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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63137	A sermon preached at the funeral of the honourable Colonel Robert Rolle of Heanton Sachville in the county of Devon esq; by William Trevethick M.A. and pastor of Petrockslow in the same county	Trevethick, William, 1612 or 13-1693.	1661 (1661)	Wing T2133A; ESTC R219720	49,922	131

perfected so that such as neither the multitude nor greatness of their sins or miseries can overthrow their faith But that they can and do believe that though they die yet that in Christ they shall live and that eternally may be said to die in the faith Thus it is said of Abraham and Sarah and Isaack and Jacob and their posterity that though they received not the promise that is the accomplishment of the grace promised whether it concerned their Salvation by the Messiah or the possession of the land of Canaan which was but a type of their inheritance in heaven yet they died in a stedfast belief and expectation of it and therefore it is said they all died in the faith Hebr. 11.13 And thus all that die in a firm perswasion of the remission of their sins and of eternal life in and thorough the merits and mediation of Christ may be said to die in the faith and such as do so inseparably cleave unto the Lord that death cannot separate them may be said to die in the Lord. And such are pronounced blessed Rev. 14.13 Such as do not thus die in the faith die in their sins If ye believe not that I am he ye shall die in your sins Jo. 8.24 And as there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus Rom. 8.1 that is by faith so there remaines nothing but condemnation to such as die without it But since all our comfort concerning our deceased friends depends upon their dying in the faith or at least upon our judging of them to be such I shall therefore in answer to the second Question endeavour to shew who they are that as we may judge do die in the faith And they are as I humbly conceive such as these 1 They that die in a sound and serious profession of the doctrin of faith He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ he hath both the father and the son 2 ep Joh. 9. Piscat in loc id est verum Deum novit ac proinde vitae aeternae particeps est He hath knows the true God and therefore is partaker of eternall life Joh. 17.3 2 They that die in a professed serious denyall and renouncing of their own righteousnesse Philip. 3.9 3 They that die in a serious profession of an unfained repentance of their sins and of all their aberrations from the rule of faith and life He that hath given us a command concerning him that shall trespasse against us seven times in a day and seven times in a day turn again to us saing I do repent that we should forgive him doth thereby manifest how charitable he would have us to be in judging of offenders when they professe repentance neither is the Lord lesse gracious towards sinners himself I said faith the Psalmist I will confesse my transgression unto the Lord and thou gavest the iniquity of my sin Psalm 32.5 4 Those that die in a serious profession of love and affection to God and his wayes and servants owning and approving of them and perswading others to the same duty 1 Joh. 4.7 12. Thus Abraham and Isaack and Jacob when they were on their beds or near dying gave such evident testimonies of their love to God and his wayes they have this testimony given them that they died in the faith 5 They who so stedfastly lay hold upon the mercy and grace of God in Christ for life and salvation that neither the temptations of Satan nor the allurements of the world nor the troubles of life nor terrour of death can cause them to faint or fall from the faith which they have professed but that they persevere therein unto the end These as I conceive we may and ought to judge that they die in the faith Infidells and reprobates are not wont to die thus See the difference between the penitent and impenitent thief the one dies owning and honoting of Christ the other up braiding reproaching and railing upon him Luk. 23.39 c. In our judging in these cases these or the like cautions are to be observed 1 We must know that we cannot judge of the finall estate of others by a judgment of faith or infallibility we have nothing revealed to warrant us in so doing and therefore our judgment being only conjecturall or at best but a probable opinion and no certain knowledge that it may be as indeed it ought to be a judgment of Charity it becomes us to be sober and moderate in judging of others and to that end we are to consider 2 What cautions the spirit of God speaking in the word hath given us against rash judgment Jam. 4.11 12. Why doest thou set at naught thy brother We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Every one of us shall give an account of himself to God Let us not therefore judge one another any more Rom. 14.10 12 13. Again judge nothing before the time untill the Lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darknesse and will make manifest the counsells of the heart 1 Cor. 4.5 The judgeing of the dead is indeed a a finall judgment which belongs not unto us but unto Jesus Christ It is true the saints shall judge the world that is they shall be present with and approvers of and consenters unto the judgment of Christ not that their judgment shall prevent but follow after the judgment of Christ 3 Our judging of others in our own thoughts must be such as we will be willing should come under the judgment of God how often do we find Christ bringing the Pharisees to shame for their evil and mis-judging thoughts See Matth. 9.4 and 12.25 Luke 7.39 c. We must judge of others as we would be judged our selves for with what judgment we judge we shall be judged Mat. 7.1 2. and with what measure we mete it shall be measured to us again whether it be in mercy or justice 4 If we manifest our judgment to others we must be sure that it be according to truth and also that the manifesting of it is for the glory of God the edification of our neighbour and in discharge of our own duty that we have a call to it and that it is either necessary or very expedient and seasonable and that we shall be at least in danger of sin if we do it not Let us therefore take heed to our wayes that we sin not with our tongues Let us first commune with our own hearts and say to our selves every one apart is this my duty is this according to the rule what good shall I do in so doing have I a call to it at this time in this place and in this company And here the sad occasion of this solemnity may have its place to be spoken to And were I to speake of one that rather needed an Apology to excuse him then deserved an Elogy in his commendations I should require no more but to confine mine