Ofthe:ales ofheauex. 9r1 . tine, and moll powerfull tocommunicate veto vs aligood_ netteand perfection ;.for louingour being, he caufeth vs to be; toning vsbyhis grace,he communicateth grace vntovs; louingvs voto glorie and eternal]happines, hedoth by this lour glorifie vs, andmake vvshappie. Wherein the loue of God infinitly cxceëdeth.the loue ofmen : for they loue one another,becaufe they find them wortitie their lot.te,asbeing beautiful!, good,vertuous,and inducd withgood parts;but GGodbyhisfoiling vs,makethvs-worthie his tone ; and doth not therefore Voile vs, .becaufc we arc good, beautiful], and fullofvertue, and perfcé?ion, but bec:ure he louetihws, heimparteth vntovsbeautie,vertue, goodnes, and all-good parts, framing theobie&t ofhis loue to his owuc mind, that hetnay eternally delight in louing ofit, being fitted and.. made worthie ofhis lotteandfauour. Add thusbeingfilled With Gods loue, and through this 4.Se1:2. loueeeplenilbedwithall iòyand blei;ednc le; ' efhalicake 'et., los ie ,at all our delight in praying andmagnifying the Lord, andin ügbe fboll be to (peaking of his infinie wiCdome, power, maieflie, iuflice, bag roa:Or:aly goodnefle, mercie, and ofche ref] ofhis attributes and per tl,epraif" of feílions; finging continuallyP[álrnes of praife and thank( God, gluing to God theFacher,hisSonne, and holySpirit,for our creation,redemption, glorification ; becaufe in the one he bathgiuen vs ourfelues,dn the either hisSon, and in the lai himfelfe, tobe enioyed for the.perfeccling of our happines. For as in this life we offerthis«eruicevntoGod, becaufe we haue nothing die to giue vnto him for all his benefits, but the facrifice of pralle and thankefgiuing, (neither can we -render vnto him any prefent tothew ourloue,whichismore acceptable, then the lauding and magnifying ofhis excel- lencies inhimfelfe, andhismercie andgoodnes towardsvs) ¡pie (fins tilt fo íhall we performe thisferuicevntoGod eternally inthe ídtn uiorsm heaucnlyioyes,with asmuch morereioycing, alacritie and ft1eiçt,evidebi- comfort, as wehaue a morefull fight ofhis glorieAndmate- rur, fufatidio llie,and amore compleat, andpesfec`l fruition, ofhis grace amabiurr,fxe andgoodnes.Fòr (as one faith)Godis theendofour delires, Prigar;oue "- whomwe íhall fee without end, loue without loathing,and dabitur. Au. praifewithout wearines.Ofwhich diuine and heauenl rai- guil:.de Ciuit. YP Di,lib.a. Nnn a fescap.3o.
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