on the Glory ofChrifl. 231 evil on the other. To be in Hell under the wrath ~f God, is in it felf the greateft penal evil: But to be there for ever, without the Intermiffion of m_ifery, or Determination of time, is that which renders it the greateft e.vil unto them who fha11 be in that condition. So -is Eternity the Life of future ble[ednefs. \Ve iha11 be ever with the Lord~ without Limitation of time, without Inter· rupt_ion of enjoyment. · . · THERE are no viciffitudes in the heavenly ftate. The New Iiierufalem hath no Temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb are the Temple thereqf, ' Revel. 2 r. 24. There is no need of inQ:ituted m~ans of VVorihip, nor of Ordinances of Divine Service. For we ihall need neither encreafe of Grace, nor Excitations unto its ~xercife. The conftant, immediate, uninterrupted enjoyment of God and the Lamb, fiipplieth all. And it bath no need of tkf} Sun, r10r of the moon to jhine in it; for the Glory of God doth enlighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. The Light of the Sun is excellent; howbeit, it h~th its feafons, after it bath fhone in - its brighteft Lufter, it gives place to the night and darknefs. So is the Light of the Moon of great ufe in the night ; btlt it bath its feafons alfo. Such is the Light we have of the Glory of God and the Lamb in this VVorld. Someti·m~s it Is as the Light of the Sun, which under the Gofpel is [even fold, as the Light of Servrm days in one, in comparifon of the Law, Ifa. 30. 26. Sometimes as the Light of the Moon, which giveth relief in the night of Temptations and Trials. But it is not conihint; we a.re undet a q 4 1 viciffi-
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