The Glory and Happiness of the Saints in Heaven, Table of contents
The CONTENTS.
CHAP. I. AN Introduction. A State of Future Glory and Happineſs proved. What it is that makes the Happineſs of Heaven ſo Excellent and Glorious, with a ſhort and brief Deſcription thereof.
CHAP. II. A more particular Conſideration of the Happineſs of Heaven. Of the Company and Society Believers ſhall enjoy in Heaven. As, (1.) Communion with all the People of God. (2.) Communion with Angels. (3.) Enjoyment of Jeſus Chriſt their Redeemer. (4.) Sight and Fruition of God. What kind of Sight or Viſion of God, Saints ſhall have in Heaven. Which ſhall be, (1.) Immediate and Clear. (2.) Transforming. (3.) Joyful. (4.) Permanent and Perpetual. This Sight and Viſion of God in Heaven will be a great Happineſs, becauſe God is, (1.) An Ʋniverſal Good. (2.) A Pure and unmixed Good. (3.) A Suitable Good. (4.) An All-ſufficient Good. (5.) A Satisfying Good. (6.) An Everlaſting Good.
CHAP. III. Further Diſcoveries of the Saints Happineſs in Heaven, manifeſted in their being freed, (1.) From all Afflictons. (2.) From all Temptations both from Satan and the World. (3.) In a perfect freedom from all Sin. (4.) In a Perfection of Grace and Holineſs. (5.) In partaking of fullneſs of Joy, being Pure, Spiritual, Full, and Everlaſting. (6.) In Excellent Glory and Honour that ſhall then be put upon them.
CHAP. IV. Of the Reſurrection of the Body, in order to the Saints Enjoyment of the Happineſs of Heaven. A more particular Deſcription of the Happineſs of the Bodies of the Saints in Heaven: which ſhall there be, (1.) Incorruptible. (2.) Spiritual. (3.) Powerful. (4.) Beautiful. Of the Happineſs of the Soul in Heaven, as (1.) In having its Ʋnderſtanding enlarged. (2.) In its being perfected in Holineſs. (3.) In having its Affections brought into a perfect Regularity. Of the Eternity of the Saints Happineſs in Heaven.
CHAP. V. Of the Efficient Cauſe of the Saints Happineſs in Heaven, namely, the Free Grace of God. Of the Meritorious Cauſe of the Saints Happineſs, namely, the Death and Sufferings of the Lord Jeſus Chriſt. Of the Final Cauſe of the Saints Happineſs in Heaven, namely, the Glory of God. Holineſs the Saints great Qualification for Heaven. Wicked Men unſuitable to the Work of Heaven, and to the Reward of Heaven, both which are Holy. In Heaven there is both an Eternal Work for Saints to be employed in, and an Eternal Reward for Saints to enjoy.
CHAP. VI. A Reſolution of ſome Queſtions, as, (1.) Whether the Saints ſhall know one another in Heaven? (2.) Whether there are different degrees of Glory in Heaven? (3.) How the Saints are ſaid to be equal with, and like unto the Angels in Heaven. (4.) In what reſpects Heaven is called a Reward or Recompence. Some uſeful and neceſſary Inferences from the conſideration of that Happineſs the Saints ſhall enjoy in Heaven, deduced in order unto Practice, as, (1.) Hopes of Heaven ſhould make the World contemptible unto Believers. (2.) None that expect Heaven hereafter, ſhould be offended at any thing they meet with in their way thither. (3.) Expectations of Heaven ſhould make Chriſtians live as thoſe that are Heirs of ſo great a Happineſs. (4) Frequent Thoughts and Meditations of Heaven ſhould poſſeſs the Minds of thoſe that hope to partake of the Happineſs of Heaven. (5.) The Greatneſs of the Happineſs of Heaven ſhould put Chriſtians upon Examing of themſelves what Right and Title they have thereunto. (6.) Hopes and Expectations of Heaven hereafter, ſhould Reconcile to Believers the Thoughts of their own Death; and moderate their Sorrows for the Death of their Godly Friends and Relations. (7.) Hopes of Heaven ſhould put Chriſtians upon unwearied diligence in the Service of God, that is attended with ſuch a Reward. (8.) The Conſideration of ſo great a Happineſs as Heaven is, ſhould cauſe in all Believers a Holy longing of Soul after the Enjoyment of it. The Concluſion.