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

1. That our happiness shall countervail and more than make us amends, for all the sorrows and sufferings of this life. Christ was a Man of sorrows with an Emphasis, he was put to the greatest grief, and yet he hath a full compensation for all; his Exaltation holds a full proportion to his Humiliation, Phil. 2. 7, with 8, 9. He was deeply humbled, so was he highly exalted: Such was it that the very thoughts of it before hand carried him resolutely through all that he was to meet withal, Heb. 12. 2. For the joy that was set before him, he endured the Cross and despised the shame. And if he hath enough to answer his, how then must the People of God needs have that which will dry up their tears, and wash off ⟨p. 120⟩their griefs and troubles? Hence with this David comforts himself in mid•• of such thoughts as he had been labouring under, Psal. 17. ult. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

2. That our happiness shall be so discovered that our Enemies, and those that scorned and scoffed at us here, shall be ashamed and confounded at the sight of it: It shall then appear not only to our selves, but to all the World too, that it was not, as they thought, in vain to serve God, and unprofitable to pray to him: Christ's second appearance shall fill his Enemies with horrid con: fusion, Rev. 1. 7. They scorned him here, and he was made a reproach, but then they shall tremble and dread, his glorious presence shall drive them to seek shelter from him, of Rocks and Mountains, Rev. 6. 20, 21. And when we shall appear with him in Glory, then they that said the Saints were unhappy men, shall see and confess that they are glorious: Then Men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the Righteous, Verily he is a God that Judgeth in the Earth,