Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

Lastly, this Sabbath is to be kept in our Fathers house: we shall not sing the songs of Zion in a strange Land, but in our Fathers house. Those godly persons in the times of the Maccabees, accounted themselves happy, that they might worship and serve God though in the Dens, and Caves of the Earth; it will be more happiness to serve God in Heaven, and in our Fathers House. I remember I read of one ⟨p. 597⟩Marcellus a godly man, being cast into a stinking place, he did make that his Temple to God, and perfumed it with his prayers, and after the Christians built a Temple in that place; and so we may make a filthy dungeon a Temple; but if it be comfortable to be exercised in holy duties in the most filthy and vile places, much more comfortable shall it be when we come to Heaven, in our Fathers house. In Rev. 15. we read of those that sung the song of Moses, they stood upon the sea of glass mingled with fire; to sing the song of Moses, though it be upon the sea of glass, this uncertain life of ours full of trouble, it is comfortable, but to sing it in our Fathers house, will be comfortable indeed; though we do meet with troubles here, yet if we can enjoy the Sabbath, we comfort our selves, but we shall have a better Sabbath then these, even a perpetual Sabbath in our Fathers house; put these together, and you shall see what this perpetual Sabbath is that Gods people shall have ¹in heaven. Now put all together that we have said negatively, comparatively and positively, the perfection of their natures, their bodies, and souls, and whole persons; their glory at the day of judgement, their possession of heaven, their having God to be their portion, their communion with Christ, their communion with the Angels and Saints, and this perpetual Sabbath that they shall keep, and do but apprehend what infinite joy must flow from all these; these are as the several streams of this Paradise of God. In Gen. 2. we read of Paradise that God made for Adam, and there were four streams that were to water it; this Paradise of Heaven have these seven streams to water it, to make the Saints happy; do ⟨p. 598⟩but consider what infinite joy must flow from all these put together; every one does cause joy, but put