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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64962	The great change discoursed of in a funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Martha Thompson, late wife of Captain William Thompson in Wapping. Preached by Nathanael Vincent, M A. minister of the gospel.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1682 (1682)	Wing V408; ESTC R219229	19,844	35

flames as are in Hell and yet even that is denied The ungodly that are taken out of the World had time afforded them but they were such Fools as to spend it all in Sin and Vanity and now no more shall be granted for further Trial after Eternal Punishment has overtaken them Vse 1. If a Change is coming which will put an end to Time See the vanity of things Temporal The Apostle thought them not worth his love nay not worthy of a look 2 Cor. 4. 18. We look not at the things that are seen but at the things that are not seen for the things that are seen are temporal but the things that are not seen are eternal The wise Man because of the Non-continuance of Earthly things charges them with a Non-existence that he might disgrace them and shew the unreasonableness of being eager after them Prov. 23. 4 5. Labour not to be rich cease from thy own wisdom Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not for riches certainly make themselves wings and fly away as an Eagle towards heaven And it may truly be said that Honours and Pleasures have as swift wings as Riches Vse 2. Study how vain you your selves are Let Man cease from himself from being conceited of himself from trusting in himself for his breath is in his nostrils and wherein is he to be accounted of Isa 2. ult Man was the Cause why the Creature was made subject unto vanity Rom. 8. Now the Philosopher says Propter quod unumquodque est tale illud est magis tale The fire that makes the water hot has a greater heat in it self and if Man was the cause of the Creatures Vanity certainly in a sense he is the vainest Creature This methinks should hide Pride from Man and make him very humble since the Psalmist speaks generally of all though in the most exalted Earthly State that they are Vanity in the Abstract Psal 39. 5. Verily every man at his best estate is altogether vanity Selah Vse 3. Remain not under the guilt and dominion of Sin which will make Death a Change so very dreadful Come unto Jesus in whom both Strength and Righteousness is to be found that you may be delivered from Sins Power and escape Sins Punishment Remember that Sin is the very Sting of Death and merits Hell that all its gains and pleasures are deceitful Oh hasten from under the Curse it deserves and the bondage of it If you hear and believe on the Son of God he will make you free indeed from Sin which is indeed the greatest evil Remember Death both first and second are Sins Wages will you any longer serve it Oh change your Master quickly and have your fruit to holiness and the end eternal life Vse 4. Think it not strange when relations are taken away and sorrow not as without hope when you have good reason to hope that they sleep in Jesus Valerius Maximus l. 5. c. 10. tells that when Anaxagoras was told of the loss of his son he replied you tell me of nothing unexpected Ego enim illum ex me natum sciebam esse mortalem I knew my son to be but mortal If an Heathen speakes thus shall Christians shew less strength and patience that children and other relations dye is no marvel that they live so long and that the change of such frail creatures does come no sooner is the greater wonder The better our relations are their loss is the greater but yet the greatest loss may be born with greatest patience understanding how gainful death is to them It was the desire of that excellent Christian lately deceased that her Funeral Sermon might be preached on a Lords-day because more might hear and be awakened and made serious and profit by hearing It was far I am confident from her desire to be publickly commended but those that least desire do best deserve commendation There were several gracious qualities which God had endued her with which I think it useful to mention that others may be brought into an imitation 1. I begin with her humility She had low thoughts of her self was very sensible of her imperfections and that by the grace of God she was what she was Though her estate was very plentiful yet she did not affect a flanting garb but went like a daughter of Sion not of Sodom I never saw a Bull-Tower or a Curl upon her forehead She took more pains about her heart then to dress and adorn her head All that did observe her must needs acknowledg that she had very much of that ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price 2. She valued the Ministry and Ordinances of Christ at an high rate She felt the power of the Lord Jesus and saw his matchless beauty in his house at his table and therefore rightly judged it was good far her to ●e there It was the desire of her Soul to dwell in the Sanctuary of her God there she understood the end of the ungodly and that in their greatest prosperity they stand but in slippery places She lookt upon the counsels of God as a safe guide to glory she saw that in God as made her desire him above all and chuse him to be her portion for ever 3 She had her spirit and passions hugely under government If he that is slow to anger be of great understanding certainly she was a person of great wisdom Some were ready to question whether she could be angry This gentleness of Christ shining forth in her made her conversation very amiable A great eveness of spirit I observed in her very patient under her last sickness which truly was long tedious and very painful and as she did not murmur against God tho under his mighty hand so she was far from being easily provoked by any one 4. She was not at all talkative she knew an unbridled tongue will make all profession of religion vain She was swift to hear and slow to speak as well as slow to wrath A rare vertue for in multitude of words says Solomon there wanteth not sin An argument of prudence For says a greater than Solomon For every idle word which men shall speak they shall give an account thereof at the day of Judgment 5. She was well setled and establisht in the way of truth Temptations she sometimes met with to seduce her but upon trial was found not to be like a child tost to and fro with every wind of doctrine She was girt about with the girdle of truth had on the breast-plate of righteousness fought the good fight and kept the faith unto the end 6. She was a singular example of obedience to Parents I have heard her father say she was a child that never disobeyed him tho being an onely child her disobedience if it had been was more likely to be pardoned so good in all her relations that I wish her Father and her Husband grace from above to bear