THE SAINT'S REST. 23 from what he was, as to say, I am not the man I was; how much more will glory make us differ ! As much as a body spiritual, above the sun in glory exceeds these frail noisome, diseased, lumps of flesh, so far shall our senses exceed those we now possess. Doubt- less as God advanceth our senses, and enlargeth our capacity, so will he advance the happiness of those senses, and fill up with himself all that capacity: Certainly the body should not be raised up, and con- tinued, if it should not share in the glory. As it hath shared in the obedience and sufferings, so shall it also in the blessedness. As Christ bought the whole man, so shall the whole partake of the ever- lasting benefits of the purchase. O blessed employ- ment of a glorified body, to stand before the throne of God and the Lamb, and to sound forth for ever, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour and power. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing; for thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation, and hast made us unto our God kings and priests. Alleluia, salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." O Christians! this is the bles- sed rest ; a rest, as it were, without rest ; " For they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. "(f) And if the body shall be thus employed,, oh, how shall the soul be taken up ! As its powers and capacities are greatest, so its actions are strongest, and its enjoyments sweetest. As the bodily senses have their proper actions, whereby they receive and enjoy their objects, so does the soul in its own action enjoy its own object, by knowing, remembering, loving, and delightful joying. This is the soul's en- joyment. By these eyes it sees, and by these arms it embraces. (f') Rev. iv. 11. v. 9, 10, 12. xix. 1, 6. iv. 8a
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