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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47338	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. William Allen, August 17, 1686 by Richard Kidder ...	Kidder, Richard, 1633-1703.	1686 (1686)	Wing K413; ESTC R2195	15,443	42

it We must seek We seek one to come We render it seek but it is a compound Verb and is observed to signifie to seek earnestly and vehemently to pursue what we profess to seek for 'T is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which the Latin renders by inquirimus And 't will be worth our while to consider the use of the word elsewhere that we may the better learn our duty in this matter Our Saviour tells us that many shall seek to enter in at the strait gate and shall not be able Luk. 13.24 and therefore puts us upon striving to enter in St. Luke uses the simple Verb there and it is hence evident that the word in my Text implies more than that word does though we render them both alike This word in my Text is used in the Gospels and from the use of it there we may well interpret it in this place Our Saviour commands his Disciples to take no thought for meat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 6.32 Luk. 12.30 or drink or clothing For after all these things do the Gentiles seek says our Saviour This kind of seeking is required of us if ever we would enjoy this City which is to come we must seek as men have done for food and rayment for the necessaries of life We must not think to get thither with a few cold and formal Prayers and that a profession of the true faith alone will secure us of it We must sweat and labour and seek after it as we do for our daily bread We must seek as for silver and search as for hid treasures We must use violence and force upon the Kingdom of Heaven and 't will well become us to use the same diligence which other men use for Dignities and Wealth Our endeavours after Heaven must be very diligent and the Holy Scriptures intimate no less when they express it by words which import the greatest labour and caution Thus we know it is express'd by fighting and running and striving and giving all diligence by words that do import great earnestness and contention of mind And as the word imports thus much so does the reward which we labour for exact it at our hands 'T is for a City and a continuing one 'T is that when we are stripped of all our properties turn'd out of this earthly Tabernacle that we may have an everlasting habitation that we may live happily and live for ever If life and peace if unspeakable joys at God's right hand if an Eternity of all these signifies any thing we have cause to labour and give all diligence especially when it is considered what pains we take and what difficulties we submit to in the pursuit of honour and wealth of sensual pleasures and such things as neither quiet our minds when we have obtained them nor will abide with us for any considerable time Here 's something worth our contending for something greater than our eye hath ever seen our ear hath heard or our heart can comprehend Here 's that which is worth our striving and contending for something that will make amends and more than that for all our pain and labour For if there be any thing in the World that may attract or command our application and endeavours the same and a greater reason will move us here We have here every thing that is great and good that is beautiful and lasting in this continuing City to ingage our endeavours And the very hope we have of Heaven is the greatest treasure that we have in the World III. But I proceed to the application of what hath been already said I. If we have no continuing City here then ought we not to be much affected with any thing that is here below why should we let our hearts go astray after those things which we shall not long enjoy We may trade indeed and traffick we may buy and sell we may marry and give in marriage build and merchandise and continue in the several offices and imployments in which God hath set us But we ought to remember that we shall not continue here for ever and that the fashion of this World passeth away Let us then use the World as if we used it not This is the use which the Apostle makes of this Consideration But this I say Brethren the time is short 1 Cor. 7.29.30 31. it remaineth that both they that have Wives be as though they had none and they that weep as though they wept not and they that rejoyce as though they rejoyced not and they that buy as though they possessed not and they that use this World as not abusing it for the fashion of this World passeth away We ought not to be much concerned for those things that cannot concern or affect us long 2. What our hand finds to do let us do it speedily and with all our might Eccl. 9.10 Our opportunities will not continue for ever This I would exhort you to especially with reference to your repentance toward God and your charity to ward your Brother 'T is great folly to delay that which must be done and 't is little less than madness to live in that state in which we should be loth to dye 3. Let us not be overmuch afflicted for the death of our Christian Friends and Relatives Their way lies farther as well as ours we shall not be long before we follow them we may as well mourn because they were mortal as mourn for their death there is nothing strange in it that he that is mortal should dye any more than that that which is brittle should break We are designed for another and better World we are here upon tryal and at the will of our Lord we there shall be with him for ever Jesus could say to his Disciples If ye loved me Joh. 14.28 ye would rejoyce because I said I go unto the Father And he comforts his followers with this that in his fathers house were many mansions and that he was going to prepare a place for them 4. Let us then be exhorted to apply all our care and thoughts to secure to our selves the City that is to come Let us aspire after those things that are eternal those joys that are at God's right hand for evermore Let us turn all our sorrows that way and endeavour that all our afflictions may dispose and prepare us for our everlasting rest And methinks I should need no other motive than what my words lay before us viz. that we have here no continuing City this is a very powerful argument to perswade us to seek one to come We have no assurance of our stay in this lower World and it is therefore highly reasonable that we should make provision for our selves when this lower World shall know us no more It is high time to consider whither we shall go when we depart this mortal life which for what we can tell may be the next moment Let us then from the