' . ' ·- ~ · -·----- 90s Book.IV. Pare. V. Looking umo JeftU. Chap. 2.Secr 6 we frrike up a windo~ , and let them look in , anti behold the throne,and the Lamb,and the troops of glorified Spirits cloathed in whire ,with crowns of gold on their he~ds, and palms in their hands,Gnging the eternal praifesoftheir glorious King; oh how would they be fweetr.ed in their pain, andconvinctdof theit," . foolifh choyce , and ravifhed with tl e fulnefs ofthofe joyes and pleafures that are in Cbrifis face for evermore?furely much more may this glory ofChrifi warm thy heart; 0 my foul ! what an happinefs were it to fee the King on his throne; to fee the Lamb, the fairtree oflife,the brancbe§ which canrior for the narrownefs of the place have room to grow in,for the·He.tven of heavens canno-t c~ntain kim ?what an happinefs were it to fee love it felf, :rnd to be warmed with the heat of immediate lov.e that comes out of • · the precious heart and bowels of this princely and royal Standard- bearer?a' yet thou canfi not,muil: not fee theie fight!, there's no feeing the King thus in his beauty tiU thou comefi: to glory; for then,and then onely mufi: thou fee him face to face;& yet the Idea & Image of this glory is feen and may be feen ofevery true beleeving foul; enough may be feen by an eye of faith, to kindle in thine heart a flame of love to the Lord Jefus Chriit : oh who c.an think of the glory that is in this dainty delightful One and not be (wallowed up i1;1 love? who can think of Chrifi; fitting at Gods right hand , and fparkling in this glory round abour, and cail:ing out beams of glory through Eafl:, ard Weft , and North, ~nd South, through Heaven, and Earth, and Hell, and not love him with the whole heart , foul and might? I reiHember one dying,aud hearing fome difcourfe of Jefus·Chrifi:Oh (faid fhe)JPeak._mm r:f rhu,lrt me hear more of this; 6e r.ot weary of telling hiJ praife, 1/oriJ: to fee him, how /bould 1 but lor-g to f,e~tr ofNm! Surely T cannot fay too much ofJefus Chrifi:; in chis bleffed fuh ject no man can poffihly' hyperbolize; had I the tOJJe~es of !\''en and Angels, I could never fully fetforth Chrifi; it involves an eternal contradiction that the creature can fee to th~ bottome oft he (reatour .- \uppofe all the fands on the Seafhore, all che flowers, herbs, leaves, tw1ggs oftrees in woods-and forrefrs,all the fiar~ofheaven , were all rational creacures,and had they that wifedome, & tongues ofAngels to fpeak ofche love!i. nefs,beauty,blory ,& cxceilency of(bdl.& gone to heaven,& fitting 4t the right h11nd of huhther~they would in al their e~preffiqs ·· · ftay
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