A29368:159
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference…
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridge ...The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridg ...
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1671
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Thirdly, You shall not only be freed from these troubles, but you shall also be brought into a possession, into an inheritance that is incorruptible, that fadeth not away; where you shall enjoy the company of Saints and Angels, and that without suspicion, or jealousy one of another: here you have the company of Saints, but either you suspect them or they you, either they are jealous of you or you of them; but Heaven knows no suspicions, no jealousies; Saints live there without suspicions.
Thirdly, You shall not only be freed from these troubles, but you shall also be brought into a possession, into an inheritance that is incorruptible, that fadeth not away; where you shall enjoy the company of Saints and Angels, and that without suspicion, or jealousie one of another: here you have the company of Saints, but either you suspect them or they you, either they are jealous of you or you of them; but Heaven knows no suspicions, no jealousies; Saints live there without suspicions.
Fourthly, If you go to Heaven and be saved, you shall then be filled with glory: if you have but a little taste of glory here you are ready to break under it, under a little glory; but the time will come, when you shall be filled with glory, and your hearts shall bear up under it, your bodies shall be changed; your vile bodies shall be changed, and made like unto Christs glorious body; you shall be filled with glory, soul and body both. Yea,
Fifthly, If you be saved, your graces shall be always in Act, always in exercise; your understandings shall be fully enlightened, ⟨p. 61⟩your difficulties shall be renewed, and you shall see them all little and easy unto you, and your wills, hearts and affections shall be drawn out to God, with infinite satisfaction and infinite delight; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness,