The Speedy Appearance of Christ Desired by the Church: Being the Substance of a Sermon, Preached on the Death of a Friend, August 27, 1815Church, J. (John)
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The Speedy Appearance of Christ Desired by the Church: Being the Substance of a Sermon, Preached on the Death of a Friend, August 27, 1815
Church, J. (John)
Funeral sermons; Sermons, English -- 19th century
On the Lord’s-day morning of his death, he was visited by many godly
characters. He looked around on them all, and thanked them for their
kind attention to him and his family. When it was intimated they should
soon see each other in glory, he smiled, and said, _I shall be so taken
up with Jesus_, _I shall not be able to think much of any one else_. He
now appeared to be dying upward, but spoke of it without dismay; being
wearied he desired to be once more turned in his bed. He dosed a little
while; when well awoke, he exclaimed, _Christ is all in all_! He paused;
then earnestly said _Blessed Jesus_, _hast thou not promised I shall be
with thee_? _and thou canst not be worse than thy word_. He paused
again, then cried out, _He has done all things well_. Then he said
again, _Thou dear Redeemer_, _dying Lamb_, _I love to hear of thee_. At
three in the afternoon he seemed to be sinking in the arms of death, and
solemnly said to a friend, _I am getting nearer_.—Then he said soon
after, _I am very near_—_I am quite close_—(to his eternal home he
meant). At about the close of the day after, having laid some time
quiet, he exclaimed, _Come Lord_, _come Lord Jesus_, _come quickly_!
_Come Lord_, _come_!—_He is come_, _he is come_! _I come_, _I come_!
His voice gradually fell, but as long as his lips could move, his friends
could hear him say, _Come_, _come_, _come_! With these words he dropt
asleep in the arms of our blessed Lord—to whom be glory.
_AMEN_.
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FINIS.
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Thomas, Printer, Red Lion Street, Borough.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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