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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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There are Four Particulars to be Considered, as Concurring in the Blessedness ⟨p. 209⟩of the Heavenly World. [I.] There is the Blessedness of the Place. [II.] Of the Society. [III.] The Beatifical Vision. [IV.] The Eternity of the Enjoyment.
1. The Blessedness of the Place. That Heaven which is to be the Seat of the Blessed, is a most blessed and desirable Place. There are some Countries on the Earth, which are far more desirable to Live in, than Others are. But the Scripture tells us of an Heavenly Country. There is no Country on the Earth to be compared with that. Tis said of the Holy Patriarchs, they Desire a better Country, that is an Heavenly, Heb. 11. 16. It appears that Heaven is a most Desirable Place from several things.
1. The Blessedness of the Place. That Heaven which is to be the Seat of the Blessed, is a most blessed and desirable Place. There are some Countries on the Earth, which are far more desirable to Live in, than Others are. But the Scripture tells us of an Heavenly Countrey. There is no Countrey on the Earth to be compared with that. Tis said of the Holy Patriarchs, they Desire a better Countrey, that is an Heavenly, Heb. 11. 16. It appears that Heaven is a most Desirable Place from several things.
1. From the Types of it. There are Glorious Types of it mentioned in the Scripture; e. g. The Land of Canaan was a desirable Country to Live in; Tis called the good Land. When the Children of Israel had provoked the Lord by their Unbelief, He Swore that they should not