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title: 'A Funeral Sermon, Delivered at Amherst, Sept. 15, 1815, at the Interment of Doctor Seth Coleman, A.M., Who Died on the 9th of the Same Month, Aged 76'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Nathan Perkins'
date: 1815-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Philippians 1'
- 'Ezekiel 37'
- 'Revelation 21'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/perkins-1815-a-funeral-sermon-delivered-at-amherst-sept-15-1815-at-the-interment-of-doctor-seth-coleman-a-m-who-died-on-the-9th-of-the-same-month-aged-76
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# A Funeral Sermon, Delivered at Amherst, Sept. 15, 1815, at the Interment of Doctor Seth Coleman, A.M., Who Died on the 9th of the Same Month, Aged 76

Funeral sermon on Philippians 1:21: for the believer, to live is Christ and to die is gain. It consoles that Christ is our life, death frees from sin and suffering, and ushers us into heavenly joy.

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