Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

1. The minds of the Saints, will have a perfect Vision of God, which will infinitely transcend all the visions and sweetest discoveries of God, which they have, or are capable of in this World; hereafter their capacity will be enlarged, their minds will be elevated; here they see God darkly, there they shall see him clearly; here they see him afar•••, there they shall see him nearly; here they see him as be is represented, there they shall see him as be is; here they see him in a Gloss, there they shall see him immediately; here they see aliquid de D•o, there they shall see Deam here they see his foot-steps, some impresses of God upon the Creatures, especially upon his Children, chiefly they see his Image in Christ, whom they view by faith in the Glass of the Gospel, (as was said) yet the uttermost they can here attain unto, is to see his back parts, but in Heaven they shall see his face, they shall see him face to face; they shall see him as be is. This, this will be the happiness of the righteous in Heaven, to have the immediate fight, the beatifical vision of God.

1. The minds of the Saints, will have a perfect Vision of God, which will infinitely transcend all the visions and sweetest discoveries of God, which they have, or are capable of in this World; hereafter their capacity will be enlarged, their minds will be elevated; here they see God darkly, there they shall see him clearly; here they see him afar•••, there they shall see him neerly; here they see him as be is represented, there they shall see him as be is; here they see him in a Gloss, there they shall see him immediately; here they see aliquid de D•o, there they shall see Deam here they see his foot-steps, some impresses of God upon the Creatures, especially upon his Children, chiefly they see his Image in Christ, whom they view by faith in the Glass of the Gospel, (as was said) yet the uttermost they can here attain unto, is to see his back parts, but in Heaven they shall see his face, they shall see him face to face; they shall see him as be is. This, this will be the happiness of the righteous in Heaven, to have the immediate fight, the bea•ifical vision of God.