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Fourthly, to have communion with them, when we shall know one another perfectly: It is an opinion ¹of Thomas, as you heard, That the bodies of the Saints shall be so transparent, that they shall be able to see through one another's bodies, as through a glass: Howsoever that be, yet the souls of one another, and the graces, and goodness of one another, shall be fully made known to one another: If now we did converse with a company of people, that we knew certainly had all true grace, and were all elected from all eternity, what an admirable comfort would this be? our communion is comfortable, because we have some hopes of their election, and we see some signs of grace; but if we were certain of this, if God should speak from Heaven concerning the poorest member of a Church, and say, This man, or woman, is the man or woman that I have had thoughts upon from all eternity, and have elected to everlasting glory; would we not prize such a one, and rejoice to have such a one in our families and houses? Now when we come to Heaven, we shall certainly know every one was elected from all eternity, and so shall live with us to eternity; we shall never have any fears or suspicions of them, lest they should be hypocrites, as there are fears and suspicions given of one another now.

Fourthly, to have communion with them, when we shall know one another perfectly: It is an opinion ¹of Thomas, as you heard, That the bodies of the Saints shall be so transparent, that they shall be able to see through one anothers bodies, as through a glass: Howsoever that be, yet the souls of one another, and the graces, and goodness of one another, shall be fully made known to one another: If now we did converse with a company of people, that we knew certainly had all true grace, and were all elected from all eternity, what an admirable comfort would this be? our communion is comfortable, because we have some hopes of their election, and we see some signs of grace; but if we were certain of this, if God should speak from Heaven concerning the poorest member of a Church, and say, This man, or woman, is the man or woman that I have had thoughts upon from all eternity, and have elected to everlasting glory; would we not prize such a one, and rejoyce to have such a one in our families and houses? Now when we come to Heaven, we shall certainly know every one was elected from all eternity, and so shall live with us to eternity; we shall never have any fears or suspitions of them, lest they should be hypocrites, as there are fears and suspitions given of one another now.