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'ERN!.
XIV.]
HERE
AND
HEREAFTER.
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they
shall
find
in
that
blessed
church above? Ye
are
our
crown,
and
our
glory,
and
our rejoicing
in
that
day,
L,Thess.
ii.
19,
90.
Now
should
not
each
of
us
maintain
a
holy
jealousy
within
Ourselves,
and
say,-
Which
of
us
shall be
miss
-
ing
?"
May
not
everyone of
us so
far
suspect
ourselves,
as to
say,
"
Lord,
is
it
I
?"
Shall
I
be
wanting there,
when
ell
the
rest of
this
little
assembly shall be
worship-
ping
with
the saints
in
heaven?
Shall
I
be
separated
from
them with
Whoin
I
have
so
often
appeared
be-
fore
God, and
bowed
the knee
together
on
earth
?
O
dreadful thought
of
overwhelming sorrow
!
Which
of
us
all has
so
much stupidity,
or
such impious courage,
as
to
bear
the terrible apprehension
To
be
divided
for
ever
from
the
family
of
God, and shut out
of
his
upper
sanctuary
!
O
may
these wórds make
a
proper
impres-
sion on
every
heart,
to
keep
our jealousy
awake,
and
spur
us
onward
in
our
christian
course
of
duty and
devo-
tion
!
May such thoughts
as
these
excite us
to give all
diligence
-to
make
our
calling
and election
sure,
and in
every
act
of
worship here
in this world,
to
get
some
clearer
evidence
of
an
interest
in
the
favour
of God,
some
further
meetness for
glory;
that
when
the great
as-
sembly shall
join
together
in
that'
heavenly worship,
we
may assist
with
our
praises, and mingle
our
joy
witlli.
theirs. Amen.
HYMN FOR
SERMONS
XIII.
AND
XIV
APPEARANCE BEFORE
GOD
HERE
AND
HEREAFTER.
COMMON
METRE.
WHILE
I
am
banish'd
from
thy
house,
1
mourn in secret,
Lord
;
"
When
shall
I
come, and
pay
my
vows,
And hear
thy
holy word
?"
So
while
I
dwell in bonds
of clay,
Methinks my
soul shall
groan,
,
"
When shall
I
wing my
heavenly way,
"
And
stand before
thy
throne:"
I
love to see my
Lord
below,
His church displays
his
grace;
but
upper
worlds his
glory know,
And
view him
face
to face.
Í
love to worship
et
ids
feet,
Though
sin
attack
me
there;
But saints exalted near
his
seat,
Have
no
assaults to fear.
I'm pleas'd
to meet
him
in
his
court,
And taste
his
heavenly
love
i
But
still
I
think
his visits short,
Or
I
too soon remove.
He shines, and
I
aas
all
delight;
He
hides, and all is
pain
:
When will
he-fik me in his
sight.
And ne'er depart
again?