in the Soul of Man. 4·1 another's happinefs and n1ifery: and this n1akes love a troublefome paffion when placed on earth. The n1ofi fortunat~ per– fc)n hath grief enough to marr the tran– quility of his friend; acd it is hard to hold it out, when we are attacked on all hands, and fuffer not only , in our O\Vn perfon, but in another's. But if God were the ob~eet of our love, we fhould !hare in an .infinite .happinefs, without any n1_ixture or poffibility of diminution; we lhould re– joice to behold the glory of God, and re– ceive con1fort and pleafure fron1 all the praifes wherewith n1en and angels do extol him. It fhould delight us beyond all ex– preffion, to confider, that the beloved of our fouls is infinitely happy in him– felf, and that all hi1) enen1ies cannot fhake or unfettle his· throne; tint our God is in the ha.avens, and doth whatjoe·ver he p!eq/eth. BeholJ! on what fure foundations his happinefs is built, whofe foul is poffc!fed with divine love, whofe will is transfort11ed into the will of God, and whofe great– eft de fire i~, that hts maker fhould be plt'afed. 0 the peace, the refl, the .fttis... fattion that attendeth . fuch . a temper of 0 d ' ll1111 ,, What
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