Our soul is now bound up in him as in a bundle of life; and when we come thither he is still the Christ, our life; and it is by our being where he is that we shall behold his glory and our glory, because he is glorified:  “For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”  As he said, “Ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh from you.”

The glory of salvation.

What a surprise will it be to them that now have come to God by Christ, to see themselves in heaven indeed, saved indeed, and possessed of everlasting life indeed.  For alas, what is faith to possession?—­faith that is mixed with many tears, that is opposed with many assaults, and that seems sometimes to be quite extinguished—­I say, what is that to a seeing myself in heaven?  Hence it is said that “he shall then come to be admired in them that now believe;” then they shall admire that it was their lot to believe when they were in the world.  They shall also admire to think, to see, and behold what believing has brought them to; while the rest, for refusing to come to God by Christ, drink their tears mixed with burning brimstone.

What a joy will it be to the truly godly to think now that they are come to God by Christ.  It was their mercy to begin to come; it was their happiness that they continued coming; but it is their glory that they are come, that they are come to God by Christ.

To God! why, he is all in all; all that is good, essentially good, and eternally good.  To God, the infinite ocean of good.  Oh that I could imagine, Oh that I could think, that I might write more effectually to thee of the happy estate of them that come to God by Christ.

Heaven.

    What gladness shall possess our heart,
        When we shall see these things;
    What light and life in every part
        Rise like eternal springs! 
    O, blessed face; O, holy grace,
        When shall we see this day? 
    Lord, fetch us to this goodly place,
        We humbly to thee pray.

    Thus when in heavenly harmony
        These blessed saints appear,
    Adorned with grace and majesty,
        What gladness will be there! 
    Thus shall we see, thus shall we be,
        O, would the day were come: 
    Lord Jesus, take us up to thee,
        To this desired home.

    Angels we also shall behold,
        When we on high ascend,
    Each shining like to men of gold,
        And on the Lord attend. 
    These goodly creatures, full of grace,
        Shall stand about the throne,
    Each one with lightning in his face,
        And shall to us be known.

    There cherubim, with one accord,
        Continually do cry,
    “Ah, holy, holy, holy Lord,
        And heavenly majesty!”
    These will us in their arms embrace,
        And welcome us to rest,
    And joy to see us clad with grace
        And of the heavens possest.