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Of the ioyesofheauer, $93 that he would reward him greatly, but alto that beehimfelfe Genera 5.1. woraldbe his exceeds great regard. And holy Dauidin ma- Pfalm.ró.ç.u. ny places calleth the Lord his life; his light, his glorie, his firength,his portion,. and the lot of his inheritance: and fi- nally affirmeth,that when he fhould appeare,hee fhould bee Pt-aim-17.tç. "throughly fatisfied with his image,becaufein his prefence is ftdneffe ofioy,and pleafures at his right hand for euermore. To which purpofe one faith,that it (ball be our reward to fee Bernarc. media. God,to line with God, to hue of God, to be with God, and rat.deuorr to be in God,who fhallbe all in all; to haue God,who isthe cap.4.. [unmans bonum,and chief good;for where thechiefgood is, there is the chicle happines,the chiefepleafure, true libertie, perfect charitie,eternall fecuritie,and fecure eternity;there is true gladnes and reioycing,perfea knowledge,al fulnes,and al bleffednes ; there is peace ,piety,goodnes,light,vertue,ho. nefiie,the by ofcontin'.talmirth,fweetneflc,hfe eternal ;glo. ry,praife,refr;loue,and fweet concord.And this(roatnely,rhat God is our fammum bonum,and chicfhappines)the very Hea- thens themfelues front time to time haue coufeffed and ac- knowledged,as it were ealie to fhew,had not that:ornamentMorn. de unit., oftruenobtlity,& excellent infirument ofGods glory,byhis relig.Chrift.. learned labors Chewed this at large,and fatted me t his labor. caP., 9. Now as the Lord is our reward and the perfedlion of our. SeEy.z. joy and happines.; fo we are further to know,. that +above allTbat all ioy any# other rewards betsmoll excellent; andofall other ioyes, by4appineffe ac. infinit degrees mof+dehightfiill ;.for whereas other ioyesin.Lompar,eth Oar heauen exceedinglypleale, it: is he alone that can fully con- flrein hodg tent vs:whereas others are inef}iniable and.of great worth ; perfet on and itishe only whois al- fufficienr;and being infirm in álgood- auompifhment neffe andperfeeti on, doth give unto vs ftilcontentment,anda /them all. happiness And this is that whichhe himfelfe faith veto Abraham; l am God al -lu fftt'iept, Yealke before me and be Genet i7:r. thou vpright: and hereof it is, that having promifed in the Reuelation tohim that onerc'ommeth, that he (hall inherit all Apoc at 7. things, he flíeweth how he (hall be made thus compleate,, laying, irellbe her God, and he fhailbemyfoane. And indeed. how can he want light, that hash thisSunne ofrighteoufnes; áill.Ihining Von Mali how can he lacke warmth,. who is . continu- -