Goo Chap. 34. An Expofit on upon the Boole,of J o s Verf. 20. Secondly, There is a violent death ; thus many are taken away by thz fword Martial, or Civil, others cafually : The Text is true bothof natural and violent death, either of them may overtake us in a moment, yet I conceive the latter is here chiefly intend- ed, Ina moment fhall they die; that is, forcefuddendefttuetion (hall come uponthem, they (hall be furprized by an unlooked for difafler, and removed out of the world, while they had not a thought of their removal. Hence Note. Firfi, Death of anyfort, may befit!' all fortsof men; None can plead exemptionor priviledge from the grave. It is appointed to men once to die ; moll die anatural death, and any man may die a violent death ; who knows how he (hall go out of thisworld ? Chrifi told Peter, (John 2i. $ 8.) when thou (halt be old, thou fhaltJlretch forth thy hands, andanother (hall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldil- not. This fpake: he, figni fling by what death hefhouldglorifieÇod. And what kinde of death was that ? The ChurchHiftory afiureth us, 'twas a violent death. He (as his mailer Jefus Chrifi) was nailed to a Crofs, anddyed. We come but one way into theworld, but there are a thoufand wayes of going out, Note Secondly. Death comesfuddenly upon manymen, and mayuponall men, Thewhole life of the longeft liver in this world, is but a mo- ment, compared to eternity ; and there isnot anymoment of our life, but (with refpe& to fecond caufes) we are fubjeó to death in it : We aiwayes in force fenfe (though at force times more) carry our lives in our hand, and how foon, or by what hand they maybe fnarchr out ofours, wet nownot. Now if our whole life bebut amoment,and we fubjedi to death every moment, how fhouldwe Eland prepared for death every i iment ? And how fad is it to think, that they who may die the next moment, íhould for dayes, and weeks, and moneths, and years, never prepare for death ? Mot+ are loth to thinkof the end of their lives, till they are nearer the end of them yet no man knoweth hownear he is to the end of his life. Manyput off the thoughts of death till it cometh, yet none can putoff the coming of
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