The Fountain of Life Opened

Inference 1.

¹Is this so great an honour to Christ, to sit enthroned at Gods right hand? What honour then is reserved in Heaven for those that are faithful to Christ now on the earth! Christ prayed, and his prayer was heard, Joh. 17.24. That we may be with him, to behold the glory that God hath given him; and what heart can conceive the felicity of such a sight? it made Stephens face shine as the face of an Angel, when he had but a glimpse of Christ at his Fathers right hand. Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty, Isai. 33.17. which respected Hezekiah in the Type, Christ in the truth. But, this is not all, though this be much, to be spectators of Christ in his Throne of glory: we shall not only see him in his Throne, but also sit with him enthroned in glory. To behold him is much, but to sit with him is more. I remember it was the saying of a heavenly Christian, now with Christ, I would far rather look but through the hole of Christs door, to see but the one half of his fairest and most comely face, [for he looks like Heaven] suppose I should never win in, to see his excellency and glory to the full; than to enjoy the flower, the bloom and chiefest excellency of the glory and riches of ten worlds. And you know how the Queen of the South fainted at the sight of Solomon in his glory. But this sight you shall have of Christ, will change you into his likeness. We shall be like him, (saith the Apostle) for we shall see him as he is, 1 Joh. 3.2. He will place ⟨p. 583⟩us as it were in his own throne with him. So runs the promise,