SECT. IV. Of Christ and the Saints meeting at the judgment day.
4. FOR Christ and the Saints meeting at the judgment day; no sooner are the Saints lifted up, and set before the Judge, but these things follow—
1. They look, and gaze, and dart their beams: and reflect their glories on each other. Oh the communications! Oh the darting of beams betwixt Christ and his Saints! look as when two admirable persons, two lovers meet together, their eyes sparkle, they look on, as if they would look through one another. So Christ and his Saints at first meeting, they look on, as if they would look through one another. And such is the effect of these looks, that they give a lustre to each other by their Looks. Did not Moses face shine when he had been with God? and shall not the faces of the elect glitter and shine when Christ also looks on them? nor stays it there; but as they shine by Christ, so shall their shine reflect on Christ, and give a glory to Christ, and this I take it to be the meaning of the Apostle, That when Christ shall come, he shall be glorified in his Saints; not onely in himself, but in his Saints also; whose glory as it comes from him, so it redounds also to him, For of him, and through him, and to him are all things.
2. They admire at the infinite glory, and beauty, and dignity, and excellency that is in Christ. The glory they reflect on him is nothing to the glory that is in him. Oh when these Stars the Saints shall but look upon Christ the Son of righteous∣ness, they exceedingly admire. So the Apostle, When he shall come, he shall be glori∣fied in his Saints, and he shall be admired in all them that believe. All that believe shall break out into admiration of Jesus Christ: they shall at the first sight observe such an excellency in Jesus Christ, as that they shall be infinitely taken with it: here we speak of Christ, and in speaking we admire; but how will they admire, when they shall not onely speak or hear, but see and behold him who is the Express image of God, and the brightness of his Fathers glory? O the lustres that he casts forth each way! is not his very body more sparkling than the Diamond before the Sun? yea, more than the Sun it self now shining at noon-day? how should the Saints but wonder at this sight? Oh there is more beauty, and glory in Jesus Christ than ever their thoughts or imaginations could possibly reach; there is more weight of sweetness, joy, and delight in Jesus Christ, than either the seeing Eye, or hearing Ear, or the vast un∣derstanding Heart (which can multiply and add still to any former thoughts) can