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Consolation in Life and Death, Derived from the Life of Christ: Being the substance of a sermon on the death of Mrs. Turner, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, the 15th of August, 1824 — John Shaqi

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Consolation in Life and Death, Derived from the Life of Christ: Being the substance of a sermon on the death of Mrs. Turner, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, the 15th of August, 1824

Name: Consolation in Life and Death, Derived from the Life of Christ: Being the substance of a sermon on the death of Mrs. Turner, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, the 15th of August, 1824
Author: Church, J. (John)

Church, J. (John)

Funeral sermons; Sermons, English -- 19th century

Transcribed from the 1824 R. Weston edition by David Price, email
ccx074@pglaf.org




CONSOLATION
IN
LIFE AND DEATH,


                             DERIVED FROM THE

                             Life of Christ;

                          BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF

                                 A SERMON

                       On the Death of Mrs. Turner,

                             PREACHED AT THE

                            SURREY TABERNACLE,

                                    ON

                Sunday Evening, the 15th of August, 1824,

                              BY J. CHURCH.

                                * * * * *

    "And blessed is she that believeth, for there shall be a
    performance of those things which are told her from the Lord."

                                * * * * *

                                 LONDON:
                R. WESTON, PRINTER, CROSBY ROW, SOUTHWARK.

                                * * * * *

                                  1824.

                                * * * * *




_SERMON_, _&c._


                          JOHN, Chap. xiv. Ver. 19.

             "_And because I shall Live_, _ye shall Live also_."

AMONG the many awful charges brought against backsliding Israel by the
prophet Isaiah, this was reckoned not the smallest.  "The righteous
perisheth, (sleepeth) and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are
taken away, none considering that the righteous are taken away from the
evil to come."  The day of life--of the world--and the professing
church--is far spent--the sun is going down over the prophets--the birds
are hastening home--the labourer returning--the substance of religion
declining, and the shadows of it are stretching out.  With these solemn
reflections, well may we entreat the company and presence of the dear
Redeemer, as the disciples did.  Abide with us, for it is towards
evening, and the day is far spent; the removal of the Lord's people from
us, although it is their salvation, and affords peculiar joy to the
surviving spiritual friends and relatives that have been eye and ear
witnesses of their peaceful end; yet demands attention, reflection,
self-examination, and solemnity of mind.  When God strikes he demands an
hearing--when he knocks by his messengers, affliction and death, it
is--that we may open the door, receive the message, detain the messenger,
and enquire for what purpose he is sent.  For the Lord's voice crieth
unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name; hear ye the rod,
and who hath appointed it.  I consider, therefore it is our duty to pay
attention to this present affliction, for the loss of a spiritual friend,
a pious and steady member of the church, an affectionate wife, a kind
mother and a good neighbour.  Although it is her eternal gain, it is a
grief and affliction to us; but I trust that this, as well as every other
appointed trial, was sanctified for us in the eternal covenant of grace,

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Consolation in Life and Death, Derived from the Life of Christ: Being the substance of a sermon on the death of Mrs. Turner, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, the 15th of August, 1824

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