Oftheioyet.ofheaucn. 837 and refemblances. Onely as one exhorteth, let vsnot curi- Ceti ex me nee oufly feek outthat, whichthe Apollles themfeluescouldnot m ó ere qe¡tin fullyexprefí_ ; neither let any man delire to knowofme that, fcjo,aif ferti yr ofwhich I haue thisonely knowledge, that I know it not; nefcire drfcat, vnleffe hee would lerne tobee ignorant ofthat, whichwee quodfciri nog ought ondy thus farre to know, that it cannot beknownepsfle,fciu,dum e,AugulLde ofvs, fyn,b.ad cam- therefore that we may haue fomefmall glimpfe ofchum,lib,:. this glorie,weare to know,that this Kingdome ofGod,ancl cap.ra. ioiesofheauen, isnothing ellèbutthat chidehappineffe and §.Sec1.3. fupreme fflicicie,which the holySaints,who haue faithfullie what thehow feruedGod inthisluè,(hall eternally inioy with God him- o!l,eaeenare, fclfe,andhisfonne ChrilI;in the life to conic; whilefl being áudtire a>ei,t freedfrom all worldly ends and miferies, they doe commu- theholy scrrp- ideateinalltheheauenly happineffe,andvn fpeakcableblef- taresgiuenvii fedneffeprepared for them,efpedaily in the fruition ofGod, to them. who being infinit in all perfection, fhall bee all in all vnto them. Which ioies, that we may the betterconceiue of, let vs firft confider ofthenames,titles,and epithets,which in the Scriptures are giueu veto them ; and afterwards fpeake, ac- cording to the meafure ofknowledge reuealed vnto vs, of the parts thereof.Concerningthe former, wee haue ofthern great varietie in thebooke of God, whereby both the great exceltencie,perfec`.i fufficiencie, incomparable glory,rauifh- ing delight,& eternal felicitieofthis heauëlyglory isimpli- edand fignified. The greatneffe and excellencieofthiseter- nall bleffedneffe is noted, whenas it is called a aKingdome, a Matth.as.34, facing there is no riches,glorie,or pleafures whicha Kingdö.Lukeza.3t, affordethnot: andleft we fhouldconceiue that it yeeldeth nobetter treafures,honours anddelighcs,then earthly King- domes doe,it is called the b Kingdemeofhearten : tonote vn- b Matth.7.3r; to vs, thatas farre as heauen exceedeth earth in largeneffe,& 18.3, liatelineffe,height andbeautie, fomuch the priuiledges and roíall prerogattuesotthis heauenly kingdome, exceedthe earthly in greamelte andin glorie. Yea,itis.calledalfo.the 6Kcngdome ofGod, to !hew veto vs, that it isabfolute in alla Aas 4sa. perfebbon,and as farreaboueearthly Kingdomes in maiefiie audtruefelicitiee as the King ofKings cacelleth thepectic Hhh ; Princes
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