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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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they are mystically his glorified Body: and what the Head sees, it sees for the Information of the whole Body, according to its Capacity: and what the Head enjoys, is for the Joy of the whole Body. The Saints, in leaving this World, and ascending to Heaven, do not go out of Sight of Things appertaining to CHRIST'S Kingdom on Earth; but on the contrary, they go out of a State of Obscurity, and ascend above the Mists and Clouds, into the clearest Light; to a Pinnacle, in the very Centre of Light, where every Thing appears in clear View. They have as much greater Advantage to view the State of CHRIST'S Kingdom, and the Works of the new Creation here, than while they were in this World, as a Man that ascends to the Top of an high Mountain, has greater Advantage to view the Face of the Earth, than he had while he was in a deep Valley, or thick Forest below, surrounded on every Side with those Things that impeded and limited his Sight. Nor do they view as indifferent or unconcerned Spectators, any more than CHRIST himself is an unconcerned Spectator. The Happiness of the Saints in Heaven consists very much in beholding the Glory of GOD appearing in the Work of Redemption: for 'tis by this chiefly that GOD manifests his Glory, the Glory of his Wisdom, Holiness, Grace and other Perfections, to both Saints and Angels; as is apparent by many Scriptures. And therefore undoubtedly their Happiness consists very much in beholding the Progress of this Work, in its Application and Success, and the Steps by which infinite Power and Wisdom brings it to its Consummation. And the Saints in Heaven are under unspeakably greater Advantage, to take the Pleasure of beholding the Progress of this Work on Earth, than we are that are here; as they are under greater Advantages to see and understand the marvellous Steps, that divine Wisdom takes in all that is done, and the glorious Ends he obtains, the Opposition Satan makes, and how he is baffled and overthrown: They can better see the Connection ⟨p. 20⟩of one Event with another, and the beautiful Order of all Things that come to pass in the Church in different Ages, that to us appear like Confusion. Nor do they only view •hese Things, and rejoice in them, as a glorious and beautiful Sight, but as Persons interested, as CHRIST is interested; as possessing these Things in CHRIST, and reigning with him, in this Kingdom.
they are mystically his glorified Body: and what the Head sees, it sees for the Information of the whole Body, according to its Capacity: and what the Head enjoys, is for the Joy of the whole Body. The Saints, in leaving this World, and ascending to Heaven, do not go out of Sight of Things appertaining to CHRIST'S Kingdom on Earth; but on the contrary, they go out of a State of Obscurity, and ascend above the Mists and Clouds, into the clearest Light; to a Pinnacle, in the very Center of Light, where every Thing appears in clear View. They have as much greater Advantage to view the State of CHRIST'S Kingdom, and the Works of the new Creation here, than while they were in this World, as a Man that ascends to the Top of an high Mountain, has greater Advantage to view the Face of the Earth, than he had while he was in a deep Valley, or thick Forest below, surrounded on every Side with those Things that impeded and limited his Sight. Nor do they view as indifferent or unconcerned Spectators, any more than CHRIST himself is an unconcerned Spectator. The Happiness of the Saints in Heaven consists very much in beholding the Glory of GOD appearing in the Work of Redemption: for 'tis by this chiefly that GOD manifests his Glory, the Glory of his Wisdom, Holiness, Grace and other Perfections, to both Saints and Angels; as is apparent by many Scriptures. And therefore undoubtedly their Happiness consists very much in beholding the Progress of this Work, in its Application and Success, and the Steps by which infinite Power and Wisdom brings it to its Consummation. And the Saints in Heaven are under unspeakably greater Advantage, to take the Pleasure of beholding the Progress of this Work on Earth, than we are that are here; as they are under greater Advantages to see and understand the marvellous Steps, that divine Wisdom takes in all that is done, and the glorious Ends he obtains, the Opposition Satan makes, and how he is baffled and overthrown: They can better see the Connection