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A lamentation over the dead in Christ, not as those without hope; with instruction, admonition, and encouragement to the survivers As it should have been delivered to the people (had not Satan hindered) at the funeral of Mr. Henry Rix of Cambridge, Jan. 19. 1656--7. in pursuance of his earnest request on his deathbed. Now published for the benefit of those that will hear. By Thomas Moore junior.
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Moore, Thomas, Junior.
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dead in that evidence and demonstration of him in his testimony dwells to the quickning their spirits now or making them alive to God while yet the body is dead because of sin shall then have their mortal bodies quickned even raised from the dead by the same spirit that now dwells in them and shall then in their souls and bodies reunited in that blessed and glorious Resurrection of the Just enter together with him into the everlasting possession of the joy and glory of their Lord. And this is that which is called The first Resurrection Rev. 20. 4 6. Thess 4. 16. the test of the Dead John in that Vision of things to come saw lived not again till the thousand years of Christs Personal Reign on earth with the children of the first Resurrection were finished In which time there shall be new Heaven and new Earth and the new Jerusalem come down from God out of Heaven and all things made new and a perfectly righteous and glorious Kingdome and Government Revel 21. 1 7. Isa 65. 16 19. 66. 22. 11. 32. 1 5. Psal 72. And the Lord shall be one and his name one throughout all the earth Zach. 14. 9. And the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the Sea Hab. 2. 14. And there shall be great and wonderful Conversions and daily flocking in with joy as Doves to their windows to the Name of the Lord in Jerusalem of the Nations of them that are saved from the former desolating Judgements and Consumptions among which also the natural Israelites then surviving shall be chief to fill the face of the world with fruit againe and to be Subjects of this glorious Kingdome for all the children of the first Resurrection of Jews and Gentiles shall be Reigners And to walk in the light of the new Jerusalem They shall flow together to the name of the Lord in Sion Isa 2. Mich. 4. Isa 9. 4 5 6 24. 13 14. 66. 19. c. Zach. 2. 11. 8. 22. 16. Rev. 21. 24. Psal 102. and though there shall bee no more Death nor fruits of Sin in the New Jerusalem or upon the Children of the Resurrection Revel 21. 3 4. no nor Night nor need of the Sun or Mâ—on to that City when yet the glory and brightness of them in that restitution of all things shall be seven fold to what it is and so useful in and so all the world besides the subjects of this glorious Kingdome Isa 30. 26. 60. 19 c. Rev. 21. 22 23 25. Neither shall there be any more wars or tumults among the Nations one against another in the time of that glorious Kingdom Isa 2 4. nor shall there be that heavie Bondage of corruption remaining on the Creature or enmity betweene them that is now Isa 11. Rom. 8. 19. 25. Acts 3. 20 21. and so none of those poysonous Infections or unnatural Diseases or untimely Deaths that now are common to man shall be then common to any or accidentally or casually befall them yet as there shall be extraordinary and immediate Judgements from God then falling on those Nations Families and Persons that will not voluntarily serve under this Government and come up to worship the Name of the Lord in Jerusalem even to the cutting them off Isa 60. 12. Zach. 14. 16 19. even so there may yea there must needs bee some remainders of mortality and the Natural death generally on the people the Subjects of this glorious Kingdome the people that shall then be left of the Nations and that shall then be created or born to praise the Lord who yet have not passed through that change According to Gods appointment All must once dye amongst which some will bee found even then dying in their sins not coming up to worship the Lord and his Name in Sion at Jerusalem in Christ and the children of the Resurrection as proclaimed and shining forth from that great City that shal be the glory of all Lands and others dying in the Lord as Isa 65. 16 17 20. of which happily some may immediately be changed and fashioned into the likenesse of his glorious Body but some even of them shall stay or rest in death until that great and general Resurrection that shall be after the finishing of that thousand years for in that Resurrection it is evidently signified that there shall be some found written in the Book of Life Revel 20 12 15. and they must needs be of them that lived and dyed in the time of that thousand years or were immediately changed in the finishing of the same for all that slept in Christ before that day of Christs appearing in his glory and the survivers of that body then were brought together with him to the inheriting reigning in that glorious Kingdome Then after that cometh the end when he shall have delivered up the Kingdome to God even the Father when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power for be must reign in this Mediatorial and Davidical Kingdom till he have put all his enemies under his feet the last enemy that shall be destroyed is Death which though perfectly destroyed in the children of the first Resurrection in the beginning of that glorious day even immediately on his descending or coming down from Heaven yet not wholly destroyed from being an enemy while it holds the wicked from their everlasting punishment and vengeance in which God shall be glorified and the righteous shall glory for ever and while also it detains some of those worshippers of him whose names as such are written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world even such of them as dyed in that time of his reign on the earth from the possession of their utmost happinesse Therefore in the conclusion of that day of his Reign or of that manner of Administration of the Kingdome for the Kingdome and the glory of it is everlasting and never shall have end all the rest of the dead small and great shall be raised by him out of their Graves and from the disappearing state of Death and shall appear before his Judgement Seat This is the second and last Resurrection Revel 20. So that there shall be a general Resurrection of the just and unjust which in both parts our Saviour distinguisheth from that first fruites of quickning of the spirit from that death in sins and trespasses which is now effected by the light and power of the Gospel in them that in hearing hear of which work of Spiritual quickning now having spoken in Job 5. 25. hee adds vers 28. Marvel not at this as who should say that which I shall now tell you of is not only another but a greater work and so a greater and more glorious evidence of the vertue and power of the voyce of the Son of Man for the hour is coming he saith not and now is as of the former work vers 25. in
perishing of the Righteous the taking away of men of kindnesse and godlinesse is a sad correction to the survivers which God would have laid to heart by them For proof of this There needs no more than the Scriptures already cited where we see that the servants of God take it as a heavy chastisement wo and misery to themselves the taking away of such faithful labourers and fellow-helpers with them as were instruments of drawing others in and gathering them together in clusters to the acknowledgement and seeking of the name of God in Christ and strivers together with them for the faith of the Gospel and so helpers of their faith and joy So the Apostle Paul writing to the Philippians concerning Epaphroditus his brother and companion in labours and fellow-souldier and their messenger That hee had been sick nigh unto death saith that God had mercy on him the Apostle Paul in restoring the said Epaphroditus again lest hee should have sorrow upon sorrow where he plainly signifies that it would have been a very great chastisement and occasion of grief and sorrow to him if Epaphroditus had then been taken away And how much more heavy is the correction or judgement to those societies or companies of people to whom they were more particularly messengers and set as guides to go before them in the word of the Lord and so to the people generally among whom they lived It is mentioned as a heavy judgement on the Nation and people of Israel wee see not our signes there is no more any Prophet neither is there among us any that knoweth how long Psa 74. 9. and so threatned Ezek. 33. That he would lay the land most desolate even the Mountains of Israel so as when it should come to passe they should know that a Prophet had been among them verses 28 29 33. Intimating they should then know by their being deprived of him and so know what their mercy was they sleighted by the want of it And truly it must needs bee a heavy correction and judgement to that place or people from amongst whom the Righteous so perish or fâ—â—â— from the earth and from among the children of men For these reasons 1 They are set in the world and preserved in it and from the evil of it while they are continued in it for the good of the world even of all men among whom they live yea their Persecutors to be as Instruments in Gods hand for the opening their eyes and turning them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God They are the salt of the earth the light of the world a chosen Generation that they should shew forth the praises of him that hath called them out of darknesse into his marvellous light and shine as lights in the world by holding forth the word of life in word and conversation Joh. 17. 15-18 23. Acts 26. 17 18. Matth. 5. 13-16 1 Pet. 2. 9 10 c. Phil. 2. 12 13 14 15 16. Yea 2 Their being so preserved in the world not taken out of it that is not so taken out but that there may bee a Generation of them continued successively and they in their several Ages preserved and kept from the evil of the world to the end fore-mentioned it is one of the maine things for which Jesus Christ appears in the presence of God making intercession for the good of Transgressors therefore while any of them are graciously preserved among any people it is an evidence of the powerful mediation of Christ whom the Father hears in all his Petitions yet continued and graciously exercised for that people as Joh. 17. 15-23 Whence the Apostle exhorts not to receive this grace of God in vain because God saith In an accepted time I have heard thee that is Christ making intercession for them in a day of salvation I have helped thee which he doth in helping supporting and preserving his Servants to hold forth the Word of Life among others in word and conversation Behold this is the accepted time this is the day of Salvation namely while they the Ambassadors for Christ were instructing exhorting beseeching reproving c. while their mouth was open their heart enlarged c. 2 Cor. 6. 1 2 11. with Chap. 5. 20. These considerations demonstrate the Righteous perishing and failing from among a people to bee a heavy correction and judgement even of this nature 1 Such as in which God taketh or is taking away their Candlestick out of his place where he had set and preserved it to give light to others as Rev. 2. Yea 2 Such as in which the good man of the house appears as risen or rising up out of his place of mercy and forbearance in which hee hath been long holding open the door of life now to shut it against such a people for ever if they speedily repent not Such it is as in which there is an appearance of the end or nigh approaching of the end of his time in which hee is pleading with the Father for sparing or letting the fruitlesse Fig-tree alone that hee may yet digge about it and dung it according to that Luk. 13. 6 7 8 9. like that Isa 5. A judgement of a far higher nature than a famine of Bread Amos 8. 11 12. These are such providences as in which in some measure God is declaring men reprobate silver on whom the bellows is burnt the lead consumed the founder melteth in vain and therefore fit to bee left as Refuse and no more pains to be taken with them Vse The Position thus opened let it admonish us to consider and lay to heart even this sad providence before it be too late before the Decree bring forth and we be as chaffe that passeth c Jeremy in his Lamentation on such an occasion teacheth us to make this use of such Providences viz. To search and try our waies and turn to the Lord Lam. 3. 39 40. If when his hand is lifted up and his Judgements begin sadly to be powred out upon us we yet learn righteousness he will yet bee gracious and in the midst of wrath remember mercy let us then be so wise as to hear the Rod and who hath apponted it consider the meaning of the Voyce and that we may understand it let us consult with the Scriptures what manner of iniquities are usually punished with such Judgements We shall finde one great Head of Iniquity that is found in many Branches and in divers branches of it to have been punished with such Judgements is The not discerning the Lords Body for this cause saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 11. 30. not only many are weak and sickly but also many sleep which though a mercy to them that sleep in Jesus to be so taken away from the evil yet a Judgement to the survivers procured to themselves by their not discerning the Lords Body The Lord Body is first and primely his Personal Body and of that he was speaking immediately before ver