Ofthe ioyesofheauer, $93 that hewould rewardhimgreatly, but alto that beehimfelfe Genera5.1. woraldbehis exceeds great regard. Andholy Dauidin ma- Pfalm.ró.ç.u. ny places calleth the Lord his life; his light, his glorie, his firength,his portion,. and the lot ofhis inheritance: and fi- nally affirmeth,that whenhe fhould appeare,hee fhould beePt-aim-17.tç. "throughly fatisfied withhis image,becaufeinhis prefence is ftdneffe ofioy,andpleafures at his right hand for euermore. Towhich purpofe one faith,that it (ball be our reward to fee Bernarc. media. God,to line withGod, tohueofGod, tobewithGod, and rat.deuorr tobe in God,who fhallbe all inall; to haueGod,who isthe cap.4.. [unmansbonum,and chief good;for where thechiefgood is, there is the chicle happines,the chiefepleafure, true libertie, perfect charitie,eternall fecuritie,and fecureeternity;there is truegladnes and reioycing,perfea knowledge,al fulnes,and al bleffednes ; there ispeace,piety,goodnes,light,vertue,ho. nefiie,the by ofcontin'.talmirth,fweetneflc,hfe eternal ;glo. ry,praife,refr;loue,and fweet concord.And this(roatnely,rhat God is ourfammum bonum,andchicfhappines)the veryHea- thens themfelues front time to time haue coufeffed and ac- knowledged,as it were ealie to fhew,had notthat:ornamentMorn. de unit., oftruenobtlity,&excellent infirumentofGods glory,byhis relig.Chrift.. learnedlabors Chewedthis at large,andfatted me t hislabor. caP., 9. Now as the Lord is our reward and the perfedlionofour. SeEy.z. joyand happines.; fowe are further to know,. that+above allTbat all ioy any# otherrewards betsmoll excellent; andofall other ioyes, by4appineffeac. infinit degrees mof+dehightfiill ;.forwhereasother ioyesin.Lompar,eth Oar heauen exceedinglypleale, it:is healone that canfullycon- flrein hodg tent vs:whereasothersare inef}iniable and.of great worth ; perfet on and itisheonly whoisal- fufficienr;andbeing infirm inálgood- auompifhment neffe andperfeeti on, doth giveunto vsftilcontentment,anda /them all. happinessAnd this is that whichhe himfelfe faith vetoAbraham; lamGodal -lufftt'iept, Yealke before meand beGenet i7:r. thouvpright: and hereof it is, that having promifed in the Reuelation tohim that onerc'ommeth, that he (hall inherit allApoc at 7. things, he flíeweth howhe (hall be made thus compleate,, laying, irellbeher God, andhe fhailbemyfoane. And indeed. how can he want light, that hashthisSunne ofrighteoufnes; áill.IhiningVon Mali how can he lacke warmth,. who is . continu- -
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