Bernard. de miferiahu- mansterm. 97 2 Ofthe loyes ofheroin,. be I iuely images,and, asit were,little modelscfGods infinit goodneffe,glorie and perfeólion. And toconclude all in a word,by this communion we fhall attaine vntoperfeEì blef- fedneffe,weehaving in Godwhatfoeuer wee deliire. For (as one faith) 'What leekcul thou that is not in him? Whatde- flrell thou beuideshim? What pleafeth thee without him? Hee bathmade all,hee hath all,hee isall. Whatfoeucr good thing thou deutet!, whatfoeuer beautiful! thing thou like!!, whatfoeuer tweet and delightful! thing thou require!!, in him thou (halt find it,and in him thou (halt inioyir. If thou wilt reioyce,he is boy; ifthouwilt flriue, het is the garland; ifthou wilt be crowned,he is thecrowne; ifthou wilt ouer- come,he is the viElorie ; ifthou delire power, he is omnipo- tent; if fortitude,he is a God of flrength; if righteoufnes, he is iu(licc itfelfe; ifprudence, he is the fountainc ofwif- dome; ifcharitie, lice is loue ; ifriches, he is a treafure that can neuer fable; ifthou wouldefl be beautifull, he is bcautie it Idle; ifthou feekeflhonor,heisa God of gloryand maie- flic ; ifpeace,he is peace eternal!; iffulneffe ofall good, he is an infinit and;inexhauflable goodneffe, and whatfoeuer good thou canfl defire,thisfummambantam, andchick good Thal replenifh thee with it. CHAP. XI. ()fourper,{eEt lone of Clod, our vn:rearied delight in prailiaa him ; our perpetttall Sabbath, continual! toy, Nut re-. ioycing in the fruition of God ; and ofthe eternitie ofall this our hap- piaefc. §.self. r. That wefiat[ molt perfeflly loue God,and be molt happie is this ourloue. Vt feeing it were infinite ro florid in filchpar- ticulars ; becaufeGod,whomwe inioy,is in- finite in all goodneflc and perfeelion ; there- fore leaving all the ref! of the fruits which our communion with God willyeeld vnto vs ; I will only infft in that heauenlie loue, and the fruits hereof,whercwith being vnitedvntoGod,we (hall
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