5.--His life of glory in heaven. He is the very glory of the place. We say at times, of some persons, they are the very life of the company--Christ will be the very bliss, the very joy, the very life of the church above for ever, when he is surrounded with all his blood-bought throng, and with all his holy loving angels; the lamb in the midst will make all their heaven; his person, his glory, his looks, his smile, his love, will feast their happy minds to all eternity; while the glorious majesty of God shall be enjoyed, through the all glorious body of Jesus Christ, as the rainbow round the throne, to behold this glory. The Lord has made choice of his people, set them apart for this very purpose, redeemed them to God, called, fitted, qualified their souls, and will raise them up again in the last day, and for this the Redeemer prays and demands, "Father, I will that those whom thou hast given be with me, where I am, that they may behold my glory,"--and as he smiles, they will sing--or, "Overwhelmed with raptures sweet, Sink down, adoring at his feet." And what adds a blessing to the whole is, that this bliss, this felicity, will be for ever; yea, lasting as the very existence of him, who, for the everlasting consolation of his people, hath said, "and because I live, ye shall live also." Our most blessed Lord is the author, giver, and maintainer, of all natural, spiritual, and eternal life, for all live in him; he is the root and spring of all the life of sanctification, and glorification of his people, and though they are said to live in him by faith, yet more properly it is Christ living in them. Christ liveth in me--all the blessings of the covenant of grace are in him--the eternal favor of God, which is our life, is in him--and this is the grace which was given us in him before the foundation of the world; he came, that his people might have life, and have it more abundantly in experience and enjoyment; he came that he might abolish death, and bring life and immortality to light by the gospel. Justifying, pardoning, and regenerating grace, is brought to light in the word, and often brought to light in the souls of God's children, and they by virtue of union to their covenant head, live--live in the love, favour, mind, purposes, decrees, covenant, and promises of God--live in Christ, secured, hid, locked up--where Christ is hid as head, there they are hid--live representatively before God--live spiritually by quickning power, and this life in the soul is the holy spirit as the spirit of life. The Lord and giver of life, producing as an evidence of his indwelling--a spiritual hungring and thirsting after the favor of God, the sense of pardon, holiness, love, and communion, humility, self-abhorrence, spiritual repentance, holy confidence, resignation, and joy--and where these are found in the soul, by divine teaching they are the evidences of being disciples indeed, and it is to such genuine disciples our dear Lord