endure to all eternity.-6. It is a kingdom, and an everlasting one, 2 Pet. i 11. it is the kingdom of Christ, of which there will be no end; in it the saints will reign with him for ever and ever; his spiritual and mediatorial kingdom, when the end cometh, will be delivered up to the Father; the millennium-kingdom will be at an end when the thousand years are expired; but the kingdom of heaven, or the ultimate state of glory, will never end. — 7. It is a country in which the saints are not sojourners, as here, where they continue but for a while; and so a letter country than this; for there they will for ever'dwell as in their own native land, being born from above, and partakers of the heavenly calling.-8. It is expressed by being with Christ, and which will be for ever; and with which words the saints are directed to comfort themselves now, that they shall be ever with the Lord! Eternity infinitely adds to the happiness of this state. 9. The eternal purpose of God, which first gave birth to this state of happiness; the everlasting covenant of grace, in which it is secured; and the promise of it, made before the world began, confirm and ensure the everlasting continuance of it.-10. Were there any fears of its ever ending, it would not be perfect happiness; but as perfect love casteth out fear, so the full evidence that is given of the eternity of the saints happiness, casts out all fear of its ever coming to an end: which, as it cannot be adınitted, can never be an alloy unto it.

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