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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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Inf. III. The Children of God should be careful not to Sin with their Bodies, but to Serve and Glorify GOD with them. That body which shall become a wonderfully glorified Body in another World, should be a very Sanctified Body whilst in this World. How vile is it to make such a Body an Instrument of Sin and Dishonour to the Name of God? The Body is for the Lord, 1 Cor. 6.13. This lets us see the heinous evil which is in Sins against the Body; Especially when the Children of God shall any of them be guilty of them. Sins of Intemperance are in a peculiar manner against the Body: Drunkenness is so. It is an horrid thing for a godly Man to abuse his Body with Strong Drink. What? that Body which shall •e Raised in Glory! But most of all, Sins against the Seventh Commandment are •ins against the Body: Other Sins are not •o comparatively with that. They are without the Body, but he that commits Sins •f that Nature, Sinneth against his own ••dy, 1 Cor. 6.18. Since when Christ ⟨p. 170⟩shall appear, Believers shall appear with him in Glory, the thought of it should cause them, not only to abstain from Fleshly Lusts, but to Mortify them, Col. 3 4, 5. To set forth the evil which is in Sins against the Body, the Apostle says, Know you not that your Body is the Temple of the holy Spirit? What horrible Sacrilege is it to defile the Temple of GOD? The Apostle infers, Therefore Glorify God in your Body. That Head, that Tongue, those Hands, those Feet which shall be Raised t• Glory in the Resurrection World, ought to be made use of as Instruments to promote the Glory of GOD in this World▪ This Meditation, My Body shall one Day […] a Subject of wonderful Glory, will cause Man that has Grace in his Soul to be careful not to Sin with his Body.
Inf. III. The Children of God should be careful not to Sin with their Bodies, but to Serve and Glorify GOD with them. That body which shall become a wonderfully glorified Body in another World, should be a very Sanctified Body whil'st in this World. How vile is it to make such a Body an Instrument of Sin and Dishonour to the Name of God? The Body is for the Lord,