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Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul'sCommunion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's
Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.Communion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.
London: printed by Evan Tyler, 1655
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. That which the soul enjoys there is so great, that if it should come from Heaven to declare it on Earth, neither could that soul express it, nor we understand it. Read a lecture of civil-policy to the wild Indians, and tell them the excellency of a well ordered Kingdom, they cannot understand it, though you speak in their own language: neither can you fully express it, a lecture is too short to contain it. We read of Lazarus, whose soul Christ returned into his body, whom much people of the Jews came to see, purposely to hear stories of the other world; but not a word from him of any such matter. Pauls rapture may satisfy with the reason of it, 2 Cor. 12.4. he there heard [Greek or Hebrew], wordless words, that is, words that cannot possibly be repeated on earth. Our old bottles are not able to hold that new wine. And yet all this is but the second step to the full enjoyment of God.
3. That which the soul enjoyes there is so great, that if it should come from Heaven to declare it on Earth, neither could that soul expresse it, nor we understand it. Read a lecture of civil-policy to the wilde Indians, and tell them the excellency of a well ordered Kingdome, they cannot understand it, though you speak in their own language: neither can you fully expresse it, a lecture is too short to contain it. We read of Lazarus, whose soul Christ returned into his body, whom much people of the Jewes came to see, purposely to hear stories of the other world; but not a word from him of any such matter. Pauls rapture may satisfie with the reason of it, 2 Cor. 12.4. he there heard 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, worldlesse words, that is, words that cannot possibly be repeated on earth. Our old bottles are not able to hold that new wine. And yet all this is but the second step to the full enjoyment of God.
3. The third period is at the Resurrection, and during the time of the last judgement. God hath appointed a day wherein he will perfect all his. Camero saith, 'Tis no curiosity to affirm, that the Saints and Angels in Heaven, had a new glory by the exhibition of Christ: the great mystery of the Incarnation being thereby better known. We may then safely affirm, that both Saints and Angels shall have a new glory at the Resurrection: They shall then see the solemnity of Heavens-Glory.