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True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon…
True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behaviour at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behavior at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]
printed by Rogers and Fowle for D. Henchman, 1747
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For he appears in Heaven, not only as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, but as the Lamb, and •he Lamb in the midst of the Throne; (Rev. v.5, 6.) and this Lamb in the midst of the Throne shall be their Shepherd, to feed them, and lead them to living Fountains of Waters; Rev. vii.17. so that the Sight of CHRIST'S great kingly Majesty will be no Terror to them; but will only serve the more to heighten their Pleasure and Surprise. When Mary was about to embrace CHRIST, being full of Joy at the Sight of him again alive after his Crucifixion, CHRIST forbids her to do it, for the present; because he was not yet ascended; John xx.16, 17. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned her self, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which i• to say, Master. Jesus saith unto he•, touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my Brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, to my GOD and your GOD. As if he had said, "This is not the Time and Place for that Freedom, your Love to me desires: That is appointed in Heaven, after my Ascension. I am going thither • and you that are my true Disciples, shall, as my Brethren and Companions, soon be there with me in my Glory. And then there shall be no Restraint. That is the Place appointed for the most perfect Expressions of Complacence and Endearment, and full Enjoyment of mutual Love." And accordingly the Souls of departed Saints with CHRIST in Heaven, shall have CHRIST as it were unbosomed unto them, manifesting those infinite Riches of Love towards them, that have been there from Eternity: And they shall be enabled to express their Love to him, in an infinitely better Manner than ever they could while in the Body. Thus they shall eat and drink abundantly, and swim in the Ocean of Love, and be eternally swallowed up on the infinitely bright, and infinitely mild and sweet Beams of divine Love; eternally receiving that Light, eternally full of it, and eternally compassed round with it, and everlastingly reflecting it back again to the Fountain of it.
For he appears in Heaven, not only as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, but as the Lamb, and he Lamb in the midst of the Throne; (