A Body of Practical Divinity

2. More Particularly: Think of God's Eternity and the Soul's Eternity. 1. Think of God's Eternity. He is the Ancient of Days, who was before all Time. [Greek or Hebrew], Thales. There is a figurative Description of God, Dan. 7.9. The Ancient of Days did sit, whose Garment was white as snow, and the hair of his Head like the pure Wool. His white Garment wherewith he was clothed signified his Majesty, his Hair like the pure Wool, his Holiness, and the Ancient of Days his Eternity. The thoughts of God's Eternity would make us have high adoring thoughts of God. We are apt to have mean irreverent thoughts of him, Psal. 50.21. Thou thoughtest I was such a one as thy self; weak and mortal. But if we would think of God's Eternity, when all Power ceaseth, he is King Eternal, his Crown flourisheth for ever, who can make us happy or miserable for ever, this would make us have adoring thoughts of God; Rev. 4.10. The four and twenty Elders fell down before him that sate on the Throne and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their Crowns before the Throne. The Saints fall down, to signify by that humble posture, that they are not worthy to sit in God's Presence. They fall down, and they worship him that lives for ever, they do as it were kiss his feet. And they cast their Crowns before the Throne, they lay all their Honour at his Feet. Thus they show humble Adoration to the Eternal Essence. Study God's Eternity, it will make us adore where we cannot Fathom. 2. Think of the Soul's Eternity. As God is Eternal, so he hath made us Eternal. We are never-dying Creatures; we are shortly entering upon an Eternal State, either of Happiness or Misery. Have serious thoughts of this: ⟨p. 36⟩Say, O my Soul, which of these two Eternities is like to be thy Portion? I must shortly depart hence, and whither then shall I go, to which of these Eternities, either of Glory or Misery? The serious Meditation of the Eternal State we are to pass into, would work strongly with us.

2. More Particularly: Think of God's Eternity and the Soul's Eternity. 1. Think of God's Eternity. He is the Ancient of Days, who was before all Time. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Thales. There is a figurative Description of God,