838 Oftheieyuefhemes. Apoe.;.ra. Princesoftheworld.In the famerefpea it is ealled.thed mew Ierafalear, and the cine of God : to lignifie, that it is the place which God bath fpecially chofen, the metropolis, or chicle (eate ofhis boundleffe empire, and, as it were, the court of the great King, where our Lord and Soimaigne, who is omniprefenr,andfilleth heauen and earrh,doth keepe hischiefe reídence,and thereinmanifef+his gloryand great nell'e. And therefore looke how much the chicfecitie of the Kingdome, and the Princes roiall court doe excell in riches andglorie,the pooreft and remoteft commie village : and fo, and much more doth this heauenly citie,and court roiall ofthe King of Kings, excel! all worldly empire and dominion. Theperfe& fuflïciencieofthefeheauenlyioiesis alto noted by the names which are giuen veto them; for Apoe.7a7. theyare calleda e l:uelyfonnraine, and the wellofthe water of i441.6. life,ofwhich,whofoeaerdrin1e Jfiall neater thirfl: to Phew vnto vs,that as hewho bathan euer 1prinoing fountaine,can neuer want water; fo hewho is oncepoffeflcd with theft heauenly ioyes, bath alwaies fufliciencie of all glorie and goodnelte. f-P(alm.s ;.t. And in the fame refile& theyare called( bleffedneffè andfelicr- Apot.19.9. tie veto which is required the confluenceofall perfe&ions, full contentment,and the fruitionofour fummumbonnm,and chiefe happineffe ; fo that where blefiednetTe is, nothing is troublefome,nothingwanting, but all good things are pre- fent in poffeflîon,which the hart of man candelire and with. The incomparable glorie likewifeofthisheauenlyhappines, is huely fignifiedby the titles and fimilitudeswhereby it is EApoe.;.t5. defcribed; forit iscalled the maieflicall g temple, wherein 8t711. our-great Kingvouchfafeth his gloriousprefence,and is con- tinuallypraifed andmagnified, bymanymillionsofhis hea- tienly quirifters,and holyferuants : it is called the throne of God,whereonhe fitteth,whileahe raigneth and ruleth ouer Apoc. ;.tx. allhis creatures,and whereon he vouchfafeth to allow h vs a place to fit together with him. Finally, it is calledacrowne, to Phew, that it is full of glorie and maicftie; and lefiwee fhould thinke it acrowne gotten orpoffefl'ed with tyrannie ia.Tim.4.11. and iniul}ice, it iscalled a i cro;vne ofr: hreeufneJJi; and left we- fhouldfeare,chatlike earthly crownes,ic fhouldbe fub- left
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