Fourthly, consider the glory of the company and fellowship you shall have here; 1. Angels, Heb. 12.23, 24. they will love you and comfort you, and rejoice with you, and speak of the great things the Lord hath done for you, as they did on earth to the Shepherds, Luk. 2.10. Be not afraid, said the Angel, Mat. 28.5. I know ye seek Jesus: So will they say then, be ever comforted you blessed servants of the Lord, for we know you are loved of the Lord Jesus. 2. Saints, you shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of God, be taken into the bosom of Abraham, into the bosoms of all the children of Abraham, and there we shall speak with them of the Lords wonders, of his Christ and Kingdom, Psal. 145.11. and every sentence and word shall be milk and honey, sweeter then thy life now can be unto thee; we shall know, and love, and honour one another exceedingly. 3. The man Christ Jesus, when Mary cla•pt about him, 1 Joh. 20.17. Let me alone, said he, touch me not, I am not yet ascended to my Father. As if he had said, (saith Austin) then shall be ⟨p. 322⟩the place and time wherein we shall embrace one another for evermore. Never was husband and loving wife so familiar one with another, as the Lord Jesus will be (not carnally and in an earthly manner) but, in a most heavenly, glorious, yet gracious manner with all his Saints; Come ye blessed will he then say to them; we shall then ever be, not only in the Lord, but with the Lord, saith Paul, 1 Thes. 4. ult. 1 Thes. 5.10. Just as Moses and Elijah in his transfiguration, that talked with him, (which was a glimpse of our future glory) so shall we then, Luk. 12.37. and you shall then see that love of his, that blessed bosom of love opened fully, which the Apostle saith, passeth knowledge, Ephes. 3.19. I need not tell you of our fellowship with the Father, also when the Son shall give up the Kingdom to him that he may be all in all.
Fourthly, consider the glory of the company and fellowship you shall have here; 1. Angels, Heb. 12.23, 24. they will love you and comfort you, and rejoyce with you, and speake of the great things the Lord hath done for you, as they did on earth to the Shepherds, Luk. 2.10. Be not afraid, said the Angel, Mat. 28.5. I know yee seeke Jesus: So will they say then, be ever comforted you blessed servants of the Lord, for we know you are loved of the Lord Jesus. 2. Saints, you shall sit downe with Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob in the Kingdome of God, be taken into the bosome of Abraham, into the bosomes of all the children of Abraham, and there we shall speake with them of the Lords wonders, of his Christ and Kingdome, Psal. 145.11. and every sentence and word shall be milke and hony, sweeter then thy life now can be unto thee; we shall know, and love, and honour one another exceedingly. 3. The man Christ Jesus, when Mary cla•pt about him, 1 Ioh. 20.17. Let me alone, said hee, touch mee not, I am not yet ascended to my Father. As if he had said, (saith Austin) then shall bee ⟨p. 322⟩the place and time wherein we shall embrace one another for evermore. Never was husband and loving wife so familiar one with another, as the Lord Jesus will bee (not carnally and in an earthly manner) but, in a most heavenly, glorious, yet gracious manner with all his Saints; Come yee blessed will hee then say to them; wee shall then ever bee, not onely in the Lord, but with the Lord, saith Paul, 1 Thes. 4. ult. 1 Thes. 5.10. Just as Moses and Elias in his transfiguration, that talked with him, (which was a glimpse of our future glory) so shall we then, Luk. 12.37. and you shall then see that love of his, that blessed bosome of love opened fully, which the Apostle saith, passeth knowledge, Ephes. 3.19. I need not tel you of our fellowship with the Father, also when the Son shall give up the Kingdome to him that he may be all in all.
