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

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These words are an argument which the Apostle brings by way of evidence to make good his former assertion, or prove that we shall be like him; under which is contained another great truth concerning the happiness of the Children of God in another World. As for the force of the Argument, very briefly: It may at first blush seem to argue weakly, at least obscurely, to prove our likeness to him, from our vision of him; Devils and wicked Men shall see him, as Rev. 1. 7. but they will not thence be more […] him: I answer, it is true, these shall see a great deal of his Glory, they shall see him coming as their Judge, but they shall not see him a• ⟨p. 127⟩their Saviour, as the Saints shall: Again, they shall see him with great horror, and fly from his presence, as Adam did in the Garden, and as they shall do, Rev. 6. 20, 21. Whereas the Children of God shall see him with great content and satisfaction. Some thinks that John argues from the cause, supposing that this Vision will be a transforming Vision, changing us into the Image or likeness of Christ perfectly: others suppose him to argue from the part to the whole; the Doctrine of the Beatifical vision being a received Doctrine in the Church, as being the perfect felicity of the understanding.

These words are an argument which the Apostle brings by way of evidence to make good his former assertion, or prove that we shal be like him; under which is contained another great truth concerning the happiness of the Children of God in another World. As for the force of the Argument, very briefly: It may at first blush seem to argue weakly, at least obscurly, to prove our likness to him, from our vision of him; Devils and wicked Men shal see him, as Rev. 1. 7