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…

4. THE way on our part whereby we shall receive these Communications from God by Christ, which are the eternal Springs of Life, Peace, Joy and Blessedness, is this Vision, the Sight whereof we speak. For as it is expressly assigned thereunto in the Scripture; so whereas it contains the perfect Operation of our Minds and Souls in a perfect State, on the most perfect Object, it is the only means of our Blessedness. And this is the true Cause whence there neither is, nor can be any Satiety or weariness in Heaven, in the eternal Contemplation of the same glory. For not only the Object of our sight is absolutely infinite, which can never be searched into the bottom; yea, is perpetually new unto a finite understanding; so our subjective Blessedness consisting in continual fresh Communications from the infinite Fullness of the Divine Nature, derived unto us through Vision, is always new, and always will be so to Eternity. Herein shall all the Saints of God drink of the Rivers of Pleasure that are at his Right Hand, be satisfied with his Likeness, and refresh themselves in the eternal Springs of Life, Light and Joy for evermore.

4. THE way on our part whereby we shall receive these Communications from God by Christ, which are the eternal Springs of Life, Peace, Joy and Blessedness, is this Vision, the Sight whereof we speak. For as it is expresly assigned thereunto in the Scripture; so whereas it contains the perfect Operation of our Minds and Souls in a perfect State, on the most perfect Object, it is the only means of our Blessedness. And this is the true Cause whence there neither is, nor can be any Satiety or weariness in Heaven, in the eternal Contemplation of the same glory. For not only the Object of our sight is absolutely infinite, which can never be searched into the bottom; yea, is perpetually new unto a finite understanding; so our subjective Blessedness consisting in continual fresh Communications from the infinite Fulness of the Divine Nature, derived unto us through Vision, is always new, and always will be so to Eternity. Herein shall all the Saints of God drink of the Rivers of Pleasure that are at his Right Hand, be satisfied with his Likeness, and refresh themselves in the eternal Springs of Life, Light and Joy for evermore.

THIS effect that View which we have by Faith of the glory of Christ in this World, doth not produce. It is Sanctifying, not Glorifying. The best of Saints are far