Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…

2. AGAIN, a new light, the light of Glory shall be implanted in them. There is a Light in Nature, which is the Power of a Man to discern the things of Man. An Ability to know, perceive and judge of things natural. It is that Spirit of a Man which is the Candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly, Prov. 20. 27.

BUT by the light hereof no man can discern spiritual things in a due manner, as the Apostle declares, 1 Cor. 2. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Wherefore God gives a superior, a supernatural Light, the Light of Faith and Grace, unto them whom he effectually calls unto the knowledge of himself by Jesus Christ. He shines into their hearts to give them the knowledge of his Glory in the face of his dear Son. Howbeit this new Light doth not abolish, blot out, or render useless the other Light of Nature, as the Sun when it riseth extinguisheth the Light of the ⟨p. 151⟩Stars: But it directs it, and rectifies it, as unto its principle, object and end. Yet is it in its self, a Light quite of another Nature. But he who hath only the former Light, can understand nothing of it, because he hath no Taste or Experience of its Power and Operations. He may talk of it, and make Enquiries about it, but he knows it not.

NOW we have received this Light of Faith and Grace, whereby we discern spiritual things, and behold the glory of Christ in the Imperfect manner before described. But in Heaven there shall be a superadded light of Glory, which shall make the Mind it self shine as the Firmament, Dan. 12. 3