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But as clearer evidence than all this, I demand further, How did Adam know Eve upon the first sight? (even before God spake a word who she was, or whence she came;) And did he own her as bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh? Will ye say it was by divine instinct and revelation? ⟨p. 13⟩Grant then but so much in this case and it shall suffice; especially the rather, because this solution of the difficulty will take in the case of elect infants dying before their form and figure can well be discerned (possibly stillborn) surely a distinct knowledge who they are when glorified, will be no small joy to the elect parents, to consider that free grace made them the happy vessels to help to people Heaven with such Inhabitants: We may not presume to speak definitively in cases not clearly stated by the holy Scriptures, but this we may with safety and modesty conclude, that if such a mutual knowledge of godly relations in heaven, may contribute any glory to God, and any addition to the joy of the Saints, the absolute perfection of the glorified estate, will not permit any doubt about this matter; surely if our natural affections of love, and delight, and joy be not extinguished in heaven, but perfected, it cannot but add to the elect Mothers joy, to see her elect Infant now adult in glory; and so for other nearest relations, will it not be some accent to their hallelujahs to say, This was my precious y•ak-fellow, this my holy parent, this my gracious brother, kinsman, friend, with whom I had sweet communion on earth in holy duties? We went to the House of God as friends, &c. Especially when it may be added, whom God made Instrumental to the pulling me out of the infernal lake, (where the Devil and his Angels are tormented for ever) and for the bringing of me into this place of rest and glory? Thanks be to God for ever and ever,

But as clearer evidence than all this, I demand further, How did Adam know Eve upon the first sight? (even before God spake a word who she was, or whence she came;) And did he own her as bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh? Will ye say it was by divine instinct and revelation? ⟨p. 13⟩Grant then but so much in this case and it shall suffice; especially the rather, because this solution of the difficulty will take in the case of elect infants dying before their form and figure can well be discerned (possibly stilborn) surely a distinct knowledge who they are when glorified, will be no small joy to the elect parents, to consider that free grace made them the happy vessels to help to people Heaven with such Inhabitants: We may not presume to speak definitively in cases not clearly stated by the holy Scriptures, but this we may with safety and modesty conclude, that if such a mutual knowledge of godly relations in heaven, may contribute any glory to God, and any addition to the joy of the Saints, the absolute perfection of the glorified estate, will not permit any doubt about this matter; surely if our natural affections of love, and delight, and joy be not extinguished in heaven, but perfected, it cannot but add to the elect Mothers joy, to see her elect Infant now adult in glory; and so for other nearest relations, will it not be some accent to their hallelujahs to say, This was my precious yak-fellow, this my holy parent, this my gracious brother, kinsman, friend, with whom I had sweet communion on earth in holy duties? We went to the House of God as friends, &c. Especially when it may be added, whom God made Instrumental to the pulling me out of the infernal lake, (where the Devil and his Angels are tormented for ever) and for the bringing of me into this place of rest and glory? Thanks be to God for ever and ever,