Two discourses I. of the punishment of sin in hell, demonstrating the wrath of…

And to be sure it cannot be that extraordinary way of entrance into Glory, by such a sudden Change, both of Soul and Body into Glory at once, without dissolution, should be the self-same thing here aimed at. For it was not the Lot of any of those Primitive Christians, of whom the Holy-Ghost here speaks this, [He hath wrought us for this thing,] that they should ⟨p. 267⟩be in that manner changed, and so enter into Glory: but the contrary. For they all, and all Saints since for these 1600 years, have put off their Tabernacles by Death, as Peter did, and speaks of himself, 2 Pet. 1. 14. and therefore the Scripture (or Holy Ghost) foreseeing, as the Phrase is, Gal. 3. 8. this change would be their fate, would not have uttered this of them, [God hath wrought us for this] whom he knew God had not designed thereunto.

Neither is it that those groaning desires, spoken of in the foregoing verses, 2, 3, 4. is [that self-same thing] here (as some would) for indeed as Musculus well: If the Apostle had said, He that hath wrought this thing in us, &c. that Expression might have carried it to such a Sense: But he saith, He that wrought us for the self-same thing: And so 'tis not that desire of Glory in us is spoken of: But us, our selves and Souls as wrought for that Glory.

If it be asked, what is the special proper scope of these words, as touching this Glory of the Soul? The answer in general, It is to give the rational part of this Point, or demonstrative Reasons to evidence to Believers, That indeed God hath ⟨p. 268⟩