Religion & morality > Last publick sermon, being a faithful and free one, preached by Mr. Hugh Mackaile ... upon the Sabbath immediately preceeding that 8th of September 1662, the day affixed for the removing of the ministers of Edinburgh from their kirks

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_ “ and Gibbet, overcome the Imprefllon of all thefe ?” To
which he anfwered ; “ By conceiving a deeper Impreflion
, “ of a Multitude of Angels, who are alio Onlookers ; ac-
cording to that, we are a gazing Stock to the World, An-
gels and Men. \Jl, For the Angels, rejoicing at our
" good Gonfcflion.are prefent to convey and carry ourSouls,
“ as the Soul of Lazarus, unto Abraham'% Bofom, not to
receive them, for that is Jefus Chrift’s Work alone, who
will welcome them to Heaven himfelf, with the Songs
' “ of Angels and bleffed Spirits ; but the Angels are mini-
“ firing Spirits, always ready to ferve and ftrengthen all
“ dying Believers, idly. As Stephen faw the Heavens
“ opened, and Jefus Banding on the Right Hand of God,
“ who then (aid, Lord Jefus receive my Spirit, fo (faid he)
“ do I believe that Jefus Chrift is alfo ready to receive the
Souls of his dying Sufferers.”
idly He inquired, “ What is the Way for us to con-
“ ceive of Heaven, who are haftin^ into it, feeing the
“ Word faith, Eye hath not feen, nor Ear heard, neither
“ hath entered into the Heart of Man the Things -which
“ God hath prepared for them that love him ?” Whereunto
he anfwered, “ That the Scripture helps us two Ways to
“ conceive of Heaven ; the firfi is by way of Similitudes,
“ as in that, Rev. xxi. where Heaven is held forth by the
“ Reprcfentation of a glorious City there deferibed but
“ !'n the fame Place it is alfo termed tire Bride ; but, O
how unlike are thefe two, a Bride and a City ! which
“ doth clearly evidence th^ Infufficiency and vafl; Difpro-
“ portion of all fuch Similitudes and therefore he add-
ctn, “ The Scripture furnifheth yet a more excellent Way
to conceive of Heaven, and that is firft by conceiving
the Love of Chrift to us, even what is the Breadth^,
“ and Length, and Depth, and Height, and the Immenfe-
nefs of that Love of Chrift, which paflbth Knowledge
“ which is alfo the higheft and lincereft Motive of Praife
& 3 “ unto