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A30507 The consolation of death as it was presented to Her Highness, the Princess Ann of Denmark, on the immature loss of William, late Duke of Gloucester / by Richard Burridge. Burridge, Richard, b. 1670. 1700 (1700) Wing B5977; ESTC R32012 11,921 31

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us to the fulness of Grace perfection of glory inseparable fellowship with Christ and to settle us in our own Countrey of Paradise True Christians should fear Sin and not Death for that Soul that is afraid of dying is but in a bad case for Heaven the fears of Death multiply evils but Faith diminishes them the good man durst dye and desires to dye it shews a true Christian courage to desire Death through which he is spying at immortal glory beholding life that never dyes and sees the glorious beams of that morning spreading over the spacious Chambers of Heaven that hath no eve nor ending compare this life with Death and you will clearly see how Death which seems to dispossess us of all we esteem dear in this World put us in possession of more than we deserve alas here we covet to be cottaged up in a house of clay whose foundation is dust when Death would bring us to an habitation of everlasting joys so mistake not the term of happiness by calling that Death which is life for ever more Death is the regeneration of the Soul it is new born when man dies for this new birth let no trepidations or qualms of fear breed on your heart Death only comes to revive you in his arms of serenity joy and peace alass had death been evil Cain had been slain for his barbarous fratricide his pardon of life not his punishment of marking made him to cry out My punishment is greater than I can bear he had rather have been seated in the house of Death than have been a vagabond as he was upon Earth for all motions stirring towards the end of life tend to rest call then for Death to release your heaven born soul from this earthly confinement be not daunted like Atheists for fear of a non esse nor startled like Libertines for fear of a male esse for there is certainly an endless futerity which the Soul shall dwell in after this life and whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved as soon as Death has discoursed with you your Soul shall sup that night with Christ in Paradise this is the true transmigration of souls from misery to joy and not from body to body as Pythagoras vainly thought how consolatory then might we make Death to us by thinking on his arreption of souls to Heaven Death only comes to give a superhumane Being to Man and to let us no more seek the Benedictions of God but eternally to enjoy the GOD of Benedictions Nothing is so profitable as Death therefore no misery can be more capital to Man then the frailty of humane life from whence all crosses discords and perturbations of mind are derived how many feeling extremities a man goes through before his life reaches the winter of hoary age which makes a strange transformation of his weak nature his head shaking his sight dimn his jaws fallen his gums toothless his veins wither'd his marrow dry'd his bones sapless his stomach phlegmatick his joynts feeble his limbs numb'd his blood cold in a word the whole Machine of his feeble body out of order so if it may be said without offence to Heaven it is better for that Man that must be born to meet his Grave as soon as he enters the Verge of this troublesome and always perplexed life There remaineth a rest to the people of God who then would be so besotted with a lethargick drowsiness of mind as not to leave Father leave Mother leave Brother leave Sister leave Relarions leave Friends and all things whatsoever we esteem most dear in this World to enter into the rest of God For he that is entered into his rest he also hath ceased from his own works as God did from his O! let us who are in love with our precious Souls labour therefore to enter into that rest where peace redounds for ever more Through the House appointed for all living we pass to Heaven the glorious Kingdom where the Elect and faithful Servants of God shall for ever Reign with him Death transports us to sit under the Canopy of that Throne where is joy without sorrow rest without labour dignity without fear riches without loss health without sickness abundance without defection perpetuity without corruption and bliss without calamity Heaven is the Region where no bitterness takes place a Region where no Thunders Lightnings Tempest Hail extream cold nor excessive heat shall annoy us more there Prodigies shall not fright us with the dire aspects of jarring Planets there the harsh language of sorrow shall no more invade our ears with terrors the dialect in the bright Empyrean where is erected on the supreamest loft of Eternity the Throne of God is all ecstatical joy once Death conveys us to those Regions of never deficient happiness there shall we be in communion with Seraphins and Cherubins Archangels and Angels there shall we be familiar with blessed Michael who cast proud Lucifer and his rebellious associates from Heaven there shall we be correspondent with Gabriel who on the happy Day of Man's Salvation with Legions of the Heavenly Hosts sang to admiring Shepherds the sweet Carol of gloria in excelsis Death brings our Souls to be spectators of the glorious Cavelcade of blessed Confessors triumphantly holding the Cross over the immaculate Lamb changing then the Motto in hoc signo vinces for in hoc signo obtinuimus coelum by this sign have we won Heaven Death having separated the pure substance of our Souls from these clods of dirt then Adam shall see all his Grand-Children the Sons of Enos together Abraham all his faithful seed Job shall see his Children then shall John the Baptist see his Penitents Peter his Converts Paul his Followers the Prophets of the Lord see all the Lord's People then shall God see all his Sons and Christ all his Members when Death has brought all Mankind to Heaven what a glorious appearance will there be what a ravishing Heavenly Quire what an Anthem shall there harmoniously be sung and we be made welcome by the mutual admirable and ineffable embracements of God and Christ methinks I see Jesus and his believers like Joseph Benjamin falling upon each others Necks not weeping but shouting for joy how will the whole Hierarchy of shining Spirits rejoyce to see the Saints Apostles the whole Army of Martyrs the holy Church throughout all the World meet in Heaven with Palms in their hands and Crowns on their Heads to sing hallelujah hallelujah to the King of Kings for ever and ever Ah! Death is welcom to a good Man at any time he is sensible he sends Souls to enjoy themselves to eternity with the knowledge of one another Death guides us to the Land where the Father shall find his Children the Children their Parents Kindred know Kindred and Friend his Friend for if Dives in the state of Damnation knew Lazarus when he lifted up his Eyes from Hell and saw him in Abraham's