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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 happiness of Saints in the heavenly world, is set forth by resembling •t to Riches. That you may know what •s the Riches: Riches imply more than a •ittle: One that has but a little, is not a •ich man. There is more than a little happiness in heaven. There they have such an abundance as does fill and satisfy •ll the desires of their Soul, Psal. 36.8. All the earthly riches in the world, will not make a man truly happy. Solomon was a rich King: But what does he say of all these things after he had had as great experience of what satisfaction was •o be found in the Profits and Pleasures, •nd Honours of the world as ever man •ad? The Sum total which he brings in •s this, Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity, ⟨p. 18⟩Eccl. 1.2. Some of the richest men in this world, have been the most miserable men when they have gone out of the world. It was said to the rich man in Hell; Remember that in thy life-time thou receivedst thy good things, but now thou art tormented, Luk. 16.25. One of the Popes said, he could never think of those words without horror. Nevertheless, men are apt to esteem those who are rich to be very happy: Mal. 3.15. We call the proud (i. e. the rich who are commonly proud) happy. Therefore is the happiness of heaven set forth by great Riches. In heaven there are riches: there are treasures there, Mat. 6.20. As for the riches of this world they are deceitful. Many a man has thought with himself, if he could but get such an Estate, how happy should he be; but when he has obtained it, he has found himself miserably deceived. But in heaven there is the true Riches,