The Godly Man's Picture

4. In that Country is better Society: There is God blessed for ever: How infinitely sweet and ravishing will a smile of his face be? the Kings presence makes the Court: There are the glorious Cherubims; in this terrestrial Country where we now live, we are among Wolves and Serpents; in that Country above, we shall be among Angels: There are the spirits of just men made perfect, Heb. 12. 23. Here the people of God are clouded with infirmities, we see them with spots in their faces, they are full of pride, passion, censoriousness; in that Jerusalem above, we shall see them in their Royal attire, decked with unparalleled beauty, not having the least tincture or shadow of sin upon them.

4. In that Country is better Society: There is God blessed for ever: How infinitely sweet and ravishing will a smile of his face be? the Kings presence makes the Court: There are the glorious Cherubims; in this terrestrial Country where we now live, we are among Wolves and Serpents; in that Country above, we shall be among Angels: There are the spirits of just men made perfect, Heb. 12. 23. Here the people of God are clouded with infirmities, we see them with spots in their faces, they are full of pride, passion, censoriousness; in that Hierusalem above, we shall see them in their Royal attire, deck'd with unparallell'd beauty, not having the least tincture or shadow of sin upon them.

5. In that Country there is a better ayr to breathe in: We go into the Country for ayr; the best ayr is only to be had in that better Country, 1. It is a more temperate ayr, ⟨p. 152⟩the Climate is calm and moderate, we shall neither freeze with the cold, nor faint with the heat; 2. It is a brighter ayr, there is a better light shines there: The Sun of Righteousness enlightens that Horizon with his glorious beams, Rev. 21. 23