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A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast
A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...A glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...
London: printed by E. G. for John Rothwell, 1638London: printed by E. G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1638
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Therefore let us make use of our understandings in laying things together, and make use of Gods discovery of the state of Christianity, the excellencies of religion. Why doth God reveal these things in the word? that we should oft meditate of them, and study them, that we may be heavenly minded: for there are none that come to heaven, but they must have a taste of these before hand; there are none ever enjoy ⟨p. 109⟩them in perfection; when the day of revelation shall come (the Gospel now is the time of revelation, but) the day of revelation is the time of judgement, then we shall we be revealed what we are. But in the mean time there is a revelation by the spirit in some beginnings of these things, or else we shall never come to have the perfection of them in heaven. If we know not what peace, and joy, and comfort, and the communion of the Saints, and the change of nature is here in sanctification, we shall never know in heaven the fulfilling of it.
Therefore let us make use of our understandings in laying things together, and make use of Gods discovery of the state of Christianitie, the excellencies of religion. Why doth God reveale these things in the word? that wee should oft meditate of them, and study them, that we may bee heavenly minded: for there are none that come to heaven, but they must have a taste of these before hand; there are none ever enjoy ⟨p. 109⟩them in perfection; when the day of revelation shall come (the Gospell now is the time of revelation, but) the day of revelation is the time of judgement, then we shall wee be revealed what we are. But in the meane time there is a revelation by the spirit in some beginnings of these things, or else we shall never come to have the perfection of them in heaven. If wee know not what peace, and joy, and comfort, and the communion of the Saints, and the change of nature is here in sanctification, wee shall never know in heaven the fulfilling of it.