Adam being made partakers of the Divine Nature and receiving of the Lord Christs fulness Grace for grace In Regeneration the principles and seeds of grace in Sanctification gracious dispositions and habits are infus'd and wrought He is a sinner that wanting original rectitude hath corruption of nature in lieu of it Evil dispositions inclining him instead of fearing serving and glorifying God as God to cast off the fear of God to sin against and dishonour him and instead of loving his neighbour as himself his righteous neighbour best with such a love to hate others as his enemies so he becomes more like a beast than a man and the godly most of all So he is more like a child of the Devil than a child of God So he is righteous who being created over again hath such habitual grace and good dispositions wrought in him as incline and facilitate him to serve the Lord 1. In Holiness 2. In righteousness Luk. 1.75 both in acts of piety towards God and Justice towards man and fill him with love to God and all that bear his image and to all that have as Bucer spake any thing of Christ in them So 1 Pet. 4.18 the righteous are opposed to the ungodly and sinners unrighteous ones that have not the fear of God before their eyes not the love of God in their hearts nor grace to live and act justly and honestly towards themselves or others Rom 1.29 c. Hence 2. they love righteousness as their Lord Jesus did to whose Image they were predestinated to be conformed He being perfectly righteous did perfectly love righteousness and hate inquity they receiving of his fulness do it in their measure and degree which they manifest by a constant serious purpose and endeavour to follow after holiness and righteousness exercising themselves herein to keep a conscience void of offence towards God and man and to depart from iniquity Though through remainders of corruption they may sometimes omit some duties or fail in the performance of them or be overcome and fall into the commission of some sins yet as to the constant frame of their hearts they love righteousness and as to their course 3. They do righteousness and do no iniquity Sinners being void of all grace filled with all unrighteousness commit sin work and do mischief are workers of iniquity Mat. 25. Sin-makers by the Trade they drive you may know their calling They do nothing else but sin and manifest themselves to be ungodly unrighteous by their ungodly and unjust practices By their actings they shew themselves to be men not only of loose and licentious but flagitious lives living in gross open and scandalous sins They sin like the Devil who from the first never ceased to sin was a lyar a murtherer from the beginning is and will be so 1 Joh. 1.6 c. 3.4.6.8 Es 59.6 So 1 Joh. 1.7 c. 2.29 c. 3.6 9 10. They are righteous that work righteousness making it the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the main business and employment of their lives 4. They that are righteous by acceptation in the Lords though not the Laws account i. e. though they are not legally absolutely and most compleatly righteous so as they might challenge from God and by the Law justification and life upon account of personal and perfect obedience yet are righteous Evangelically in a Gospel sense yea through the Lords gracious acceptation in Gods own account God accepts them that are truly and really righteous though they be not absolutely perfect and dignifies them with that title of honour upon account of their uprightness and sincerity which is a Jewel in the Lords eye yea all in all in his account so were Abel Noah Zachariah and Elizabeth righteous before God whereas Hypocrites are only seemingly righteous and that before men in appearance outward shew and profession Righteousness usually is defined to be a constant and perpetual desire purpose and will to give unto every one his own Observe wherein Noahs Righteousness lay when he was the only righteous person in the age wherein he lived and you 'l see what that righteousness is which God approves and accepts through Christ and the New Covenant 1. He gave to God his own that faith fear love obedience that internal and external worship which was due unto him when Gen. 6.12 All flesh had corrupted their way i. e. in worshipping God and turn'd Idolaters as the Hebrew phrase oft intends Exod. 32.7 Deut. 32.5 he knew 't was just the great the good God His God should be served in the first place most and best served by him always according to his own will 2. He gave unto others their due when Gen. 6.18 the earth was filled with violence i. e. Injustice cousenage and oppression He took what care he could for the good the preservation and Salvation of others especially of his Family as well as of himself 3. He was perfect i. e. upright amongst a world of hypocrites his heart right with God and he was righteous before him what he did for God or others he did all as under Gods eye as in his presence Gen 6.9 4. He was righteous in his faithful discharge of duty in that office and station which God set him in as a Master of a Family a Father a Preacher of Righteousness Gen. 6.22 'T is rare but the most amiable sight to see persons Mat. 3 1◠fulfilling all righteousness in their particular callings John had need as he said to be baptized of Christ but Christ had not entred on his office John had and his office was to baptize so Christ saith Suffer it now it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness 2. As to their preferment Note 2 ly The righteous shall be glorified being regenerate justified and sanctified they walk uprightly and work righteousness They shall be taken up and admitted into the Kingdom of their Father and shall dwell there Psal 15 1 2 And 1 There they shall shine They were darkness but God bespoke them out of it and they were made light in the Lord Eph. 5.8 as in the first so in their new Creation 2 Cor. 4 6. God said Let there be light and there was light Light immediately sprang up out of darkness into their understandings and they appeared as Luminaries in the World Phil. 2.15 and gave light to others Mat 5 15 16 but they do only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appear sometimes then they shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 always shine and shine bright Here their light is a little twinkling glimmering light as the light of here and there a Star at distance one from another in a pitchy dark night look wishly and you may see here and there a Saint in his Conversation holding forth the word of life but then being fixed as thick as they can stand one by another all together an innumerable company will shine bright in one Constellation giving out their light In heaven none but Saints are
person so he rode in triumph into Heaven sits and shines there at the right hand of God in glory as Head of the Church of all his members that are by faith united to him And they now de jure Ephes 2.6 and de facto hereafter shall sit down with him as a Father he went to prepare and take up Heaven for the children God gave him to be brought unto glory as soon as he has prepared them for it he will receive them that where he is in heaven in glory they may be also Joh. 14.3 There 's both causaelitas efficientis causae exemplaris in the glorification of Christ the head as to the glorifying of his members 2 Cor. 4.14 Joh. 14.19 20. And since he doth all true believers shall shine out in glory Which glory is 1. Christs purchase he bought them for it and it for them and therefore prays for all believers with such boldness and freedom for such a perfect Union with himself as he had with the Father in happiness and glory 1. As God 2. As man in his humane nature united to the Divine and consequently 3. As God-man in both natures united unto one Joh. 17.20 That they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us And the ground of his prayer we have v. 4. because he glorified God on earth by active and passive obedience and finished the whole work God gave him to do in order to their Redemption which is called Ephes 1.14 The redemption of the purchased possession Being a redemption from all sin and misery to an inheritance of life and glory hardly procured bought with his own precious blood 2. 'T is his gift he purchased it upon no other account but this that he lawfully might and he will bestow it on them Joh. 10.28 I give unto them eternal life in happiness and glory And ch 17.22 The glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one even as we are one q.d. By infallible promise I have conveyed it and by my last Will and Testament made it sure unto them upon their believing on me they have jus ad rem and when I am come again they shall have jus in re at their Resurrection I 'le see them take and have actual possession of it 3. Because they are in part sanctified by the Spirit they shall be perfectly glorified their bodies and their fouâ—s much more are the Temple of the Holy Ghost 1 Cor. 6.19 who is called the living God 2 Cor. 6. Now God the Father will have his children the Son his members the holy Spirit his Temple to be in Heaven which he will beautifie and adorn for the habitation of the ever glorious one God Father Son and Spirit to live and dwell in for ever 2 Cor. 6.17 18. Rev. 21.3 Here in part are they filled with grace inherent righteousness the fruits of it the fruits of the Spirit and shall hereafter be perfectly fill'd with glory as full as humane natures are capable Then shall they shine I had almost said infinitely in glory and should have said so but that I know they will remain creatures I will say infinitely beyond the Sun 'T is but an hyperbole and yet so mean as is far short of adumbrating the greatness of their glory 'T is a known saying of Plato Could Virtue be seen with corporeal eyes 't would appear the most comely beautiful thing in the world His Scholar spake the like of Moral Righteousness What 's Grace in it self the most amiable and glorious thing in the world Psal 45.13 as it shines out of the hearts and lives of gracious persons into the minds of other Saints how great a lustre doth it carry with it Yet though always visible 't is not always seen many things intervening intercept its light Oh how lovely glorious will all the graces of all the Saints appear in Heaven when they shall all be in the flower expanded to the full in their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 full growth and most absolute perfection for such glory is 'T is nothing else but grace in its growth Or all graces blown up by the blessed Spirit to the full and shining out in perfection Saints shall be perfectly renâ—wed after the Image of God whose light and glory mainly consists at least appears in his holiness and righteousness Adam was a glorious creature till he had lost the Image of God his righteousness Righteous persons excel their neighbours 1. They are glorious within being created after Gods Image in righteousness and true holiness 2. They shine as lights in the world holding forth the word of life but Oh how glorious how excellent or how excellently glorious are glorified Saints who are the Temples of the Holy Ghost filled in their capacities enlarged to the utmost with the Divine the Gracious yea the most Glorious Presence of God! They are made perfectly like Christ who is the brightness of the glory of God and the express image of his person Heb. 1.3 i. e. as much after the Image and as perfectly like to the Son of God as is possible for the Almighty to make them to be when he shall try his wisdom and put his last hand to the making of them so But I foresee an Objection which I will anticipate Wherefore should Saints that are sanctified but in part be so perfectly glorified Why 4. Out of Gods grace and favour because they are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his Favourites Though we spoke highly of their Gratiae gratis datae yet they are not gratos facientes much less are they facientes gloria dignos and so glorificantes i. e. Graces given to them wrought in them yet as they make them not accepted with God here so not to be glorified by God hereafter 'T is God that accepts them here in the beloved that glorifies them hereafter They are righteous 't is by gracious acceptation they shall be glorious 't will be by gracious Remuneration Holy Austin writes some where to this effect If a man should live and serve the Lord a thousand years he could not by his service of God all that time earn so much as one hour of the glorious reward in Heaven much less an eternity of happiness and glory no Death is the wages of the least sin be it but an omission of duty or a neglect to persevere in it Gal. 3.10 And eternal life in glory in the gift of God through Christ Rom. 6. ult It 's given to the righteous that work righteousness but neither for their being righteous and having righteousness in them nor for their doing of it They both are from free and meer grace much more is the reward Through the same grace it is that an eternal life in Heaven and happiness in glory is the inheritance lot and portion of the righteous i. e. sincere upright Saints according to the Covenant
Arms should be such as that holy Martyr Mr. Hooper had when Installed Bishop of Worcester A Lamb in a Flaming-bush with raies from Heaven shining on it A Lamb for meekness innocency and profitableness in a Bush burning amidst wicked men brambles and thorns set on fire of Hell and burning with malice Yet 1. Sweet influences of Heaven let out upon it he hath the grace and enjoys the consolation of the Blessed Spirit Now Heb. 13.20 21. that you may be truly righteous righteous before God then you will shine forth here 1. With a clear a glorious light such a convincing light as may condemn the world of sinners for their aberrations and shame some Saints out of their deviations from the ways of holiness and righteousness and encourage weaker Christians to make a farther progress in them 2. With your own innate light as true Nathanaels Jews inwardly and not only in outward show and profession as such in whom there is no guile then your conversation will be as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day Prov. 4.18 3. With a constant durable light in Heaven your light of glory will everlastingly shine before Saints let your light of grace and holiness on earth continually shine before men To quicken you thereunto Consider again and again security of the Coelestial Kingdom the glory of it and the seasonableness of the time when you shall there shine forth in glory as you have heard 1. It 's a most safe and secure place 1. By reason of its height 't is above far out of the reach of scandals such as do offend and do iniquity of all sinners and persecutors be they men or Devils Luther being asked when many were engaged and enraged against him and sought his life Where he thought he might be safe replied either in one corner or other under heaven or in heaven I 'le assure you you will have little content comfort and peace on earth if your hopes and hearts be not much in Heaven and they will never fix on Heaven if your thoughts and affection be not set upon it Every day cast up an eye towards Heaven and by the Telescope of your faith taâ—e the height of it 2. 'T is a most holy place after Saints have been in heaven upon earth had much communion with God and comfort they fall into some sin and such a condition that all their hopes of ever getting to heaven are in a manner lost and gone When God hath once seated you in heaven you need not fear being plucked or falling thence Adam abode not in Paradise Divines think one day some Angels that dwelt in heaven preserving not their original excellency soon left their habitation But God takes his children to his house that they may abide and dwell there for ever 2. Take an exact observation view the glory of it 't is the Kingdom of our Father where he sits in his Majesty in glory 'T is ours our own Inheritance our Father prepared it for us before the foundation of the world Every morning every evening through the perspective of the Word contemplate Heaven some mornings Lords-days at least rise before the Sun look up through the Aereal to the Sidereal Heaven and thus meditate Yonder are the glorious Heavens where God hath pitched a Tabernacle for the Sun that glorious bridegroom comes out of his chamber how doth he smile and rejoice to run his race from the end of the heaven to the ends thereof Through grace I shall hereafter be even in this body more glorious than that Sun There 's another the Empyrean the third heaven the place of residence of the God of glory Thither one day will he take me up to live for ever with himself in glory my Redeemer is already gone thither and sits at his right hand in the glory of the Father Oh the height of that heaven 't is infinitely higher than that inferior heaven whence the Sun comes forth to shine for a while yet a little while and that Sun will be laid aside and set set once for all and be and shine no more when I with blessed Saints and Angels shall be with Christ and God and shine with them in glory to all eternity Oh the height of that heaven 't is infinitely above the reach of Persecutors of all the Devils of all the Damned they will never pluck them thence out of the hands of Jesus the Son of God they can't pluck him out of the right hand of his Father nor his Father from his Throne Oh the holiness of that place And when your thoughts and meditations have made you more spiritual more holy more heavenly and to shine more in grace and holiness that day then at the evening when ye look out of your doors or windows or walk forth behold and think how do those Stars an innumerable company differ in glory yet all glissen What a vaste resplendent body is the Moon each of the Planets all the light they have was imparted to them by the Sun that shined in the day-time all is nothing to the glory of Heaven Oh the holiness of the highest heavens Where all the Stars the Saints that shined as lights in the world shall give forth their light and shine as the Sun and with light and glory imparted from the Lord Jesus the Sun of Righteousness shall shine out in the glory of the Father How incomprehensible even to Saints Angels Christ himself as man must the glory of the Father be that communicates such light to Christ Angels and Saints This bespangled firmament seems glorious 't is not heaven nothing like it not like the floor and pavement of our Fathers house 't is an out-room which shall be pulled down and burnt Above above is the Presence-Chamber I long to see the King in his Beauty in his Palace and will through grace live as a child of God and hold forth the word of life in my conversation 3. Ponder upon the seasonableness of the time not now but 1. at the Resurrection day when sin affliction sorrows shall flee away and so forward an inconceivable tract of time Eternity not measured by the duration of any creature but of the ever-living God shall ye shine out Think then through the disposition of the only wise God some have their Sun-shine others rainy and tempestuous seasons all their days say what though I have been most if not all my days disesteemed yea contemn'd and scorned in the world under many various long and sore afflictions and had small comfort but in suffering with and for Christ This is my lot and portion Hereafter I shall reign with Christ and be glorified My Saviour once said â—o sinners this is your hour and the power of darkness You have your authority by Divine permission and your Father the Devil the Prince of Darkness his Usurpation by your high Court of Justice to extinguish me the Sun of Righteousness the
light of the world 'T is but an hour The Church once said This is the day of Jacob's trouble She is still militant under the Cross eclipsed with a cloud 'T is but for a day then more gloriously will her light shine forth The Pageantry of sinners will soon be over They come on the stage dazzle spectators eyes the scene will alter such as acted the part of Nobles e're long will appear as they are meer Beggars nay in a worse condition when called to account for what they profusely spent on their lust and when thrown into Hell that most hideous prison from whence there is no redemption In this vale of tears I sit down and cry Few and evil have my days been The Church said Though I am comely look not upon me I am scorched Sun-burnt and much discoloured thereby Nay all my days have been one night In perils oft and too much in fears of them 'T will be day what 's this to eternal life What 's time to eternity What 's this moment to the five thousand years past since the Creation yet that and all the time that shall be which the Lord only knows till the end of the World is nothing to Eternity all that endless eternity shall I shine forth in glory 2. At the day of Judgment when scandals they that do iniquity some that created me much disquiet and discomfort in the world shall be cast into Hell shall all my sorrow be turned into joy and my disgrace into glory Let Antiochus be Epiphanes here was not he eaten up of lice or worms and will not that greedy worm of Conscience gripe gnaw and feed upon his soul to all eternity Let Herod for his gorgeous apparel be most illustrious had not he the same Exit Act. 12 22 23. But v. 24. The word of God grew and multiplied Let Bishops at Rome come forth in their Pontificalibus and their Olympia's in gold and silver in all their gallantry and too many of our professing Gentlewomen to their shame for Ladies generally are more modest in their apish French Modes and fashions they have little else to set themselves out with Was not Dives one day clothed in fine linnen in purple clad in scarletrobes which the sumptuary Laws of the Romans allowed only the chief Magistrates to wear the next in Hell and when out of curiosity he had looked for but found not Lazarus did he not lift up his eyes and espy Abraham in Heaven with Lazarus in his bosom in his lap on his knee leaning on his bosom cheering him Thou wast as thy Saviour some time in the world and receivedst didst patiently take from the â—ands of others since thou lawest the hand of God in it and didst not bring upon thy self thine evil things thou hadst hard measure scarce a rag to thy back a crust for thy belly yonder 's one lies that had enough to spare might and ought to have relieved thee but had no heart to do it he had more respect for his hounds than a child of God Look now he 's in torments thou art and shall be comforted for ever Thy Father hath called thee into this his Kingdom of Heaven with everlasting consolation to comfort thee here shalt thou shine in glory for ever So shall shine when many Diveses shall be cast into Hell to be tormented for ever weeping wailing and gnashing of their teeth 2. 'T is time for me to beseech the concern of your comfort at present and future happiness calls you to try whether ye be righteous and shall be glorified 1. Are you born of the Word of the Spirit of God himself 1. Of the Word was you ever by the Gospel read or preached brought out of the Kingdom of Satan the World into the Church militant Has the Word of God been the power of God to your conversion Were you by any Ministers preaching Christ brought over to Christ so as you gave up your selves and your heart souls and bodies to the Lords Anointed the Messiah the Christ the great Prophet the only King Head and Saviour of his Body the Church to be taught governed and saved by him How shall ye know this why 1. If you v. 23. received the seed the Gospel into good ground I would not give you my own much less other mens but the Lord Christs characters of the Regenerate i. e. you heard the Word and understood it it made such impression and took deep root in your hearts as made you leave the world and cleave to Christ with full purpose of heart at least to be as desirous and sollicitous to be Subjects of the Kingdom of Christ in grace as to have a lot and share with the righteous in the Kingdom of glory You have known and learnt from the Word and Spirit something of Christ of his Grace and Truth and of the life and immortality that he brought to light by the Gospel Whereas the first the worst sort of hearers are all ignorant careless willfully ignorant hearers such as hear the Word without attention affect on understanding do not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in their minds go along with the Word till they understand it and get grace spiritual light and wisdom by it they resisting the motions of the good Spirit God suffers the evil one to beguile them of it by casting vain at least unseasonable thoughts into their minds God gives encrease to the conscientious careful attentive hearer which he denies to the careless and negligent that will not attend and regard but thinks to give the Minister the hearing is enough to stop the mouth of Conscience to save his credit with professors yea to save his soul such a cheat he puts upon himself 2. Are you born of the Spirit how shall you clear that why if v. 23. you bear fruit as good corn doth in a fertile soil which grows and comes up in a hundred where many ears spring from the same root or sixty where fewer or thirty where the fewest corns for one as persons are wrought upon by the Word and Spirit some in and after hearing are made as much more spiritual in their thoughts meditations desires than others And yet there are some that herein very much exceed them yet all that are regenerate bear fruit Act. 20.32 of the same kind and nature with the seed sown fruits of Grace resembling the Spirit of Grace gracious thoughts desires purposes resolutions spiritual meditations holy affections gracious words and discourse the fruits of the Spirit Gal. 5.22 Love joy peace long suffering gentleness goodness faith Conformity to Christ which are fruits unto holiness Rom. 6.22 Good works works of Piety Religious acts works of honesty righteous dealings works of mercy and charity In a word all the fruits of righteousness Phil. 1.11 The Word works a wonderful change 1. In their hearts 2. In their lives and conversations coming up like Isaac's seed Gen. 26.12 in some an hundred fold Whereas the
of the calamities which befell the Jews under Antiochus at that very time the Church shall have an eminent Temporal deliverance a pledg of one more glorious eternal Salvation by the coming of the great Prince Michael the eternal Son of God Who is like him the Lord of hosts that standeth on his Churches side against the Devil and all in confederacy with him So in the Antiparallel Rev. 20.8 when the City is begirt assaulted battered and storm'd the Lord Christ the Captain-General comes in to its relief works such a deliverance as soon ends in everlasting salvation for then many all an innumerable companies of Saints whose bodies slept in the dust shall arise unto an eternal life in glory as appears by its being opposed to that shame and everlasting contempt the rest shall awake unto Isa 66.24 and stand as statues of ignominy to all eternity 1 Joh. 3.2 Now we are and shine as the children of God in grace but it appears not what we shall be and how we shall shine in glory hereafter The Excellencies of the righteous innate light Grace Holiness and righteousness of Truth appear only to a few Some Philosophers unwise as they are have gone about to number the Stars but Gen. 15.15 Jer. 32. God only Psal 147.4 all don't appear at all time to all persons nor to any at the first view and at too great a distance They that have the best eye-sight and longest and most carefully view them observe most In the Church some Saints give forth more light and are very conspicuous 2 Cor. 8.18 Some less which yet is well discerned by such as take an exact view of them and as near as they can true grace will shine where ever it is but some persons graces are little observed by others that think they have none Some cast out a very little light which is seen only by those that have the spirit of discerning after long observation and some do not go for Saints which would appear such if exactly viewed and not at too great a distance and will be approved at the day of Judgment 1 Cor 4.6 2 Tim. 2.19 1 Joh. 3.1 But as to the blind world Saints shine not they that are most eminent for grace holiness seem mean obscure very contemptible in the eyes of the generality both sinners and hypocrites especially of your Don Illustrissimo's and Virtuoso's in the world 2. That instant when the Excellencies of Saints shall shine forth is opposed to that moment of time when the Tares all hypocrites unrighteous ones shall be thrown head-long by the Angels into the flaming fiery furnace that deep yea bottomless pit of far worse than Egyptian darkness when the world was drowned Noah and his family were saved and when God will not spare hypocrites but give them their portion Mat. 24.51 immerse them in a deluge of everlasting fire Mat. 25.41 46. Then Mal. 3.17 18. they shall appear most glorious when the childten of the Devil shall be tormented and seeing the children of God thus dignified advanced shall envying them and their happiness fume and fret and for rage and madness gnash their teeth which it seems will be their posture and guise to all eternity For the demonstration of this truth the foregoing Scripture-exposition of the subject affords us these undeniable arguments for satisfaction of our judgment and confirmation of our belief of it 1. Because they are the children of God he hath designed them for future for eternal glory 1. He has chosen them in Christ that they should be holy and shining in grace here and most happy and glorious hereafter to the praise of his own glorious grace Eph. 1.3 4 6 11. 2. In pursuance thereof God hath out of his electing love through his abundant mercy regenerated them Now consider 1. The Kingdom of Heaven is his and the power 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the right to confer it on as many and whom he pleaseth and Luk. 12.13 't is his good pleasure to bestow it upon all the righteous and only upon them Amongst men the eldest son goes away with the Inheritance the younger with Portions only the regenerate as children of men may not be born to any great matters but as they are the children of God they are born to the glorious Kingdom of their Father in Heaven 2. All the glory of and in Heaven is Gods own and at his sole disposal Rom. 5.2 He loves the righteous whom he hath made so near and dear to himself as that he will confer it on them An earthly King can bestow his Kingdom only upon the Prince his eldest Son but the God of glory hath Phil. 4.19 riches in glory enough for the Prince and all his other children whom he makes coheirs with Christ of that incorruptible inheritance even heirs of God himself This is not gotten by them but they are begotten to it by a mighty work of God upon their hearts and that according to his abundant mercy 1 Pet. 1.3 out of meer grace and love will he freely confer it on them 2 Because they are one with Christ here and shall have a more perfect indissoluble union with him hereafter Christ doth therefore all that are by faith united to him shall shine in glory 1 Tim. 3.16 he was re assumed into glory not only received assumed and taken up into glory So Saints that never were in Heaven shall be received or assumed Psal 49.15 after God has guided them with his counsel he will receive them to glory i e. assume and take them up into a copartnership to have their share in it every one his proportion but Christ that came down from Heaven was again received or assumed into glory according to his prayer Joh. 17.5 Christ was glorious within both as God and man here but his glory did not shine out only the few that were near and had an exact view of him Joh. 1.14 he was covered with a vail of flesh as to humane infirmities in the likeness of sinful flesh which darkened his glory A world of contumelies yea blasphemies cast on him did more obscure it That which did eclâ—pse it was Divine desertion when under the sense of Divine wrath for our sins laid upon him with a great skreik he gave up the Ghost when the Sun also in the Firmament as it were in sympathy put on mourning and seemed a meer lump of darkness which made the Philosopher that observed it cry out Either the God of Nature suffers or the world will be dissolved Christ abased himself and emptied himself of his glory during the state of Humiliation At his glorious Ascension into Heaven he shone forth as God with the glory he had with God from eternity and the humane nature sharing with the Divine according to its capacity as God man he is glorified with God himself and shines forth in the glory of the Father What he suffered was as our surety as a publick