THE JOURNEY OF NO RETURN Job
chapter 16 verse 22 Only a few years will pass before I go on
the journey of no return. THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH Richard
Baxter Every man knows he must die, yet few lay it to heart.
Thomas Goodwin If there is any truth that is undeniable, it
is that you will die. William Perkins. As surely as
a man was born, so surely must he die. Thomas Watson. The grave is the house appointed
for all living. The Nearness of Death. Richard
Baxter. Our life is but a candle. God
may blow it out when he pleases. John Owen. The distance between
us and death is nothing but a breath. William Perkins. Consider that
your time is short and death is always at your heels. Richard Sibbes. We are but pilgrims
and every step brings us closer to our journey's end. The uncertainty of death. Richard
Baxter We know not whether we shall live a day, an hour, or
a moment. Jeremiah Burroughs Death does
not wait until you are ready. It often comes unlooked for.
Cotton Mather Death may arrest you at any time, in any place,
in any posture. William Perkins The time of death
is hidden from us, that we may always be prepared. Richard Sibbes
Death does not always give warning. It often surprises like a thief
in the night. The Terror of Death for the Ungodly Richard Baxter Death will unclothe
the lost sinner of all worldly comforts and clothe him with
everlasting terrors. Thomas Brooks For the impenitent,
death is the trap-door to hell. Richard Sibbes Death to the ungodly
is the entrance into eternal horror. Thomas Watson. Death to a wicked man is like
Pharaoh's jailer who was brought out of prison only to the execution. The Blessedness of Death for
the Godly. Richard Baxter. Death is but
a release from the prison of the body and the entrance into
the palace of the king. Jeremiah Burroughs. The believer
goes to his father's house to dwell with Christ forever. John
Flavell. Death is a passage out of earth's
storms and into God's harbour. John Owen. Death is but the passage
into the glorious presence of Christ. Richard Sibbes. Death is the best physician.
It cures all diseases at once, sin included. Thomas Watson. To the godly, death is the funeral
of all sorrows. Concluding exhortations Richard
Baxter O Sirs, you must shortly pass through Death, appear in
Judgment, and enter upon Eternity, where your state will be fixed
for ever. Thomas Brooks Death will hurry
you to Judgment, and Judgment will fix you in Eternity, either
in glory with Christ or in torment without Him. Cotton Mather Death
will soon summon you, judgment will soon sentence you, and eternity
will soon swallow you. John Owen Death, judgment, and
eternity are the three most weighty realities. William Perkins Let
every man set before his eyes these three things, death which
is at hand, judgment which will follow, and eternity which will
never end. Thomas Watson Think often of
death, judgment, and eternity. What are all the pleasures of
sin when weighed against the miseries of an eternal hell?