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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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We way from thence Argue, that much more shall Saints in Heaven know one another; yea, such as were in heaven many Ages before them. When our Saviour was Transfigured in the holy Mount, in the presence of three of his Disciples, (which Transfiguration was a little Emblem and Figure of Heaven) there appeared Moses and Elijah talking with him; and Peter knew who they were, Mat. 17.3, 4. How did he know those who had been in Heaven many Ages? It is a Vanity to say (as some have done) that Peter knew them, because he had seen ⟨p. 230⟩their Pictures; for the Jews did not allow of, nor had they any such Pictures among them. But there was a Divine Irradiation on his Mind, causing him to know who they were. Much more will it be so in Heaven. Then shall we know which of the Saints there is Moses, and which is Joshua, and which is Samuel, and which is David; and so of all the rest. The thought of this was a great Comfort to Bullinger when he was on his Death-bed: I am going (says he) to be with the holy Patriarchs, and Prophets, and Apostles, and Martyrs who are gone to Heaven before me. It is Reported, that the Night before Luther Died, some proposed that Question to him, Whether Saints in heaven shall know one another? He Answered, that surely it shall be so: For which he gave this (among other) Reasons, Adam in Paradise knew who Eve was, as soon as ever he saw her. Much more will it be so in the Heavenly Paradise.
We way from thence Argue, that much more shall Saints in Heaven know one another; yea, such as were in heaven many Ages before them. When our Saviour was Transfigured in the holy Mount, in the presence of three of his Disciples, (which Transfiguration was a little Emblem and Figure of Heaven) there appeared Moses and Elias talking with him; and Peter knew who they were, Mat. 17.3, 4. How did he know those who had been in Heaven many Ages? It is a Vanity to say (as some have done) that Peter knew them, because he had seen ⟨p. 230⟩their Pictures; for the Jews did not allow of, nor had they any such Pictures among them. But there was a Divine Irradiation on his Mind, causing him to know who they were. Much more will it be so in Heaven. Then shall we know which of the Saints there is Moses, and which is Joshua, and which is Samuel, and which is David; and so of all the rest. The tho't of this was a great Comfort to Bullinger when he was on his Death-bed: I am going (says he) to be with the holy Patriarchs, and Prophets, and Apostles, and Martyrs who are gone to Heaven before me. It is Reported, that the Night before Luther Dy'd, some proposed that Question to him, Whether Saints in heaven shall know one another? He Answered, that surely it shall be so: For which he gave this (among other) Reasons, Adam in Paradise knew who Eve was, as soon as ever he saw her. Much more will it be so in the Heavenly Paradise.