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spirit_n	assembly_n	general_a	zion_n	181	3	8.4369	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15144	The vvay to the celestiall paradise Declaring how a sinner may be saued, and come to life euerlasting. Contained in three bookes.The first second third sheweth that a sinner may be saued, & come to life euerlasting. By faith, apprehending Christ for his iustification, & applying to himselfe the promises of the Gospell made in Iesus Christ. Repentance, hauing his sins washed away in the bloud of the lambe Iesus Christ. Prayer, calling vpon God in the name of Iesus Christ. By Robert Whittell, minister of the Gospell.	Whittle, Robert, d. 1638.	1620 (1620)	STC 25441; ESTC S120396	338,769	458

glasse Moreouer in this heauenly Cittie and ble●●ed place there is no darknesse but all light For as S. Iohn saith againe t Verse 23. The Cittie had no neede of the Sunne neither of the Moone to shine in it for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lambe is the light thereof Such is the excellency of the place of happinesse prepared for the righteous after this life Secondly the eternall blessednesse of the righteous is 2 The greatnesse of their happinesse to be considered in regard of the greatnesse of their happinesse which is vnspeakeable For as the Apostle saith u 1 Cor. 2. 9. Eye hath not seene nor care heard neither haue entred into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that loue him But the greatnes of that eternal happinesse of the blessed ones in the kingdome of heauen euen of all the faithfull and true beleeuers of all true penitent sinners which haue repented of their sins and are washed from their wickednesse will appeare the For more if we consider it in these particulars 1 They shall be partakers of glory First they shall be partakers of glory in heauen they shall be glorious So S. Paul saith x Phil. 3. 20. 21. The Lord Iesus Christ shall change our vile bodie that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious body And our Sauiour Christ saith y Math. 13. 43. The righteous shall shine forth as the Sun in the kingdome of their Father Secondly they shall see God in his glory they shall 2 They shall see God in his glory en●oy the cleare vision of God Our Sauiour Christ saith z Math 5. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God a 1 Cor. 13. 12. Now we see through a glasse saith S. Paul but then face to face And S. Iohn saith b 1 Ioh. 3. 2. Beloued now are we the Sonnes of God and it doth not yet appeare what we shall be but we know that when hee shall appeare we shall be like him for wee shall see him as he is When Moses was desirous to see the glory of God and said c Exod. 33. 18. 19 20. 21. 22. 23 I beseech thee shew me thy glory The Lord answered him Thou canst not see my face for there shall no man see me and liue Yet the Lord yeelded thus farre to Moses that he might see his backe parts It was a great fauour that the Lord shewed to Moses an earthly man that he might see the backe parts of God but neither Moses nor any earthly man could euer possibly see the face of God and liue But in Heauen the blessed Saints shall come into the presence of the Lord shall see the face of God and shall behold his glorie To be in the company of the holy Angels to behold the Patriarchs and Prophets to see the Apostles and all the Saints d Gloriosa sunt hac sed multo glori●sius est present●m Dei vultum cernere Aug. Man c. 17. These as S. Augustine saith are glorious things but it is farre more glorious to be in the presence of God and to behold his face Againe he saith * Hac est plaena beatitudo tota glorificatio hominis vid●re faci●m Dei sui Aug. So●●lo c. 36 This is the full blessednesse and the whole glorification of m●n to see the face of his God In the cleare vision of God stands the perfection of glorie Thirdly they shall be with Christ in glorie For so Christ hath prayed to his Father for them e Ioh. 17. 24. Father I will that they also whom thou hast giuen me be with mee where I 3 They shall be with Christ am that they may behold my glory which thou hast giuen me This was the happinesse that S. Paul so much desired I am saith he in a straight betweene two hauing a desire to f Phil. 1. 23. depart and to be with Christ which is farre better Fourthly they shall haue the company of the holy 4 They shall haue blessed company Angels the fellowship of the Patriarchs Prophets Apostles Martyrs and all the Saints of God as saith the Apostle g Heb. 12. 22. 23 Ye are come vnto mount Sion and vnto the Cittie of the liuing God the heauenly Ierusalem and to an innumerable company of Angels to the generall assembly Church of the first borne which are written in heauen and to God the iudge of all and to the spirits of men made perfect Fiftly they shall haue eternall felicity euerlasting happinesse 5 They shal haue eternal felicity and endlesse ioy S. Mathew saith h Math. 25. 46. These shall goe away into euerlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternall Of this Dauid saith i Psal 16. 11. In thy presence is fulnesse of ioy at thy right hand there are pleasures for euermore The ioyes of the eternall Cittie are eternall Sixtly In heauen they shall haue no hurtfull thing to 6 They shal haue no euill nor want any good thing annoy them and shall want no good thing to make them happie For as S. Iohn saith k Reu. 21. 3. 4. God himselfe shall bee with them and be their God And God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall therebe any more paine for the former things are passed away Moreouer there shall be the l Re. 22. 2. 3. 4. 5. pure riuer of water of life and the tree of life and there shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it and his seruants shall serue him And they shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads And there shall be no night there and they neede no candle neither light of the Sun for the Lord God giueth them light and they shall raigne for euer and euer In Heauen there shall bee euery good thing and there shall be no euill thing m Non enim est ibi malus neque malitia c. Aug. Man c. 6. There is as Augustine saith neither any wicked one nor any wickednesse There is no aduersarie there is no prouocation to sin there is no want no vnquietnes no discord no variance no violence no oppression there is no sorrow nor sicknesse no paine nor griefe there is no more feare of death nor Hell All these things are past but there is peace and concord loue and charity there is sweet vnity and agreement there is continuall reioycing and praising of God for euermore Now whereas repentance procures to penitent sinners blessings temporall spirituall and eternall This hath a double vse First it serues for instruction to teach and admonish vs Vse 1 To repent of our sinnes and to amend our waies if To repent of our sinnes and amend our wa●es if we would be either h●p●ie