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Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the…
Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the soul of believers, at the instant of their separation from their bodies. II. On the glory of the bodies of God's children, in the resurrection world, when they shall be as the angels of heaven. III. On the glory of both soul and body in the heaven of heavens, after the day of judgment, to all eternity. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston in N.E. printed: : Sold by Benjamin Eliot, at his shop in King Street., 1711
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2. The Doctrine of the Resurrection, administers matter of Comfort to Believers, against the Death of their Godly Friends and Near Relations, who have Died in the Lord. They shall Rise again. As Martha said of her dear Brother Lazarus, Joh. 11. 24. I know that he shall Rise ⟨p. 179⟩again at the Last Day. We shall see our dear Friends, and they shall see us and converse with us in the Resurrection World. Austin in One of his Epistles, comforts a Pious Lady, whose Husband was Dead, by telling her that she should see him again in a Better World; and although' she should not Eat and Drink with him as in this world, nevertheless (says he) You shall Know him and Love him, more than ever you did whilst in a state of Mortality. The Gentiles would take on Extremely, when a near Relation died; because they had no hope of ever seeing them again, as not believing a Resurrection from the Dead. But Christians should know better; 1 Thes. 4. 13, 14 I would not have you ignorant, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow […], as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus Died, and Rose again, ever so them also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him. This implies, that we shall see and know our Friends in the Resurrection World; Else the thought of the Resurrection, ⟨p. 180⟩would not have such Consolation in it. The Apostle likewise says to the Thessalonians, that they would be his Crown of Rejoicing at the coming of Christ. Therefore Paul will know those Thessalonians, to whom he was a spiritual Father; and be able to distinguish them from Other People. So Godly Parents will know their Children, and Children their Parents. Many a Father will then Bless GOD for giving him such Children; and Children for giving them such Parents. And many a Godly Mother, when she shall see her Children again at the Resurrection, will Bless GOD for making her the happy Instrument of bringing Children into the world, which shall help to People Heaven with Inhabitants.
2. The Doctrine of the Resurrection, administers matter of Comfort to Believers, against the Death of their Godly Friends and Near Relations, who have Dy'd in the Lord. They shall Rise again. As Martha said of her dear Brother Lazaus,