.Happinef of Beleevers. of men upon their freedome from the power of Satan, and their own corruption under Chrifis kingdome. And this perfe&ion and fulneffe of the fervants of God is expreffed fometimes by the beauty of the Liles of the valley ; fome Cant. Z.:. times by the brightneffe of the Sunne, the Moone,and the Morning -=ant. 6.io. fometimes by the glory and rich attyre of a Qzeene cloathe.: 'rat 4 9 r with gold of Ophir, and a needle - wrought garment ; fo netimes by , 4, 3 a body waffled with water, and anoynted with oyle, clothed Fzck.I6. with broidred worke, (hod with a Badgers skin, girded about with fine linnen, covered with filke, decked wich or naments, having bracelets upon the hands, and a chaire on the necke, fignifying the riches, fulneffe, fplendor, beauty and admirable excellency of thofe graces, with which the Lord adornes the foules of his fervants, grace and holinefle making Gods children furpaffingly beautifull. That foul( is mofi comely and beautifull, which hath the greatefl mea fure offanaification : This is likewife fymbolized by thy.; -waters commingforth under the threfbold of the Temple, rilinghigtt- E ek.47.5 . er and higher, untill they grew fo deepe, that a man migh ;. fwim in them ; and for this the children of God are termed a focbe of (beepe even ¡borne, come up from the wafbing, every or, Cant4.a. bearing twins, none barren among them : for this they are foiled a Garden inclofed, a Spring fbut up, a Fountaine leafed, an Orc,5a,-. of Pomegranats with pleafant fruits, a 7'ree planted by the water . fide, whofe leafe dotb not fade, trees hearing more fruit in their oít Pfa1.9z.Yz. age. It is the property of Gods children to grow to more perfeaion, their corruptions, like the houle of Saul, grow- Z Sam. 3.1. ing weaker and weaker; and their graces, like the houle of David, waxing ffironger and fironger : and the Scripture fpeakes of them plainly, tefifying that they are full of good- Rom. ï.r4: neffe, as the Stars are full of light, and good Trees full of good fruit ; full of piety towards God, full of charity to wards man, full of knowledge in Gods will, full of faith in Godr Promifes, full of godly forrow for their offences, full of humility and meeknefl-e for their low opinion of themfelves, and readinefl-e to put their necks under the yoke of Gods precepts : -Full of the fruits of ri ;bteoufn;lfe, as the I'hi1.i. x x fields are full of all forts of fruit in the day of harvc11: Per- N 2 fee?
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