The Light in which the Saints Militant dwell, and by which they steer and direct their lives, is the Gospel of our Saviour, whereof Light is a proper Character;
The Light in which the Saints Militant dwell, and by which they steer and Direct their lives, is the Gospel of our Saviour, whereof Light is a proper Character;
for unvailing Moses 's face, both explaining the designed difficulties of the Law, and unfolding it from those thicker shrouds of darkness, wherein humane Tradition,
for unvailing Moses is face, both explaining the designed difficulties of the Law, and unfolding it from those thicker shrouds of darkness, wherein humane Tradition,
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And lastly, For the concurrence sake of the Holy Spirit, which always attends the Gospel to enlighten and direct the understandings, of those that by a modest and conscientious diligence and enquiry, search and labour after saving knowledge.
And lastly, For the concurrence sake of the Holy Spirit, which always attends the Gospel to enlighten and Direct the understandings, of those that by a modest and conscientious diligence and enquiry, search and labour After Saving knowledge.
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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the Eyes to behold the Sun. That to describe Heaven by Vision, intimates it to be a state of exquisite delights, and pleasures;
Truly the Light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the Eyes to behold the Sun. That to describe Heaven by Vision, intimates it to be a state of exquisite delights, and pleasures;
nay they are abstracted from those defects and imperfections, drawn off from those dregs, that (in this life) taint and imbitter the most •ational delights of the wisest and best of men.
nay they Are abstracted from those defects and imperfections, drawn off from those dregs, that (in this life) taint and embitter the most •ational delights of the Wisest and best of men.
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these are ingenuous and heroick pleasures, consisting in the perfection of Wisedom, and Love, and Holiness, those charms and graces of glorified souls, in the vision and inseperable enjoyment of God, their cheifest and most desirable object, in the acquaintance and fellowship of the glorious company of the Apostles, the goodly society of the Prophets, the noble Army of Martyrs,
these Are ingenuous and heroic pleasures, consisting in the perfection of Wisdom, and Love, and Holiness, those charms and graces of glorified Souls, in the vision and inseparable enjoyment of God, their chiefest and most desirable Object, in the acquaintance and fellowship of the glorious company of the Apostles, the goodly society of the prophets, the noble Army of Martyrs,
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These dearest Friends, to meet in the same place, to be concentred in the same happiness, to be link'd together in mutual affections and embraces, never to know sorrow nor discord, nor parting again.
These dearest Friends, to meet in the same place, to be concentred in the same happiness, to be linked together in mutual affections and embraces, never to know sorrow nor discord, nor parting again.
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Those sick and short lived joys that the world affords, are so inconsiderable, that the cost and travail of acquiring them, generally exceed the purchase:
Those sick and short lived Joys that the world affords, Are so inconsiderable, that the cost and travail of acquiring them, generally exceed the purchase:
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and therefore they need not be at the trouble to raise Fortifications against extremity of Weather, to erect Booths and plant gourds to shelter from the heat,
and Therefore they need not be At the trouble to raise Fortifications against extremity of Weather, to erect Booths and plant gourds to shelter from the heat,
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nor to Build, Repair and Alter, to guard the tender sences from the injurious Elements, — quibus sollicitis fervet Respublica curis, for at this rate the world purchase and ensure their Health, and Ease, and Pleasure:
nor too Built, Repair and Altar, to guard the tender Senses from the injurious Elements, — quibus sollicitis fervent Respublica Care, for At this rate the world purchase and ensure their Health, and Ease, and Pleasure:
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But the Blessed are advanced to those calm and pleasant Regions, where none of those Storms and Troubles, none of those straights and extremities, none of those changes and uncertainties, which discompose this lower world, (and so busie the hands and thoughts of men, to prevent or remove them) can make their approaches,
But the Blessed Are advanced to those Cam and pleasant Regions, where none of those Storms and Troubles, none of those straights and extremities, none of those changes and uncertainties, which discompose this lower world, (and so busy the hands and thoughts of men, to prevent or remove them) can make their Approaches,
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What an host of difficulties must they break through e're they can attain them? They must abjure the pleasures of the World, sacrifice their most endeared interests, stem the current of nature, deny the cravings of sence and inclination, repent and mourn, Watch and Pray, conquer Sin and Devils,
What an host of difficulties must they break through ever they can attain them? They must abjure the pleasures of the World, sacrifice their most endeared interests, stem the current of nature, deny the cravings of sense and inclination, Repent and mourn, Watch and Pray, conquer since and Devils,
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and and strictly tie themselves up to the rigorous observance of all the Laws of God (that are so irksome to flesh and blood) before they can tell what Peace of Conscience or Joy in the Holy Ghost mean.
and and strictly tie themselves up to the rigorous observance of all the Laws of God (that Are so irksome to Flesh and blood) before they can tell what Peace of Conscience or Joy in the Holy Ghost mean.
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For those Raptures and Transports, those sudden flashes of Light and Joy, which sometimes possess the minds of bad men, who never paid so dear for them, are but counterfeit and Enthusiastick:
For those Raptures and Transports, those sudden flashes of Light and Joy, which sometime possess the minds of bad men, who never paid so dear for them, Are but counterfeit and Enthusiastic:
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They have no sins to repent of, no headstrong Wills to break and subdue, no wild unruly Passions to tame, no evils, no Temptations to Watch and Pray against, ne voto opus erit, all the difficulties of Religion are there made void and abrogated:
They have no Sins to Repent of, no headstrong Wills to break and subdue, no wild unruly Passion to tame, no evils, no Temptations to Watch and Pray against, ne voto opus erit, all the difficulties of Religion Are there made void and abrogated:
and takes them off from all they owe to Men (making void Relations, and setting Kings and Subjects, Fathers and Children, Masters and Servants, the Rich and Poor, the Aged and the Infant, upon the same level) except the endearing and grateful duties of Love and Union.
and Takes them off from all they owe to Men (making void Relations, and setting Kings and Subject's, Father's and Children, Masters and Servants, the Rich and Poor, the Aged and the Infant, upon the same level) except the endearing and grateful duties of Love and union.
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Oh! How will they bless themselves to reflect, by what narrow escapes, through what hardships and dangers, with what struglings and conflicts, in what Agonies of despair and hope, in what a deluge of sweat and tears, with what bitter cries and strong desires their poor souls at last arrived safe, into the Bosom of their rest and refuge, never to return to know the like again!
Oh! How will they bless themselves to reflect, by what narrow escapes, through what hardships and dangers, with what strugglings and conflicts, in what Agonies of despair and hope, in what a deluge of sweat and tears, with what bitter cries and strong Desires their poor Souls At last arrived safe, into the Bosom of their rest and refuge, never to return to know the like again!
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2 Sam. 23.3, 4. So when Jeroboam wrested the ten Tribes out of the hands of Solomon, God thus promised for Davids sake, Ʋnto his Son will I give one Tribe that David my Servant may have a Light, (i. e.
2 Sam. 23.3, 4. So when Jeroboam wrested the ten Tribes out of the hands of Solomon, God thus promised for Davids sake, Ʋnto his Son will I give one Tribe that David my Servant may have a Light, (i. e.
Those damned Spirits, that plagued and persecuted them in the World, may vex and torment themselves and broyl in the heat of their own disappointed malice,
Those damned Spirits, that plagued and persecuted them in the World, may vex and torment themselves and broil in the heat of their own disappointed malice,
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And then in Heaven, There's an universal peace throughout the Roval Neighbourhood, God is perfectly reconciled to every one of them, and they to one another:
And then in Heaven, There's an universal peace throughout the Royal Neighbourhood, God is perfectly reconciled to every one of them, and they to one Another:
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and are so nearly concerned for each others VVelfare and Honour, and their interests so mingled and combin'd, that no one of them could be happy if any one of them should not be so.
and Are so nearly concerned for each Others VVelfare and Honour, and their interests so mingled and combined, that no one of them could be happy if any one of them should not be so.
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Death ends the great controversie between the Flesh and Spirit, and those affections that would sometimes revolt and lean to the wrong side, shall be perfectly reduc'd and become faithful:
Death ends the great controversy between the Flesh and Spirit, and those affections that would sometime revolt and lean to the wrong side, shall be perfectly reduced and become faithful:
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Oh! Happy is that State with which neither God nor man hath any quarrel, happy that Church where the Head and every Member are inseperably joynted and sinew'd together, by Unity and Concord;
Oh! Happy is that State with which neither God nor man hath any quarrel, happy that Church where the Head and every Member Are inseparably jointed and sinewed together, by Unity and Concord;
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If you can fancy any bliss in these, (and I wish that our experience may teach us of this Nation to understand them all) then conceive how incomparably happy the Saints are;
If you can fancy any bliss in these, (and I wish that our experience may teach us of this nation to understand them all) then conceive how incomparably happy the Saints Are;
3. By Light we may understand Liberty, as it's opposite is taken for restraint, St. Peter, and St. Jude tell us that the laps'd Angels are imprison'd in chains of Darkness till the day of Judgment,
3. By Light we may understand Liberty, as it's opposite is taken for restraint, Saint Peter, and Saint U^de tell us that the lapsed Angels Are imprisoned in chains of Darkness till the day of Judgement,
and to bring them that sit in darkness, out of the Prison house, Isaiah 42.6, 7. Where darkness and Prison-house signifie the same thing, viz. A restraint of Mind, a narrowness of understanding:
and to bring them that fit in darkness, out of the Prison house, Isaiah 42.6, 7. Where darkness and Prison house signify the same thing, viz. A restraint of Mind, a narrowness of understanding:
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as if he had not eye-room, not space enough to look about him, but light is a spacious thing and of a vast extant and therefore a proper Metaphor to express Liberty by.
as if he had not eye-room, not Molle enough to look about him, but Light is a spacious thing and of a vast extant and Therefore a proper Metaphor to express Liberty by.
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and capable of Willing of Thinking, of doing nothing but what is innocent and good, what becomes that sacred place and company, what suits with the Majesty of God (in whose immediate presence they are) and the chast unsully'd purity of their own minds:
and capable of Willing of Thinking, of doing nothing but what is innocent and good, what becomes that sacred place and company, what suits with the Majesty of God (in whose immediate presence they Are) and the chaste unsullied purity of their own minds:
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When we frail Mortals attempt any thing that is good and worthy, what rubs do we meet with? What difficulties lie in our way? What checks do we feel in our natures!
When we frail Mortals attempt any thing that is good and worthy, what rubs do we meet with? What difficulties lie in our Way? What Checks do we feel in our nature's!
That as long as we carry this load of Clay about us, we must expect to find it troublesome and untoward, to every thing that is spiritual and sublime. David proposed well, Psal. 119.32.
That as long as we carry this load of Clay about us, we must expect to find it troublesome and untoward, to every thing that is spiritual and sublime. David proposed well, Psalm 119.32.
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It is not only backward it self to all good motions, but encumbers the mind with a multitude of engagements, brings it into a necessary acquaintance with the VVorld,
It is not only backward it self to all good motions, but encumbers the mind with a multitude of engagements, brings it into a necessary acquaintance with the World,
They have no peevish disatisfi'd Passions to contradict what their Reason proposes, nor such awkard unweildy constitutions as we have, to protract their designs,
They have no peevish disatisfied Passion to contradict what their Reason proposes, nor such awkard unwieldy constitutions as we have, to protract their designs,
But they are free to do every thing that is either their duty or delight (without regret or fear in themselves, without gainsaying and reproof from any other, without defect and imperfection in the Act it self) after the best and most accomplish't manner.
But they Are free to do every thing that is either their duty or delight (without regret or Fear in themselves, without gainsaying and reproof from any other, without defect and imperfection in the Act it self) After the best and most accomplished manner.
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And now are we not asham'd by this time, of what many senceless wretches among us (but Saints if you will take them in their own Language) impudently prophane these glorious names of light and liberty with? The carnal desires of the flesh, the vitious inclinations of corrupt nature, that deserve (and were wont to own) no better a name then Lust, they call Light,
And now Are we not ashamed by this time, of what many senseless wretches among us (but Saints if you will take them in their own Language) impudently profane these glorious names of Light and liberty with? The carnal Desires of the Flesh, the vicious inclinations of corrupt nature, that deserve (and were wont to own) no better a name then Lust, they call Light,
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because they Pimp, and direct them through the paths of darkness to their shameful practices; so shameful that modesty would leave them nameless, and yet they impudently call them Liberty:
Because they Pimp, and Direct them through the paths of darkness to their shameful practices; so shameful that modesty would leave them nameless, and yet they impudently call them Liberty:
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Sin that usher'd Death into this World, shall never gain admittance into the next, the Blessed who have outliv'd it's poison, are now above it's influence, all their former sins are pardon'd and forgotten,
since that ushered Death into this World, shall never gain admittance into the next, the Blessed who have outlived it's poison, Are now above it's influence, all their former Sins Are pardoned and forgotten,
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Nothing can be proposed so tempting as what they enjoy, those glories are so incomparably surpassing, that the subtle Spirit can think of nothing like them.
Nothing can be proposed so tempting as what they enjoy, those Glories Are so incomparably surpassing, that the subtle Spirit can think of nothing like them.
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How unconceivable then shall the joys of that enlightened state be, when the ignobler part of man, the gross and Elementary substance of our Bodies, this sordid lump of corrupt Flesh, which here the soul in time grows weary of,
How unconceivable then shall the Joys of that enlightened state be, when the Ignobler part of man, the gross and Elementary substance of our Bodies, this sordid lump of corrupt Flesh, which Here the soul in time grows weary of,
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The Understanding is the noblest faculty of the Mind: And the infinite improvements, the perfect illumination, the enlargeing and fulfilling the capacities of it;
The Understanding is the Noblest faculty of the Mind: And the infinite improvements, the perfect illumination, the enlarging and fulfilling the capacities of it;
But that you may the better understand the nature of this Beatifick Vision, Consider, 1. What it is that the Saints shall know, And, 2. After what manner.
But that you may the better understand the nature of this Beatific Vision, Consider, 1. What it is that the Saints shall know, And, 2. After what manner.
We may make a general imperfect judgement of what they know, but to give you a distinct account of all that comes within the vast comprehension of their inlightned Thoughts, is a work as much above a man,
We may make a general imperfect judgement of what they know, but to give you a distinct account of all that comes within the vast comprehension of their enlightened Thoughts, is a work as much above a man,
And they whose souls have been taken up to the habitations of the Blessed, with purposes that they might return again, have lost those Visions by the way,
And they whose Souls have been taken up to the habitations of the Blessed, with Purposes that they might return again, have lost those Visions by the Way,
St. Paul who was wrap't up to the Regions of Glory, what a broken account doth he give, of what he there saw and heard? 2 Cor. 12.2. &c. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the Body, I cannot tell;
Saint Paul who was wrapped up to the Regions of Glory, what a broken account does he give, of what he there saw and herd? 2 Cor. 12.2. etc. I knew a man in christ above fourteen Years ago, (whither in the Body, I cannot tell;
and length, and breadth equally twelve thousand Furlongs, and all this to shape and little it to our understandings, to represent it to the esteem of mortals in such a form,
and length, and breadth equally twelve thousand Furlongs, and all this to shape and little it to our understandings, to represent it to the esteem of mortals in such a from,
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while they are bound up in these bundles of Flesh, to consider the amazing glory and lustre of those heavenly Mansions, that incomprehensible Light in which the Saints for ever dwell.
while they Are bound up in these bundles of Flesh, to Consider the amazing glory and lustre of those heavenly Mansions, that incomprehensible Light in which the Saints for ever dwell.
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and make us Covetous and Ambitious, zealously concern'd to know what they know, and to partake of those Blessed sights, which fill their souls with so much Pleasure and Contentment,
and make us Covetous and Ambitious, zealously concerned to know what they know, and to partake of those Blessed sights, which fill their Souls with so much Pleasure and Contentment,
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a knowledge that men are strangely wanting in our Bodies, that we are best acquainted with, have many hidden parts, many unaccountable motions, many occult qualities, that neither we that bear them,
a knowledge that men Are strangely wanting in our Bodies, that we Are best acquainted with, have many hidden parts, many unaccountable motions, many occult qualities, that neither we that bear them,
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that it is an immortal being, it hath owned it self to some Philosophers that have examin'd it, to which truth the Word of God hath given more infallible Testimony.
that it is an immortal being, it hath owned it self to Some Philosophers that have examined it, to which truth the Word of God hath given more infallible Testimony.
I shall only instance in such things wherein much of their felicity consists, and not in that thred-bare knowledge (if there be any such in Heaven) which is only curious and speculative.
I shall only instance in such things wherein much of their felicity consists, and not in that threadbare knowledge (if there be any such in Heaven) which is only curious and speculative.
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We should not prostitute our souls to every base lust, that courts and importunes us; nor sell them at such an under rate as the vanities of the world.
We should not prostitute our Souls to every base lust, that Courts and importunes us; nor fell them At such an under rate as the vanities of the world.
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We should live more like men, and reason would show it self in all our actions, we should pursue greater and nobler ends, set our thoughts upon better objects,
We should live more like men, and reason would show it self in all our actions, we should pursue greater and Nobler ends, Set our thoughts upon better objects,
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like unto the Angels in perfection, that they are right noble creatures, whose honour is not titular but real, not nominal but personal and essential? That they are rich in the admirable indowments of their minds and Bodies:
like unto the Angels in perfection, that they Are right noble creatures, whose honour is not titular but real, not nominal but personal and essential? That they Are rich in the admirable endowments of their minds and Bodies:
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That they are capable, of partaking of such a happiness as God do's, and of living like him, in a word, that they are such precious beings as are worthy to be the darlings of God, the Joy of of Angels,
That they Are capable, of partaking of such a happiness as God do's, and of living like him, in a word, that they Are such precious beings as Are worthy to be the darlings of God, the Joy of of Angels,
But happiness meets and embraces, and entertains them at their very entrance into heaven, from which moment their acquaintance commences and continues for ever:
But happiness meets and embraces, and entertains them At their very Entrance into heaven, from which moment their acquaintance commences and continues for ever:
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They are not like those repining, discontented wretches that are in a good condition (better then they deserve) and yet are insensible of it, and unthankful for it;
They Are not like those repining, discontented wretches that Are in a good condition (better then they deserve) and yet Are insensible of it, and unthankful for it;
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That they should see Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and what is there in reason that should hinder it? Why may not Abraham and Isaac (once so nearly related) be again acquainted,
That they should see Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, and what is there in reason that should hinder it? Why may not Abraham and Isaac (once so nearly related) be again acquainted,
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and entertain themselves with gladsome relations, of what they did, and what they suffer'd together? Why may not Friends, that lived like brethren in the Lord, that help't forward each others Salvation, whose souls were mutually dear, who were wont to pray,
and entertain themselves with gladsome relations, of what they did, and what they suffered together? Why may not Friends, that lived like brothers in the Lord, that helped forward each Others Salvation, whose Souls were mutually dear, who were wont to pray,
why I say, may not they embrace and return each other thanks for those Friendly and Christian Offices? Holy David chear'd up his thoughts after the death of his Child with this Meditation, I shall go to him,
why I say, may not they embrace and return each other thanks for those Friendly and Christian Offices? Holy David cheered up his thoughts After the death of his Child with this Meditation, I shall go to him,
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And that's the next thing I am going to say, That the Saints shall be acquainted with each others Thoughts, the secrets of all hearts shall be revealed,
And that's the next thing I am going to say, That the Saints shall be acquainted with each Others Thoughts, the secrets of all hearts shall be revealed,
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There shall be no subtile reservation, no laying of heads together, no packing of thoughts, no clubbing and combining amongst a few, to provoke the jealousie of all the rest;
There shall be no subtle reservation, no laying of Heads together, no packing of thoughts, no clubbing and combining among a few, to provoke the jealousy of all the rest;
Now none but such ingenuous Minds as understand the sacred Charms of trusty Friendship, the Foundation whereof is laid in Vertue and Goodness, are able to conceive, what a wonderful ravishment and comfort it is,
Now none but such ingenuous Minds as understand the sacred Charms of trusty Friendship, the Foundation whereof is laid in Virtue and goodness, Are able to conceive, what a wondered ravishment and Comfort it is,
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The great problem of the Trinity, the eternal generation of the Son of God, and the procession of the Holy Spirit, such Paradoxes as reason can never unriddle, they are abundantly satisfied in.
The great problem of the Trinity, the Eternal generation of the Son of God, and the procession of the Holy Spirit, such Paradoxes as reason can never unriddle, they Are abundantly satisfied in.
Those unsoundable depths which turn the Brain and make some Atheists, and others Mad to look into, they are made infinitely happy and wise in the discovery of.
Those unsoundable depths which turn the Brain and make Some Atheists, and Others Mad to look into, they Are made infinitely happy and wise in the discovery of.
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Did you ever see any thing that pleased you? Did you ever consider any thing that delighted you? Did you ever know any thing that you were glad to know? Or had you ever any rude conceptions of any good thing above your understanding that you desired to know more of!
Did you ever see any thing that pleased you? Did you ever Consider any thing that delighted you? Did you ever know any thing that you were glad to know? Or had you ever any rude conceptions of any good thing above your understanding that you desired to know more of!
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The Eye shall be satisfied with seeing, the Contemplation ravish'd with considering, and the unsatiable thirst of the soul after Knowledge, shall be gratified in the highest and most unsearchable curiosities.
The Eye shall be satisfied with seeing, the Contemplation ravished with considering, and the unsatiable thirst of the soul After Knowledge, shall be gratified in the highest and most unsearchable curiosities.
but the glorious attributes of his Goodness and Mercy, of his Love and Tenderness, of his Bounty and Good VVill, shall ever shine upon us in the greatest manifestations.
but the glorious attributes of his goodness and Mercy, of his Love and Tenderness, of his Bounty and Good VVill, shall ever shine upon us in the greatest manifestations.
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God and his Saints have but one will, and whatsoever pleases God is legibly written in their own understanding, which must needs greatly contribute to their happiness,
God and his Saints have but one will, and whatsoever Pleases God is legibly written in their own understanding, which must needs greatly contribute to their happiness,
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Nay such a mighty force hath the will of God upon theirs, and so strongly are they bent unto all that is good, that they could not be happy if they did it not.
Nay such a mighty force hath the will of God upon theirs, and so strongly Are they bent unto all that is good, that they could not be happy if they did it not.
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No Holy and Good man, that now groans under the weight of Gods Judgements and knows not why (for when he examines his life with Job, he perhaps can find no notorious instances of Guilt, to provoke God thus to express his Vengeance and Indignation against him,) but when he comes to heaven he shall be straight in the Light,
No Holy and Good man, that now groans under the weight of God's Judgments and knows not why (for when he examines his life with Job, he perhaps can find no notorious instances of Gilded, to provoke God thus to express his Vengeance and Indignation against him,) but when he comes to heaven he shall be straight in the Light,
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Then all those thwart and uneven Providences, that Reason is confounded, and that Faith staggers at, shall entertain the contemplation of the Saints with singular delight.
Then all those thwart and uneven Providences, that Reason is confounded, and that Faith staggers At, shall entertain the contemplation of the Saints with singular delight.
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They will see how God hath traced the Souls of men through a thousand turnings, and by crossing their purposes endeavour'd to chase them from their evil haunts and customs,
They will see how God hath traced the Souls of men through a thousand turnings, and by crossing their Purposes endeavoured to chase them from their evil haunts and customs,
With what holy artifice and stratagem he hath managed the welfare of his Church, and what variety of methods he hath taken to secure both her Religion and Peace:
With what holy artifice and stratagem he hath managed the welfare of his Church, and what variety of methods he hath taken to secure both her Religion and Peace:
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This is a sweet Theme for Saints to compose their thanksgiving Songs upon, and to praise God for the wonders that he doth for the Children of men. Lastly;
This is a sweet Theme for Saints to compose their thanksgiving Songs upon, and to praise God for the wonders that he does for the Children of men. Lastly;
They shall fully understand the nature of the Eternal Covenant between God and Man, and the purposes of the Almighty in the Salvation or Condemnation of Sinners.
They shall Fully understand the nature of the Eternal Covenant between God and Man, and the Purposes of the Almighty in the Salvation or Condemnation of Sinners.
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and nothing shall have past between God and us, but we shall be satisfied (howsoever we disputed the matter in the world) that God was in the right, Let him be true and every man a Lyar.
and nothing shall have passed between God and us, but we shall be satisfied (howsoever we disputed the matter in the world) that God was in the right, Let him be true and every man a Lyar.
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I proceed to shew the manner how this knowledge is convey'd into their minds, and unto what degrees of understanding it raises them, to both which I can only answer Negatively.
I proceed to show the manner how this knowledge is conveyed into their minds, and unto what Degrees of understanding it raises them, to both which I can only answer Negatively.
There's no Temple in the new Jerusalem, for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb are the Temple of it, Rev. 21.22. They need neither Prayer nor Preaching, neither Offering nor Receiving:
There's no Temple in the new Jerusalem, for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb Are the Temple of it, Rev. 21.22. They need neither Prayer nor Preaching, neither Offering nor Receiving:
4. We shall know him certainly without haesitancy or dubitation, we shall not scruple and quaere as John 's Disciples did, Art thou he, or look we for another? But we shall be as bold and positive as the convicted Apostle,
4. We shall know him Certainly without Hesitancy or dubitation, we shall not scruple and quaere as John is Disciples did, Art thou he, or look we for Another? But we shall be as bold and positive as the convicted Apostle,
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Methinks this should be a motive of that importance, that it should engage all our Desires, all our Studies, all our Endeavours, in the pursuit of it, That we should be so concern'd,
Methinks this should be a motive of that importance, that it should engage all our Desires, all our Studies, all our Endeavours, in the pursuit of it, That we should be so concerned,
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so busi'd and taken up about it, that we should have no leasure to consider the addresses of importunate Temptations, much less any stomach to be prevail'd with by them.
so busied and taken up about it, that we should have no leisure to Consider the Addresses of importunate Temptations, much less any stomach to be prevailed with by them.
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and think it a great debasement to his reason, to give it any place in his thoughts and affections, that dross and Dung should ever defile that mind, that was made for the contemplation of Heaven now,
and think it a great debasement to his reason, to give it any place in his thoughts and affections, that dross and Dung should ever defile that mind, that was made for the contemplation of Heaven now,
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How would it daunt and shame the wanton dalliances of the flesh, and make it blush at all fond, unclean proposals, to object against it the Ravishing,
How would it daunt and shame the wanton dalliances of the Flesh, and make it blush At all found, unclean proposals, to Object against it the Ravishing,
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One serious thought thereof, would confront and baffle the Pleasures and Allurements of sence, and cause the most confident Temptation disgracefully to slink away and vanish.
One serious Thought thereof, would confront and baffle the Pleasures and Allurements of sense, and cause the most confident Temptation disgracefully to slink away and vanish.
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To what purpose should we puzzle and distract our selves and others with vain disputes about things above us? 'Tis a dangerous thing to meddle with sacred matters we do not understand, we sin in the very presumption, we may for ought we know commit a second sin in being mistaken and beleiving a lie,
To what purpose should we puzzle and distract our selves and Others with vain disputes about things above us? It's a dangerous thing to meddle with sacred matters we do not understand, we sin in the very presumption, we may for ought we know commit a second since in being mistaken and believing a lie,
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Let God alone with his Decrees, &c. And let us mind our own duty, see what part we have in the Covenant, let that be our Study to know and our business to perform.
Let God alone with his Decrees, etc. And let us mind our own duty, see what part we have in the Covenant, let that be our Study to know and our business to perform.
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Then all accounts between God and us shall be audited and made even, and these Providences that appear so perplext and disproportionate, shall be evidently made out both to our wonder and fatisfaction.
Then all accounts between God and us shall be audited and made even, and these Providences that appear so perplexed and disproportionate, shall be evidently made out both to our wonder and fatisfaction.
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So that a man shall say, (what a happy experience shall infallibly teach him) Verily, There is a Reward for the Righteous, Verily he is a God that Judgeth in the Earth.
So that a man shall say, (what a happy experience shall infallibly teach him) Verily, There is a Reward for the Righteous, Verily he is a God that Judgeth in the Earth.
