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God's terrible voice in the city
God's terrible voice in the city by T.V.
London? : s.n., Printed in the year 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
but in the brightness of such marvellous light and glory, as their eyes never did behold, neither could enter into their heart to conceive; there they have the vision of Gods face, without any eclipse upon the light of his countenance; there they have the treasures of Gods love opened, and his arms to receive them with dearest and sweetest embracements; which kindles in their hearts such a flame of love, so ravishing and delightful, as words cannot utter; there they are entertained by the Lord Jesus Christ, whom in the World they have served, and he that showed them his grace, which they have wondered at, when they were in the body, doth now show them his glory, which they wonder at much more: There they are welcomed by Angels, who rejoice if at their conversion, much more at their coronation; there they sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of their Father; there they find Moses, and David, and Samuel, and Paul, and all the holy Martyrs and Saints, which have dyed before them, amongst whom they are numbered, and placed, who rejoice in their increased society.
but in the brightness of such marvelous light and glory, as their eyes never did behold, neither could enter into their heart to conceive; there they have the vision of Gods face, without any eclipse upon the light of his countenance; there they have the treasures of Gods love opened, and his armes to receive them with dearest and sweetest embracements; which kindles in their hearts such a flame of love, so ravishing and delightful, as words cannot utter; there they are entertained by the Lord Jesus Christ, whom in the World they have served, and he that shewed them his grace, which they have wondred at, when they were in the body, doth now shew them his glory, which they wonder at much more: There they are welcomed by Angels, who rejoyce if at their conversion, much more at their coronation; there they sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Iacob in the Kingdome of their Father; there they find Moses, and David, and Samuel, and Paul, and all the holy Martyrs and Saints, which have dyed before them, amongst whom they are numbred, and placed, who rejoyce in their increased society.
And as there is a great difference between the condition of the souls of the righteous, and the wicked, who dyed by the same disease of the Plague, after their death and separation, so there is a great difference between the carriage of their