Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

882 Oftheioyesofheaxen. as much powred into it,as into a greater, becaufe it is infutfft- cienttocontaineit, and being full, the ouerpluswould but (pill and run over; and as no man, but a glutton, being filled and fatisfied at a daintie banquer,would enuie hisfellow be- caufe his flomacke containeth more ; and none but a Poole, being ofa low flature would once delire to be apparelled in the cloths;ofa taller ma, but rather fuch as are fit for his own perfonage; fo euery Saint being filled and fitted with afuf_ ficient meafure ofglorie and happines,is wel contented with his eflate, and defireth not filch a proportion as is vnmeete and vnfit for him.Againe,being fellow - members ofthe fame bodie, whereof Chrifl Iefus is the head, we fhal be content with that proportion of glory andhappines, which is fit for vs in our feuerall places, as being moll comely and conueni- . ent both for the part it felfe, and for the whole body; for as the members of the naturali bodie are contented with their owne beaatie,proportion,andplace; becaufe if they fhould' be greater orleffer, higher or lower, or not themfelues, but the fame with others, or finally any other way difjofed,then as they are in their owne nature and creation, it were veto, themfelues a deformitie, and would make the whole bodie matrons; and therefore the hand or foot; delire not to be thehead or heart, nor enuie vnto them their greater honor and dignity : fo the membersofthisheauenly body, are con- tented withthat they arc,and delire to be no other,uorenuie: their fuperiours in glorie, their greater aduancetnent; be- cattle al haue recei ned lush a meafttre of glory as is moil con uenient and comely, both for themfelues, and forthe glori. ous perfeélion ofthe whole body; and to be higher or lower then Gods .wifdome bath difpofed ofthem, would but de- forme and difgrace the whole, and query feuerall part.Final ly, though there be inequalityofglory, there can be no dif- côtent in any,becau fe he bath not to much,norenuy toward& another, becaufe he bath more; feeing like the members of the fame bodie they receiue their greater eacellencie and perfeôlion, not for themfeluesalone, but for the good ofalh; theirfellowanembers, and of the wholebodie :and more.. tier,,l;eçakkthrough that.perfedlion,,ofloue which hall be- amongf .