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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
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But this is not all that is here meant, there is 3ly a higher discovery, and that is in heaven▪ that that is revealed here, is but in part. and thereupon if we believe, we believe but in part, and we love but in part, If our knowledge, which is the ground of all other graces and affections, ⟨p. 22⟩be imperfect, all that follows must needs be imperfect also. Therefore St. John saith,1 We know that we are the Sons of God, but it appears not what we shall be. What we shall be in heaven it doth not appear now; there must be a further revelation, and that will be hereafter, when our souls shall be united together with our bodies: and then indeed our eyes shall see, our ears hear, and hearts shall conceive those things that while we are here in the womb of the Church, we neither can see nor hear, nor understand, more than the child in the womb of the mother can conceive the excellencies in this civill life. Thus we see ⟨p. 23⟩these truths a little more unfolded. I will now add somewhat to make use of what hath been spoken.
But this is not all that is here meant, there is 3ly a higher discovery, and that is in heaven▪ that that is revealed here, is but in part. and thereupon if wee believe, wee believe but in part, and wee love but in part, If our knowledge, which is the ground of all other graces and affections, ⟨p. 22⟩be imperfect, all that followes must needs bee imperfect also. Therefore St. Iohn sayth,1 We know that wee are the Sonnes of God, but it appeares not what we shall bee. What we shall be in heaven it doth not appeare now; there must bee a further revelation, and that will bee hereafter, when our soules shall bee united together with our bodies: and then indeed our eyes shall see, our ears heare, and hearts shall conceive those things that while wee are here in the wombe of the Church, wee neither can see nor heare, nor understand, more than the childe in the wombe of the mother can conceive the excellencies in this civill life. Thus we see