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A57376	The Christians advantage both by life and death discovered in a sermon preached at the funeral of that faithful and eminent servant of the Lord, Joseph Jackson, late Esq. and alderman of the city of Bristol, on the 17th day of January, an. Dom. 1661, by Fran. Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing R1582; ESTC R32381	25,893	44

known his truth Isa. 38.18 19. Therefore now let the councel of Solomon sink deep into every true Christians heart Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do do it with all thy might for there is no work no● device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave whither t●●● goest Eccles. 9.10 7. Finally Their Hoarding time for Eternity In this Life they that are Christ's lay up for themselves Treasures in Heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt nor thieves break through and steal Matth. 6.20 Now they treasure up Gifts Graces Prayers Tears Promises Experiences Evidences for Heaven c. Now they may be rich in good-works ready to distribute willing to communicate laying up in store for themselves bags that wax not old and a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life 1 Tim. 6.19 Now they may make themselves friends with the Mammon of unrighteousness that when they fail they may be received into everlasting habitations Luk. 16.9 Now they may meditate of their Mortality and prepare for their Immortality Now they may ponder upon their First Middle and Last things as Bernard ranks them Those bring shame those grief and these Fear They may think whence they came and blush where they are and groan● whither they go and tremble They may remember their latter end that they may not easily do amiss Thus Life is theirs How is Death theirs that are Christ's Resol As I have discovered the bright Day of Life to be theirs so now I shall shew how the dark Night of Death is theirs also It 's appointed to all men Godly and Wicked once to die But oh what a vast disparity is there betwixt the Godly that are Christ's and the Wicked that are Christless in Death To the wicked belong 1 The terrors of Death that King of Terrors as Bildad calls it that Most terrible of terribles as the Heathen stiled it The enmity of Death 1 Cor. 15.25 26. 3 The sting and venom of Death 1 Cor. 15.56 4 The curse and bitterness gall and wormwood of Death Gal. 3.10 5 The woful followers of Death viz. The Judgment of Condemnation Heb. 9.27 Joh. 5.29 And everlasting Torments in Hell Matth. 25.41 46. Luk. 16.23 But from them that are Christ's All this evil and mischief of Death is sweetly removed away by Christ. ● They fear not Death but can desire it and groan after it Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ which is much more best Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy Word For in this we groan earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our House which is from Heaven 2. Of a● Enemy Death is become their Friend Of Loss their Gain Phil. 1.21 2 Cor. 5.1 3. Of an Hornet Death is become a Drone The sting of Death is plucked out by Christ who hath given them the victory 1 Cor. 15.54 55 56 57. 4. The Curse of Death is turned into a Blessing Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them Rev. 14.13 5. And the Consequents of Death are to them most comfortable viz. The judgement of Absolution Heb. 9.27 with Matth. 25.34 And eternal life in Heaven Matth. 25.46 Luk 16.22 Thus to them that are his Jesus Christ brings light out of Darkness Good out of evil life out of Death He turns this venemous Viper Death into a soveraign Treacle Death is as Sampson's roaring Lyon slain by Christ our true Sampson out of whose carkase he gives his members the sweetest Honey-combs of Spiritual advantages More Particularly let them that are Christs know That 1. Death is their sweet sleep in Jesus It 's often stiled their Sleep As Joh. 11.11 12 13. Acts 13.36 1 Cor. 15.51 11.30 And sometimes their Sleep in Jesus As them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him 1 Thes. 4.14 Then th●y also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished 1 Cor. 15.18 The Grave is their Bed they shall rest in their Beds Isa. 57.2 It is said of godly King Asa they buried him and laid him in the Bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the Apothecaries art 2 Chron. 16.14 But the Saints last bed the Grave is perfumed with better sweets than Spices and Odors even wi●h the Burial of Christs own blessed Body Matth. 27.59 60. In these Beds they rest from all their labours of sin and sorrow Rev. 14.13 Here they sweetly sleep as in the bosom of Christ unto whom even their dead dust remains still mystically united and therefore is of precious account with him And out of this last sleep they shall again awake at Christs glorious appearing Dan. 12.2 1 Cor. 15.23 51 52 c. 1 Th●ss 4.14 15 16. 2. Death is their Alteration not their Abolition their Change not their Confusion Thus ●ob accounted it All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come Job 14.14 And of all men in the world they that are Christ's do at death make an happy change They change Earth for Heaven An earthly Clay-tabernacle for Celestial Mansions in the Heavenly Fathers house 2 Cor. 5.1 Job 14.2 Rags of Mortality for Robes of Immortality 2 Cor. 5.4 1 Cor. 15.53 Society of Saints imperfect for the company of blessed Angels and of the spirits of just men made perfect Heb. 12.23 As Hierom said of Nepotianus He did not so much die as remove not so much leave his friends as change them In all respects they change every way for the better 3. Death is their Departure not their Destruction Their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or dissolution not their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or reversion Having a desire to depart Phil. 1.23 Their loosing from this Earthly shore to set sail for Heaven Good old Simeon said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Lord now loosest thou thy servant or lettest thou loose thy servant c. Luk. 2.29 They depart From this Egypt and Wilderness to that Canaan From this earthly to that better and heavenly Country From this decaying City below to that continuing City above Heb. 13.14 From visibles to invisibles From transitory and finite creatures to God the Creator and Jesus Christ the Redeemer blessed for ever Amen Joh. 20.17 Phil. 1.23 1 Thess. 4.17 Rom. 9.5 4. Death is their Gain not their Loss So the Apostle judged it would be to him For to me to live is Christ and to die is Gain Phil. 1.21 What Gain They that are Christ's when they die lose their dearest Natural lives and therewith their earthly relations and acquaintance their Friends houses Lands Livings Honors Riches Pleasures even all these temporal enjoyments True But what are all these Painted shadows vanishing Bubbles magnifi'd Nothings They gain by Dying other manner of Treasures as Perfection of