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the_o motion_n and_o satisfy_v the_o appetite_n of_o they_o it_o also_o perfect_v and_o complete_v they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o the_o consequent_a effect_n thereof_o be_v the_o great_a perfection_n that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o attain_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v either_o in_o this_o or_o in_o the_o other_o world_n 21._o in_o this_o world_n god_n be_v know_v by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o his_o work_n all_o that_o we_o know_v of_o he_o be_v either_o by_o contemplate_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n or_o by_o read_v and_o consider_v the_o revelation_n that_o he_o have_v make_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o sacred_a volume_n from_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n visible_a and_o discernible_a in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o perfection_n and_o do_v form_n those_o notion_n that_o we_o have_v concern_v they_o 22._o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o we_o shall_v know_v god_n in_o the_o other_o state_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o we_o know_v he_o in_o this._n god_n be_v the_o same_o immutable_o in_o he_o be_v no_o variableness_n nor_o shadow_n of_o turn_v his_o nature_n attribute_n excellency_n and_o perfection_n suffer_v no_o alteration_n what_o he_o be_v he_o be_v and_o will_v be_v eternal_o 23._o the_o nature_n of_o our_o faculty_n will_v remain_v the_o same_o there_o that_o they_o be_v here._n gradual_a advantage_n and_o perfection_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v they_o will_v receive_v and_o those_o very_o great_a immediate_o upon_o their_o admission_n thither_o but_o gradual_a advantage_n will_v not_o alter_v the_o specific_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n if_o their_o specific_a nature_n be_v change_v we_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v man_n and_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o man_n obey_v and_o disobey_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o another_o species_n or_o kind_n of_o creature_n will_v be_v save_v and_o damn_v which_o seem_v to_o i_o very_o absurd_a and_o incongruous_a whether_o 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the_o glory_n and_o lustre_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v if_o it_o learn_v we_o nothing_o of_o his_o nature_n and_o admirable_a attribute_n and_o perfection_n this_o be_v the_o great_a though_o not_o the_o only_a use_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n and_o such_o i_o conceive_v will_v be_v the_o use_n of_o they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 26._o whether_o god_n will_v make_v use_n of_o any_o second_o cause_n for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o support_v of_o our_o being_n though_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o probable_a yet_o i_o will_v not_o affirm_v but_o if_o that_o shall_v be_v grant_v yet_o it_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v imagine_v that_o that_o be_v the_o only_a use_n of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a use_n of_o they_o here_o nor_o be_v it_o in_o any_o measure_n probable_a it_o will_v be_v the_o only_a use_n of_o they_o there_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o so_o do_v all_o the_o being_n that_n be_v contain_v in_o it_o and_o encompass_v by_o it_o and_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o illustrious_a object_n there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o use_n and_o design_v to_o the_o same_o intent_n and_o purpose_n 27._o that_o the_o object_n in_o the_o other_o world_n will_v contribute_v towards_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o bless_a i_o shall_v affirm_v but_o yet_o it_o be_v i_o conceive_v by_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n of_o god_n and_o demonstrate_v the_o transcendency_n and_o riches_n of_o his_o love_n his_o bounty_n and_o his_o grace_n it_o be_v god_n be_v the_o great_a object_n of_o humane_a happiness_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o and_o the_o consequent_a fruit_n and_o effect_n thereof_o be_v the_o supreme_a felicity_n of_o men._n create_v being_n promote_v our_o happiness_n only_o by_o reveal_v the_o excellency_n of_o god_n and_o give_v we_o a_o knowledge_n and_o perception_n of_o they_o 28._o some_o schoolman_n i_o do_v easy_o grant_v do_v assert_v a_o immediate_a knowledge_n of_o the_o essence_n and_o perfection_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o i_o be_o not_o satisfy_v in_o the_o proof_n and_o evidence_n that_o they_o bring_v in_o favour_n of_o it_o and_o many_o if_o not_o most_o protestant_n reject_v the_o opinion_n and_o with_o very_o considerable_a reason_n confute_v what_o they_o affirm_v and_o lay_v down_o for_o the_o support_n of_o it_o vid._n voet._n disput_fw-la select_v pag._n 1193._o vol._n 2o._o cum_fw-la multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la 29._o but_o though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o bless_a will_v consist_v very_o much_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n yet_o peradventure_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o this_o knowledge_n be_v perpetual_o increase_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v instantaneous_a and_o present_v itself_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o
light_a to_o the_o bodily_a eye_n which_o no_o soon_o appear_v above_o the_o horizon_n than_o all_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v thereby_o in_o a_o moment_n 30._o i_o be_o prone_a to_o think_v this_o knowledge_n progressive_a and_o increase_v and_o that_o mary_n age_n spend_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n will_v furnish_v the_o bless_a with_o more_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o than_o they_o be_v endow_v withal_o upon_o their_o first_o admission_n and_o entrance_n there_o i_o can_v think_v that_o the_o million_o of_o age_n pardon_v the_o expression_n that_o do_v compound_v a_o everlasting_a duration_n will_v make_v no_o increase_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o bless_a nor_o add_v no_o perfection_n to_o their_o understanding_n 31._o whether_o the_o proof_n that_o i_o shall_v make_v of_o this_o problem_n be_v valid_a or_o invalid_n the_o reader_n must_v determine_v when_o he_o have_v weigh_v and_o consider_v they_o i_o be_o content_a that_o they_o be_v esteem_v as_o they_o be_v it_o 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proper_a efficient_a and_o constitutive_a cause_n but_o in_o a_o general_n and_o unlimited_a sense_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n by_o whatsoever_o mean_n or_o after_o whatsoever_o manner_n it_o be_v obtain_v 34._o by_o eternal_o progressive_a i_o mean_v everlasting_o increase_v it_o will_v advance_v for_o ever_o it_o will_v never_o arrive_v at_o that_o perfection_n beyond_o which_o it_o can_v proceed_v no_o further_o the_o visible_a world_n be_v finite_a the_o extension_n thereof_o be_v limit_v and_o determine_v the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v their_o bound_n prefix_v and_o set_v unto_o they_o hitherto_o say_v god_n shall_v they_o come_v and_o no_o far_o and_o here_o shall_v their_o rage_n be_v stop_v but_o humane_a knowledge_n have_v no_o bound_n affix_v unto_o it_o it_o may_v increase_v to_o all_o duration_n 35._o by_o the_o future_a state_n i_o mean_v the_o state_n of_o the_o bless_a after_o their_o departure_n hence_o there_o be_v another_o world_n and_o state_n 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jerusalem_n and_o what_o be_v the_o being_n that_n do_v embellish_v and_o adorn_v the_o palace_n of_o the_o great_a king_n who_o can_v tell_v or_o who_o can_v conceive_v what_o species_n or_o kind_n of_o being_n may_v be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o whole_a universe_n and_o of_o what_o various_a and_o amaze_a nature_n qualification_n and_o perfection_n 6._o and_o as_o we_o can_v understand_v what_o will_v be_v the_o number_n kind_n nature_n nor_o perfection_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o will_v be_v the_o joy_n pleasure_n satisfaction_n yea_o ecstasy_n and_o ravishment_n that_o we_o shall_v conceive_v and_o have_v experience_n of_o in_o the_o contemplation_n and_o knowledge_n of_o they_o who_o can_v imagine_v what_o joy_n he_o shall_v feel_v at_o the_o sight_n and_o first_o aspect_n of_o the_o magnificent_a structure_n of_o the_o heavenly_a palace_n at_o the_o vision_n of_o those_o holy_a myriad_n that_o encompass_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n at_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o holy_a jesus_n that_o prince_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n at_o the_o view_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a confessor_n and_o martyr_n together_o with_o all_o the_o holy_a and_o good_a man_n of_o all_o generation_n who_o can_v imagine_v what_o pleasure_n and_o joy_n every_o object_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o our_o meditation_n may_v raise_v and_o awake_v in_o our_o soul_n who_o can_v think_v what_o joy_n we_o shall_v conceive_v from_o our_o exercise_n of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n and_o apprehension_n of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d belove_v of_o he_o and_o of_o the_o eternal_a dâ—â—ation_n of_o it_o 7._o but_o though_o we_o can_v conceive_v nor_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o hear_v what_o be_v the_o being_n and_n object_n that_o the_o future_a state_n will_v furnish_v to_o our_o view_n and_o consideration_n and_o though_o we_o can_v imagine_v what_o will_v be_v the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n that_o 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