Preached at White-Hall March 8, 1621. [1621/2]

              preached at malre white malze hall march 8 l621 16211 162112 16212 I1 COR 15.26 1526 1526 THE LAST ENEMIE THAT SHALL BE DESTROYED IS DEATH his is a text of the resurrection and it is not easter yet but THIS Titiseasterevealllentisbutthevigillmigilltheeveofeaster to so long a festivall festivals Festivall as never shall end the resurrection wee may well begin the eve betimes forty yeares beares long was god grieved for that generation which he loved let us be content to humble our selves forty daies dates dales to be fitter for that glory which we expect in the booke of god there are many songs there is but one lam lamentation en tation and that one song of solomon nay some one of davids hundred and fiffie fiftie psalmes psaltes Psalmes is longer then the whole booke of lamentations make way to an everlasting easter by a short lent to an undeter- minable glory by a temporary humiliation you must deepe weepe these teares beares teares beares of contrition teares beares of mortification before god will wipe all teares beares from your eyes you must dye this death this death of the righteous the death to sin before this last enemy death shalbe destroyed in you and you made partakers partakers of everlasting life in soule and body too our division shall be but a short and our whole exercise but a larger paraphrase upon the words the words imply first that the king dome of christ which must be perfected must be accomplished be- cause all things must be subdued unto him is not yet perfected not accomplished yet why what lacks it it lacks the bodies of men which yet lie under the dominion of another when we shall also see I11