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A88663	The king of terrors metamorphosis. Or, Death transform'd into sleep. A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Nicoll, daughter to that worthy, eminently pious, and charitable citizen of London, Mr. John Walter deceased, and late wife of Mr. William Nicoll of London draper. By Thomas Lye rector of Alhal. Lumbard-street, London.	Lye, Thomas, 1621-1684.	1660 (1660)	Wing L3538; Thomason E1053_4; ESTC R207978	20,527	31

in insidelity or impenitency Dare not to sleep a minute who can tell but then the Bridegroom may come and take thee as he did the foolish Virgins napping Matth. 25.5 6 13. Thy Lord comes not only in a day but in an hour thou thinkest not of therefore watch alway Matth. 24.44 50. Dehorta ∣ tion 3 3. By way of Dehortation Is a Believers death only a sleep Then mourn not immoderately for them that are fallen asleep in Jesus Remember I beseech you you neer Relations of our now deceased Friend mourn not immoderately she is fallen asleep in Jesus This is our Aposiles great drist in the Text to disswade his Thessalonians from immoderate grief for their dead Relations and that on this account because they were only fallen asleep in Christ It is indeed an indispensable duty to be really affected with and afflicted for the death of holy men who knows no what lamentations were taken up for good old Jacob Gen. 50.16 for holy Hezekiah 2 Chron. 32.33 for precious hopeful Josiah 2 Chron. 35.24 25. Who hath not heard of Elisha's Epitaph my father my father the Horsemen of Israel and the Chariots thereof 2 King 13.14 Nurse Deborah buried under Allon-Bacuth an oak of weeping Gen. 35.8 and charitable Dorcas covered with tears as she covered others with cloaths Act. 9.39 Tears for the dead are their just [b] 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dofunelorum justa dues If ever grief be seasonable it becomes a funeral Grieve then we may and must but not immoderately our sorrow must have its just check and due temper and that on these accounts 1. Such an immoderate grief would give too great an occasion to the Gentiles to traduce us When they see us bewayle those as utterly lost whom we profess to live with God Spei nostra ac fidei prevaricatores sumus Simulata ficta fucata videnter esse quae dicimus Cypr. 2. Such an immoderate grief is contrary to the example of our holy predecessours Saints that have gone before us have set us bounds to their sorrows So did Abraham for his dearest Sarah * Intimated by a small Caph in Libcothah Geu 23.2 4. So did Josoph and his brethren for their father Jacob. True they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation but then it lasted but ten dayes Gen. 50.10 Though the Egyptians indeed mourned for him seventy dayes v. 3. Not that the Israelites were lesse kind but more Christian-like in their sorrows And David too though a man as it were made up of strong affections sets limits to his griefs 2 Sam. 12.23 24. Though in Absolom's case he forgat himself Which yet [c] Non orbarium doluit sed quia noverat in quas panas impia adultero parricidalis anima raperetur Aug. Austin endeavours to excuse 3. Such an immoderate grief is direclly contrary to Gods Revealed-will The Israelites might not cut themselves not make any baldness between their eyes for the dead Both testimonies of the Heathens immoderate sorrow Deut. 14.1 and our Saviour intimates his dislike of the Jewish Minstrels which were used for the increase of sorrow at funerals Matt. 9.23 24. as knowing that in that case our affections needed not so much a spur as a bridle 4. Such an immoderate grief is thwart and contrary to the blessed estate and condition of Saints departed Is it fit to grieve immoderately for those that are preferred hence to heaven Suppose them whilst here as well as earth could make them what is earth to heaven gold to glory the enjoyment of the whole creation to the fruition of a Creator Why then should we blubber our cheeks and say of them as Jacob of Joseph They are devoured when as they are gone to be Lords in Egypt Non Lugendus qui moritur sed desiderandus Tert. Saints departed are fitter objects for our desires to be with them then of our sorrows for being for a while deprived of them Too deep a [d] Non accipiendoe sunt hic airae vestes quando illi ibi instrumenta alba jam sumpserum Cypr. black becomes not us below while we consider that they walk in whites above If it was our joy to see them sanctified it should be our triumph to know them saved Consola ∣ tion 4 Lastly by way of Consolation How does this Doctrine drop like the dew or rather like an Honey-comb You hear Believers that your death is a sleep Nothing more Hold up therefore your hands that hang down strengthen the feeble knees Remember 1. Your death is a sleep Whilst here you are very apt to complain of many a vexing day of many a restless night O know there is a time shortly coming when you shall lie down quietly in your beds of earth and not be disturbed in the least either with one waking moment or distracting dream When once the curtains of darkness are drawn about you you shall never open your eyes more till the morning of Eternity dawn and break forth in lustre on you Behold to your everlasting comfott death it self is even embalmed to you and clothed in such soft language that you may scent a perfume and discover a beauty in it and 't is no more a death but a sleep only to you 2. 'T is a sleep that is accompanied with rest and quietness An undisturbed Rest A port an haven of Rest and how welcom should that be to a sea-sick weather-beaten Seaman How dessrable how acceptable should death be to a soul long tost in the waves of this world sick of its own sinful imaginations and tired with external temptations Here alas there is no Palace so high or Tower so strong that can keep diseases and infirmities from your bodies cares fears temptations from your souls yea but your death puts you into such a Cittadel whose walls are so many cubits high that no Senacherib can shoot an arrow into it its strong gates and bars exclude all enemies all annoyances None from without can storm it none from within can betray it 'T is such a Castle as affords a perfect tranquility to all within it Rev. 14.13 3. 'T is a sleep in Jesus To whom departed Saints are still united and whilst Christ your Head is above water you need not fear a drowning When you depart hence from your Friends Armes you do but ascend to your Saviours more close embraces No sooner shall your souls lay down the clay of your body but they shall be seated under his Altar Rev. 6.9 Under his special protection which is such a perfect Sanctuary as no Avenger of blood can there either arrest or disturb you 4. 'T is a sleep and that in Jesus and therefore you shall and must rise again If Christ the head be risen the body shall not alwayes sleep 'T is the Apostles grand comfort in the Text and his Argument 1 Cor. 15.20 These bodies of yours in death are not lost but laid up only Job 19.26 27. and as man lies down in weakness sleeps and riseth up in strength like a Giant refresht with wine So a Believer like a grain of corn dies indeed but 't is that he may spring up in more lustre beauty fruitfulness John 12.24 As by sleep our bodies are refresht so by death our bodies shall be resin'd These bodies of yours which are laid down in corruption shall be raised in glory That skin which is now wrinkled shall one day shine this dust shall be glorious this base and vile body shall be transformed and made conformable to that glorious Standard viz. Christs Body These course materials this lump of red earth shall be laid to mellow in the earth till it be fit to be made more then a China-dish even a vessel fit for the great Masters use a Cabinet fit to receive a glorified soul Think not therefore much to loose a little vermilion red a mixture only of flegm and sanguine for this you shall gain a radiant and resplendent luster in comparison whereof the most accomplisht beauty on earth would look but like a meer deformity Death will not so much consume as calcine your bodies sever the dross from the silver the ore from the gold 1 Cor. 15.42 43. when you fall it shall not be said of you as of him Died Abner as a fool or as a Beast No but as a [e] Combustus senex tumule procedit adultus consumens dat membera rogus Phenix out of whose very ashes there springs another more lively and vigorous Wherefore comfort one another with these words And be not ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep c. FINIS