The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in…

Now in Heaven our Union with God is more near and noble, more intimate and influential, more inseparable and eternal. 'Tis observable in natural Causalties, that what is of a more refined and purer Nature, is more active and penetrating, and more closely unites with other things, than what is more gross and material. Light, ⟨p. 308⟩which is the purest Quality in the World, actuates all Colours, and makes them visible, and actuates the Eye, and conveys the lively Image of the Object with shining Evidence into it. The Sun shoots its invisible Virtue into the deepest Mines. Fire is more subtle and pure than Water, and will pierce into solid Metals, which the Water cannot soak into. The glowing Iron seems to be all Fire. Now God is the purest Spirit, and of infinite energy, and can unite himself to our Spirits, more intimately than the closest Union between any Creatures in the World. He unites himself to the Understanding by an immediate irradiation, and discovery of his glorious Excellencies. In thy Light, saith the Psalmist, we shall see Light. He unites himself to the Will, by the infusion of his Love, and by that, drawing forth our Love to him. This Union is complete in Heaven, and most communicative of the Divine Influences to the Saints, and consequently their conformity and fruition of God, is in the highest degrees that created Spirits are capable of. This is the most desirable and perfect State of reasonable Creatures; for God ⟨p. 309⟩is the ever-flowing Fountain of Felicity, the only stable Centre of the Soul, wherein it reposes it self for ever. Accordingly the Psalmist speaks, Return to thy Rest, O my Soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Now in Heaven our Union with God is more near and noble, more intimate and influential, more inseparable and eternal. 'Tis observable in natural Causalties, that what is of a more refin'd and purer Nature, is more active and penetrating, and more closely unites with other things, than what is more gross and material. Light, ⟨p. 308⟩which is the purest Quality in the World, actuates all Colours, and makes them visible, and actuates the Eye, and conveys the lively Image of the Object with shining Evidence into it. The Sun shoots its invisible Virtue into the deepest Mines. Fire is more subtile and pure than Water, and will pierce into solid Metals, which the Water cannot soak into. The glowing Iron seems to be all Fire. Now God is the purest Spirit, and of infinite energy, and can unite himself to our Spirits, more intimately than the closest Union between any Creatures in the World. He unites himself to the Understanding by an immediate irradiation, and discovery of his glorious Excellencies. In thy Light, saith the Psalmist, we shall see Light. He unites himself to the Will, by the infusion of his Love, and by that, drawing forth our Love to him. This Union is compleat in Heaven, and most communicative of the Divine Influences to the Saints, and consequently their conformity and fruition of God, is in the highest degrees that created Spirits are capable of. This is the most desireable and perfect State of reasonable Creatures; for God