i j A?rlhams j fJtrl!. the 11. Chap. to the Hebr. ~~ --- auainc hc:1uen, .,.,·hi~h is the CitietbtJt ~at ha A No man rn:ty doubt hereof, bccaufc this foundation l and who would not ftrcndnchcs, third hcauen is inuifiblc; for the An~elt aHO , whidl arc 1'0- vnc~rtaine; for heaHen,,Nhich is,fo arc inviiiblc, and yet Cods ctc.aturc~; 1kJide! 1 1 1 certt~inc a g.loric? our Creed ccachc:th, that Go.d is Crcaror.lif all / \ I Sq:qndly, this mufl teaehvstoiollowthe thing.<vifibleandinuifible. ·- .. 1 Counle!l of C]1ri!l:Iefus, M:mh.6.19.20. L•lJ If V\'C Joubn.,•hy God made ir, fcc.ing be·e 1 no_tvp for .JPHr fc!ua trcafitrr:J on earth, whe;·emade all things for man, and man in this ,{odd l moth and c,p 1 kfrcorrJtpt, fmd theeHcsftea/e: hut haeh no f1ght·nor vfi:: of it.Thc nnf\';Cr is., God J inhcattcn, wbrreUneithercanl<!r, moth 1 theefc, made it tOnwo ends. , . ... 1 nor any othcr•con·uptioff. Eucry man naturally Fir!l, to be hisowne g!orious P?hcc( 1rdt 1 rnurl: hauc his tre.-tfore; and that is it whcrcon wherein he v·:ould confine ~is bcoing, or his ·i hcc fees hi's heart; no"" rhat is vnworthy of a prcfcncc,but) wherein he would make his g]o;. ' 1nans hear~. which will be lofi: we know not ry mofi apparant;and wherein his glory1l1ould how £0onc. But let vs make lmmi our trca[ure, in a fort dwcJl.In which regards, it is called t'lis r the p:lory whereofis both etcrnall andvnchanthrone,Efay.66.And in our Lords prayer wofay' 1 gcable. . B by Chrifl owne teaching) rh:a God ourfAr/u)·l Againc,fceing nothing here is ccrtaine, we is inJieaJten,nThercfore '3S 1Princcs build thom:.. mufi learnc to iCckc found co~forr,where it [clues palaces, to Ihc\N their power and 'puifmay be had. Scckc it in this world, .~llld it will f3.ncc, and [o magnific thcmfclues, and td b" failc.vs; but fcckc itJ.n the finccrc.worll1ip of .fit h:1bitations for their grcacndl'c; So Oo.,d God,and that will miniHc.r fuch comfort in this .madcrhc third heauen to be the throne. of luJ life, and fuch gloric in beaucn,M h1fthafoundag/tJrie. 1. • ' ~ tion, and will ncuer failc vs. ,_, Secondly, he had allo:a rcfpct1 herein toJ1iS Further, this m4jl put vs, in mihdcof the crcaturc:s, for; he rnadcrhat hcaucn, therein i'b ' holy Kings aduifc; v.hich is, to remem/Jer our reuc:1Jc his rl101ie!lic and glpry to his reafon~blc I Cr,aror;, the dtfiu of oHr youth, E.cclcf. I 2. 1, neatures, .Angebandhfen: and (by {hewing S~c~ng1thi~ \oVorld js fq vnccrtainc, and our life them his.gloric) to glorifie rhcm, For i11 Godi bath fo wcakc a foHndation, as we are not furc prefonce uthe fH!nejfeof ioy, Pfalm. 16, v!J;m, tp liuc tO. come to old ag(::eucrymatnhercfore, .And in this fcnfC is it true, that God made · lffl is to hcarc the conclufion of,aii; wbich is, to thh;gs for man (at manfor .l:Jimfllfc:) namcly,all fearc God, J:nd k.Jepe bi! ;ommandements: and C things, either for his foulc, or bodie, or both; this, the fooncr the bc::tJCI'. For clfe, for a little either for his vfc in this lifi!,.or in the other. · foolifl1 and vaine plqfim:, ~ra.ofitory,&. which And fo the third hcauen was made for mans hathnofollluLtttan; 1Wc {};all venter the Joofing vfc; not in this-life,but in the life to como; ·for of ~ha,t glorious citl~, whi<hhath a,furefoundahis foule vntill the !all: iudgemem; & after that, 1; 011, ., • • for bothJoule andbodie. ' ' 'I It folloW'cth in tk~ dcfcription; Hence we lcarnc diuersii)fhuB:ions. -- .. : whofom4k$.Yand6urlder is.-', Firtf, in that the third hca!{cn, which ncnerf ..G~J. ~was fceuc W\th the eic ofman,is herepofitiucl}' The [C"Cond pointiothedcfcriptionofthis affinnedtobemade 61 God: We lcarne; that citic> is that God w~ the maker,lmilder, or au- ·therefore it. is one of Gpds-crcat.ur~s; andnot rho~ of it. Thc[c two w.ords arc both one, and eternal!, as fame hold,and go about to ptoOltc 1 therefore it is a nccdldfc labour of fomc tpat "thus : God is eternal!; buthc,mufi be in fomc woul9 diflinguifh;\>cJl"i~t ~~~m; f<lr; tbc m.ca- ' .iJlac.!':aud hdpon is the fc'aw:ind place ofGot!, ning is) Godmlfde, t~a~ ;~,:prepared the glorie I therefore k ·is coeternalVWitih God. Butitariof hcaucn,and he boiltjt; as thou,gh he fhould lfwer; from.Gods word;that 'though hcauc"i1 be (ay 1 Hc:~:ucnly~Icrufalcrn is a gloriP.us cirie: .and the fcatc.anil throne of Godsglorre~~and·.\o,hCr-c no q>~ruell though i.l bee fo, for (iod-wad< it, .D' he manifcfl:etb ,and magnifinh1 his1;l<,ri<";' yet'' AndifyouwillneedS.,_r:,hatbeingacit~e,itmufi , .is it notthe ·pbcc of·hi~ fo!ljhmce and 6umg; be b4ilt, be it fo, for God io th~b!!il4<r of it. for that is infinite, and in'cornprehenfiblc: at1d This doCtrine is ~~id~nt in th(Scriptures, it is ag11infr the Chrlfhzn .faith,·to imagihC Pfal,. tj 6._5. Godby hi• wiJcd•m<·m,rd, th< H<athe Godhead to be comprehended o< contaiue11J. And here i~ an9thcr main~ditfercnce 1 bcncd in any place, 1, King.&. 27. 7/u heattem 1 twixt rhis"''or1d, and thc.gloric.Q(hc;au,cn:Thc 7ea theheatfen of heaHenscmmot comprehmdtbee 1 Cities. .of this world were built; .b}!~ m,an ; but 0 Lord; howmuchmorevnaMcUthishoufethAt Htauc-nhy Godlumfolfe., The arte and skill.of I ha11e b11ilt? :,c •. nl~n~uiltlthcciticspfthccanh,aqdfometime _. Nor is it matcriall, thilt weknownot •On tbc~co.uet~ufncffe,or othe·r corrupr,ion of n1an, ·~\vhat day it was·ct,cated:orthat it is not namCd. a5 is manifcfi in the bcginning:for Clif,acoueamongfi the workcs .of the creation. For the tous, cruel!, and 'ambi~ious man, built the firtl fame is true ofthe Angels alfo: and it pk·3fcd . ,citic in the world; hut holy and .good mcn, Cods wifcd·omc,for fpcciall caufcJ,to n:mlC tr0 hauc not the: honour to be6uilders ofthi,· Citie· ttrea.turcs partkubrly in the creation, but'Vifi1 No,they a.rc Citi:t.ens ofit,but God 'oncly is th~ bk: ·whctcas we ktrO\o\' both from our Crcdd(., auth~r and!mildcrofit, and Gods word it felfe,that he inhe crc~.r2.~ of i •1 all I
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