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The eye of faith open to God unfolded in a sermon preached at the funerall of that vertuous and religious gentlewoman, Mrs. Julian Blackvvell, together with a narration of her vertuous life and happy death / by John Sedgvvick ...
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Sedgwick, John, 1600 or 1601-1643.
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before shee died it is a glorious conquest to get victory over the world and the creatures before a man dies Seventhly Shee was publique 7. Publikenes of spirit hearted having her spirit set upon the times both in the sins and sorrowes thereof being so sensible of both that she could bewaile both and would be often in stirring up others to pray for Sions peace and glory Oh how did shee rejoyce when she saw any hopes of good towards the Church of God revived and shee would be much cast downe under the feares of nationall calamities fearing that her sinnes were the procurers of the same Eightly She was bearing 8. Patience hearted God put her pietie to proofe laying his hand heavily upon her in much weakenesse which kept her long under the Phisitians hands yet under all gods dealings she was a patterne of patience quietly resigning her selfe so to the good will and wisedome of God that shee did not checke or dislike God in the course of his providence but did acquit the Lord as righteous and just in his way and did let him alone in his workes being troubled at the rising of impatiency within her desiring chieflly that God would be pleased to make her able to beare his hand and to give her a sanctified use of his hand which she knew would be for good unto her Ninethly Shee was stout 9. Stoutnesse hearted which appeared in this that she did not feare the king of feare death it selfe I know that shee was very sensible that the time of her departure was at hand for shee apprehended more in her selfe then the many skillfull Physitions could in her body she would tell mee that they were all mistaken in her disease for she should not escape this sicknesse which was now upon her and though she did thinke much and talke often of it yet it was not death it selfe that could daunt or dampe her spirits she did no feare to die having the knowledge of this that it was only death which could bring her unto her desired home Tenthly and lastly Shee 10. Confidence in death was confident hearted her experience of God and faith in God had raised up her soule to such a trust in Gods mercy that finding death approaching shee left of disputings with Satan and fixing her eyes with much stedfastnesse on Heaven about the beginning of the Sabboth which was the day of her delight whilst she lived and I make no doubt a token unto her of an eternall rest in Heaven she concluded her life with this saying Death Death O Lord in thee is my trust which wordes of hers gave occasion to her loving Husband to give unto mee that Text of Scripture to preach on at her funerall And now leaving her Application to the Auditory whose soule is made perfect in Heaven and free from all sinne and sorrow give me your patience from the whole Narration to lesson you in these things that so you may 4. Duties depart hence with profit First see the joyntnes of women with men in the common salvation of Christians God hath given unto them soules as well as men and he is pleased to make them as eminent in graces and gracious practises as he doth men and therefore their sex should not be despised nor their holy courses scorned whilst they doe but endeavour to save their poore soules Secondly know That the more gracious men and women are in their lives the more comfortable shall they be in their deathes and the more honourable after their deathes such seeke for comfort and credit in a wrong way that doe not seeke it in a gracious way Thirdly Learne that wee must improove all the holy examples of Gods Saints by following their courses and Exempla maxime movent Cic de Orat lib. 3. actions the Heathen man telles us that good examples are of great force and sure I am that among Christians this is a truth that good examples are of speciall use and profit and such as we must be accountable for to God as well as for precepts we cannot doe greater honour to our religious Ancestors deceased then to endeavour to resemble them in goodnesse and godlinesse Oh that you would all resolve to go home being such as shee was and doing that which shee did of whom we have spoken Lastly Draw your owne deaths out of this occasion let it put you into dying thoughts remember that you must all follow her that is gone before you and how soone you know not and that every step of your life degrees you into the Chamber of death you being here sayling down times streame into that gulph of death which enters you into Heavens or hels eternity My beloved upon this short and shortning time of yours which is uncertaine and irrevocable depends eternity and if ever you will be wise for your soules bee wise in this to make your life the only providing time for Heavens eternity And so much for the Text and the occasion * ⎠* FINIS Imprimatur THO WYKES Iuly 30. 1640.
Or they shall fall away 3. Forsake the Lord for their confidence Jer. 2. 11. from the Lord slighting and rejecting his helpe in evill times Saul went to the witch and the Prince would attend no longer upon the Lord and wicked men forsake the fountaine of living water surely such as fall from God doe not depend on God unlesse you will say that hee doth lay himselfe upon the fountaine or rock that casts himselfe from the rocke into the Sea but to leave them to the miserie of miseries and to inherit their folly Vse 2 Secondly this may teach us to sound our owne tempers Examination whether that wee are trusting Christians in evill and dangerous times can we say with David In thee is my trust then these 6. things 6. Signes of men that trust in God in evill times 1. Care to please God will be more or lesse found upon us 1. Our care will bee to please God in all things him upon whom we depend wee will studie to content a child feares to displease his Father and a Tennant feares to displease his Landlord because of their dependance on them and surely if wee doe trust in God we will covet to walke in all well pleasing unto God shunning whatsoever way or course is contrary or grieving to him None but a mad-man would offend his defence shall God defend us and shall we offend Him That soule doth looke for very little good from God that is carelesse of his praise and pleasing 2. We shall make up our 2. Making God a portion to us selves in God in all conditions the heart doth chuse that thing for its portion which it maketh to be its confidence The Lord is my Lam. ◠24 portion therefore will I hope in him saith the Church hereupon is it that the Psalmist saith Whom have I in Heaven but thee and there is none upon Psal 73. 25 26. Earth that I desire besides thee my flesh and my heart faileth but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever Surely God is heritage and portion enough to that soule that trusteth in him the soule that relies upon him shall finde him to be a full and sutable good unto it selfe and can see that it hath no reason to looke out of God for supplies and sufficiencies 3. We shall use the meanes for safety but leave the issue to God such as trust in God will not tempt God but apply themselves to the wise and carefull use of all those meanes which serve God in his care and providence over them Iacob trusted God for deliverance and so did David and Paul and yet they did not neglect or flie over the meanes for their succour and safety in evill times the one sends presents and marshalls Gen. 32. his family the second abides in strong holds in the wildernesse 1 Sam. 23. and the last staies in the ship and keepes the Marriners Acts 27. with him hee that trusts a Physitions skill will be carefull to observe what is prescribed to him and as meanes are to be used so when meanes are used wee shall trust God with the issue and unto God for the successe it is presumption not trust to sever the meanes from the end it is feare not Faith to use meanes and yet to vexe our soules about the successe such as trust God doe chiefly commit the issue of all the meanes they doe use unto God knowing that it is mans worke to use the meanes and Gods to bring about the successe 4. Living by Faith in the promises whē outward meanes faile 4. Wee shall live by Faith in the promises when outward meanes for comfort and deliverance are wanting a politician will trust as farre as reason can carry him and a naturall man will trust as farre as his sences lead him if either can see reasons for or waies and meanes of deliverance and safety before them they can and will trust in God els they fall downe or fall off whereas such as truly trust in God will and can in some measure rest on the bare word and naked promise of God even then when they can see no meanes before them but that the present face and state of things doe seeme altogether contrary unto them Though the Lord kill Job 15. 13 mee yet will I trust in him Esa 50. 10 saith Iob and the command is when that wee are in darkenesse and can see no light even in such an estate to trust in God a child in the darke takes hold of his Father and a Christian without meanes will trust in his God knowing that God is all meanes in himselfe and that hee can do things for his Churches good and comfort when all outward meanes doth threaten the contrary 5. Wee shall trust God 5. Trusting of God withall they that doe trust in God will also trust God as knowing that the safety and security of all is in God tell mee now doe you trust God with your names estates callings posterities bodies and soules doe you trust your temporall and eternall estate in Gods hand so that you can say I have nothing in mine owne keeping I dare not so much as to trust my selfe with my selfe or any thing I have with any other creature but all is committed by mee to the Lord whom I know to be faithfull this is an argument that the soule doth trust in the Lord I know whom I have beleeved I am 2 Tim. 1. 12. perswaded that hee is able to keepe that which I have committed unto him against that day Lastly wee shall have a 6. Quiet and rest of soule ground for rest and quiet unto our soules Trust in God doth 1. Bottome the soule strongly so that there shall be a staying of murmurings and grudgings arising within the Soule 2. Supply the soule with a greater ground of quiet and comfort then there can be causes of feare and troubling God is a Center for rest and a quiet Foundation so that the soule can never be at rest untill that it come to rest upon him It is the worke of trust to cast the soule into a fixing and setling condition I doe not say that the trusting soule is totally freed from stirrings and shakings even in evill times I A trusting soule is a quiet soule and hovv know that our flesh which we carry about us is full of objections and daily troubles us in our quiet but yet know that though feares may materially rise in a trusting heart yet they doe not victoriously worke in that soule that is truly trusting the promise is Thou wilt keepe him in perfect Esa 26. 3. peace whose minde is staied on thee because hee trusteth in thee and againe They that Psal 125. 1 trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be moved and againe He shall 112. 7. not be afraid of evill tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord.