N29704:79
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The Glorified SOULS OF Just Men Have attained a Blessed Perfection.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. He asserts that Believers are come to Mount Zion; the City of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem. By Zion, we are not to understand the Literal Zion; but the Church of God, of which Zion was a Figure. As for the Literal Zion, it had two heads; On One of which the Temple was Built, ⟨p. 47⟩where the Priests did resort to Offer Sacrifice & Incense; which had a Typical respect to the Priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ: On the Other head of Zion, David and other Kings of Judah had their habitations, who were also Types of Christ. The City of the Living God and the Heavenly Jerusalem, intend the same thing with Zion. Zion was the Upper part of Jerusalem. The Apostle to the Galatians calls it, The Jerusalem which is Above. The Church of GOD was Typified thereby. The Church is the City of GOD which he has built for himself, there to dwell for ever; and it comes down from Heaven. The Church •s not an Earthly City; and a great part of the Catholic Church is already in heaven. And as for that part of the Church which is here below, the Ordinances which belong unto it are Spiritual, Divine and Heavenly Institutions. The •reat Promises which are in the Scripture made to Zion, and to Jerusalem are not •o be understood of the Literal Zion and Jerusalem, but of the Church. Glorious ••ings are spoken of that City of GOD.
1. He asserts that Believers are come to Mount Sion; the City of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem. By Sion, we are not to understand the Literal Sion; but the Church of God, of which Sion was a Figure. As for the Literal Sion, it had two heads; On One of which the Temple was Built, ⟨p. 47⟩where the Priests did resort to Offer Sacrifice & Incense; which had a Typical respect to the Priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ: On the Other head of Sion, David and other Kings of Judah had their habitations, who were also Types of Christ. The City of the Living God and the Heavenly Jerusalem, intend the same thing with Sion. Sion was the Upper part of Jerusalem. The Apostle to the Galatians calls it, The Jerusalem which is Above. The Church of GOD was Typified thereby. The Church is the City of GOD which he has built for himself, there to dwell for ever; and it comes down from Heaven. The Church s not an Earthly City; and a great part of the Catholick Church is already in heaven. And as for that part of the Church which is here below, the Ordiances which belong unto it are Spiritual, Divine and Heavenly Institutions. The reat Promises which are in the Scripure made to Sion, and to Jerusalem are not o be understood of the Literal Sion and Jeusalem, but of the Church. Glorious ings are spoken of that City of GOD.