V OftheOyesofhearten. 92 t Lanoblballbe the templecfit,&we (halwor(hipGod inGod : nor Sunne orC31toane toAnte in it,for the glorieof theLord fhall light it,and the Lambe fl albe the light alit. And therefore we (hallnomore need thefe worldly lights,then we need the light ofa candle,when theSunne lhineth. We hall not need the Word and Sacraments,as meanes wherby we may more firmely be vnitedveto God;for then God will communicate h:imfelfe votovs immediately without thefe fecondarie and inferiour helps. Neither (hall we need food,apparell,fleepe, . and other meanes ofpreferuing life, feeingGod will imme- diately quicken vs,byhisholy spirit dwelling invs. And this (hall be the perfe&ion ()four heavenly happioe(fe, that God molt wife,omnipotcnt,andal -fufi cient,(hal byhim1lfefree and preferuc vs from euil,and fil and furnalhvs with al good: and thoughwhen wee haue fpokenneuerfomuch ofthis e- ternall blefiedneffe,wee cannotattaine vnto the exeellencie thereof,yetlet vs know,that the, is thefemmeofall, that GodEcdef.43.17.. et all, as the Ioniseof Syrach fpeaketh. Finally, by ourcom- munionwithGod,we (hall becomeas like voto him, as a fi- nit creature may refemble the infinit Creatour; like in good- neffe,like in glory,like ineternitie,and in all perfe&ion; for fo the ApoftiePaul faith,thattve/hallallhholdumamirrour, :.Cor.5.rSo- the :glaryoftheLordreithopenface,and(half bechangedinto the fame imagefromglorietoglorie,ae by thefpiritoftheLttrd.And the ApoflleJohn faith,that *hen he/hall appeare,rrefhall be like vetohim,becaufe ree (hallfiehimarbeis. For aa dropofwa Cyprian.de ter beingput intoaveffeli ofwine, hathitownenaturealte- fingular.cictic. red,andreceiuethboth the Mlle andcolour ofthewine: And as iron lying long in the fire, retaining it owne fubllance,re- ceiueth the fires properties oflightand heave, and becom- meth likevnto it: And as the Sunnebeames fhining in the aire, domakeit bright and-cleare,hke theSunne it felfe:And finally, as a glaffehauing the Sun fhining on it, retaineth in ita li uely imageofthe Sunneboth in figure and light : fo the faithfullbeingconuerfant with God votoall eternitic, Thal be, as it were, (wallowedvpofthat infinit excellcncie, and though they retaine their owne nature and fubf ance,yet Aaal theybee fo induedwith divine qualities, that theyfilar be
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