V OftheOyes ofheaaen, S95 our (clues, together with his will and workes; in our wils anddefires, when he replenifheth them with perfe& iußìce and righteoufneffe, whereby theyare made conformable to his will (in which fenfe they arepronouncedbleffed, who bun- Math,s. c. gerafter righteoufseJ ,becaufe they(ball beFarisfied) and ina- bled to refute that which God difliketh, and to chufe that whichheloueth. Finally, we enioyhim in our heart and af- fe6tions, when as louinghim aboue all, and wholly depen- dingvpon his powerandgoodneffe, we attaine vnto peace and tranquillitieoftnind, and are replenifhed with all ioy and delight: in which refpe6l we fhall.be moil happie,when asour knowledge cannotpuffevsvp, byreafönofourrigh- teoufnes, nor our righteoufnesbediffaflefull and trouble- forpebyreafon ofour ioy. And lafily, we are faid to enioy God inhimfelfe,which ofal the ret+is moll pleating and de- lightfull;when we (hall knowhim inhis perfons,nature,and attributes, not as in this lifedarkely, and through aglafhe, . but asthe Apofile fpeaketh,free toface : for this (as our Sa- lohn uiour faith) to etcrnalllife toknowGod, andwhamhe bathfens Fafru Chrtál.hleither Thal this fruitionconed ina bare know- ledge ofGod the Father,, hisSonne, and holy Spirit, but in that communion which we !hall haue with them, whereby theywil become votovs al inal,as weThal feehereafter.And that not in apartie,or imperfe&communion,whereby every oftheSaints,ihould haue their (hare in this bleffed fruition ; for Cod isa.mofiperfe61 and indiuifible e(fence,fothat they who inioy him,inioyhim.wholly,. without any !haring and diuifion. For as on the earth, .euery one totally inioyeth the light.oftheSun; and as a fpeech madeamong amultitude, isnot diuided bywords and fyllables, but iswholly and in- tirely receiuedofall thehearers:lo much more mayour God wholeeflenceis moll fimple,pure,indiui.fible, and omnipre- fent,notfilling one place more then another with his pre- - fence,but all alike,whetherthey bee neere at hand, ormore remote; communicate himfetfe-to bee inioyed totally and.. wholly,ofall,and eueryoftheblefl'ed Saints. . By al which it is.cleareand manifefl,that howfoeuerthere 4,Sea.3. ate:innumerableand ineflimable ioyes in heauen, yet theTbatthe fruition
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