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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43577	The general assembly: or, A discourse of the gathering of all saints to Christ Wherein it appears that all saints in all places and ages, shall be at last gathered together to Christ their head. Together with the time, manner, ends and reasons of this last great congregating of all saints, and what use may be made thereof. Being some meditations upon 2 Thess. II. 1. By O. H. minister of the Gospel.	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1700 (1700)	Wing H1766; ESTC R221312	62,244	144

think the Faculties will be strangely inlarged so that the Saints will know all natural things and pierce into the Essence of the most intricate Beings the Nature and Efficacy of Creatures the Properties of Angels the Mysteries of Redemption the Councels of God Though they are not omniscient their Knowledge is limited yet I think they will know all the Antient Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph David Paul Peter though they had never seen them in this World Thus the rich Man though damned knew Father Abraham Luke 16.23 and Lazarus in his bosom Luther discoursed the Night before he died that Saints shall know one another hereafter from Adam's knowing who Eve was though he was asleep Gen. 2.23 the Disciples knowing Moses and Elias in Christ's transfiguration Mat. 17.3 and indeed his mutual knowledge will not be the least part of Saints heavenly delight 5. The Souls of Men live after they are separated from the Body For what is it which is gathered with the Saints It s not the Body for that is laid in the dust but it s the Soul for the Body and Soul meet not till the great Day of the Resurrection Nor doth the Soul sleep in the dust till then for our Lord said to the penitent Thief Luke 23.43 to day shalt thou be with me in Paradice And Paul desired to be loosed that he might be with Christ Psalm 1.23 nor doth the Soul cease to be it hath an existence in a separate State Men may kill the Body not the Soul Mat. 10.20 Atomists and Epicureans will not grant an annihilation of any one Atom in the Universe surely then not this excellent Creature the Soul of Man Yea the Soul of Man continues its inviduation i. e. it s distinct being and falls not into one common universal Soul of the World as some have imagined Spirits have a numerical Difference a distinct Being Nor are we to think that the Soul returns into the Essence of God because the Text saith The Spirit returns to God who gave it Eccl. 12.7 It doth return to God to receive its Sentence from him not into his Being for then we should make God Divisible and consisting of Parts which is contrary to his infinite Divine Nature thus Souls have a distinct Being yet depending on God the first Being and are individuals and must be accordingly judged 6. That the Soul being gathered with the Elect enters immediately into glory to know where Lazarus's Soul was while he was in the Grave requires more skill then I can pretend to Some think it hovered about the Grave by Christ's order as designing its re-entring the Body but Scripture assures us of the immediate Salvation of gracious Souls They enter into peace when the Body rests in its Bed Isa 57.2 They are pronounced blessed that die in the Lord Rev. 14.13 When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall we appear with him in Glory Col. 3.4 Now they shall be glorious in their Souls At the Resurrection their Bodies will be Glorious Phi. 3.21 even like Christ's glorious Body This answers that Query whether the Saints shall have greater Glory at the Resurrection then they had immediately after their Death It is easy to determine that so far as there is an Addition of a glorified Body to the glorified Spirit so far is the Glory greater what further I know not Though Dr. Hammond thinks the Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when Flesh is not joined to it signifies that Life which the Soul enters upon immediately after Death called Resurrection i. e. Glorification Certainly the Soul hath some intuitive Knowledge in its separate State and Felicity also so far as it is capable 7. When these blessed Souls are thus gathered together they shall never part they shall live with God and each other for ever Here we part and meet again and meet and part again and part so as we shall never meet again in this World But in the other World we shall part no more through the Ages of Eternity After Millions of Years the Comforts are as fresh as at the first Moment never weary nor interrupted they are before the throne of God Rev. 7.15 chap. 20.6 chap. 22.5 and serve him day and night in his temple These Waters have a perpetual Spring this Day hath no Night They shall reign with Christ not a thousand Years definitively but for ever and ever O what a lasting and everlasting injoyment of God and Saints will that be What can part them God will not the Devil and wicked Men cannot themselves shall not for they have within them an incorruptible Seed even of that Word that liveth and abideth for ever 1 Pet. 1.23 It is not with Saints in Heaven as with Boon-companions in playing drinking carousing Matches of sport and vanity that must part nor is it with Saints there as with God's Children here in the Worship of God that have their Intermission Cessations Interruptions are forced to break off But there the work continues praising God the place continues it hath Foundations the persons continue he that doth the will of God abideth for ever 1 John 2.17 CHAP. IV. For what End the Saints are gathered together 4. THE next Head is to open the End or Design of the Saints gathering together these are of Two Sorts 1. Principal 2. Secondary and Subordinate 1. The primary and principal End is the Glorifying of God the great God doth all things for this great End 2 Thes 1.10 When he shall come to be glorified in his Saints and to be admired in all them that believe The glory of the Saints shall reflect glory to God God takes himself honoured in his Saints Honour as the Prince is magnified in the splendour of his Court If God be glorified in the bitterest Sufferings of his Saints 1 Pet. 4.14 how much more in their Exaltations Oh what a Luster will they cast when they are all crowned as Kings Dan. 12.3 Mat. 13.43 when they shall shine as the Firmament yea as Stars yea as the Sun in its Meridian glory O what a strange change is this to be raised out of the Durst and Dung-hill to sit upon Thrones How came this to pass surely the Author of this Glory will have the chief share therein all God's perfections will be conspicuous The Saints meeting together in the foresaid Manner will tend to the glory of 1. God's Soveraignty wherein he chose these that were Children of Wrath even as others to make them Vessels of Mercy and left others as good as they to perish and be banished from God to all Eternity then those eternal Councels will be displayed and that Scripture fully explained Rom. 9.15 18 22 23. 2. God's Wisdom shall be illustrious in contriving a way for Man's Redemption and Salvation This Wisdom of God in a Mystery even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory 1 Cor. 2.7 Then the Secrets

more chearfully will you sing in the height of Zion 14. The Saints that have attended Ordinances with many defects and imperfections will leave them all behind them and attend the Lord without the least defect distraction or imperfection The best of God's Children have a weight hanging on them and a sin that too easily besets them Heb. 12.1 and impedes their Motion and obstructs their Ascent upwards But these shackles shall be shak'd off with the Body never a wandring Thought more to all Eternity Here we weaken the hands one of another Heb. 12.12 by our hands falling down and our feeble knees bodily infirmities oft render the best Services wearisom because the holiest Saints have but a Measure of Affection hence it was that Three of Christ's choicest Disciples slept while Jesus was in his Agony for though the spirit was willing yet the flesh was weak Mat. 26.36 41. Alas Aaron and Hur must hold up Moses hands here the best at some seasons may be out of frame for Duty but in Heaven the Saints shall join hearts and hands without weariness or distraction in singing the high Praises of God in that heavenly Quire and none shall fail his Fellow or fall short of Duty 15. Saints of the meanest stature and standing here shall be compleat and commence the highest degree of Grace in Glory I say not that all the Saints shall have equal Degrees of Glory the Text saith that at the Resurrection 1 Cor. 15.41 42. one star differeth from another star in glory It s true all these heavenly luminaries shall be perfectly joined in one constellation But good Divines think that as there will be Degrees of Torments in Hell so of Joys in Heaven As the Vessels are larger to contain more or as Men have honoured God more here below yet the meanest Saint will be top full of glory For they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many unto righteousness as the stars for ever and ever Dan. 12.3 Weak Christians shall no more complain of Defects but he that it feeble in that day shall be as David Zech. 12.8 and the house of David as God as the Angel of the Lord before them There will no more be thence an infant of days Isa 65.20 The meanest Christian will in some respects be equal with the Angels in heaven Mat. 22.30 Children in Grace shall be grown up to be perfect Men Eph. 4.13 to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ 16. Saints at that day shall he raised above the revilings calumnies and slanders of a malicious World and be advanced to the highest Honour In this World every one can throw dirt on God's Children and account them the vilest of Men not worthy to live upon Earth and cry as they against Paul away with such a fellow from the earth for it is not fit that he should live Acts 22.22 But what saith God of such Of whom the world was not worthy Heb. 11.38 No Nicknames shall follow them to Heaven they shall not be there called Puritans Fanaticks Schismaticks Fools nay possibly they shall be honoured among Men when dead and raised to glory Prov. 10.7 14. The memory of the just is blessed The godly above shall honour them though sometimes they thought and spoke slightly of them nay the wicked and damned in Hell shall esteem honourably of them as the Rich Man that thought once Poor Lazarus a fit Embassadour to send to his Rich Brethren on Earth yea it may be wretched Hypocrites on Earth will build the tombs of deceased prophets Luke 16.28 and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous Mat. 23.29 in honour to them whom they or such as they were did once abuse and revile on Earth they will call the dead Saints and canonize them when as they miscal such as they are Hypocrites and no better then Devils God oft turns the Scales and rolls away the Reproach of all his Servants 17. Saints that have exercised Charity and Hospitality and such as received their Bounty shall embrace each other with mutual Alacrity Our Lord affirms it That whosoever gives but a cup of cold water if he hath not a fire to warm it to a little one in the name of a disciple though he may be mistaken verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward Mat. 10.42 O will the poor Beggar say there 's my loving Benefactor the Debtor will there own his Creditor that forgave him all when he had nothing to pay Mat. 18.26 27. well saith the Free-hearted disburser I do not repent it since I am so richly rewarded this Recompence is above my expectations and contrary to my deserts Strange that I should receive so much for laying out so little this is above Isaac's reaping an hundred Fold How comfortable will that Language of our Lord be when he shall say as in Mat. 25.34 40. Come ye blessed of my father inherit the kingdom prepared for you c. Behold my Deputies in relieving of whom you relieved me I took it as done to my Person what you did to my Members and you shall be glorified together 18. Saints that have wanted many things in this World when they meet above shall want nothing In this World the Body is full of Wants we want necessaries to supply Nature we want food to nourish us cloaths to cover us physick to cure us arrows to defend us sleep to refresh us yet these but supply particular wants and Men ordinarily have dependance one upon another for Supplies But when God's Children get above yet though they shall have sweet Communion with each other yet their Happiness chiefly depends on the Vision and Fruition of God With him is the fountain of life Psal 36.9 Psal 16.11 in in his light they see light in his presence is fulness of joy The Sun doth dart its Beams through the whole Universe God's Presence not Saints makes Heaven The King makes the Court not Courtiers Nothing can satisfy the capacious Soul but God I shall be satisfied saith David when I awake with thy likeness Psal 17.15 That and nothing else gives content Angels and glorified Spirits as Creatures must say it is not in me to satisfy you God alone can Now and never till now the Soul saith I have enough I need no more I have not only tasted but drunk deep of this River of Pleasures yea bathed my Soul in this blessed Ocean of Delights Nor do I surfeit upon these but fresh Springs of joy yield me perpetual contentment 19. All Saints pass through the valley of the shadow of Death to that Glory None exempted but Enock and Elias and those that shall be found alive at the last day It is no strange thing For it is appointed to Men once to die Heb. 9.27 It is the common Lot of Mankind even the best Men The