There Christs prayer is granted, Father, that they may be one as we are one, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us; If it be so good and pleasant a thing for brethren here, to dwell together in unity, and it be as a precious Ointment, and as the Dew which descended upon the Mountains of Zion; where the ⟨image 198⟩Lord commanded his blessing, even life for ever. How good and pleasant will it be for those to dwell together in perfect unity there, where the consolation of Christ is perfect, the fellowship of the Spirit entire, the comfort of love complete? no crying, no complaining, no angry word, no frowning look, no suspicious thought; But as old Gryneus said, There Zwinglius and Luther are well agreed. Our Communion here is but with a few, we are acquainted but with few, and our communion is not so large as our acquaintance; we have seen but few, we have heard but of few, and we have discoursed with fewer. There are but few in the Counties, in the Kingdom where we live, and many of them are wholly unknown to us; But There is a glorious Company of Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, a noble Army of Martyrs, a numberless number of Saints, of all Countries, Callings, Conditions, Relations; a thousand thousand, are before him, and ten thousand times ten thousand, minister to him; If Peter when he saw but two of the Children of God in glory with Christ on Earth, cried out, Master, It is good to be here; How good will it be to be There, where there shall be a great multitude, which no man can number, of all Nations, and Kindreds, and People, and Tongues, 1standing before the Throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and Palms in their hands, and crying with a loud voice, Salvation unto our God, that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever. O what a blessed time, or rather eternity will that be, when I shall fully understand what the Communion of Saints meaneth! If Solomon could ⟨p. 351⟩say of militant Saints, As Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so doth the sweetness of a mans friend by hearty counsel; How much better might he speak it of Saints triumphant? What is the sweetness and joy of that society where every soul is a bed of spices, an Orchard of Pomegranates, a Cabinet of perfumes, for their mutual delight and refreshment!
There Christs prayer is granted, Father, that they may be one as we are one, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us; If it be so good and pleasant a thing for brethren here, to dwell together in unity, and it be as a precious Oyntment, and as the Dew which descended upon the Mountains of Sion; where the ⟨image 198⟩Lord commanded his blessing, even life for ever. How good and pleasant will it be for those to dwell together in perfect unity there, where the consolation of Christ is perfect, the fellowship of the Spirit entire, the comfort of love compleat? no crying, no complaining, no angry word, no frowning look, no suspicious thought; But as old Gryneus said, There Zwinglius and Luther are well agreed. Our Communion here is but with a few, we are acquainted but with few, and our communion is not so large as our acquaintance; we have seen but few, we have heard but of few, and we have discoursed with fewer. There are but few in the Counties, in the Kingdom where we live, and many of them are wholly unknown to us; But There is a glorious Company of Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, a noble Army of Martyrs, a numberless number of Saints, of all Countries, Callings, Conditions, Relations; a thousand thousand, are before him, and ten thousand times ten thousand, minister to him; If Peter when he saw but two of the Children of God in glory with Christ on Earth, cryed out, Master, It is good to be here; How good will it be to be There, where there shall be a great multitude, which no man can number, of all Nations, and Kindreds, and People, and Tongues, 1standing before the Throne, and before the Lamb, cloathed with white robes, and Palmes in their hands, and crying with a loud voice, Salvation unto our God, that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever. O what a blessed time, or rather eternity will that be, when I shall fully understand what the Communion of Saints meaneth! If Solomon could ⟨p. 351⟩say of militant Saints, As Oyntment and perfume rejoyce the heart, so doth the sweetness of a mans friend by hearty counsel; How much better might he speak it of Saints triumphant? What is the sweetness and joy of that society• where every soul is a bed of spices, an Orchyard of Pomgranats, a Cabinet of perfumes, for their mutual delight and refreshment!
- 1Rev. 7.
