The saints everlasting rest

Yea, the Father himself puts on joy too, in our joy: as we grieve his spirit, and weary him with our iniquities; so he is rejoiced in our good. O how quickly here doth he spy a returning prodigal, even afar off! How doth he run and meet him, fall on his neck, and kiss him! This is indeed a happy meeting; but nothing to the joy of that last and great meeting.

And now look back upon all this: I say to thee as the angel to John, What hast thou seen? Or if vet thou perceive not, draw nearer, come up higher, Come and see: dost thou fear thou hast been all this while in a dream? Why, These are the true sayings of GOD. Dost ⟨p. 30⟩thou fear (as the disciples) that thou hast seen but a ghost instead of Christ? a shadow instead of rest? Come near, and feel: a shadow contains not those substantial blessings, nor rests upon such a sure word of promise, as you have seen these do. Go thy way now, and tell the disciples, and tell the drooping souls thou meetest with, That thou hast, in this glass, seen heaven; that the LORD indeed is risen, and hath here appeared to thee; and behold he is gone before us into rest; and that he is now preparing a place for them, and will come again, and take them to himself, that where he is, there they may be also.

But alas! my fearful heart dares scarce proceed: methinks I hear the Almighty's voice, saying to me, as to Elihu, Job xxxviii. 2. Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?