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Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the…
Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the soul of believers, at the instant of their separation from their bodies. II. On the glory of the bodies of God's children, in the resurrection world, when they shall be as the angels of heaven. III. On the glory of both soul and body in the heaven of heavens, after the Day of Judgment, to all eternity. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston in N.E. printed: : Sold by Timothy Green in Middle Street., 1711
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(1.) In this world they are afflicted with Satan's Temptations. God will never suffer that Enemy to destroy them; nevertheless, for holy ends He suffers him to afflict them. The History of Jobs Afflictions, are a remarkable Instance of it. He throws Darts at the Faithful Servants of God, and sometimes fiery Ones too. And it is observed, the more good any man does in the world, the more will Satan give him molestation one way or other. And the more Grace any man has, the more is Satan in a rage at him. In great wrath he makes War with those that keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus Christ. But when once their Souls are among the Spirits of Just men made Perfect, they are got clear of the Devils Territories, and of al• his Temptations for ever. They are ou• ⟨p. 67⟩of Satan's reach there: For his wrath is only on, or near the Earth: There he goes to and fro, and walks up and down in it. He is confined to this Atmosphere: He can ascend no higher than the Air; where the Prince of this world has a power of Evil Spirits and Tempters under him, Eph. 2.2. But the Spirits of Just men made perfect, are in an Heaven far above the Air. Satan with his Temptations can't come there. As Christ said to the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so whither the Souls of Just men go when their Bodies die, the Devil cannot come. He was once in Heaven, but GOD has banished him out of that which was his Native Country, and he shall never come there again. When Sennacherib thought to enter Jerusalem, the Lord said, he shall not come into the City, nor shoot an Arrow there,, Isa. 37.33. So the Sennacherib of Hell shall not come into the Heavenly Jerusalem, nor shoot the Arrows of his Temptations there.
(1.) In this world they are afflicted with Satans Temptations. God will never suffer that Enemy to destroy them; nevertheless, for holy ends He suffers him to afflict them. The History of Jobs Afflictions, are a remarkable Instance of it. He throws Darts at the Faithful Servants of God, and sometimes fiery Ones too. And it is observed, the more good any man does in the world, the more will Satan give him molestation one way or other. And the more Grace any man has, the more is Satan in a rage at him. In great wrath he makes War with those that keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus Christ. But when once their Souls are among the Spirits of Just men made Perfect, they are got clear of the Devils Territories, and of al his Temptations for ever. They are ou