4. Joy, Pfal. xvi. 11.

2. And fo are fecure from Enemies.

3. And enjoy true Happiness, Pfal. xvi. 11. and xvii. 15.

II. OBSERVATION.

It is Chrift's Father's House.

And this adds great Comfort; for,

1. We may be fure of Entertainment, tho' not for our own, yet for Christ's fake.

2. We shall dwell with Chrift, S. Joh. xiv. 3. 3. In Chrift, it is our Father's Houfe alfo, S. Joh.

XX. 17.

III. OBSERVATION.

Thefe Manfions are convenient and fuitable. 1. For our Natures and Capacities, 2 S. Pet. i. 4.

2. For our Wants and Neceflities; being,
1. Void of all Trouble.

1. Spiritual; as,

1. Of the Senfe of GOD's Difpleafure, Ezek. xvi. 42.

2. Of Doubts about our Estate.

3. Of Satan's Temptations, I S. Pet. v. 8.

4.

Of the Delufions of this World.
5. Of our own Corruptions, Ephef. v.
27. Hebr. iv. 10.

2. Temporal, Rev. vii. 17. for here is,
I. No Wants in our Eftates, Pfal. xxxiv.
9. and Ixxxiv. II.

2. No Croffes in our Enjoyments.

3. No Difgrace upon our Names, Pfal. cxix. 39.

4.

No Sickness in our Bodies, S. Mar. xii. 25.

5. No Cares in our Minds, S. Matt. xiii. 22. Phil. iv. 6.

6. No Death or End of Life, Rev. xxi. 4.

7. No Fears of these Things.

8. No turbulent Paffions whatsoever; as,

1. No Grief, Rev. xxi. 4.

2. No Hatred.

3. No Deteftation.

4. No Anger.

2. Furnish'd with all delightfome Furniture. 1. For our Souls.

1. Our Understandings; there we shall
understand,

1. The Mystery of Three Perfons in
one Nature, S. Joh. xvii. 3.
of two Natures in One
Perfon, S. Pet. i. 12.

2.

3.

of the Divine Properties,

I Cor. xiii. 12.

1. Immensity.

2. Knowledge.

3. Wisdom, Rom. xi. 33.

4. Power.

5. Mercy.

4.

of GOD's Providences,

5.

6.

Rom. viii. 28.

of Godliness, 1 Tim. iii. 16. of our Salvation.

2. Our Wills and Affections, Pfal. xvi.

IV.

2. For our Bodies, Phil. iii. 21.
1. Robes to cloathe us, Rev. vi. 11.
2. Crowns to adorn our Heads, S. Jam.
i. 12. 2 Tim. iv. 8.

3. Thrones to fit on, S. Luk. xxii. 30.
4. Heavenly Banquets to delight our
Tafte, Ifa. xxv. 6. Rev. vii. 17.
Rom. xiv. 17.

5.

The most pleasing Objects to fatisfy our Eyes, 1 Cor. xiii. 12.

Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Saints, Confeffors, Martyrs, Chrift, GOD. 6. Celestial Melody to please our Ears, Rev. iv. 8, 9, 10, II.

3. They are everlasting, S. Matt. XXV. ult. Rom. vi. ult. 2 Cor. V. I.

OBSERVATION.

In Heaven there are many Mansions,

1. What is the Purport of this Expreffion, many Manfions? Not diftin&t Cells, but

I. That there is Room enough in Heaven to receive many.

2. That many fhall be faved.

1. Of all Ages,

2. Of all Languages, Rev. vii. 9.

3. Of all Estates and Conditions, S. Jam. ii. 5.

But not irrespectively, 1 Cor. i. 26,

27, 28.

2. Whether in thefe Manfions, will there be Degrees of Glory?

1. Negatively.

All fhall be alike.

1. In Refpect of their Freedom from

Evil, Rev. xxi. 4.

2. In Refpect of GOD's Love,

3. In Refpect of Duration.

4. In Refpect of their Capacities, i. e. every one shall alike enjoy as much as he is capable of, Pfal. xvi. 11.

2. Pofitively

One will be more capable, and so enjoy more

than another.

This appears,

1. From Scripture, 1 Cor. xv. 41, 42. S. Matt. xix. 28.

2. There are Degrees of Torments in Hell, S. Luk. xii. 47, 48. S. Matt. xi. 21, 22. Rom. ii. 9.

3. There are Degrees of Angelical Glory, Angels, Arch-Angels, I Theff. iv. 16. Jude 9. Cherubims, Seraphims; and we fall be ἰσάγγελοι, S. Mar. xii. 25.

4. There are Degrees of Graces and good Works here, Rom. ii. 6. 2 Cor. v. 10. S. Luk. xix. 16, 17, 18.

USES.

1. Are there many Manfions? then,

1. Despair not of Room for you there.,
2. Labour to have one of those many Man-
fions.

2. Are there Degrees of Glory?

1

Then ftrive to be eminent in Grace, that you may be eminent in Glory, S. Matt. XV. 28.

V. OBSERVATION.

Christ hath reveal'd whatsoever we need know concerning our future Eftate; as,

1. What Heaven is.

2. Which is the Way to it, S. Joh. xiv. 6.

U 4

USE.

USE.

Then we need no Traditions, 2 Tim. iii, 16.

VI. OBSERVATION.

Our Saviour is gone to Heaven, Act. i. 11.
Why did He go thither?

1. Because He had finifh'd His Work here, S. Job. xvii. 3, 4, 5.

2. To fhew that He had made complete Satiffaction for Sin.

3. To make Interceffion for us, Hebr. ix. 24 and vii. 25.

4. To prepare a Place for us; which is the

VII. OBSERVATION.

Chrift is gone to Heaven, to prepare a Place for us.

For the opening of this, confider,

1. We have no Right to Heaven by Nature, Ep'ef. ii. 3.

2. Neither can we have Right, but by Christ, Act iv. 12.

3 This Title Chrift purchased for us by His Death. S. Matt. xx. 28. Ruth iii. 9, 12. and iv. 1. Having purchas'd it for us here, He goes to Heaven to take Poffeffion of it, and have it furrendred to Him, for our Ufe, Hebr. vi. 20.

5. Having taken Poffeffion of it in our Names, He prepares it for us two Ways;

1. By getting us actually admitted or entitled to it; Pleading, 1 S. Joh. ii. 1.

1. That our Sins are pardon'd, Ifa. liii.

2. Our Perfons juftify'd, 2 Cor. v. 21.
3. Our Luits fubdu'd, Rom. vi. 14.