In-Text |
2. Not till we dye, and withall when we dye we shall be with him: From henceforth, is St. Iohns word, Blessed are the dead. To day was our Saviours language to the Thief; and here being with Christ, is set down as the immediate consequent of our departure. Indeed had not St. Paul hoped to be with Christ before the Resurrection, his desire of departing had been irrationall; it being far better to live, in doing Gods service, then to sleep in a Grave: or if he had desired to depart, it must have been only upon the account of being at rest from trouble, not of being with Christ: nay since, |
2. Not till we die, and withal when we die we shall be with him: From henceforth, is Saint Iohns word, Blessed Are the dead. To day was our Saviors language to the Thief; and Here being with christ, is Set down as the immediate consequent of our departure. Indeed had not Saint Paul hoped to be with christ before the Resurrection, his desire of departing had been irrational; it being Far better to live, in doing God's service, then to sleep in a Grave: or if he had desired to depart, it must have been only upon the account of being At rest from trouble, not of being with christ: nay since, |
crd xx c-acp pns12 vvb, cc av c-crq pns12 vvb po12 vmb vbi p-acp pno31: p-acp av, vbz n1 npg1 n1, vvn vbr dt j. p-acp n1 vbds po12 ng1 n1 p-acp dt n1; cc av vbg p-acp np1, vbz vvn a-acp p-acp dt j j pp-f po12 n1. av vhd xx n1 np1 vvd pc-acp vbi p-acp np1 p-acp dt n1, po31 vvb pp-f vvg vhd vbn j; pn31 vbg j j p-acp vvb, p-acp vdg npg1 n1, av p-acp vvb p-acp dt j: cc cs pns31 vhd vvn p-acp vvb, pn31 vmb vhi vbn av-j p-acp dt vvb pp-f vbg p-acp n1 p-acp vvi, xx pp-f vbg p-acp np1: uh a-acp, |