"Death is to us a fweet repofe ; 66 "Faith once ftole down a diftant kifs, "Beyond the fears of more mishap "We gladly reft in glory's lap.. "Earth was to us a feat of war, "In thrones of triumph now we are. "We long'd to see our Jefus dear, "And fought him there, but find him here.. "No longer we complain of wants, "We fee the holy flaming fires, "Glory to God that here we came, "And glory to the glorious Lamb. "Our light, our life, our joy, our all "Is in our arms, and ever shall. "Our Lord is ours, and we are his ; "Yea, now we see him as he is: "And hence we like unto him are, "And full his glorious image share. "No darkness now, no difmal night, "No vapour intercepts the light; "We fee for ever face to face, "The highest Prince in highest place. "This, this, does heav'n enough afford, "We are for ever with the Lord: "We want no more, for all is given; "His prefence is the heart of heav'n." While thus I laid my lift'ning ear Close to the door of heav'n to hear; And then the facred page did view, Which told me all I heard was true; Yet fhew'd me that the heav'nly fong Surpaffes ev'ry mortal tongue, With fuch unutterable ftrains As none in fett'ring flesh attains : Then faid I, "O to mount away, "And leave this clog of heavy clay ! "Let wings of time more hafty fly, "That I may join the fongs on high.' PART VI. THE BELIEVER'S PRINCIPLES, CONCERNING 1. CREATION AND REDEMPTION. 2. LAW AND GOSPEL. 3. JUSTIFICATION AND SANCTIFICATION. 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH. CHAPTER I. The Believer's Principles concerning Creation and Redemption; or, fome of the first principles of the Oracles of God. The first chapter of Genefis compendifed; or, the firft Seven PRIMA dies cœlum, & terram, lucemque, creavit. In English thus: 1. The first day heav'n, earth, light, Jehovah fent. 2. The next, a water fund'ring firmament. 3. The third made dry land fpring with flow'ry pride. 4. The fourth fet up bright lamps time to divide. 5. The fifth brought fwimming fifh and flying fowl. 6. The fixth, earth's herds, and man to bear the rule. The feventh brought forth no more yet brought the best, The lab'ring creatures and Creator's rest. 7: Or thus ; The first day at Jehovah's word, Did heav'n, and earth, and light afford. The next, a firmament fo wide As might the waters' courfe divide. The third, fevering land from feas, Made earth produce herbs, grafs, and trees. The fifth made fish in depths to move, The fixth all earthly beasts did bring, Redemption work doth bring again. Fetching new heav'ns and earth in fight,, Since then the firft is now the best, All things from nothing, to their Sov'reign Lord Fair in his eye the whole creation stood; He faw the building and pronounc'd it good. SECT. II. Of Redemption. The mystery of the Redeemer's incarnation; or God manifefted 1 Tim. iii. 16. John i. 14. in the flesh. WHAT though the waters, ftruck with dread, Rife up and form a pyramid ? Though floods fhould gufh from rocks and ftones, To hear of an incarnate God, What though when nothing heard his call, Let nothing into being pafs, The fum of Redemption. With haughty mind to Godhead man afpir'd, With loving mind our manhood God defir'd; Man was by pride from place of pleasure chas'd, God man by love in greater pleasure plac'd. |