Chap. 19. áín expo ition upon the Rook of J o a. Verf. 27. 387 ous liberty, when all ( within her liberties) bears the yoak of Chrift, and none (hall be unequally yoaked. This is the glory of Saints below, and this fhall be perfeft in the (late above, There (hall be no ftranger, no Canaanite inheaven, none that are un- circumcifed, or uncleane : this isutbe harmonie of heaven , none but Saints (hall be admitted there, and all the Saints (hall be of one minde, and minde the fame things there. Mine eye ( fayth holy lob ) jball behold himand not another. Thirdly , Mr Calvin carries the fence of thefe words to an Identie ofthe objeft to be feece, not to an Identy or confimili- tudeofthe fubjcft feeing. 1(hall beholdhimand not another ; that is, I (ball behold him, and none other ; I fhall beholdGod alone; as he is the adequate, fo he (hall be the foie objeaof mine eye. He (hall fill me with himfelfe, I (hall fee God, and not look af- ter, or take notice of any thing betides him. Mine eye (hall not wander upon other objefts. From that reading wee are taught. That,as inheaven we¡halt fee God;fo we(hall eye nothing but God. We (hall then indeed love God with all our heart, with all our foule, with all our might, yea then we fhall fee him with all our eye, or contemplate him with all our underftanding. Our whole man (hall be fixed for ever on God,and God alone. Now the Saints have their eye upon God , they behold God by beleeving, but there are a thoufand objeets that draw us away fromGod, and minglewith our fight ofhim. We beholdGod, and other things too : we beholdGod , but we behold men , and many times, we have mens perform in admiration. And whereas we fhould have God onely in admiration, we have thewifdome and knowledge, the bolines and graces offorce men , the power and greatneffe of other men in admiration. But then nothing befides the wifedome and knowledge , the holines and grace, the power and greatneffe ofGod (hall be admired and exalts. I /hall behold him , andnot another. Then Godfhall be all in all, (I Cor. I j. z8.) All (hall behold the face of God, and that (hall be an eternal! fatisfying feaft Glorified Saints (hall not goe for one morfell to any creature, they (hall have all in the vifion ofGod. It is the duty offaith toloe fo here, faith is taught to live uponGod alone, to beholdGod , and noneother, D d d 2 Chrift,
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