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A66476	A sermon preached in the High Church of Edinburgh, June 9th, 1695 before His Grace the Marquess of Tweddale His Majesties High Commissioner and before many of the nobility, barrons and burrows, members of the High Court of Parliament, and the magistrates of the said city / by David Williamson ...	Williamson, David, d. 1706.	1695 (1695)	Wing W2797; ESTC R8132	22,801	28

of God Rom. 16 7. In dying in the Lord Rev. 14.13 Found in Christ Phil. 3.9 United to Christ John 17.23 ● in them and thou in me Commiting the Soul to him as a God of truth Psal 31.5 Trusting Christ as a safe Vessel to to carry the through O what an excellent Death is it to dye in the Faith of these Six things 1. That thou are Elected called adopted justified and he is thy God and that thy name is Written in the Lambs Book of life And thou has no more to doe but say Father in thy hands I commend my Spirit as said Christ Luke 23.46 2. To dye in the Faith of this that all his dealings to thee in thy life have been Mercy and truth and for good Psal 25.10 and thou wilt not question his favours To dye in the Faith of this that thy Works have been accepted and to say with old Simeon Now lets thou thy Servant depart in peace for mine Eyer have seen thy Salvation Luk 2.29 3. To dye in the faith of the promised Glory and of the out making of all the promises that thou can say as Psal 17.15 When I awake I shall see his face in Righteousnes and be satisfied as with the likness of God 4. To Dye in the Faith of this That Christ hath taken away the Sting of Death and thou hast interest in his Victories over Death Hell Sin and the Grave and that he will be with thee and measure out thy pain and make all thy Bed in Thy Sickness 5. To Dye in the Faith That God will visit his Church as did Joseph Gen. 50.24.25 6. To Dye in the Faith That all the enemies of his Glory shall be brought down and his Kingdom shall be exalted Death will give people experience of these five things Of the Vanity of the World of the Truth of the Word of the Bitterness of Sin of the Terribleness of falling in the hands of the living God and of the Sweetness of Gods Service to them that shall rest from their Labours Many Dye with strong Terrours not prepared and some Stupid ly down with a Lye in their Right-hand Isai 44.20 And yet are said to Dye like Lambs They are like a Man put out at the window of a high Tower in a Dark-night and falls in a deep Ditch sad is his Wakning Happy are they who are ready Willing and desirous to Dye 1 There is a Childish desire of Death like Achab who would Dy in a pe●t for Naboths Vineyard 1 Kings 21.4 2. A passionat desire like Jonahs for the Gourds withering Jonah 4.8 3. A Rebellious desire like that of the Isaraelites Numb 14 2. 4 A solid and Judicious desire That is attended 1 with diligence in every duty knowing that shortly wee must put off this Tabernacle 2 Pet. 1.14 2. With laying up a store that wee may be accepted of him 1 Tim. 6.19 3 With a constant waiting for a change Job 14.14 Trimming the Lamps and girding up the Loyns with the wise Virgins Math. 25.4 4 With the knowledge of their Well being after Death 2 Cor. 5.1 Wee know if our earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolved Wee have a building with God an house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens 5. It 's attended with an heart deadness to things here-away using the World as if wee used it not because time is short 1 Cor. 7.29.31 O for such grounds of desire The second thing I would speak to is That who would expect favour at Death would study Uprightness 1. There is a Moral Uprightness in reference to Mens Actions which a Graceless Man like Abimeleh may have by restraint Gen. 20.2 an Evangelical Uprightness that sets the Eye and Heart God-ward which is not an Act but a Gracious frame and habit wrought in the Heart which is the chief seat of it Hypocrisy is like a paint that only colours the Skin This is God's Work for no Man can make his Heart clean Prov. 20.9 It fits the Soul to walk with and serve God in the right manner and to design the Lords Glory as the main end The upright Man knows no other fountain of Mercy but God's Grace and no end of duty but God's Glory For confirming the point 1. It is the paremptor will of God which is the highest of Reasons God remits from the first Covenant with Adam of absolute personal perfection but requires a second Covenant perfection Gen 17. 1 Uprightness Truth in the inward parts Psal 51.6 Which is the highest Believers can attain while on Earth 2. It is highly well pleasing to God 1 Chron. 29.17 I know O Lord saith David thou takes pleasure in Uprightness O how well pleased was Christ with Nathaniel an Israelite indeed in whom there was no guile John 1.47 His countenance doth behold the upright Psal 11.7 they get a good look of God Wee should imitat Christ if wee would do what delights God John 8.29 He did alwayes those things that pleased his father who has no pleasure in sin Psal 5 4. ● This is the great and characteristical distinction that puts a difference between the Saint and Hypocrite in point of duties as between the Publican and the Pharisee Luk. 18. Between Cain and Abel Gen. 4.4 It is that without which a man cannot be a true Christian under the highest profession and with which a man is a true Christian with Less profession It is the very standart of every Grace and duty Grace without it is but hypocrisy and duty without it is but iniquity A Saint cannot want it to Season all his Graces and duties it qualifies all It 's like the blood that runs through all the veins the very life of the Christian 1. Faith most be unfeigned 1 Tim 1.5 There werea sort of people seemed to trust in God but were not sincere they thought not as they spoke the Lord could not abide them Psal 78.35.36.37 2. Repentance must be sound the Lord challenges feigned turning to him Jer. 3.10 Wee have need to pray Lord wish our Teares from hypocrisy 3 Love to God must be sincere or elss wee are cursed Eph 6 24 1. Cor 16.22 There were some who pretended great respect to God and undertook fair Jer. 42 2.3.6.20.21 but stood not by it they were false dissemblers in their hearts they never kept a word Jer. 44.16 They down right gave themselves the Lye and declared they would not do as they had said 4. Love to our neighbour must be sincere wee must love him with a pure Heart fervently 1. Pet 1.22 5. Prayer to God must be sincere 1. Tim. 2 8. Wee must lift up pure hands 6 preaching must be as of fincerity in the sight of God 2 Cor. 2.17 In a word wee have so much grace in good earnest as we have sincerity and no more Last reason none else can expect Heavens glory and who wants Hope of Heaven cannot dye with comfort Math. 5.8 Blessed are the pure in heart they

Captains may be put to it and some who hears me this day it may be their case I warne Your Grace and my Noble Lords and much Honoured Gentlemen take heed what you do the judgment is the Lords there be few Parliaments but some Members dye in the time or shortly after God knows within a few dayes where some of you will Land for Etemity I remember within these thirty four years of one who rode in Pomp to Parliament but warmed not his Seat was hurried to his Lodging took bed and his Sun set in a dark and stormy cloud he was a principal contriver of the overthrow of the Work of Reformation in Scotland Take heed what you do or design you must all dye and compear 2 Cor. 5.10 As the word is Be manifested discovered laid open your deeds your intentions your Cabin-Counsells there will be no palliating of foul things with fair Colours I will tell you to whom Death will be terrible and why 1. It will be terrible to them who have not their aggreement made with God not found in peace Them God will meet as an enemy 2ly These who has not repented and obeyed the Gospel As the foolish Virgins Math 25. Christ threatens the Jews they should dye in their sins unrepented of John 8.24 3ly Who ly down in the dust and their bones full of the sins of their youth Job 20 11. 4. Who dye in unbelief to such God swears they shall not enter in his rest Psal 95.11 5. Who have not their work perfect before God but rests in an empty name and profession Rev. 3.1.2 6. The backslider in heart Heb. 10.38 7. These who hears the word and does it not Matth. 7.26 8. Who sets their nest on high as the fool who said he had much goods laid up for many years Luk. 12.19 9 The persecuter and contemner of Gods People as Nabal 2. Sam 25.10.38 10. These who dye under the plague of a hard heart as Pharaoh Exod. 14. 11. Death is terrible to these who are self Cheaters and Deceivers who cries peace peace when sudden destruction is at the door 1 Thes 5.3 12. Who dyes neither to be desired of God nor man as Jehoram 2 Chron 21.20 13. These who dye embracing Idolatry as Ahaz 2 Chron. 28.22 He Trespassed yet more against God and Sacrificed to the Gods of Damascus 14. These who dies without the experimental knowledge of these three 1. Without the knowledge of Conversion except one be converted he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven Joh. 3.3 2. Without the knowledg of Holiness without which no man if he were a King shall see the Face of God in mercy Heb. 12.14 3. Without some knowledg and belief of their eternal lodging 2. Tim. 1.12 I know in whom I have believed says Paul I know of a house not made with hands 2. Cor. 5.1 Quest But why will Death be terrible to such Ans Because then they will get no desire granted not a drop of cold Water to cool the Tongue Luke 16 24. The rich Glutton could not obtain that mean request 2. Then their Carnal propes and confidences are battered down their hope gives up the Ghost Job 11 20. 3. Because then God will be terrible to them He will meet them as a Boar bereaved of her Whelps and rent the Caul of their heart and devour them as a Lyon Hos 13.8 Consider this you that forget God least he tear you in pieces when none shall deliver Psal 50 22. 4 Because then fear and loss comes at once and there is no hope that their case will mend Now would you have death not to be a terrour but a comfort to you Then 1. Look to it through the righteousness of Christ who takes away the Sting 1 Cor. 15.55 c. 2 Be Zions friend and her King Christs friend and embrace him as thy Souls Beloved and his terms of peace prescribed 3. Look on Death as the Vessel that will take thee off this troublesome Sea to thy eternal rest 4. Look on death as Christ speaks of it Our Friend Lazarus sleepeth John 11.11 5. Look to it in the promise of his presence Who will be with thee when thou goes thorow the dark valley Psal 23.4 6 Look on Death as thy God's Servant that dare not touch thee but as thy God will 7. Be prepared for it Are you ready and your Lamps Trimmed I fear the Eccho of conscence in some is I am yet to Learn this Great Lesson Consider these things 1. Wishes and would be 's will not be taken off your hand Balaam a Stranger to God wished to dye the Death of the Righteous Numb 23.10 O Says the man I would fain be Godly Thou wilt not come to a Blessed end if thou get no more Says Christ Blessed is the man whom his Lord finds so doing Matth 24 46. Not so wishing that he had been better 2. Many meet with Death before they be ready what knows thou if thou get time at Death What if the Lord answer thee as Judges 10.13 Go to the Gods whom you have served Shall I take the worlds the devils your Lusts and sins Leavings 3. Consider you may be confused at Death It 's harder to dye well than is imagined Death will try to purpose your Graces duties and enjoyments you have need to be busie and be as busie as you can you will have enough to do to win to patience and assurance 4. Mind as Death leaves you Judgement will find you You will not dye twice if so you might take a venture Therefore deferr not preparation which is of universall and Greatest concernment If peace of conscience To dye with comfort To have the Soul bound up in the bundel of life be of concernment Then preparation for Death is of concernment If eternall well and woe to escape hell and come to Heaven be of concernment Then is preparation for Death of concernment Quest But wherein consists this preparation Ans 1. In laying up a store a good foundation for the time to come 1 Tim 6.19 To be wise as the Ant that provides in Summer for the Winter storm Prov. 6.8 2. To live a Righteous holy life the life of a wrestler with God as Jacob Gen 32. The life of walking with God as Enoch Gen 15. The life of Selfdenyed-obedience as Abrabam Heb 11.8 He went on a call not knowing whether and the life of a pilgrim and stranger Desiring a Heavenly contry Heb. 11.13 3. It consists in having the Heart Sequestrat from Lusts Idols and Creature injoyments Crucifyed to the world and the lusts and affections thereof Gal 5.24.6.14 4. In being on the watch-tower Psal 130. Luk 12.37 Blessed are those Servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching 5. In having Graces in Lively exercise Faith ready for Vision and Hope for possession 6. In having thy peace within between God and thy Soul secured the Spirit witnessing with your Spirits that you are the Sons