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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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Believers HAVE A Well grounded HOPE, OF Perfect Blessedness in Heaven. › Application 1: USE I.
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.
Dod had been dangerously Sick, but the Physician told him, that now there' was hopes of his Recovery; he Replied, You think by what you say to Comfort me: But you make my heart Sad. It is as if you should tell one that has been sore Weather-beaten at Sea, and hoped that he was come to the End of his Wearisome Voyage, that he must go back again. Mr. Edward Deering, said to his Friends, If I were put to my Choice, whether I would Die or Live, if it may stand with the holy Will of God, I would a Thousand times rather Choose to Die & go to Heaven, than to Continue Longer in this Evil World. The Servants of God have at present the more Reason to be willing to Die, for that the Days are Evil; and they are like to be verse. Tis true, that Happy Times are coming; but the way will be made for them, by Terrible things in Righteousness ⟨p. 254⟩The World must be more Reformed, before the Good Times come. The Learned and Noble Monsieur du Plessis, not long before his Death, thus Expressed himself, I have indeed Desired to Live, that I might see the Deliverance of the Church, but seeing no Amendment in the World; I see nothing that should invite me to Continue in it. Nay, Christians should not only be willing to Exchange Earth for Heaven, but they should Long for the Blessed Day: 2 Pet. 3. 12. Looking for, & hasting to the Coming of the Day of God. When we think the Time Long until it comes, we hasten to it. For this Believers should Groan Earnestly, desiring to be Clothed upon with their House which is from Heaven, 2 Cor. 5. 2. That Famous German Divine Bucholtzer, in his Old Age writing to a Friend, tells him, That he Desired nothing in this World so much, as the Happy Hour of his Death.
Dod had been dangerously Sick, but the Physician told him, that now there' was hopes of his Recovery; he Reply'd, You think by what you say to Comfort me: But you make my heart Sad. It is as if you should tell one that has been sore Weather-beaten at Sea, and hoped that he was come to the End of his Wearisome Voyage, that he must go back again. Mr. Edward Deering, said to his Friends, If I were put to my Choice, whether I would Dy or Live, if it may stand with the holy Will of God, I would a Thousand times rather Chuse to Dy & go to Heaven, than to Continue Longer in this Evil World. The Servants of God have at present the more Reason to be willing to Dy, for that the Days are Evil; and they are like to be verse. Tis true, that Happy Times are coming; but the way will be made for them, by Terrible things in Righteousness