A Body of Practical Divinity

Name: A Body of Practical Divinity
Author: Thomas Watson

A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692

[5], iv, 300, 331-544, 801-880, 965-1007, [7] p. · 512k words · Wing W1109 · ESTC R32148

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A Believers Privilege at Death.

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3. The Saints at Death shall not only have a Sight of God, but shall enjoy the Love of God; there shall be no more Veil on Gods Face, nor his Smiles chequered with Frowns, but Gods love shall discover it self in all its Orient Beauty and fragrant Sweetness. Here the Saints pray for Gods Love, and they have a few drops, but there they shall have as much as their Vessel can receive. To know this love passeth Knowledge: This will cause a Jubilation of Spirits, and create such Holy Raptures of Joy in the Saints as are Superlative, and would soon overwhelm them if God did not make them able to bear.

3. The Saints at Death shall not only have a Sight of God, but shall enjoy the Love of God; there shall be no more Veil on Gods Face, nor his Smiles checker'd with Frowns, but Gods love shall discover it self in all its Orient Beauty and fragrant Sweetness. Here the Saints pray for Gods Love, and they have a few drops, but there they shall have as much as their Vessel can receive. To know this love passeth Knowledge: This will cause a Jubilation of Spirits, and create such Holy Raptures of Joy in the Saints as are Superlative, and would soon overwhelm them if God did not make them able to bear.

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4. Believers at Death shall gain a Celestial Palace, an House not made with Hands, 2 Cor. 5.1. Here the Saints are straitened for Room, they have but mean Cottages to live in, but they shall have a Royal Palace to live in: Here is but their Sojourning House, there in Heaven is their Mansion-house: An House built high above all the Visible Orbs, an House bespangled with Light, Col. 1.12. Enriched with Pearls and Precious Stones, Rev. 21.19. And this is not their Landlord's House, but their Father's House, John 14.2. And this House stands all upon Consecrated Ground; it is set out by Transparent Glass, to show the Holiness of it,

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