The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain itThe soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it

'Tis the peculiar honour of the Gospel that by it Life and Immortality are brought to Light. 'Twas not wholly concealed from Men that only saw the Creator in his visible Works. 'Twas more fully discovered by the Law; but with incomparable more Clearness by the Gospel. The Nature of it is now revealed: 'Tis a pure and holy Felicity in everlasting Communion with the blessed God. The subject of it is the entire Man; for this End the Body shall be awakened out of its dead sleep and quickened to an Immortal Life. The place is the highest Heavens, framed by the Divine Hand for the seat of his Majesty, the Kingdom of his Love, wherein the glorious Communications of himself are to his Favourites. The causes of it are the infinite Mercy of God, and the meritorious Obedience of his Son in Man's Nature. The Means whereby 'tis obtained are a lively purifying Faith that unites us to Christ, and entitles us to an Inheritance purchased by his most precious Blood. And to confirm ⟨p. 23⟩our Hopes of this Supernatural Happiness. Our Saviour exhibited a perfect example of this in himself, rising from the Grave, crowned with Immortality, and in the presence of his Apostles ascending to Heaven, where he sits at the right Hand of God; the Head of the Church, from whom Glory will descend to his Members.

'TIs the peculiar honour of the Gospel that by it Life and Immortality are brought to Light. 'Twas not wholly concealed from Men that only saw the Creator in his visible Works. 'Twas more fully discovered by the Law; but with incomparable more Clearness by the Gospel. The Nature of it is now revealed: 'Tis a pure and holy Felicity in everlasting Communion with the blessed God. The subject of it is the intire Man; for this End the Body shall be awakened out of its dead sleep and quickned to an Immortal Life. The place is the highest Heavens, fram'd by the Divine Hand for the seat of his Majesty, the Kingdom of his Love, wherein the glorious Communications of himself are to his Favourites. The causes of it are the infinite Mercy of God, and the meritorious Obedience of his Son in Man's Nature. The Means whereby 'tis obtained are a lively purifying Faith that unites us to Christ, and entitles us to an Inheritance purchased by his most precious Blood. And to confirm ⟨p. 23⟩our Hopes of this Supernatural Happiness. Our Saviour exhibited a perfect example of this in himself, rising from the Grave, crown'd with Immortality, and in the presence of his Apostles ascending to Heaven, where he sits at the right Hand of God; the Head of the Church, from whom Glory will descend to his Members.