B01382:72
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.
1. All the enjoyments of God upon earth are but earthly, when compared with the perfection of heavenly enjoyments. It is true, Grace in the abstract is beautiful and glorious: Faith whereby we have communion with God, it is a precious Grace: But Grace in the concrete, Grace as it is in us, is almost contemptible: Faith as it is in us, our faith, what bracks and flaws, and sick-fits hath it. But the Text I refer you to, is, John 3.12. Christ calls Regeneration it self an earthly thing, when compared with those heavenly things, which he would afterwards communicate.
1. All the enjoyments of God upon earth are but earthly, when compared with the perfection of heavenly enjoyments. It is true, Grace in the abstract is beautiful and glorious: Faith whereby we have communion with God, it is a precious Grace: But Grace in the concrete, Grace as it is in us, is almost contemptible: Faith as it is in us, our faith, what bracks and flawes, and sick-fits hath it. But the Text I refer you to, is, John 3.12. Christ calls Regeneration it self an earthly thing, when compared with those heavenly things, which he would afterwards communicate.
2. We shall see God; you know God is said to speak to Moses face to face, that is, Visions affrighted the other Prophets, the state of their mind was changed, they were wrapped with ecstasies; but it was not so with him, though compassed with the divine splendour: Yet God saith to this Moses, Thou canst not see my face: And he favours him so far as to tell him the reason of it, There shall no man see me and live, (q.d.) no man in this life shall see me; he must first die, and be changed, and then he shall have a peculiar Revelation of the Divine Majesty: then, 1 John. 3.2. We shall see him as he is: But how that is, I know not. The two amazing mysteries shall then be unveiled, the Trinity and Incarnation. We shall for ever take in glorious apprehensions of God, without cloying: and for ever give out glorious admirations of God without weariness.