2 34 Meditations and Difcourfes C Ifi AP. X I V~ Other Differences hetween our Behplding the Glory of Chrifl hy Faith in this World, and hJ fight in lleaven. · AMONG the many other Differences which. might be infift:ed on (altho the greateft: of them are unto us at prefent ab o utely incornprehenfible, and fo not to be enquired into) I fha1l name two only, and fo put a clofe to this Dif.. courfe. 1· I N the view which we have here of the Glory of Chrift by Faith, we gather things as it were one by rme, in feveral parts and parcels out of the Scripture, and comparing them together in our minds, they become the Object of our prefent Sight, which is our fpiritual comprehenfion of the things themfelves. We have no propofal of the Glory of Chrift: unto us by Vifion or' illuft:rious appearance of his perfon, as Ifaiah had of old, Chap. 6. I, 2, 3, 4· or as John had in the Revelation, Chap. I. ver. 13, 14, I), I 6. We need it not, it would be of no advantage unto us. Fbr as unto the affurance of our Faith, we have a 'JJJorcl of prophejie more ufeful unto us, than a voice from Heaven, 2 Pet. I. I 7, r 8, I 9· And of thofe who received ft1ch Vifions, tho of eminent
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