William Perkins on the saint's meditation upon death.

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Regi Addictissimus

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Touching meditations, we must, in the first place, consider
death in a double respect: one, as it is in its own nature; and another, as it is
changed and qualified by the death of Christ. Death in its own nature is a curse
or forerunner of condemnation, the very gates and suburbs of hell itself. But,
being qualified by Christ, it is a blessing, an end of all miseries, a full freedom
from all dangers, a short passage unto joy, an entrance into everlasting life, a
quiet sleep, void of all annoyance by dreams and fantasies. And the grave [is] a
resting chamber, yea a bed perfumed by the death of Christ, for the bodies of
all the elect, out of which when they awake, they shall be admitted and received
into the presence of God in heaven.


William Perkins (2020). The First Book of the Cases of Conscience. The Works of William Perkins (Vol. 8). Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books. Pg. 191

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This reminds me of a verse the Spirit graciously struck deep into my heart and caused me to meditate and ponder all day long:

Psalm 116:15 (KJV 1900): Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Thank you for sharing brother!
 
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