The Explication. Almighty God hath given Power and Commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his People, being penitent, the Abfolution and Remiffion of their Sins. The Resurrection of the mo Flewa gloda bas jau fhD to rodmo? 4 or 5 2 logo The Explication. All Men fhall rife again with their Bodies; and fhall give e Aecount for their own Works. 10 The Creed of moo ... And Everlating Life atter Deathon moni Jowiq bila A yad ei bun fin.10 Stold 3 The From The Explication. They that have done Good, shall go into Life Everlafting: and they that have done Evil, into Everlasting Fire. A Proteftation after the private BP.COM. IN this Faith, which I do un And if ought fhall happen, by the Violence of my Sicknels, or the Suggestions of my Gholtly Enemies; whereby I fhall come to Think, Say, or Do any thing contrary to this holy Faith; I do here revoke it before hand. And proteft from my Soul, even before Chrift and his holy An gels, gels, that I give no confent there unto. Giving moft humble and hearty Thanks unto my loving Creator and Redeemer; that by the wonderful Goodness of his Boun ty, he hath vouchfafed to bring me to the Knowledge of this Faith in him. Which with my Soul and Bo dy, I commend into his most holy and merciful Hands; now, and at the Hour of my Death. Amen. Thus the Sick Man may examine his Faith, as it denotes the Object of his Belief. And fince he believes the Creed, he may comfortably be affured, that his Faith is Sound and Orthodox; and that he believes all thofe Truths and Doctrines that are neceffary to Salvation. But the Sick Man is further to examine and exercife his Faith, as it denotes Truft and Confidence in God. Whereby he doth chearfully rely and depend upon God, e under all the Difficulties both of Soul Wand Body, d The Sick Bed is a State of Tryal and Temptation; of Labour and Sorrow. Of Tryal and and Temptation to the Soul: Of Labour and Sorrow to the Body. And in both thefe Refpects, the Sick Man is to exercife Faith and Truft in God. Of the Sick Man's Trust and Confidence in God, with Refpect to his Soul. 1 IS a known Method of Satan, the great Enemy "T of Mankind, to perplex and difturb those pious Souls, whom he is not able to ruin. When he cannot lull them into Security, and thereby prevent their Repentance, he then endeavours fo to fright them with the Heinoufnefs of their Sins, as to drive them to Defpair, And fuch Affaults are most frequent, when the Body is weakned, and the Mind difordered, by the Pains and Diverfions of a Sick Bed. If therefore the Tempter fhall fuggeft to the Sick Man; That his Sins are so many, or fo great as not to be forgiven; let him first humbly acknowledge the Juffice of God, and his own Demerits; and fay; . My confufion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me. Pfal. 44. 15. Thou haft fet mine iniquities before thee, my fecret Sins in the light of thy Countenance. Pfal. 90. 8. My flefh trembleth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy Judg ments. Pfal. 119. 20. Enter not into Judgment with thy Servant, O Lord, for in thy fight shall no man living be justified. Pfal. 143. 2. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amifs; 0 Lord, who may abide it: Pfal. 130.3. But |