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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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As the glorified Spouse of this great King reign with and in him, in his Dominion over the Universe, so more especially does she partake with him, in the Joy and Glory of his Reign in his Kingdom of Grace; which is more peculiarly the Kingdom that he possesses as Head of the Church, and is that Kingdom wherein she is more especially interested. It was especially to reign in this Kingdom, that GOD the Father exalted him to his Throne in Heaven: He set his King on his holy Hill of Zion, especially that he might reign over Zion, or over his Church, in his Kingdom of Grace; and that he might be under the best Advantages to carry on the Designs of his Love, in this lower World. And therefore undoubtedly the Saints in Heaven are Partakers with CHRIST in the Joy and Glory of the Advancement and Prosperity of his Kingdom of Grace on Earth, and Success of his Gospel here, which he looks on as the peculiar Glory of his Reign. The good Shepherd rejoices when he finds but […] Sheep that was lost; and his Friends and Neighbours in Heaven rejoice with him on that Occasion. That Part of the Family that is in Heaven, are surely not unacquainted with the Affairs of that Part of the same Family that is on Earth. They that are with the King, and are next to him, the Royal Family, that dwell in his Palace, are not kept in Ignorance of the Affairs of his Kingdom. The Saints in Heaven are with the Angels, the King's Ministers, by which he manages the Affairs of his Kingdom, and who are continually ascending and descending from Heaven to the Earth, and one or other of them daily employed as ministering Spirits to each individual Member of the Church below: Besides the continual ascending of the Souls of departed Saints, from all Parts of the militant Church. On these Accounts the Saints in Heaven must needs be under a Thousand Times greater Advantage ⟨p. 19⟩than we here, for a full View of the State of the Chu••h on Earth, and a speedy, direct and certain Acquaintance wi•h •ll its Affairs, in every Part. And that which gives them much greater Advantage for such an Acquaintance, than the Things already mentioned, i• their being constantly in the immediate Presence of CHRIST, and in the Enjoyment of the most perfect Intercourse with him, who is the King who manages all these Affairs, and has an absolutely perfect Knowledge of them. CHRIST is the Head of the whole glorified Assembly;