations and Prayers c. Price 〈◊〉 A Guide to the Al●ar Or A Preparation for a worthy Receive of the Lord's Supper with Meditations and Prayers for every Day of the Week Price 1 s. The 〈◊〉 Man's Path way to Heaven Wherein a Man may see plainly whether he shall be saved or damned By A●ther D●nt A Tr●atise of Prayer By George Bright Dean of St. A●●ph Rector of Loughborough and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty