O Believers, who have some of you, but Cot-houses, smoky holes here, ye shall have Mansions of Glory there, admirably good accommodation: it is with excellent & non such company, even with Christ; For he says, that He will drink this wine new with us in his Fathers Kingdom. It's a great matter to get leave to ⟨p. 334⟩sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, David and the Prophets Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the rest of them; with John the Baptist, with Paul, John, Peter, and the other Apostles, and with the whole Congregation of the first-born; but it's more, to drink the new wine with Christ himself, in heaven, who is (to say so) the very heart of Heaven. This Communion hath in it these Five notable qualifications. First, It's immediate: all our Communion here is mediate, Ordinances and Ministers intervene and come betwixt us and him; and there is need of Faith in order to it; but in that Communion above, there is no intermediate mean, there we shall see his face, as it's said, Rev. 22.4. There, is no Temple, no Ministers, no Preaching, no light of candle or Sun there, but the Lamb and the Lord God who enlightens it; the Tabernacle of Ordinances will then be taken down, every thing which is in part will be done away, when that which is perfect is come: The Lord shall feed, and the Lamb shall lead us by these living waters. Secondly, There is in it a sharing of the same Glory with the Mediator, He and we shall drink of one Cup, sit at one Table, and sit on one Throne, Rev. 3.21. We shall partake of Christs Glory: I will (saith he) John 17.24. that they Behold my Glory; there we get eminently The new Name and the Name of the City of Christs God, Rev. 3. there his Name will be in our fore-heads, Rev. 22.4. And our vile bodies will be made conformable to Christs Glorious Body. Phil. 3.21. Our spirits will be made pure as he is pure; when we shall be raised in incorruption, we shall bear the Image of the Heavenly Adam, and our bodies shall be made Spiritual: It cannot be told what this will be, to be made Partakers of Christs Glory, when the fullness of the God head shall be Communicated ⟨p. 335⟩to us Objectively, and when God shall be all in all. Thirdly, It's a Communion satisfying completely; If Christs Communion be full, ours shall be full; in this Communion none shall complain of desertion, none shall desire more of the Spirit, or more consolation;
O Believers, who have some of you, but Cot-houses, smoky holes here, ye shall have Mansions of Glory there, admirably good accomodation: it is with excellent & non such company, even with Christ; For he says, that He will drink this wine new with us in his Fathers Kingdom. It's a great matter to get leave to ⟨p. 334⟩sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, David and the Prophets Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the rest of them; with John the Baptist, with Paul, John, Peter, and the other Apostles, and with the whole Congregation of the first-born; but it's more, to drink the new wine with Christ himself, in heaven, who is (to say so) the very heart of Heaven. This Communion hath in it these Five notable qualifications. First, It's immediat: all our Communion here is mediat, Ordinances and Ministers interveen and come betwixt us and him; and there is need of Faith in order to it; but in that Communion above, there is no intermediat mean, there we shall see his face, as it's said, Rev. 22.4. There, is no Temple, no Ministers, no Preaching, no light of candle or Sun there, but the Lamb and the Lord God who enlightens it; the Tabernacle of Ordinances will then be taken down, every thing which is in part will be done away, when that which is perfect is come: The Lord shall feed, and the Lamb shall lead us by these living waters. Secondly, There is in it a sharing of the same Glory with the Mediator, He and we shall drink of one Cup, sit at one Table, and sit on one Throne, Rev. 3.21. We shall partake of Christs Glory: I will (saith he) John 17.24. that they Behold my Glory; there we get eminently The new Name and the Name of the City of Christs God, Rev. 3. there his Name will be in our fore-heads, Rev. 22.4. And our vile bodies will be made conformable to Christs Glorious Body. Phil. 3.21. Our spirits will be made pure as he is pure; when we shall be raised in incorruption, we shall bear the Image of the Heavenly Adam, and our bodies shall be made Spiritual: It cannot be told what this will be, to be made Partakers of Christs Glory, when the fulness of the God head shall be Communicated ⟨p. 335⟩to us Ojectively, and when God shall be all in all. Thirdly, It's a Communion satisfieing compleatly; If Christs Communion be full, ours shall be full; in this Communion none shall complain of desertion, none shall desire more of the Spirit, or more consolation;
