1.86 Oftheioyes ofheauen. glorious? how muchmoremaieflical is that pláeereamed for Gods faints ? Ifthe roofe ofour prifon and earthly habi- tation be fo curioufly vaulted, and fo richly garnifhedand befpaugled withbright fhining lights,andbeautiful ftarres; what workmanfhip,what maiefly,and incomparable excel- lency may we expeC6 inthe palace ofthe great king,and the heauenly habitation of the Saintsand Angels? It the very porch and firflentrie bee fo flately and glorious ; how full ofmaiefiy, beatific andglory, are the chicleroomes,and the prefence- chamber ofthis great and glorious monarch of heauen and earth. ,.Seí7.t. Vnto thisglory and happineffeoftheplace, we may adde of thegreat that felicity, ioy and contentment which wee fhal take in felieitymbid, our companie; for firft,wee (hall haue the focietie and fel- svelhall basic lowfhipoftheSaints andbleffed Angels, according to that iu the shefaints andof ofourSauiour Chrifl,many!Haft come from the 44 andWell, Angels. andfhall fit daa'ne with Abraham,and Ifaac, and Jacob, en the Mat.8.1 r. kdngdameofheauen. Andbecaufe there fhal beeperfe& loue and charity amongvs, euery one louing another as them- felues,and reioycing as much in their happinefl'eand felicity as in their owne; hereofit wil come to paffe that according tothe innumerable number of the Saints andAngels, fo in- finitely fhall our ioyesbe doubled and redoubled; and that which one hathnot ofthisglory and happinefíe in himfelfe, becaufe he isnot capableofit, hee (hall inioy it throughhis perfe& loue in the ref of thisholy and heauenlyfociety; theybeingmutually one to another florehoufes and treaftt- ries ofthere cuerlafling ioyes,tokeepe for their vfe andcom- fort, that which themfelues cannot containe andcompre- hend. So thatthis ioyofloue and perfea charity, fhallinfi- nitely exceed al other heauelyioieswhich belongpeculiar- lyunto any one ; Peeingtherbyeuery one perfei lyenioyeth allthe happineffeand bleffednes ofthe whole focietyofthe Saints and Angels, whole glory as it is moll excellent, fo theirnumber nutnberleffe.Now ifthere heauenlyioyes bee fo vnfpeakeable and foincomprehenfible in euery one, that he can fcarcecontaine them, how fhall we be ranifhedwith ley and delight, when wee lhall communicate in theglory and
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