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V Ofthe Oyes ofheaaen, S95 our (clues, together with his will and workes; in our wils anddefires, when he replenifheth them with perfe& iußìce and righteoufneffe, whereby they are made conformable to his will (in which fenfe they are pronounced bleffed, who bun- Math, s. c. ger after righteoufseJ ,becaufe they ( ball beFarisfied) and ina- bled to refute that which God difliketh, and to chufe that which he loueth. Finally, we enioy him in our heart and af- fe6tions, when as louing him aboue all, and wholly depen- ding vpon his power and goodneffe, we attaine vnto peace and tranquillitie oftnind, and are replenifhed with all ioy and delight: in which refpe6l we fhall.be moil happie,when as our knowledge cannotpuffevsvp, byreafönofourrigh- teoufnes, nor our righteoufnesbediffaflefull and trouble - forpe byreafon of our ioy. And lafily, we are faid to enioy God in himfelfe,which of al the ret +is moll pleating and de- lightfull;when we (hall know him in his perfons,nature,and attributes, not as in this life darkely, and through aglafhe, . but as the Apofile fpeaketh, free to face : for this (as our Sa- lohn uiour faith) to etcrnallli fe to know God, and whamhe bath fens Fafru Chrtál.hleither Thal this fruition coned in a bare know- ledge ofGod the Father,, hisSonne, and holy Spirit, but in that communion which we !hall haue with them, whereby they wil become voto vs al in al,as we Thal fee hereafter.And that not in a partie,or imperfe& communion,whereby every ofthe Saints,ihould haue their (hare in this bleffed fruition ; for Cod isa.mofiperfe61 and indiuifible e(fence,fo that they who inioy him,inioy him.wholly,. without any !haring and diuifion. For as on the earth, .euery one totally inioyeth the light.ofthe Sun; and as a fpeech made among a multitude, is not diuided bywords and fyllables, but is wholly and in- tirely receiued of all the hearers:lo much more may our God whole eflenceis moll fimple,pure,indiui.fible, and omnipre- fent,not filling one place more then another with his pre- - fence,but all alike,whetherthey bee neere at hand, ormore remote; communicate himfetfe-to bee inioyed totally and.. wholly,of all,and euery ofthe blefl'ed Saints. . By al which it is.cleare and manifefl,that howfoeuer there 4,Sea.3. ate:innumerableand ineflimable ioyes in heauen, yet theTbatthe fruition