A96109:235
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1657
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2. Meditate upon life eternal*. The soul that is once landed at the heavenly shore is past all storms. The glorified soul shall be for ever bathing it self in the rivers of pleasure, Psalm 16. ult. This is that which makes heaven to be heaven, We shall be ever with the Lord. 1 Thes. 4.17. Austin saith; Lord I am content to suffer any pains and torments in this world, if I might see thy face one day; but alas, were it only for ⟨p. 146⟩a day, and then to be ejected heaven, it would rather be an aggravation of misery; but this word ever with the Lord, is very accumulative and makes up the garland of glory; A state of eternity is a state of security*, O vita vitalis, vita sempiterna, & sempiterne beata, ubi gaudium sine merore, requies sine labour, sanitas sine languor, opes sine amissione, perpetuitas sine corruption. Aug. Manuali cap. 7. de gaud.
2. Meditate upon life eternal*. The soul that is once landed at the heavenly shore is past all stormes. The glorified soul shall be for ever bathing it self in the rivers of pleasure, Psalme 16. ult. This is that which makes heaven to be heaven, We shall be ever with the Lord. 1 Thes. 4.17. Austin saith; Lord I am content to suffer any paines and torments in this world, if I might see thy face one day; but alas, were it onely for ⟨p. 146⟩a day, and then to be ejected heaven, it would rather be an aggravation of misery; but this word ever with the Lord, is very accumulative and makes up the garland of glory; A state of eternity is a state of security