·----- --- ----- - --- . 1070 Book.V. Looki.ng unto 1ef!"· Chap. 1.Sect:·7 At this lafl: word, dovvn they go; the evil Angels fallin<> like lightning, and evil men haled, and pulled down with the~ from the prefence of God, and Chrifl:, and An5els, and all the blelfed ones ; even from their fathers, m<?thers, wives, hufbands,children,Minifl:ers,ferva nts,lov;ers,fnends,acquaintance; who J.hall then ;ufl:ly and defervedlx abandon them with all deteftarion and deriiion j and forgettmg allnearnefle, and deareH: o\;>ligations of nature, 1;eighbo~r~hood, _alliance, any thing wlll rejoyce in the executwn of dlVme J~tce. Oh the iluikes, and horrid cryes that now they make fillmg the ayre as they go! ?h the waylings and wringi1_1gs of ha1_1ds ! oh the defperate roarmgs ! oh the hideous yelhngs, fillmg heaven, and earth, and hell ! But I J.hall follow them no furrher,no fooner do they fall into the bottomle£le pit, but prefently it l.huts her mouth upon them, and there I mufl: leave them. . -· -----·---------·--- SECT·7· Of Chrij} and hu Saint.r going up into hea'11el$,and of the end of thu world. 7. f 0 R ChriH and his Saints going up into h~aven, and fo. for the end of this world :no fooner are the reprobates gone to their place, but the Saints afcend; now ChriH: arifeth from his judgment-feat, and with all the glorious company of heaven, he marches towards the heaven of heavens. Oh what a comely march is this? what fangs of triumph are here fung and warbled? ChriH leads the way, the Cherubims attend, the Seraphims wait on, An~els, Archangels, Principalities, Powers, Patriarchs, Prophets, Priefts, Evangelil1s, Martyrs, . Profelfors, and Confelfors of Gods Law and Gofpel following, attend the Judge and King of glory; iinging with melorly, as, never eare hath heard, J.hinina with MajeHy as never eye harh feen , rejoycing without meafure as never heart conceived. 0 blelfed rraine ofSouldiers! O'goodly Troop ofC.1praines! each one doth bear a palme ofvietory in his hanJ, e,1ch one doth ' wear a Crown 0fdory on his head ; the Church Militant is now ~ triumpham;
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