the god under whose auspices they had fought ; the name of the city to which they belonged; and the name of the ge- neral under whose direction they had conquered. In refe- rence to this, as it should seem, our Lord says, " I will make them pillars in the house of my God ;" yet not such pillars, as, when mouldered and decayed with age, must be taken down and removed ; but such as shall be perpetual, and " go no more out." " Moreover," says he, " I will inscribe upon them the name of my God," in token that they belong to him, and that ** he is not ashamed to be called their God ;" the name also of the city of my God, even of the new Jerusalem, which is modelled by God himself for his own and his people's resi- dence^, that also shall be written upon him, in token that he is a citizen of heaven, born from above, and having heaven for his inheritance : yea, further still, " I will write upon him my own new name also," even my name Jesus, in token that he fought under my banners, and conquered by my strength. In short, the substance of this promise seems to be, that Christ will bestow on his victorious people the most exalted honour, and never-ending felicity.^
But every thing- which was contained in that pro- mise shall be realized to all "who overcome" —
[They shall be recognized before the assembled uni- verse to be Sons of God. Their adoption into God's family, and their participation of his nature, shall be manifest to all. They shall also be proclaimed Citizens of heaven. Having been truly heaven-born, their claim to all the immunities of that holy city shall be acknowledged, and their title to all its privileges confessed. They shall then also be declared to have been one with Christ, not merely as being Christians, and therefore bearing the name of Christ, but as being one in spirit, one in operation, and one in will and affection. Moreover, to complete their felicity, they shall know none of those changes which take place on earth, no weakness, no weariness, no fears, no conflicts, no intermission of their joy : being once fixed in heaven, " they shall go no more out." What lrt>nour! what happiness is this!]
In yet further calling your attention to " what the Spirit saith unto the Churches," we shall particularly