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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. IV. Shall the Children of GOD as the Angels of Heaven in another World then they should endeavour to be & do as […] them as may be whilst in this World. […] should aim & endeavour after that […] we cannot attain unto. We cannot […] ⟨p. 171⟩unto that Perfection in Holiness which the Children of the Resurrection shall have, yet should we aim at it. Phil. 3.11, 12. If by any means I might attain unto the Resurrection of the Dead. Not as though I had already attained, or were already Perfect: but • follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. I (says Paul) was running away from Christ, but he apprehended me, He stopped me and converted me, that he might make me perfectly holy and happy in the Resurrection World; This perfection am I striving after. So should we endeavour •o be as the Angels of Heaven, in respect of our Obedience to God, to do his Will on Earth as they do in Heaven. Their's •s a willing Obedience: They are glad to be employed in any Service for GOD: They hearken to the Voice of his Word •nd do his Pleasure: They Serve the LORD cheerfully and fervently, and so •hould we be fervent in Spirit Serving the Lord. They are never weary in Serving GOD: We should not be weary in well •oing. The holy Angels are constant in ⟨p. 172⟩their Obedience, they do not draw back. The Living Creatures, (Angels are they) turned not when they went: they went every one straight forward, Ezek. 1.9. To turn back from the holy Commandment is to be like the Angels of Hell, and not like the Angels of Heaven. Angels are humble Spirits. They will visit Prisons to be helpful to the Servants of Christ. When Peter was in Prison, an Angel visited him there: They will do kind Offices for Poor beggars. They will help a poor Lazarus in his way to Heaven. So should we Condescend to men of low Estate,