The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

The second thing here asserted concerning the happiness of the Children of God, is the time when it shall be completed: When he shall appear. There being an Ellipsis in the Words, it hath occasioned divers interpretations, for there is no mention made of the subject appearing.

The second thing here asserted concerning the happiness of the Children of God, is the time when it shall be compleated: When he shall appear. There being an Ellypsis in the Words, it hath occasioned divers interpretations, for there is no mention made of the subject appearing.

Hence,

Some refer it to the foregoing words, what we shall be, and read it, when it shall appear, and so leave the time indefinite; and yet so it intimates thus much, viz. There will be a time when Gods Children shall appe•• like themselves; others refer it to [Him] •• their following words, and read it (as our translation) when he shall appear, and expound it of Jesus Christ, and make it parallel to, and interpreted by that of Paul, in Col. 3. 4. When Christ, who is our life shall appear, we shall appear with him in Glory. We have an Ellipsis like this, in Psal. 87. 1. His foundation is in the holy hills, clearly intimating God. In the Text it is, if he shall appear [[Greek or Hebrew]] and if we so read it, we are not to take if for an [If] of doubting, but only of supposing and connecting; q. d. If Christ shall ever appear glorious, then shall Believers too; or, there is as great a certainty of this as of that: but we may observe that is a frequent Hellenism to put [If] for [When] and so the most of interpreters take it in this place, and accordingly we may look upon the words as determining the very time wherein the Children of God shall be made visibly to appear what they are, in the state and glory which God hath appointed them unto, viz. The appearance of Jesus Christ. Hence,