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A49502	Death the sweetest sleep, or, a sermon preach't on the funeral of Mr. William Hiett, late citizen of London by Tho. Lye ...	Lye, Thomas, 1621-1684.	1681 (1681)	Wing L3531; ESTC R5710	14,347	36

hearts and yet distemperd heats of the shallow Professors of this divided Age. We hav dispatcht the Subject proceed we to Secondly The PREDICATE of our Saviours Assertion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dormit i. e. mortuus est SLEEPETH i. e. is dead The Apostl makes use of that which we call an Euphemismus By a soft expression hinting that which is of a more harsh signification So to depart hence is To Die The Syriack Version renders it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 jacet cubat decumbit is Laid down to sleep to rest himself on a bed of Earth on a pillow of Dust So the word is used 2 Sam. 7.12 Isa 14.8 and interpreted by the Septuagint But our Lords own Mouth is his Best Commentary What he Here calls Sleep ver 13.14 he most expresly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. most plainly without a Metaphor calls Death 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is dead From hence we gather This Note That Obs A Tru Believers Death is a Sleep A sweet a Blessed Sleep Not a Natural sleep such as that Mat. 28.13 is Luk. 22.45 Act. 12.6 of this the Discipls misunderstood the words of Christ ver 12 13. of this Chapter But a Metaphorical sleep Our sleep here is but a shorter Death and our Temporal Death but as a longer sleep None can Know the Estate of Life or Death so well as our Blessed Saviour who is Lord of Both. It is enough that he tells us that Death is no other than Sleep Quest But What is That that is said to sleep in Death Sol. 1. Negatively ' Not the Soul after its departure from the Body No The Bodies of men indeed Gen. 3.19 Almondo a Via My body dies my spirit livs The day of death to the body is the birth of Eternity to the Soul after Death return to the dust and see corruption Act. 13.36 But their Souls having an immortal subsistence and vivacity neither die nor sleep but immediatly return to God that gave them Eccl. 12.7 The Souls of Believers ar at their Death made perfect in holiness the spirits of just men ar then made perfect Heb. 12.23 and do immediatly pass into glory So our Blessed Saviour assures the penitent Thief that that very day he i. e. his Soul should be with him in Paradise Luk. 23.43 and Paul Knows that as soon as ever his Soul departs out of his body it will be with Christ Phil. 1.23 and that when this our earthly house of this Tabernacle is dissolved the Soul hath a building of God an house not made with hands Eternal in the Heavens 2 Cor. 5.1.6.8 That as soon as we ar absent from the Body we ar present with the Lord. Not the Soul then but 2. Positivly The (a) Mat. 27.52 Body that and that only is said to sleep This Metaphor of sleep applied to Death is taken from the Body only Now the great Resemblance between a Believers (b) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plat. Death and Sleep appears in four Things 1. From those many Synonymical Texts that do all with one Mouth Eccho to this Truth David slept with his Fathers 1 Kin. 2.10 Solomon 1 Kin. 11.43 Asa Jehoshaphat Hezekiah 'T is Pauls usual Idiom to call death sleep 1 Cor. 7.39 and 11.30 and 15.6.18.20.51 a sleep in Jesus 1 Thes 4.13 14 15. Since the Fathers fell asleep 2 Pet. 3.4 the sleep of death Psal 13.3 Thus the Protomartyr Stephen his Death is exprest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 7.60 He fell asleep 2. From those Terms that are given to the Saints Graves They are call'd their Beds They shall rest in their Beds Isa 57.1 2. When a Believers Work is done all he hath to do is to go to Bed and take his rest on his Bed not of down but dust Hence the places of the Saints Burial both in Greek Latin French 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dormitoria Cemitieres i. e. sleeping places As in Dutch Gods-acre becaus bodies ar only sown there to be rais'd again which the Heb. express with a greater Faith by calling the Grave Beth-chaim the house of the Living 3. From that which is Contrary to Death viz. Resurrection It is call'd An Awaking When I awake with thy Likeness Psal 17.15 Many that sleep in the Dust shall Awake Dan. 12.2 To allude only to that Isa 26 19 20. Awake and sing ye that dwell in the Dust 4. From that notable Parallel that most clearly runs betwixt Sleep and Death which say judicious Divines appears principally in two things Rest and Resurrection 1. Rest Sleep argues Rest at least it tends to it and disposes for it They shall rest in their (a) Ut somnus mortis sic lectus imago sepulchri Beds Isa 57.2 Sleep on now and take your Rest Mat. 26.45 When A Believer dies he goes to his Rest to a sweet repose in his Bed of Earth Warm'd and Perfum'd for him by the precious Body of his Lord and Saviour A fivefold Rest from Labour Troubl Passions Sins Temptations 1. From Labour This Life is the day of the Saints Labour and Working his Death is the Night of his Resting The Sun ariseth and Man goeth forth To his Labour till the Evening Ps 104.23 When the Sun of A Believers Life ariseth he goes forth to his Labour till the Evening of Death Till Evening but no longer for then he shall rest from his Labours Rev. 14.13 A Christian here is like quick-silver Vidus Bressius If Gods Spirit say Tru I shall strait rest from my Labours my Soul is even taking VVing to fly to her resting place which hath in its self a principl of motion but not of rest is never quiet His Life is a continued motion his Death a continued Rest Here as a Ball upon the Racket as a Ship on the Waves a Strong man in his Race Death brings him To his Goal to his Port of Rest This life is but nois and tumult Death is silence 2. Troubls sufferings oppressions and these either publique or private I. Publique The Lord foresees a storm of Blood and Wrath to com in mercy he houseth A Believer before the Storm falls As the Egyptians hous'd their Cattle and Servants before that dreadful thunder Exod. 9.20 Isa 57.1 and hail came Merciful men are taken away from the Evil to com This the Lord is pleas'd To promise as A gracious Answer and Return To Josiahs praiers tears Humiliation reformation viz. that he should be gathered to his Grave in peace and that his eies should not see all the evil which God would bring upon Jerusalem 2 Chron. 34.27 28. II. Private and Personal Man is born to Troubl as the sparks fly upward They that will liv Godly must suffer persecution Affliction is the Lot of Gods Israel This World ever was and ever will be An Egypt to the Saints and here they must expect to find most cruel Task-masters This Life is so full of Trouble that 't was the