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B03760 Christ's last sermon, or, The everlasting estate and condition of all men in the world to come. Exactly describing the everlasting, blessed, and happy condition of the children of God in glory for ever: with the everlasting, endlesse, and caseless [sic] condition of wicked men in the world to come forever. Set forth for the comfort of the godly, and for the terror of the ungodly. / By a godly, able and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, J.H. Hart, John, D.D. 1664 (1664) Wing H940B; ESTC R177841 23,456 47

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like_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n there_o we_o shall_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n perfect_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n nor_o temptation_n to_o sin_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o vain_a thought_n or_o a_o idle_a word_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o there_o be_v no_o satan_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o need_n of_o sermon_n nor_o sacrament_n nor_o prayer_n but_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n will_v be_v to_o sing_v praise_n and_o hallelujah_n to_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o thirdlie_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n river_n of_o pleasure_n at_o god_n right_a hand_n and_o that_o for_o evermore_o psalm_n 16.11_o and_o those_o river_n of_o pleasure_n shall_v flow_v in_o and_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n himself_o as_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o those_o joy_n which_o have_v infiniteness_n and_o eternity_n in_o they_o without_o the_o least_o dram_n of_o sorrow_n for_o god_n shall_v then_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o sorrow_n rev._n 21.4_o the_o river_n of_o the_o saint_n joy_n in_o heaven_n as_o they_o be_v without_o bank_n so_o they_o be_v without_o bottom_n our_o master_n joy_n will_v then_o be_v so_o great_a that_o we_o his_o servant_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v it_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o heaven_n but_o what_o be_v matter_n of_o joy_n our_o father_n house_n our_o inheritance_n our_o kingdom_n our_o crown_n and_o glory_n our_o sight_n of_o god_n face_n that_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n of_o david_n thou_o shall_v make_v i_o say_v he_o full_a of_o joy_n with_o shy_a countenance_n heaven_n be_v boundless_a yea_o a_o bottomless_a ocean_n of_o joy_n a_o happiness_n the_o society_n of_o bless_a angel_n at_o glorify_a saint_n in_o a_o word_n the_o joy_n of_o heave●_n far_o exceed_v all_o the_o joy_n that_o can_v be_v think_v o●●_n upon_o earth_n not_o only_o the_o joy_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o 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saint_n then_o shall_v be_v a●●_n the_o psalmist_n express_v it_o all_o glorious_a within_o their_o clothing_n shall_v be_v all_o wrought_a gold_n th●●_n glory_n which_o god_n people_n shall_v see_v and_o enjoy_v i●●_n heaven_n will_v infinite_o oblige_v they_o to_o spen●●_n eternity_n there_o take_v a_o little_a view_n a_o foretaste_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o saint_n glory_n in_o heaven_n first_o it_o be_v great_a a_o exceed_a excessive_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n as_o saint_n paul_n express_v 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 4.17_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o glor●●_fw-la of_o glory_n joy_v unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n unutterable_a and_o unconceivable_a therefore_o it_o call_v glory_n to_o be_v reveal_v rom._n 8.18_o s●●_n a_o little_a the_o greatness_n of_o this_o heavenly_a glory_n these_o two_o thing_n first_o the_o vessel_n that_o ta●●_n it_o second_o the_o resemblance_n that_o set_v it_o forth_o the_o vessel_n that_o take_v in_o this_o glory_n be_v the_o 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