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ments of it, hath been for many years c ming and dying, will more eafily part with the than he whole love is stronger to them; As Reverend Mr. Gurnal excellently expreffes: his Christian Armour. We should confider, are but pilgrims and ftrangers here: Res is the proper countrey of holy Souls. We tha therefore be providing for our removal out a this strange countrey. We fhould packs, fend our best things aforehand, namely our hearts, our delights, our joyes, befeit out our felves for thofe Heavenly manfrom. Fifthly, Confider what great reafons for are, that those that are truly Godly thoulda much fear death. I confeffe nothing can f death, and make it defirable to a Chriftian, only an intereft in Chrift. Things that their own nature four and fbarp, will ask Sugar to make them fweet. Death is on: those things, that hath the most harsh, mi fece grateful taft to a creatures pallat that may the Believe it, a man cannot think ( with any fert) of putting his head into another wody if he hath no folid ground to hope Christ willen him there for his. But if he have, there are sec reafons, why he should not dread death.

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1. They that are truly godly, shall die but ent i. e. a natural death only: The wicked diet not only a natural, but a spiritual death. Tif natural death ftands in the feparation of thes

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from the body. The spiritual, in the feparation of foul and body from God, Rev.20 6. Blessed and boly is he that hath part in the first refurrection, on "uch the fecond death bath no power. He that is Forn but once, (namely naturally) fhall die twice aturally and spiritually: He that is born twice, - e. befides his natural birth, hath been fpiritu Hyregenerated and born again, thall die but onces amely, a natural death.

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2. Death is not a destruction, or annihilation Ither of foul or body, but only an alteration and Sange of the condition of them both, and that or the better to all those that have an interest in Chrift. Such may fay with Paul, Phil.1.21. To me to live is Christ, to die is gain. For Though death feparate foul and body, yet it can parate neither of them from Christ. As in Ehrift's death, his foul and body were feparated ch from other, yet neither of them from the cond Perfon in the Trinity, in which both of em did fubfift at that time in the perfonal Unifo though when the Saints die, foul and bobe feparated; yet after this feparation, both main united to Chrift in the mystical Union cause their bodies as well as their fouls are part the mystical body of Chrift, who is the Head d Saviour of the whole perfon, confifting of ul and body. And when Chrift who is their e fhall appear, then shall they also appear with n in Glory, Col.3.3,4. We fee then that Q & though

though body and foul be sever'd each from other at death, yet (as to all thofe that die in the Lord) neither of them are fevered or disjoyned from Chrift; but the conjunction which is begun in this life, remaines for ever: Which muft needs be matter of exceeding joy and comfort to them that by a lively Faith are united to hin here. 2. The body being refolved into duft, i freed from all ficknesse, and pains, from all th miferies, troubles and calamities of this life. 3. B teafeth to be, either an active, or a passive intrament of fin; whereas in this life 'tis both. Sin and the temptations to it, are the great grie vances and burdens of the fervants of God which they groan to be delivered from. As therefore brought death into our bodies, foder carries fin out of them. 4. The bodies of Saints shall be raised in afar greater glory ste general refurrection, and be joyned again to the fouls, to live an everlasting life of glory and be pineffe with them.

So that we may from hence conclude the ban will be no lofer by this change. Neither w the foal, for it will gain this threefold advan thereby,

1. It will change its place, and be rem from a prifon to a palace, from a Tabernas!! clay, to a Heavenly Mansion.

2.. Its qualities. Here is infefted with and unruly paffions and affections of all

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which are a great annoyment to it: But there it shall be freed from all thefe, and made perfectly holy.

3. Its company. It leaves the company of finners, and gaines the company of Saints and Angels: Yea, fhall have fellowship with the bleffed Trinity, in whale prefence there is fulneffe of joy, and at whofe right hand there are pleafures for evermore, Pfal.6.11. Let all fuch therefore as have an intereft in Chrift look upon death, not in the glass of the Law, but of the Gospel. Death in the Law is a curfe, and a downjal to the pit of deftruction. In the Gospel it is an entrance into Heaven. Chrift hath taken away the fting and mischief, and deftructive power of death. He hath altered the property of it, and in ftead of being a door to Hell, hath made it a gate to bliffe and happineffe for all thofe that are his. Let the truly Godly and ferious Chriftian therefore, not fix his mind fo much on the pangs and torments of death, as upon the bleẞed eftate, that is to be enjoyed after it, and fo fortifie his heart against the fear of it. See the Reverend and Worthy Mr. Baxters confiderations against the fear of death, in the 4th Part of his Saints everlasting Reft, Chap. 2.

Heb.9.27. It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the Fudgment.

[ob 30.23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,

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Jam.4.14.-For what is your life? it is eves: vapour, that appeareth for a little time, e then vanifheth away.

Ifa. 40. 6. The voice Jaid, org, and wish what shall I cry? All flesh is graffe, wide goodlines thereof is as the flower of the V.7. The graf withereth, the flower fu: because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth spus Surely the people is graß.

Pfal.90.12. So teach us to number our daits, we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Pfal.39.4. Lord make me to know mine end. the measure of my daies, what it is; that know how frail I am.

V. Behold thou haft made my daies as n breadth and mine age is as nothing before verily every man at his best ftate, is altoge vanity, Selah.

Job 14.2. He cometh forth like a flower, cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and cont eth not.

Pfal. 146.4. His breath goeth forth, be retur to his earth; in that very day his thoughts? rish

Job 9.25. My daies are fmifter than a poff,

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