The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

1. There shall be no weeping.§1 Jesus Christ hath provided ⟨p. 104⟩a Sponge to wipe off the tears of the Saints. Here the Spouse is in Sable, it being a time of absence from her Husband^*: But in heaven Christ will take away the Spouses mourning; he will pull off all her black, and bloody robes, and will clothe her in white robes, Revel. 7.13. White, as it is an Emblem of the Saints purity, so it is a type of their joy; heaven should not be heaven, if there were weeping there: hell indeed is called a place of weeping; they that would not shed a tear for their sins, while they lived, shall have weeping enough; but we never read of weeping in heaven. Christ will take down our harps from the Willows; there he will call for his Heralds and trumpeters: the Angels, those blessed Quiristers, shall sing the divine anthems of praise▪ an• the Saints shall join in that heavenly Consort. ⟨p. 105⟩If it were possible, that any tears could be shed, when we are with Christ, they should be the tears of joy, as sometimes we have seen a man weep for excessive joy; Christ will turn all our water there into wine.

1. There shall be no weeping.§1 Jesus Christ hath provided ⟨p. 104⟩a Spunge to wipe off the tears of the Saints. Here the Spouse is in Sable, it being a time of absence from her Husband^*: But in heaven Christ will take away the Spouses mourning; he will pull off all her black, and bloody robes, and will cloath her in white robes, Revel. 7.13. White, as it is an Embleme of the Saints purity, so it is a type of their joy; heaven should not be heaven, if there were weeping there: hell indeed is called a place of weeping; they that would not shed a teare for their sinnes, while they lived, shall have weeping enough; but we never read of weeping in heaven. Christ will take downe our harps from the Willows; there he will call for his Heralds and trumpeters: the Angels, those blessed Quiristers, shall sing the divine anthems of praise an the Saints shall joyne in that heavenly Consort.