The Quotable Matthew Henry
Death more sweetly will death feed on him. godly man, is like a fair gale of wind to convey him to _ the heavenly country, but, to a wicked man, it is an east wind, The greatest and _ wealthiest cannot therefore be the happiest, because they are never the better for their living in this world; as they came naked into it, they shall go naked out of it. But those have something to show in the other world for their living in this world who can say, through grace, that though they came corrupt, and sinful, and _ spiritually naked, into it, they go renewed, and _ sanctified, and well clothed with the righteousness of Christ, out of it. Those that are rich in the graces and comforts of the Spirit have something which, when they die, they shall carry away with them, something which death cannot strip them of, nay, which death will be the impréovement® "of "but; "tas! eter worldly possessions, as we brought nothing into the world a storm, a tempest, that hurries him away in confusion and amazement, to destruction...
Those who will not be persuaded now to fly to the arms of divine grace, which are stretched out to receive them, will not be able to flee from the arms of divine wrath, which will shortly be stretched out to destroy them.
Job 27
It is death indeed that is before us; but,
1. It is but the shadow of death; there is no substantial evil in it; the shadow of a serpent will not sting nor the shadow of a sword kill. 2. It is the valley of the shadow, deep indeed, and dark and dirty; but the valleys are fruitful, and so is death itself fruitful of comforts to God's people. 3. It is but a walk in this valley, (what we have we had from others), so it is certain that we shall carry nothing out, but leave it to others. (1 Tim. 6:7). a gentle pleasant walk. The wicked are chased out of the world, and their souls are required; but the saints take a walk to another world as cheerfully as they take their leave of Psalm 49
We are too apt to look upon death as no more than a debt owing to nature; whereas it is not so; if the nature of man had continued in its primitive purity and rectitude, there would have been no such debt owing to it. It is a debt to the justice of God, a debt to the law. 'Sin entered into. the world and death by sin.' this. 4. It is a walk through it. They shall not be lost in this valley, but get safely to the mountain of spices on the other side of it.
Psalm 23
While a saint can ask proud death, 'Where is thy sting?' Death will ask the proud sinner, 'Where is thy wealth, thy pomp?', and the more he was fattened with prosperity the Psalm 90
Between the death of a godly and wicked man there is a