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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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2. The things whereunto this Happiness is resembled in the Scripture, declares it to be wonderfully great. If it should be set before us in the proper Dialect of Heaven, whilst we remain in this Mortal state, we should understand nothing of it. Christ said to Nicodemus; Joh. 3.12. If I have told you Earthly things, & you believe not: How shall you believe, if I tell you of Heavenly things? Christ did by Earthly Similitudes & Parables, set forth Heavenly Mysteries Should he have spoken of Heavenly Glories, in a Style suitable to the Nature of them; mortal men could not have Comprehended it. Therefore is this happiness described by Earthly Similitudes; by such things as men on Earth think the enjoyers of them happy men. ⟨p. 16⟩There are Three Expressions in the Text before us, by which the Happiness of Saints in the Heavenly World is denoted.
2. The things whereunto this Happiness is resembled in the Scripture, declares it to be wonderfully great. If it should be set before us in the proper Dialect of Heaven, whilest we remain in this Mortal state, we should understand nothing of it. Christ said to Nicodemus; Joh. 3.12. If I have told you Earthly things, & you believe not: How shall you believe, if I tell you of Heavenly things? Christ did by Earthly Similitudes & Parables, set forth Heavenly Mysteries Should he have spoken of Heavenly Glories, in a Style suitable to the Nature of them; mortal men could not have Comprehended it. Therefore is this happiness described by Earthly Similitudes; by such things as men on Earth think the enjoyers of them happy men. ⟨p. 16⟩There are Three Expressions in the Text before us, by which the Happiness of Saints in the Heavenly World is denoted.