°fareioyes ofhearten. 913- !hall louehim, and heevs; which is the bondofour vnioit with him, and the-very perfeélion of our happineffe,-For when wee !hall fee Gods excellencies and perfeélions,and communicate with him in all his happineffe,and call tomind theinfinite loue wherewith hebath alwaies ioued vs, chu. fingvsvntolife, beforewe were,creatingvs according to his owne image vnto gloriefufiaining vsby hispowerand pro - uidencefrom time to time, andprcferuing andprotehling rein themiddeff of innumerable dangers.; redeemingvs by . giuing his onely forme as the price-of ourredemption; cal- ling-vs by his word and fpirir, to the participation ofhim, andall his benefits;iuflifying,fano ` lifying, and finally,impar- tingvntovs the ioies ofheauen,yyea,himlclf,hisglory,good- neffe, and eternal! happincffe to bec inioycd of-vs; then will this exceeding loue of God inflame our hearts with loue towards him againe, fill and replenifh themwith in- finite ioy in his fruition, and wake vs to take our whole delight in thinking, fpeaking, and doing whatfocuer wee know may bee pleating and acceptable vnto him : then (hall it bee our pleafureto thinke and fpcake ofhis mer- cies andgoodneffc,to fing hispraifes,and withal our might toextoll and magnifie his beautie and cxccllencieinhim- felfe,andhis benefits andbleffdnescommunicated vnto vs: then(hall not his commandemcntsbe gricuous vnto vs, but we (hall per£ormethein with nil álacritie, ioyand comfort: then fhall wee (asonefaith) haue anaholy orium,andgood Aug0.deei. leifure to contemplateGods diuine excellencies, and feeing.caP 3 them,we !hall loue them;andlouingfhall praifethem. And this fhàll bee our end withoutend; for what other end haue we,but to come to thatKingdomewhich bath no end ?-then being freed fromal euil,and fullyreplenifhed with al good, wefhall contemplate and behold Gods beautie andgood- Auguft.de fpi- neffe, which doth replenifh and fill vs; and he fhall be the rite&anima endof all ourdefires,whom wee £hall feewithout end, loue cap'65 without loathing,andpraife without wearines. Ofall which ipfefacit vt de- loue andioy the Lord himfelf is thefoie author,effcient,ob-fideres ; ipfeeñ ie&,endand fruit. Forfirfl inour creation,he wrought invs good deffderaa. this facultieoraffe6tionofloue,wherbyman defucth to im- card's: ditigendi Nan bracedessstdexetfïo
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