Psal. 49.14. — And the Righteous shall have Dominion over them in the Morning.
THe Morning comes after the Night is gone: So the Resurrection will come after the Night of this World is gone; the Time of this World's Continuance is called Night in the Holy Scriptures: The Night is far spent, &c.
II. The Morning is longed for; many watch and long for the Morning: So the Godly long for the Resurrection; all the Faithful ever waited for, and greatly desired that Day.
III. The Morning brings Light, and makes Things manifest, which lie hid, or appear not what they are in themselves, in the Night-Time: So the Resurrection will make ma∣nifest all the hidden Things of Darkness, which appear not to the Sight of Men; that glo∣rious Morning will sooon discover all.
1. It will make manifest all the horrid and cursed Designs of the Ungodly, which they from time to time have contrived, and endeavoured to carry on against the Saints and Church of God, many of which God in his gracious Providence prevented from taking place, and so they were never known; but that Morning-Light will discover all those hidden Things of Darkness.
2. The Light of that Morning will discover all the Secrets of every Man's Heart; all the Evil, Lust, Envy, Pride, Revenge, &c. or what else hath been harboured in the Bo∣soms of Men. See 1 Cor. 4.5.
3. It will discover all the filthy Actions and Abominations of the Wicked, that are not known to Men, nor fit to be mentioned:* 1.1 For it is a Shame to speak of those Things that are done of them in secret.
4. That Morning will discover all Persons, as well as Things; then it will appear who are God's People, and who are not; who they were that served God in Truth,* 1.2 and who were Hypocrites, &c.
IV. Towards the Morning the Morning-Star appears, which gives notice the Day ap∣proacheth: So towards this Morning, there will appear many Signs to give warning to the World, that the Day of the Resurrection is at hand:* 1.3 So likewise when ye shall see all these Things, know th••t it is near, even at the Door.
V. When the bright Morning is come, the Sun rises, and shines forth gloriously: So when that Morning is come, Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, will appear in his Glory, and shine forth to the amazement of all the World.
VI. The Morning brings Joy and Gladness with it; it makes the Birds to sing, and send forth their warbling Notes: So the Morning of the Resurrection will bring Joy and Gladness to all the Righteous; then shall the Saints sing for Joy of Heart, and be glad in the Lord.
VII. In the Morning Men arise out of their Beds: So in the Morning of the Resurrection shall all the Saints of God be raised out of their Graves: Thy dead Men shall live,* 1.4 together with my dead Body shall they arise, &c. The Dead in Christ shall rise first.
VIII. We commonly give a guess what kind of Day it will be by the Morning: So by the Morning of the Resurrection, the Godly will perceive what kind of Day the Day of Eternity, or Glory of Christ's Kingdom will be.
IX. In a springing Morning Things look fresh and very beautiful, and also send forth a most sweet and fragrant Scent: So in the Morning of the Resurrection, the Earth will ap∣pear in its B••auty, and the Saints in their Glory:* 1.5 Then shall the Righteous shine forth as the Sun, in the Kingdom of their Father, &c.