on the Glo1:1' ~r Cht~ft. ' I 79 VISION or the fight which we fha11 h:we of the glory of Chrift in Heaven, is irmmrliate, rli- ·reCf, intuitirve, and therefore .fleady., eaven and conftant: And it is fo on a double Account. ( r.) Of the 0,0je8 which fha11 be propofed nmo us. ( 2.) Of the Vifive Pon;er or t:1CLllty wherewirh we tball be endued; fiom tbe imperfection of both which in this world, arifeth the imperfection of mu· ·view of the glory of Chrift by fr1irh, as bath been declared. I. THE Obieff of it wii1 be real ancl(itbf!anti·· al. Chrift himfelf in his own perfon with all his giory, !hall be continually with us, before ns, propofed uno us. \iVe fhallno longer have an Image, a Reprefentation of him1 fi1ch as is the delineation of his Glory in the Gofpel. 'vVe jha!! Je~ him, faith the Apoftle, face to frxce; I Cor. I 3· I 2.. which he .oppofeth unto our feeing him dcrkly as in aglafs, which is the mmoft that fairh can attain to. We fhall fee bim as he is, 1 Job. j. '2. ; nor as nm.v in an imperfeCt defcription of him. As a. man fees his neighbour when they fiand and con...- ver!e together face ro face ; So fha1l we fee the Lord Chrift in his glory, and not as ;\t'Jojes who had only a · tranfient fight of fome parts of the Glory of God, when he caufed it to pafs by him. THERE will be ure herein, of mu bod!!y ere); as !hall be declared. For as Job f3ys, in our F!efh jhall ')))e [ee our Redeemer, and our eyes fhall be. hold him, Chap. r 9· 25, 26, 2.7. That c0rporeal fen:ce.fha11 ryot be refi:ored nnto us, and that giorifiecl ab :we '..Vh.Jt we can conceive, but for this gre.tt u:e of the eternal beholding of Chrift and . N 2 his
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