(2.) The happiness of Saints in the heavenly world, is set forth by resembling it to Riches. That you may know what is the Riches: Riches imply more than a little: One that has but a little, is not a rich man. There is more than a little happiness in heaven. There they have such an abundance as does fill and satisfy all the desires of their Soul, Psal. 36. 8. All the earthly riches in the world, […] not make a man truly happy. Solomon was a rich King: But what does he say of all these things after he had had as great experience of what satisfaction was to be found in the Profits and Pleasures, and Honours of the world as ever man had? The Sum total which he brings in […], Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity. ⟨p. 18⟩[…] 1. 2. Some of the richest men in this world, have been the most miserable men when they have gone out of the world. It was said to the rich man in Hell; Remember that in thy life-time then receivedst thy good things, but now thou art tormented, Luk. 16. 25. One of the Popes said, he could never think of those words without horror. Nevertheless, men are apt to esteem those who are rich to be very happy: Mal. 3. 15. We call the proud (i. e. the rich who are commonly proud) happy. Therefore is the happiness of heaven set forth by great Riches. In heaven there are riches: there are treasures there, Mat. 6. 20. As for the riches of this world they are deceitful. Many a man has thought with himself, if he could but get such an […], how happy should he be; but when he has obtained it, he has found himself miserably deceived. But in heaven there is the true Riches, Luk. 16. 11. There are some Cities which have an abundance of Riches in them, but never any City so rich, as the City of God the heavenly Jerusalem. The wall of this City is said to ⟨p. 19⟩be garnished with all manner of precious Stones, Rev. 21. 19. The street is of pure Gold; and as for the gates of it, they were all Pearls: Every several gate was one Pearl. A Pearl as big as a mans finger, is of great Value: but a Pearl as big as the gate of a City, is that the like whereunto was never known. It is therefore (as a Learned Divine in his Exposition on this Scripture observes) an holy Fiction; intimating that the happiness of heaven is so great, as the world affords nothing comparable to it. Amongst men on the earth, a Kingdom is the greatest Riches:
(2.) The happiness of Saints in the heavenly world, is set forth by resembling it to Riches. That you may know what is the Riches: Riches imply more than a little: One that has but a little, is not a rich man. There is more than a little happiness in heaven. There they have such an abundance as does fill and •atisfy all the desires of their Soul, Psal. 36. 8. All the earthly riches in the world, 〈…〉 not make a man truly happy. Solomon was a rich King: But what does he say of all these things after he had had as great experience of what satisfaction was to be found in the Profits and Pleasures, and Honours of the world as ever man had? The Sum total which he brings in 〈…〉, Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity. ⟨p. 18⟩〈…〉 1. 2. Some of the richest men in this world, have been the most miserable men when they have gone out of the world. It was said to the rich man in Hell; Remember that in thy life-time then receivedst thy good things, but now thou art tormented, Luk. 16. 25. One of the Popes said, he could never think of those words without horror. Nevertheless, men are apt to esteem those who are rich to be very happy: Mal. 3. 15. We call the proud (i. e. the rich who are commonly proud) happy. Therefore is the happiness of heaven set forth by great Riches. In heaven there are riches: there are treasures there, Mat. 6. 20. As for the riches of this world they are decerful. Many a man has tho't with himself, if he could but get such an 〈…〉, how happy should he be; but when he has obtained it, he has found himself miserably deceived. But in heaven there is the true Riches, Luk. 16. 11. There are some Cities which have an abundance of Riches in them, but never any City so rich, as the City of God the heavenly Jerusalem. The wall of this City is said to ⟨p. 19⟩be garnished with all manner of precious Stones, Rev. 21. 19. The street is of pure Gold; and as for the gates of it, they were all Pearls: Every several gate was one Pearl. A Pearl as big as a mans finger, is of great Value: but a Pearl as big as the gate of a City, is that the like whereunto was never known. It is therefore (as a Learned Divine in his Exposition on this Scripture observes) an holy Fiction; intimating that the happiness of heaven is so great, as the world affords nothing comparable to it. Amongst men on the earth, a Kingdom is the greatest Riches:
