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yey, but laboured for language adequate to convey, in compound, or “Heavenly,” when they would d& 
t heir ideas of the unfpeakkbte emineiicy and di'ftahce, at Scribe what is admirable. Hence iff Mafon : 
which The Almighty and His Exalted Son ; 
rerhoVed above every tiling vifible or conceivable by the 
eye, fenfekfor rtii’nd, of Man ! 
And now, if We combine what has hitherto been Said, 
ive may define Heaven to be, “ that Region above and 
around our Material 'Syftem, which being not Solid, but 
feeing in Extenfiofi and Expansion Immeasurable, .con¬ 
tains the Whole of our Planetary Syftem, and other fimi- 
laf Planetary Syftems, without number.” We may add 
moreov'e'r, “ that in a part raifed above all byftems, and 
at a difiance inconceivable and incomprehenfible by Then fitining keavenly fair, &c. 
Mbi, The Supreme Being, in Light glorious and in- Left that too heavenly form, &c, 
Let not a partial faithfulnefs, 
Let not a Mortal’s vain command 
Urge you to break the unalterable laws 
Of keave'n-defcended Charity .—— ElfrIda. 
Whence can it rife, but from the Sober power 
Of Conftancy ? She, heaven-horn Queen, 
DeScehds, &c.— —Elfrida. ' 
In Milton we read, 
I.ikeft to thee in fhape and dountena'nce bright, 
gjj """ ’ ” " Par. L. ii. 7^6. 
■Par. L. x. 872. 
icceffible, doth in a mote confpicuous manner manifeft 
the effulgence of Deity; and the term Heaven is'given 
emphatically, to that part of the Region where fuch 
effulgence is manifefted.” 
To Heaven, as the refidence of the Almighty, 
Chrifiianity direCts the thoughts of our hearts. It is 
the feat of Infinite Perfection; we are taught therefore 
to purify our nature, if.' we would enter “ Heaven.” 
is the abode of HappineSs ; we are animated therefore, 
under all circumftances of diftrefs and affliction, to fix 
pur minds oh “Heaven;” fince there, and there only, we 
Shall find that peace to our Souls, which no forrow Shall 
interrupt, no care diffurb, no alloy dimihifh. ItisaMan- 
ilon durable; “Heaven” therefore is pointed out to us 
as our Real Home, towards which we are now but travel¬ 
ling, as pilgrims parting on to the end of their journey. 
Heaven, considered under thefe various defcriptions, 
is Surely an object defer'ving the profoundeft Specula¬ 
tions of the Philofopher; and the mod Solemn and de¬ 
vout contemplations of every Chriftian. 
Heaven in extent of Space is Immeafurable. As 
therefore it contains Innumerable Planetary Syftems, it 
may by parity of reafon be fuppofed capable of contain¬ 
ing Innumerable Habitations for the Juft and Good. 
God in his'Infibence is Unlimited and Infinite. As by 
his energy through the Univerfe He preferves all the 
Planetary Syftems in their uniform courles. So by his „ - , 
Influence, or by Some more vifible demonftration of his O heav'n-born filters ^Source o'Lttrt. 
Glory, He may occafion unfpeakable happinefs iff all 
the Habitations of the Juft and Good. Indeed the de¬ 
clarations of our Lord induce us to believe there are 
diverfities of Habitation, into which as So many dates of 
felicity we fliall hereafter enter, in proportion as we im¬ 
prove in moral and Spiritual perfection. For, although 
in St. Luke xvii. 20. he fays, “ The kingdom of God is 
within you,” yet he is there to be underftood as fpeak- 
ing of the Kingdom to be eftablifhed by Meffiah with 
rsference to this World only. He meant to fay, that So 
far as Meffiatt’s Kingdom concerned this World, it was 
not to be a Kingdom like that of Earthly Monarchs, „ , 
attended with pomp, fliow, and rioife : it was to be of o Sacred weapon! left for truth’s defence; 
a Spiritual nature, having dominion over the hearts, To all but heaven-direEted hands deny’d ; 
paffions, and affections, of Men, working inwardly and The niufe may give it, but the gods rhuft guide. Pope. 
Silently, though effectually and powerfully. But when pjEAV'.EN-FALLEN, adj. Fallen from heaven : 
in obedience to this his Spiritual Kingdom Men had re- , . f , 
formed their lives and improved their nature, then they Where all yet left of that revolted loot 
were to expeCt an adequate retribution in Heaven; ot HeaVen-fall n in ftation ftood. . • 
which our Lord Says, “In my Father’s Houfe are HEAV'EN-TAUGHT, adj. Inftructed of heaven; 
many Manfions.” St. John xiv. 2. Our Lord tiles the taught from heaven. 
ternis Houfe and Manfons, in accommodation to the uti- HEAV'EN-WARD, adv. [heaven and peapb, Sax.] 
derftanding of his hearers, that by vijible objects they, Towards heaven : 
Might form Some, though imperteCt idea, ot objects j p ro ftrate lay, 
invilible. The general purport of his words in this various doubts impell’d, or to obey, 
paffage undoubtedly is, as Eftius, Lucas Brugeiifis, - - r ’ 
Clemens Alexandrians, and Grotius, conceive, “ That 
in a Diverfity of Habitations referved for the Juft and 
Good, different degrees of felicity will hereafter be 
apportioned.” 
From the univerfal perfuafion that Heaven 
feat of tranfcendeht excellence, hath arifen that ufage 
among Poets, of applying either the Svord “ Heaven ” 
With a view to the fame perfection ; but with the ad¬ 
ditional confideration of the fpirituality and eternity, 
which are attached to every Chriftian idea of “Heaven,” 
Divines (forlnftance, Tillotfon, Stanhope, Stackhoufe,) 
enforce Heavenly-Mindedness. By which afluredly 
they do not mean.; that Enth'ufiafticTemper, which leads 
to a criminal negleCt of relative, civil, and focial, Du¬ 
ties : but they certainly do mean and recommend, what 
by the afliftance of The Holy Spirit, by prayer, by 
vigilance; by Self-government, Thousands attain ; viz. 
a Difpofition of Mind, which fliall feel God, Religion, 
and Virtue; Purity and Holinefs; Juftice, Charity, and 
Kindnefs ; to be objefits 'of defire, labour, and admira¬ 
tion, infinitely more worthy than mo ft of thofe objects 
which engage the whole attention of the Worldly-Mind¬ 
ed ; wliich create fuch competition, confufion, aiid dif- 
traCtioiv, in Human Society ; which, after all, are un- 
fubftantial and tranfitory, and in the very contempt of 
which there is a degree of Wifdom and magnanimity. 
IJEAV'EN, adj. Belonging to the heavens; heavenly. 
Much ufed in composition. As, 
HEAVEN.BEGOT', adj. Begot by a celeftial power: 
If I am heav'n-begot, affert your Son 
By Some Sure Sign. Bryden. 
HEAV'EN-BORN, adj. Defcended from the ccleftiai 
•egions; native of heaven : 
Who charm the fenfe, or mend the heart; 
Who lead fair virtue’s train along; 
Moral truth, and myftic long. 
HEAV'EN-BRED, adj. Produced or cultivated in 
heaven.—Much is the force of heaven-bred poefy. Shakefp'. 
HEAV'EN-BUILT, adj. Built by the agency of gods: 
His arms had wrought the deftin’d fall 
Of facred Troy, and raz’d her heaven-built wall. Pope. 
HEAV'EN-DIRECTED, adj. Raifed towards the 
fky.—Who taught that heav’n-direfied Spire to rife? Pope. 
—Taught by the powers of heaven : 
Pope. 
Ov to objeCl ; at length, my mournful look 
Heaven-ward determin’d, thus I fpoke. Prior. 
HEAVEN-WAR'RING, adj. Warringagainft heaven: 
None among the choice and jirime 
Of thofe heaven-warring championscould be found 
So hardy, as to proffer br accept 
Alone the dreadful voyage. „ E AV , E - N uSsS» 
