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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64961	A funeral sermon occasioned by the death of Mr. George Baker first preached and then published, at the earnest desire of his relations, by Nathanael Vincent ...	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1679 (1679)	Wing V407; ESTC R34724	16,769	28

A Funeral SERMON Occasioned by the death of Mr. GEORGE BAKER First Preached And then Published at the earnest desire of his Relations By Nathanael Vincent M. A. Minister of the Gospel LONDON Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at the Three Bibles and Crown at the lower end of Cheapside 1679. A Funeral Sermon 1 Pet. 1. 17. latter part Pass the time of your Sojourning here in Fear THE Persons to whom this Epistle was written are stiled Strangers and Strangers they were both in regard of their present Dispersion being scattered up and down the Kingdoms of the Gentiles and also in regard of their Spiritual Condition being Pilgrims and Sojourners in the World The Apostle in this Chapter does both comfort them with the hope of what they were to enjoy hereafter and counsel them how they should carry themselves during their abode here First He comforts them with the hope of what they were to enjoy hereafter He tells them that being begotten again to a lively Hope by the Resurrection of Christ from the dead they were the Heirs of God to an Inheritance incorruptible undefiled and that will never fade away reserved in Heaven for them and assures them that they shall be kept by the Power of God through faith unto salvation Notwithstanding therefore all their trials and temptations which were apt to occasion heaviness they had reason to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of Glory Secondly He Counsels them how they ought to carry themselves during their abode here They must not fashion themselves according to the former lusts in their ignorance As He that called them is Holy so must they be Holy in all manner of Conversation They must call on the Father giving themselves to prayer They must never be unmindful of the day of Judgment which will be strict without respect of persons and according to every mans work and they must be sure to pass the time of their sojourning here in fear In the words we have I. A Direction how to pass our Time and that is in Fear II. The Reason which is twofold 1. 'T is a time of Sojourning not of any long continuance 2. 'T is a time of sojourning here in the World which is a place full of Sin and Snares and Enemies and therefore the greater fear and care is requisite I raise from the Text three Doctrines First While we are here in this world Time is afforded us Secondly A Christians Time is but a time of Sojourning Thirdly Our time of sojourning is to be past in Fear Doct. I. I begin with the first of these While we are here in this world Time is afforded us In the handling of this Doctrine I shall first tell you how the Scripture describes that Time which is afforded and then inform you to what end it is afforded and then make some Application In the first place I am to give you a Description of Time 1. The time that is afforded us is very short 1 Cor. 7. 29. But this Isay Brethren the time is short The life of him that lived longest that we read of reaching almost to a Thousand years what was it if compared with Eternity But alas now our days are much shorter then the days of those who lived quickly after Adam had lost his Immortality 'T is a startling question what is your life Jam. 4. 14. intimating that life is not to be reckoned upon as durable so far from that that 't is a vapour that appears for a little while and then vanishes away Holy Job does ransack both earth and Sea and air for simi-Litudes to get forth the brevity of humane life The Post that rides in great hast on earth the Ship in the Sea under Sail that hath both Wind and Tide the Eagle in the air especially when hungry and flying towards a prey all these are very swift And yet notwithstanding Job sayes his Dayes were swifter Job 9. 25 26. 2dly This time that is afforded us is Day time Death is called Night and life Day which goes before John 9. 4. I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day the night cometh when no man can work The shining light of the Sun makes the natural day And the time we have is truly termed a day in a Spiritual sence because the Sun of Righteousness is risen and the light of the Gospel shines so clearly How plainly and fully in this our day are the things of our peace made known to us The day of grace did break about four thousand years before the Son of God was actually manifested in the flesh Some Revelation of the Second Adam was made unto the first Adam and still it grew lighter and lighter till at length the Word was made flesh and his glory was beheld the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth Joh. 1. 14. Under the new Testament dispensation there is a fuller discovery of the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent the mystery of Redemption and Salvation is made plain that was hid from ages and generations There was a vail upon the face of Moses to signifie the laws obscurity But now in Christ the vail is taken away and with open face if we willfully shut not our own eyes we may behold the glory of the Lord and be changed into the same Image 2 Cor. 3. 17 18. And as there is a light which shines during this day so 't is designed for working not the unfruitfull works of darkness but the work of God and Righteousness Why stand ye here all the day idle Mat. 20. 6. Idleness in the Market-place and in the day time is inexcusable especially since the calls are so loud to come and labour in the Vineyard 'T is unreasonable to be sleeping to be sinning when we should be praying watching and working out our own Salvation 3ly The time that is afforded us is an accepted time 2 Cor. 6. 2. Behold now is the accepted time 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here may be an allusion unto the year of Jubilee which was very acceptable and welcome because the servants then went out free and the inheritances returned to them from whom they had been alienated Liberty now is proclaimed in the Gospel unto the Captives Christ hath abolished death and hath brought to light life and immortality which though lost by sin may yet be recovered by those who by patient continuance in well doing seek for it Rom. 2. 7. Nune sunt molissima fandi Tempora Now is the time to pray the Lord looks down from Heaven upon the Children of men to see if there be any that do understand and see God Psal 14. 2. And he is very near to them who call upon him in truth Now he will regard cryes now he will bottle tears but when this accepted time is gone cryes in Hell will be loud and tears will be shed to Eternity but no merey or compassion will be shewn Well