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into life maimed, than having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that never fhall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire ' is not quenched.' Rev. xx. 10. And the de • vil that deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimftone, where the beaft and the falle prophet are; and fhall be tormented day and night, for ever and ever.' And in that their miferable State, for Eternity, they will have the Society of the Devil and his Angels, Matth. xxv. 41. forecited.

The completing Benefit of Chrift's Purchase Believers fhall receive after the Judgment, is, that they fhall be made perfectly bleffed, in full enjoying of God to all Eternity. They will go away with Chrift, after the Judgment, into Heaven, the Seat of the Bleffed: 1 Theff. iv. 17. • Then we which are alive and remain, fhall be

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caught up together with them in the clouds, to • meet the Lord in the air: and fo fhall we ever be with the Lord.' Matth. xxv. ult. The righteous fhall go away into life eternal." Pfal. xlv. 15. With gladnefs and rejoicing fhall they be brought they fhall enter into the king's pa lace.' And they will be there, in a State of perfect Bleffednefs, or compleat Happiness, both in Soul and Body: Matth. xiii. 43. Then fhall the righteous fhine forth as the fun, in the kingdom of their Father.' They will be made perfectly bleffed, or compleatly happy, in their being for ever freed from all Sin and Mifery, Want and Imperfection, and filled to the Brim with all their Souls can defire: Eph, v. 25. 26. 27. 'Chrift loved the church, and gave himself for it: that he might fanctify and cleanfe it with the washing

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⚫ of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any fuch thing; but that it fhould 'be holy, and without blemish.' Rev. xxi. 4. And God fhall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there fhall be no more death, neither forrow, nor crying, neither fhall there be any more pain: for the former things are paffed a' way.' verf. 7. He that overcometh, shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he 'fhall be my fon.' Chap. vii. 16. 17. They fhall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither hall the fun light on them, nor any 'heat. For the Lamb which is in the midft of the throne, fhall feed them, and fhall lead them unto living fountains of waters and God fhall wipe. away all tears from their eyes.' What fhall make them perfectly bleffed, or compleatly hap py, is, full enjoying of God to all Eternity: Pfal. xvi. ult. In thy prefence is fulness of joy, at thy

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right hand there are pleafures for evermore. And xvii. ult. As for me, I will behold thy face ⚫ in righteousness: I fhall be fatisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.' Rev. xxi. 7. above cited. They will enjoy God in Heaven, by Sight of the divine Glory, to the compleat fatisfying of their Understanding; and by Experience of the divine Goodnefs, to the compleat fatisfying of their Will: Matth. v. 8. Bleffed are the pure in heart: for they fhall fee God.' Compared with Pfal. xvii. ult. above cited. Rev. vii. 16. 17. forecited. The Sight they will have of the divine Glory, is, a full and clear Knowledge of God, as by feeing Face to Face: Exod. xxxii. 18. "And Mofes faid, I befeech thee, fhew me thy

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glory.' verf. 20. And he faid, Thou canst not fee my face: for there fhall no man see me, and live. Compared with Rev. xxii. 4. And 6 they fhall fee his face.' And I Cor. xiii. 12. Now we fee through a glafs, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then ' fhall I know even as alfo I am known.' The Experience they will have of the divine Goodness, is an unrestrained Partaking of the All-fulness thereof: Pfal. xxxvi. 8. 9. They fhall be abun'dantly fatisfied with the fatness of thy houfe : ' and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life in thy light fhall we fee light.' Rev. xxi. And I heard a great voicé out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they fhall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.'

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The Creature's Understanding and Experience can never, in any Cafe, reach all the Glory and Goodness that is in God; because it is infinite: Job xi. 7. Canft thou by searching find out God? carft thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? But the glorified Saints will enjoy him fully, enjoying him to the utmost of their enlar ged Capacities, Pfal. xvi. ult. and xxxvi. 8. forecited. And they will enjoy him immediately: 1 John iii. 2. Beloved, now are we the fons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when he fhall appear, " we fhall be like him; for we fhall fee him as he is.' Not that they will ever enjoy him, otherwife than through the Mediator Chrift their Head: John xvii. 2. 3. As thou haft given him power

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