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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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V. The Souls of the Saints, when they leave their Bodies at Death, go to be with CHRIST, as they are received to a glorious Fellowship with CHRIST in his Blessedness.
As the Wife is received to a joint Possession of her Husband's Estate, and as the Wife of a Prince partakes with him in his ⟨p. 15⟩princely Possessions and Honours; so the Church, the Spouse of CHRIST, when the Marriage comes, and she is received to dwell with him in Heaven, shall partake with him in his Glory. When CHRIST rose from the Dead, and took Possession of eternal Life; this was not as a private Person; but as the public Head of all his redeemed People. He took Possession of it for them, as well as for himself; and they are quickened together with him, and raised up together. And so when he ascended into Heaven, and was exalted to great Glory there, this also was as a public Person: He took Possession of Heaven not only for himself, but his People, as their Forerunner and Head, that they might ascend also, and sit together in heavenly Places with him; Eph. ii.5, 6. CHRIST writes upon them his New Name, Rev. iii.12. i. e. He makes them Partakers of his own Glory and Exaltation in Heaven. His new Name i• that new Honour and Glory that the Father invested him with, when he set him on his own right Hand: As a Prince, when he advances any one to new Dignity in his Kingdom, gives him a new Title. CHRIST and his Saints shall be glorified together. Rom. viii.17.
As the Wife is received to a joint Possession of her Husband's Estate, and as the Wife of a Prince partakes with him in his ⟨p. 15⟩princely Possessions and Honours; so the Church, the Spouse of CHRIST, when the Marriage comes, and she is received to dwell with him in Heaven, shall partake with him in his Glory. When CHRIST rose from the Dead, and took Possession of eternal Life; this was not as a private Person; but as the publick Head of all his redeemed People. He took Possession of it for them, as well as for himself; and they are quickned together with him, and raised up together. And so when he ascended into Heaven, and was exalted to great Glory there, this also was as a publick Person: He took Possession of Heaven not only for himself, but his People, as their Forerunner and Head, that they might ascend also, and sit together in heavenly Places with him;