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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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THE Happiness Of SAINTS in HEAVEN Is Wonderfully Great and Glorious. › Application 2: USE II.
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USE II.
How should Saints on Earth Long to be in Heaven? When Monica (the very Pious Mother of Austin) had heard Ambrose Preaching a Sermon about the Glory of heaven; She said upon it, with a Longing to be gone, What do I here! Why do I stay below still? But especially Aged Saints of God should be very willing to exchange Earth for Heaven: It becomes them to say with good Old Simeon, Lord, now lettest thou thy Servant depart in Peace, Luk. 2. 29. The last Miles are wont to seem the longest to the weary Traveller. As we draw near to heaven, we should think the time long until we come there. This ⟨p. 43⟩weary world should become tiresome to us. We shall never be happy as long as we are out of heaven: But there we shall have happiness enough. Fullness of Joy & Pleasures for evermore. Although' the happiness of the Believer is not completed afore the Resurrection of the Dead, nevertheless, at the hour of his Death, his Soul goes into ineffable Joy. He is immediately in heaven, as from another Scripture shall be Declared and Evinced. It was well spoken by a Dying Saint, I have but one dark Entry to go through, and I shall be in my Fathers house, Viz. the dark Entry of Death: I must pass through the Valley of the shadow of death, and then in heaven: In a world in which there is no sin. And who would not be willing to die to be in such a world? And then and there the Soul is with Christ. And what can there be more desirable? A Martyr replied to some that Tempted him […] save his Life by a sinful Recantation; saying, Are you not willing to abide with your Wife and Children? Have you no Love for them? Yes, (said he) I would rather