SECT. IV.* 1.1
A Fourth comfortable adjunct of this Rest is, that it is in the fellowship of the Blessed Saints and Angels of God.4 1.2 Not so singular will the Christian be, as to be solitary. Though it be pro∣per to the Saints only, yet is it common to all the Saints. For what is it, but an Association of Blessed spirits in God? A cor∣poration of perfected Saints whereof Christ is the head? the com∣munion of Saints compleated? Nor doth this make those joyes to be therefore mediate, derived by creatures to us, as here: For all the lines may be drawn from the center, and not from each other, and yet their collocation make them more comely, then one alone could be. Though the strings receive not their sound and sweet∣nes from each other, yet their concurrence causeth that harmony, which could not be by one alone. For those that have prayed, and fasted, and wept, and watcht, and waited together; now to joy and enjoy and praise together: methinks should much advance their pleasure. Whatsoever it will be upon the great change that will be wrought in our natures perfected; sure I am according to the present temperature of the most sanctified humane affections, it would affect exceedingly: And he who mentioneth the qualifica∣tions of our happiness of purpose that our joy may be full, and maketh so oft mention of our consociation and conjunction in his praises, sure doth hereby intimate to us that this will be some ad∣vantage to our joyes. Certain I am of this, Fellow-Christians; that as we have been together in the labour, duty, danger and distress; so shall we be in the great recompence and deliverance; and as we have been scorned and despised, so shall we be crowned and honored together, and we who have gone through the day