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The grand statute: or The law of death unalterable; opened and applied in a sermon preached May 11. 1660. At the funerals of that pious, useful, and much lamented gent. Mr. John Cope in the parish-church of St. Mary-Bothaw London. By John Kitchin, M.A. minister of St. Mary-Abchurch London.
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not made with hands 2 Cor. 5.1 4. A better manner we have their offerings were repeated and that often to note their imperfection every year new offerings ver 25. The high Priest entred into the holy place every year with the blood of others but our offering is but once and once for all not towards the end of the year but towards the end of the world verse 26. with 25. Nor yet that he should offer himself often for then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself And this he proves and illustrates in the two last verses 1. Laying down his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 for his medium and proof in the words of my Text. As it is appointed unto men once to die 2. Applying his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 for his illustration in the words following So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many c. q. d. There 's no man dies any more than once but our offering and sacrifice is a man the blood of Christ God-man therefore he must and can die but once It is appointed unto man once to die but after this judgment In the words there are two of those quatuor novissima Mors Judicium Gloria Gehenna Bern. in Seâ—m two of those four last things that the Ancients have advised us often to remember and consider Death Judgment Considera tres re non venies in transgressionem unde veneris è sordibus quo tandem sis abiturus inpulverem coram quo rationem es red diturus coram Sanct. Ben. Râ—f Akiba Particutare sigillatim statim dum moriuntur Carthus Heaven Hell here are two of them not only named but stated 1. The certainty of Death after sin He hath appeared to put away sin as it is appointed unto men once to die 2. The Celerity of Judgement after Death but after this Judgement 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 immediatè post as the phrase imports John 19.38 I le handle the first of these only The certainty of Death It is appointed c. Wherein you have three Doctrines observable 1. Death is the Lot and portion of all men sooner or later first or last It is appointed unto men to die 2. Death comes but once to men naturally It is appointed unto men once to die 3. Death ever comes by and never comes but by Gods appointment It is appointed unto men c. I shall God willing handle them all and therefore I can but paraphrase upon each particular 1. Doct. Death is the lot and portion of all men sooner or later for the evidence of which we must know that there is a threefold death mentioned in Scripture Mors triplex est Culpae Gratiae Naturae Ambr. lib. 5. in Luc. 1 A sinful death 2. A spiritual death 3. A penal death adeath of grace which is sinful a death of sin which is gracious and spiritual a death of the person which is penal or there is 1. A death in sin 2. A death to sin 3. A death for sin 1. A death sin sin Ephes 2.1 You hath he quickned who were dead in sins and this is a sad death this is a woful death many are thus dead and no body misses them no body knows them no body laments them saying ah my brother or ah sister ah my wife or ah husband Jer. 22.18 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Philo lib. de profugis ah my Lord or ah his glory there are thousands of these walking ghosts go up and down the streets every day and that without observation such a one was she as merry as she was 1 Tim. 5.6 The widow that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth the husband is dead the husband is dead every one knows that Oh but look to 't for Gods sake look to 't the widow may bedead also if she be not careful and watchful the widow that lives in pleasure is dead yea twice dead Jude 12. 2. A death to sin as Barzillai was dead to Davids Courtship to whom all his royal and pompous entertainment would seeme but as dry and saplesse things 2 Sam. 19.35 Can I discerne betweene good and evil Can thy servant taste what I eate or what I drink Can I hear any more the voice of singing-men or singing-women He was dead ey'd to his Pageants and dead pallated to his banquets and dead ear'd to his musick so dead to pride and dead to lust and dead to covetousnesse dead to the world and dead to self c. and this now is a good death this is a right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 indeed this is an happy death Sneton in Augusto and oh that every living soul in the Congregation was thus dead oh that this Fvneral Sermon might be the Funeral of all your lusts this you have mentioned in Colos 3.3 for ye are dead i. e. dead to sin and in Rom. 6.2 so expounded How shall we that are dead to sinne live any longer therein 3. A death for sin the work turn'd into wages 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil Soluc Orat. 4. the crime made the punishment Rom. 6.23 The wages of sin is death Rom. 6.21 The end of sin is death Culpa morique fuit paena morique fuit Death was our sin and it was fit Sin should be punished by it Now this last death is twofold or at least in reference to the subject thereof to be doubly considered 1. The death of the Surety or the death of Christ for us and this is a glorious death this is a Christians triumphant death we can boast of this death against all the world against all the Divels in Hell against all accusations of conscience against all exactions of Justice 2 Sam. 11.17 this will smooth the wrinckles of Gods brow and appease his anger and indignation as that of Uriah's did Davids Uriah the Hittite is dead also that pleased David so Christ our Sacrifice is dead also and that pleases God Rom. 8.33 34. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect It is God that justifieth Who is he that condemneth It is Christ that died Nay we can boast of this death even against death it self O death where 's thy sting O grave where 's thy victory thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 15.55 57. There are two parts of that triumphant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sung accordingly by both parts of a Saint O death where 's thy sting that the soul sings O grave where 's thy victory that the body sings Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory that both sing over the sting of death by sanctification over the stroke of death by resurrection and both through the death of Christ who by death has slain death as the * Hydrus est animal habitans
make a vertue of a necessity must you die oh be willing to die oh be ready to die That 's a gallant speech of the Apostles 2 Tim. 4.6 I am ready to be offer'd saith Paul i. e. I am ready to die saith he and the time of my departure is at hand oh if Pauls departure had been at hand and he had not been ready to depart it had been a very sad thing but here was Pauls comfort and safety death was ready for him and he was ready for death I am ready to die oh how unready are many men to die how unready is the drunkard to die how unready is the worldling to die how unready is the voluptuous person to die in one word how unready is the Christlesse man to die For the Lords sake Sirs make it your businesse to be ready to die that you may be able to say Why is his chariot so long a coming Judg. 5.28 and why tarry the wheeles of his chariot I am ready to be offered Three things must be done ere you can be thus ready to die 1. Exod. 10.17 2 Cor. 11.23 Mors complectitur omnis generis calamitates propter peccatum in hac vita tolerandas quae sunt mortis caduceatores nuncii Gerhard Make sure of Christ there is but one malady in the world and that 's sin and there is but one grief and pain in the world and that 's death and accordingly there is but one remedy in the world to cure this malady and to sweeten or remove this pain and that 's Christ Oh labour for an interest in him When Noah knew that the Flood was coming he gat him an Ark and he gat him into the Ark also Gen. 6.22.7.7 My Beloved let me tell you the Floods's a coming let me warn every man and woman this day as Noah did the old World that there is a Flood a coming possibly an universal deluge of wrath and judgement upon the whole Nation for the crying sins and abominations thereof however this is certain that thine and my particular flood is approaching to sweep us out of the Land of the living and to hurry us into the botom of the grave Death 's a coming be sure the harbingers of death are come already upon some of us Aches and Pains and Consumptions and other languishing diseases and old age and hark the sound of their Masters feet is behind them 2 Kings 6.32 Arca Noe est Christus Ecclesia Christi ita ut quiâ—unque ext a hanc Arcam inveniuntur regnante diluvis peribunt Aug. lib. 15. de Civitate Dci c. 26 Oh therefore get your Ark ready and get into your Ark hasten to the City of refuge before you be overtaken get Christ and make sure of Christ 't is dangerous trusting to opinion only and profession only and other mens Esteem only and a few groundless hopes only oh make sure work in this matter man thou canst never be too sure of Christ get into Christ if thou mean'st to escape 'T is not enough to be upon Christ by outward profession there are many thus who yet are damned notwithstanding a Saviour but you must be in Christ by justification and Renovation by a lively faith and an exemplary life Doubtless there were many of the old World that kept a great deal of scuffling and scrambling to get upon the Ark when they saw the Flood was come indeed and there happily they might sit a little but alas now comes a blast of wind and blows off one and then comes a wave of water and dashes down another and so they all perish in the deluge Gen. 7.23 only Noah and his Family who were in the Ark were saved Ah Sirs you must be in Christ you must be in the Ark if you mean to be saved from death and hell and the deluge of wrath to come Turn to that place in Rev. 20. ult Liber vitae idcirco rectè dicitur liber â—…gni quia cuncti Electi quorum nomina in illo scripta sunt non aliter quam per Agnum Iesum Christum Justificati renati conformes imagini suae facti salvabuntur Rupertus in Apocal. and compare it with ch 21. ult Whosoever was not found written in the Lambs book of life might in no wise enter into Heaven but was cast into the lake of fire why the Lambs book of life wah they must be justified they must be renewed they must be mortified they must be sanctified as well as elected they must be in the Lambs book of life as well as Gods book of life if they will escape death This Lamb has overcame death as David overcame Goliah namely with his own weapon All Israel feared the Giant till David came and he cut off his head with his own sword Just so 't is here to those that are out of Christ death is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the King of terrors as Job speaks Job 18.14 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bâ—â—…i Selenc Orat 32. and all have reason to fear him but Christ comes and he cuts off his head with his own sword he kils death by death get into Christ and you make a perfect conquest of death that you need not fear it Rev. 12.11 They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their Testimony and then they lov'd not their lives unto the death then they were ready to die then they were willing to die then they fear'd not death they fear'd to live rather then to die they lov'd not their lives unto death Oh how should a poor soul tremble to die that 's out of Christ I do not know any such miserable spectacle in the world as a Christless dying man if a man was dying and not Christless he might be comfortable yea exceding joyful he might sing Simeons song Luke 2.29 Egredere anima mea now Lord let me be gone if a man was Christless and not dying it might be somewhat tolerable for happily the next meeting of Christ in an Ordinance might be towards him his time of love oh but to be a Christ-less dying man to be Christless and dying too that 's intolerable Awake awake oh soul thou art a dying God knows whether ever thou shalt hear a Sermon more oh get Christ and get into Christ and that speedily or thou art undone 2. Entertain thy thoughts much with premeditations of death before-hand think with thy self thus What if I should die now O 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Clemens Alex lib. 4. Stromat Wards Serm. what If I should die to morrow what if I should be the next corse that should be followed to the grave this would tune thy spirit into a dying frame this would make thee moderate thy joyes thy griefs thy cares thy loves all thy passions and affections enough soul enough I must die ere long and what needs all this I have read a story of one that observing a riotous young Prodigal