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The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon…
The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon at the funerals of Mistress Jane Blackwell, wife of Master Elidad Blackwell, pastor of Andrew Undershaft, London / by Tho. Manton.The blessed estate of them that die in the Lord opened in a sermon at the funerals of Mistres Jane Blackwel, wife of Master Elidad Blackwel, pastor of Andrew Undershaft, London / by Tho. Manton.
London: printed for Robert Gibbs, 1656
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3 Complete union with God and fruition of God. See 2 Cor. 5.6. Phil. 1.93. Here we are united by Faith; but that is nothing to sight and immediate tuition; we lay hold upon Christ, but have not such an absolute possession of him; he is a head that gives out himself not by necessity, but choice and pleasure; therefore our communion with him is not so high and sweet as then: The iron that lieth long in the fire seems to be changed into the nature of it; we are then more conformed and changed into the likeness of Christ: All the comforts that we have in this life, we enjoy in Gods absence, and by the Ministry of the creatures; now the creatures are not vessels capacious enough to convey so much of God ⟨p. 22⟩to us, as we shall receive when he is all in all immediately. 1 Cor. 15.24. There is no Temple, nor Ordinances; but God is instead of all without means or the intervention of such supplies; we feed among the Lilies; but it is but till the day break and the shadows fly away.
3 Compleat union with God and fruition of God. See 2 Cor. 5.6. Phil. 1.93. Here we are united by Faith; but that is nothing to sight and immediate tuition; we lay hold upon Christ, but have not such an absolute possession of him; he is a head that gives out himself not by necessity, but choice and pleasure; therefore our communion with him is not so high and sweet as then: The iron that lyeth long in the fire seems to be changed into the nature of it; we are then more conformed and changed into the likeness of Christ: All the comforts that we have in this life, we injoy in Gods absence, and by the Ministry of the creatures; now the creatures are not vessels capacious enough to convey so much of God ⟨p. 22⟩to us, as we shall receive when he is all in all immediately. 1 Cor. 15.24. There is no Temple, nor Ordinances; but God is instead of all without means or the intervention of such supplies; we feed among the Lillyes; but it is but till the day break and the shadows flye away.