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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Believers HAVE A Well grounded HOPE, OF Perfect Blessedness in Heaven. › Application 2: USE. II.
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.
the Gate of Heaven is a Strait Gate, for many shall seek to Enter in, and shall not be able. Seeking is not Enough, there must be Striving. There are men in the World, who if they would but take as much pains to get to Heaven as they do to get the World, it would be happy for them. And as ever we desire Heaven, we must make sure that our Faith be of the right ⟨p. 267⟩sort. That we close with Christ as […] Gospel Offers him to us. That we Receive him in his Person, although' with his Cross; and in all his Offices, as the Great and Only Prophet, Priest and King of our Souls. And make sure that we Repent of Sin, and that truly & throughly. Remember that One Sin Loved and Lived in, will be the Ruin of a mans Soul: suppose Drunkenness, Uncleanness, Covetousness or any other Iniquity. Better cut off […] Right hand, and cast it from thee', than that thy Whole Body should be cast into Well. Forsake all Sin; that's the way to go to Heaven. Ezek. 18. 30. Repent & turn your selves from all your Transgressions, so Iniquity shall not be your Buine.
the Gate of Heaven is a Strait Gate, for many shall seek to Enter in, and shall not be able. Seeking is not Enough, there must be Striving. There are men in the World, who if they would but take as much pains to get to Heaven as they do to get the World, it would be happy for them. And as ever we desire Heaven, we must make sure that our Faith be of the right ⟨p. 267⟩sort. That we close with Christ as 〈…〉 Gospel Offers him to us. That we Receive him in his Person, altho' with his Cross; and in all his Offices, as the Great and Only Prophet, Priest and King of our Souls. And make sure that we Repent of Sin, and that truly & throughly. Remember that One Sin Lov'd and Liv'd in, will be the Ruine of a mans Soul: suppose Drunkenness, Uncleanness, Covetousness or any other Iniquity. Better cut off 〈…〉 Right hand, and cast it from thee', than that thy Whole Body should be cast into Well. Forsake all Sin; that's the way to go to Heaven. Ezek. 18. 30. Repent & turn your selves from all your Transgressions, so Iniquity shall not be your Buine.