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kind Refentments into our Natures. To 

 what an height will the fweet breathings of 

 his Love blow up the Flames of theirs ? In- 

 to what Extafies will they fall, when they 

 feel by the happy fruits what an exceeding 

 great affeftion their heavenly Father bears 

 to them ? It is above our prefent thoughts 

 to apprehend the Joy that will then over- 

 flow them : But we may conceive a little 

 of it, if we remember, that God is love? 

 and that by our Love he will be in us, and 

 by his Love we fhall be in him. 



He proceeds to fpeak of the love of Saints 

 and Angels: The pleafure, joy, and dele- 

 gation that naturally and neceffarily flows 

 from this knowledge and love of God, the 

 Happinefs which the Body fliall be exalted 

 to, and the eternal duration of all thefe. 



This Eternal Life our Blelled Saviour 

 hath brought to light through the Gofpel, 

 and hath promifed to all thofe who by pati- 

 ent continuance in well doing feek for glory , 

 and honour i and immortality > Rom. 1.7. 

 And this is the fromife that he hath fromife d^ 

 even eternal life, ijohnx.xf. 



Some perchance may fay, The great dif- 

 proportion that is between the Services 

 and Rewards makes this Promife of Eter- 

 nal Life difficult to be believ'd : For who 



can 



