Ouranography; Or Heaven Opened. the Substance of Cardinal Bellarmine's Five Books Concerning the Eternal Felicity of the Saints

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1710 Excerpt: ... proud Nebuchadnezzar, after he had been Tutor'd by the punishment' of his Arrogance, came humbly to acknowledge, Dan. 4. 34. and J. My Understanding returned to me, and I blejsed the most High, and f raised and honour d him that Livetb for ever and ever j whose Dominion is an everlasting Dominion, ' and his Kingdom from Generation to Generation. And all the Inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing ', and he doth according to his Will in the army ef Heaven, and among the Inhabitants of the eartb. And none can stay. hit band, or fay to him, What dost thou Here's one, who being first Himself taught (as with Bryars and Thorns) may teach all the biggest in the World, to Humble themselves under the mighty hand of God. Yea, and to take more pleasure, submissively to serve thtKing of Kings, and gain his blessed Favour, than ever haughtily to Arrogate to' themselves, and Resist his Will; and so, . come to feel the weight of his intolerable Wrath. G H A P. IV. Shewing that all the Blessed are Kings. TH E Fourth and chief Reason why the Place and State of the Blessed goes goes under the Name of a Kingdom, is because in Heaven they are all of 'em Kings. Tho' there they serve the Lord, yet so it is, that they Live and Reign in Royal State and Kingly Height themselves. As the same persons may be both Servants, and Sons; So may they be Servants and Kings. Servants they must needs be, who are Made of God, and still owe him Duty and Obedience, to whom they ever owe their Being and Life and All. And yet they are Sons too; Because Born of God; And also Kings, Because that Royal degree and Dignity is communicated to 'em by the King of Kings. Kings of the Earth (you'll say) they may be; ( whom the Pjalmijl cautions to be so wife, as to serve the Lord with Fear, and Rejoyc..