Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Oftheioyerofheatten, 865 ae'ipearmy the tearer fromallfaces andeier, and there Mal in 'ray 15.8. this new Ierufaletn, ti the voice ofweepingbeno more heard,nor APoc.7.17. the voice ofcrying; and becaufe death, griefe and paint, lhal Eb APoc.zt.4. haue no place,the e dies of rorros' and mourning /hal1 then bee a de ,6,ó, r° & ended. But the other affe &ions which are ofneceffarie vfe, Thai then being purified and perfitted, bee madeferuiceable for the glorifying ofGod. For there we Thal haue perfe&i- on ofloue, and no more affe &ing the world, and worldly things,nor the tinfoil pleafures of the flefh, but contemning the one,in companion ofour heauenlyexcellencies, and be- ing quite wained and purged fromthe other, wee !hall with all our hearts, minds and foules, loue the Lord aboue all things,and his holy Saints and Angels,our brethren,and co- partners in ioy, as our felues. There !hall we haueperfe& af- fiance in God,fecurely yelling, and wholly depending vpon his loue and power for our preferuation,and the continuance of our ioy ; andthen (hall our hearts and minds be full ofho- lie admiration, and rauifhing wonder, to fee and inioy the glorious Trinitie, and the vnconceiueable pleafures ofthis heauenly happineffe. Then shall we be full of ioy and glad - neffe in the fruition of God, and that eternal felicitie,yea we !hall triumph with ioy, and with an holy boalling glory in our gladneffe.And finally,we Thal then haue peaceful minds, and full contentment,hauing what wee will,and not hauing what we will not. Neither íhal1 there at this day be any re- lu &ationorrepugnancie betweene our pallions and affe&i- ons,the one croffing the other, as they doe in this life, but then,they being all fubie&ed to holy reafon,fhall haue con. 4.Sec7.2. formitie,peace,and concord among themfelues. That we fhall Furthermore, in rhefe heauenly ioyes wee (hall bee freed be freed fr,, from all weakeneffe and impotencie, and (hall bee indued all àmpotencie for(as with power and abilitie to doe whatfoeuer we wil ; andfine. ( Hàepre haue Paid) our veils l'hai be perfe&ly conformable to Gods sii et non pee - wil,fo that he Thal wil whatloeuer we wil,whofe veil and po- texas: ibi pre. wer nothing can refill. So alto we fhal be freed from al fin m,rrm eii non not only in refpe& ofthe guilt and punifhment,but alto the p epeccgut.ad corruption and power offinning. For(as one faith)hete wee Bonifac.lib. ;. arc commanded that we doe not fine; there we are rewar- cap.gaOta.7. Kkk ded

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