The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

Consider the glory of the place, the Jews did and do dream still of an earthly Kingdom, at the coming of their Messiah; the Lord dasheth those dreams, and tells them, His Kingdom is not of this world, and that he went away to prepare a place for them, that where he is, they might be, John 14.2, 3. and be with him to see his glory, John 17.23, 24. the place shall be the third heaven, called our Fathers house; built by his own hand with most exquisite wisdom, fit for so great a God to appear in his glory (John 14.2, 3.) to all his dear children; called also a Kingdom: Mat. 25.31. Come ye blessed inherit the Kingdom prepared for you; which ⟨p. 315⟩is the top of all the worldly excellency, called also an inheritance, 1 Pet. 1.4. which the holy Apostle infinitely blesseth God for as being our own and freely given to us, being our Fathers inheritance divided among his sons, which is a greater privilege then to be borne an heir to all the richest inheritances on this earth, or to be Lord of all this visible world; for this inheritance he tells us is 1. incorruptible, whereas all this world waxeth old as a garment: 2. Tis undefiled, never yet polluted with any sin, no not by the Angels that fell, for they fell in parad•••, when Guardians to man, whereas this whole creation groaneth under the burden and bondage of corruption, Rom. 8.

Consider the glory of the place, the Jewes did and doe dreame still of an earthly Kingdome, at the comming of their Messiah; the Lord dasheth those dreames, and tells them, His Kingdome is not of this world, and that he went away to prepare a place for them, that where he is, they might bee, John 14.2, 3. and be with him to see his glory,