Joseph Hall Quotes about Death

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Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Death, Dying, Borders

Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt (1808). “The Works: Now First Collected : with Some Account of His Life and Sufferings. Practical works”, p.175

Death did not first strike Adam, the first sinful man, nor Cain, the first hypocrite, but Abel, the innocent and righteous. The first soul that met with death, overcame death; the first soul that parted from earth went to heaven. Death argues not displeasure, because he whom God loved best dies first, and the murderer is punished with living.

Joseph Hall

Death, Hypocrite, Men

Joseph Hall (1837). “Works: With Some Account of His Life and Sufferings”, p.113

[W]e all lie down in our bed of earth as sure to wake as ever we can be to shut our eyes.

Joseph Hall

Death, Lying, Eye

Joseph Hall (1808). “Devotional works”

I account this body nothing but a close prison to my soul; and the earth a larger prison to my body. I may not break prison till I be loosed by death; but I will leave it, not unwillingly,when I am loosed.

Joseph Hall

Death, Christian, Blessing

Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt (1808). “The Works: Now First Collected : with Some Account of His Life and Sufferings. Devotional works”, p.26