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4.^th Prepard by Jesus, the Friend of sinners. John 14: 1 Cor. 2: ---------------------- 5.^th Not liable to corruption 1 Pet. 1: 2 Cor. 5:1 ----------------------- 6.^th Treasures of happiness. Not say I am sick ― Lamb shall lead ― No Night ― No death ― Better country ------------------------ 7.^th Excels all others. Far more exceeding ― -------------------- 8.^th Shall not come short. Who are kept by ― ----- -------- ------------------- Remarks.

Those, who live in impenitency, & unbeliefs, are not likely to reach the heavenly treasures. ---------------- These heavenly treasures are worthy of being sought, at any cost. ------------------

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If our treasures are in heaven, we may well rest satisfied with a small portion in this world. ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Ecl. 3:2. ― A Time to die ―

I. What is Death. II The certainty of death. III. The time of death. IV. Some lessons which we are taught from the subject & the Providence of God.

1. What is death. We thin Spiritual. 1 Tim 5:6. Eph 2:1. Luke 15/24. Natural ― Eternal ― Rev. 20:6,14. Our enquiry now, with regard to natural death. We knowt nothing practically ― The scriptures

1. A disunion of soul & body. James 2:26. --------------- 2. Dissolving, or taking down an earthly house. 2 Cor. V:1. See Isa. 38:12. ----- -------- ---------- 3. Departure out of this world. John 13:1. 2 Tim. IV:7.

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4. Going the way of all the earth. Josh. 23:14. 1 King 2:2. ---------- -------- --------- 5. Returning of Dust & Spirit. Eccl. 2:7. ---------------- 6. Called a sleep. Dan. 12:2. John 11:11. ― ------ ------ -------------- --------------- II The certainty of death. An event certain to everyone. Gen. 3:19. Heb. 9:28. Gen. 47:29. Eccl. 8:8. ---------------- History & observation. --------------- Men may come very nigh to death at times & escape, but he must eventually yield. --- ----------- ---------------------- -------- ------- -------- III The time of Death. A time to die. T―

1. Certain with God. Job 7:1. 14:5. Acts 17:26. ------------------------ 2. With man uncertain. Time when; Manner ―how; and Place― where. Prov. 27:1. Eccl. 9:12.

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IV Some lessons xc 1. Death is a very solemn change, to which we the livings, are fast has[t]ening. ------- ---------- -------------- 2. It may be munch near er, than we are aware. Luke 12:20. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3. Terminates our probationary state. Eccl. 9:10. Heb. 4: ------- ------ -------- ------ ------ 4. It introduceth us into a state of [umixed] happiness or woe. ----- ------- -------- ------ ------ ---- 5. The vast importance of being prepared for death. Amos 4:12. ---- ------------ -------------- --- ---- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Titus. 2:11. For the grace xc

Salvation is the theme of this text. Notice, 1. Its Nature. 2. Its origin. 3. Its appearance. --- --- --- --- ---------- --- --- ------- 1. Nature.

Deliverance. Sometimes from out-ward & temporal evils & danger. Exod. 14:13. But most generally, in the New Testament

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deliverance from spiritual evils & enemies.

1. Savation from sin. Matt. 1:21. Ps. 51:14.

2. Divine Salvation Ps. 3:8. 37:39.

3. Great salvation ― Heb. 2:3. Author ― Heb. 5:9. Subjects ― Great sinners. Jer. 17:9. Rom. 8:7. Evils delivered from. Gal. 3:10. Matt Cost of it― Acts 20:28. 1 Pet 1:19. Glory to which it exalts. ― 1 Pet. 1: 5.

4. Common Salvation. ― Jude 3. Acts 4:12.

5. Special Salvations. ― 1 Tim. 4:10. Rom. 1:16.

6. Eternal Salvation. ― Heb. 5:9.

II. Its origin.

Grace of God, that bringeth xc. Grace; Favour bestowed on the unworthy, xc ― ----------------- Salv. of the Lord, comes to men from the grace of God

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Ephe. 2:8. Titus 3:5.

It supposes,

1 Men had no claim. ― Job 9:2. Ps. 130:3.

2 God to be under no obligation, as a Righteous Governor.

3. That God had the compassion of a Father. John 3:16. Rom. 5:8. ―

4. That this Compassion was active. ― Bringeth xc. ― Gave his Son ― John 3:16. Rom. 8:3. Put him to shame ― Isa. 53:6,10. Exalted him. ― Acts 5:31. Phil. 2:9. Sent his Spirit. Zech. 12[:10]. Joel 2:28.

III The appearance of that grace. Appeared xc. A discovery is made. Writen word. ― John 1:29. 1 Tim. 1:15. 2 Tim. 1:10. Preacher word. ― Acts. 20:24. Eph. 1:13. Church. ― Eph. 3:10 Matt. 5:14―16.

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Conversion of sinners. 1 Tim. 1:13,14.

Spread of the gospel. ― "All men," who are willing to come to the light. Who will open their eyes may see. John 3:19. Titus 2: 2,3,4,6,9

Remark 1 What a blessing the gospel is to mankind! ― Gos. of salv― ---- ---- ----- ----- 2. What wisdom to close in with its offers. --------------- 3. What encouragement to the anxious soul. ― ---------------- 4. What guilt to reject it. ----------------- 5. O, while this grace is hearing this salvation along, let us view it, let us lay hold of it. ―

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Titus 2:12.

The religion of the gospel is a holy religion ― Ps. 19:8,9. ----------------------- That men may practice the holiness of the gospel, instruction is given. ―

In the instruction of the gospel of the grace of God, we have, 1 Some things we must not do. ― We must not yield to the solicitations of ungodliness, and lusts. ― -------------------- Ung. & W. [Lsts], sum up all kinds of wickedness ― ---------------------- ---- Through the templations of satan & our own corruption, there will be solicitations to gratify Ung. & W. [Lsts].

The rich, or the forehanded in the things of this world. Luke 12:19[/]. 16:19. Matt. 19:22. Ps.73: 3,7-12 ----------------------- Poverty has its temptations. Prov. 30:9. Murmur, Envy, ---------------------- Youth will have its temptEccl. 11:9. Neglect religion. -------------------- Drown serious thought in meriments. ---------------------- To gratify sensual desires. Prov. 7:/7.

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The worldlings, temptˉ to extortion, to overreaching, illicit dealling, & unrighteous trade. 1 Tim. 6:9,10. ---- ----------------- The Carnal mind, whether in young or old, rich or poor, Masters or servants, will be inclined to deny the power of Godliness. ― 2 Tim. 3:5. ------------------------ In whatever way ungodleness and wordly lusts may appear, we must not yield to their solicitations, saith the grace of God. 2 Tim. 2:22. Eph. 4:22. 5:3-6. Col. 3: 5,6. 1 Tim. 6:11. ------------- --------------- II Something we must attend to. Live soberly xc. To all personal, social, & religious duties. ―

Sober. Considerate ― Humble ― Temperate -― Chaste ―

Righleously. Attend to the golden rule. Poor? put yourself in place of the rich. Rich? ― Buyer? ― Seller? Borrow? Pay. ― Ruler?

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Subject? Do you contract. ― Master? ― Servant? ― Parent? ― Child? ―

Let the duties of every station be studied, & perfmed. ------ ------------- Godly. Godlike. Religiously. ― As the gospel of the grace \) finds us sinners, it teaches the duty of immediate, love to God ― Repentance. ― Faith. ― Prayer. ― ordinances, Converse with God. ― Holiness ― -------------- In this prensent world. There is a world to come Heb. 2:5. But Eccl. 9:10. ----- ----- ------ -- If we would have the benefit, we must in this world [xc.] ------------- Remark We see, that we do not make void the law by the preaching of faith. --------------- We see, that while we give loose to ungodliness, & wrdly lusts, we can have neither part, nor lot in the blessings of the gospel. ------------- We see, how to secure the glories of the upper world, it is by a proper improvement of the present.―