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be_v expose_v to_o the_o sun_n beam_n at_o midday_n we_o hardly_o see_v the_o brightness_n till_o present_o we_o feel_v the_o heat_n so_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n have_v no_o soon_o spread_v the_o splendour_n of_o its_o verity_n in_o our_o understanding_n but_o incontinent_o our_o will_n perceive_v the_o holy_a heat_n of_o heavenly_a love_n faith_n make_v we_o know_v by_o a_o infallible_a certainty_n that_o god_n be_v that_o he_o be_v infinite_a in_o bounty_n that_o he_o can_v communicate_v himself_o unto_o we_o and_o not_o only_o that_o he_o can_v but_o that_o he_o will_v so_o that_o by_o a_o ineffable_a sweetness_n he_o have_v provide_v we_o of_o all_o thing_n requisite_a to_o obtain_v the_o happiness_n of_o eternal_a glory_n now_o we_o have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o the_o sovereign_a good_a by_o reason_n of_o which_o our_o heart_n be_v touch_v with_o a_o certain_a inward_a gripe_a and_o a_o continual_a disquiet_n not_o be_v able_a to_o repose_v or_o cease_v to_o testify_v that_o it_o enjoy_v not_o its_o perfect_a satisfaction_n and_o solid_a contentment_n but_o when_o holy_a faith_n have_v represent_v unto_o our_o understanding_n this_o fair_a object_n of_o our_o natural_a inclination_n o_o good_a god_n theo_n what_o repose_n what_o pleasure_n how_o general_a a_o exultation_n possess_v our_o soul_n whereupon_o as_o be_v surprise_v at_o the_o aspect_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o beauty_n in_o love_n she_o cry_v out_o o_o how_o fair_a thou_o be_v my_o wellbeloved_n o_o how_o fair_a thou_o be_v 2._o eliezer_n seek_v for_o a_o wife_n to_o his_o master_n abraham_n son_n how_o know_v he_o that_o she_o will_v appear_v fair_a and_o gracious_a in_o his_o eye_n as_o his_o desire_n be_v but_o when_o he_o have_v espy_v she_o at_o the_o fountain_n and_o see_v she_o so_o excellent_a in_o beauty_n and_o so_o perfect_o sweet_a and_o especial_o when_o he_o have_v obtain_v she_o he_o adore_v god_n and_o bless_v he_o with_o thanksgiving_n full_a of_o incomparable_a joy_n man_n heart_n tend_v to_o god_n by_o his_o natural_a inclination_n without_o discern_v well_o who_o he_o be_v but_o when_o he_o find_v he_o at_o the_o fountain_n of_o faith_n and_o see_v he_o so_o good_a fair_a sweet_a and_o gentle_a towards_o all_o and_o so_o prone_a as_o sovereign_a good_a to_o bestow_v himself_o upon_o all_o which_o desire_v he_o o_o god_n what_o contentment_n and_o what_o sacred_a motion_n have_v the_o soul_n to_o unite_v herself_o for_o ever_o to_o this_o bounty_n so_o sovereign_o amiable_a i_o have_v find_v say_v the_o soul_n thus_o inspire_v i_o have_v find_v that_o which_o my_o heart_n desire_v and_o now_o i_o be_o at_o repose_n and_o as_o jacob_n have_v see_v the_o fair_a rachel_n after_o he_o have_v holy_o kiss_v she_o melt_v into_o treare_n of_o joy_n for_o the_o good_a he_o apprehend_v in_o meeting_n with_o so_o desire_a a_o object_n so_o our_o poor_a heart_n have_v find_v out_o god_n and_o receive_v of_o he_o the_o first_o kiss_n of_o holy_a faith_n it_o dissolve_v fourthwith_o into_o the_o delight_n of_o love_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infinite_a good_a which_o it_o present_o espy_v in_o that_o sovereign_a beauty_n 3._o we_o sometime_o experience_n in_o ourselves_o certain_a unexpected_a delight_n without_o any_o apparent_a cause_n and_o these_o be_v diverse_a time_n presage_v of_o some_o great_a joy_n whence_o many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o our_o good_a angel_n foreseeing_a the_o good_a which_o shall_v arrive_v unto_o we_o give_v we_o by_o this_o mean_v a_o foretaste_n thereof_o as_o contrariwise_o he_o strike_v into_o we_o with_o a_o certain_a fear_n and_o dread_n among_o unknowen_a danger_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v move_v to_o invoke_v god_n assistance_n and_o stand_v upon_o our_o guard_n now_o when_o the_o presage_v good_a arrive_v we_o receive_v it_o with_o open_a breast_n and_o reflect_v upon_o the_o content_a we_o forme_o taste_v without_o know_v the_o cause_n we_o only_o then_o begin_v to_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o the_o hap_v we_o now_o enjoy_v even_o so_o my_o dear_a theo_n our_o heart_n have_v have_v for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n a_o inclination_n to_o its_o sovereign_a good_a know_v not_o to_o what_o end_n this_o motion_n tend_v but_o so_o soon_o as_o faith_n have_v set_v it_o at_o view_n than_o the_o heart_n do_v clear_o discern_v that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o his_o soul_n covet_v his_o understanding_n search_v and_o his_o inclination_n aim_v at_o certain_o whether_o we_o wake_v or_o sleep_v our_o soul_n tend_v towards_o the_o sovereign_a good_a but_o what_o be_v this_o sovereign_a good_a we_o be_v like_a to_o these_o good_a athenian_n who_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o true_a god_n albeit_o unknowen_a unto_o they_o till_o the_o great_a s._n paul_n teach_v they_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o for_o so_o our_o heart_n by_o a_o deep_a and_o secret_a instinct_n in_o all_o his_o action_n do_v tend_v to_o and_o pretend_v felicity_n pursue_v it_o here_o and_o there_o as_o it_o be_v by_o grope_v without_o know_v either_o where_o it_o reside_v or_o in_o what_o it_o consist_v till_o faith_n show_v and_o describ_n the_o infinite_a mystery_n thereof_o but_o then_o have_v find_v the_o treasure_n he_o seek_v for_o ah_o what_o contentment_n find_v this_o poor_a humane_a heart_n what_o joy_n what_o complacence_n of_o love_n o_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o he_o who_o my_o heart_n seek_v for_o without_o know_v he_o o_o how_o i_o be_v ignorant_a to_o what_o my_o pretension_n do_v tend_v while_o nothing_o of_o that_o which_o i_o pretend_v can_v content_v i_o because_o i_o know_v not_o indeed_o what_o i_o pretend_v i_o pretend_v to_o love_v yet_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o to_o place_v my_o affection_n and_o therefore_o my_o pretention_n not_o find_v its_o true_a love_n my_o love_n remain_v always_o in_o a_o true_a yet_o unknowen_a pretention_n i_o have_v indeed_o sufficient_a touch_n of_o love_n to_o make_v i_o pretend_v but_o not_o sense_n enough_o of_o the_o bounty_n which_o i_o be_v to_o love_v to_o exercise_v love_n how_o love_n be_v practise_v in_o hope_n chapter_n xvi_o 1._o man_n understanding_n be_v convenient_o apply_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o faith_n represent_v touch_v its_o sovereign_a good_a present_o upon_o it_o the_o will_n conceive_v a_o extreme_a delight_n in_o this_o divine_a object_n which_o then_o be_v absent_a beget_v a_o ardent_a desire_n of_o its_o presence_n whence_o the_o soul_n holy_o cry_v out_o let_v he_o kiss_v i_o with_o a_o kiss_n of_o his_o mouth_n to_o god_n it_o be_v i_o do_v aspire_v god_n be_v all_o my_o heart_n desire_v and_o as_o the_o unhood_v hawk_n have_v get_v she_o pray_v at_o view_n do_v sudden_o launch_v herself_o upon_o the_o wing_n and_o be_v hold_v in_o her_o leash_n struggle_v upon_o the_o hand_n with_o extreme_a ardout_n so_o faith_n have_v draw_v the_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n and_o make_v we_o see_v our_o sovereign_a good_a of_o which_o nevertheless_o we_o can_v yet_o be_v possess_v retain_v by_o the_o condition_n of_o this_o mortal_a life_n alas_o theo_n we_o then_o desire_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o long_a time_n chase_v hart_n in_o pant_a flight_n oppress_v it_o do_v not_o the_o flood_n so_o much_o desire_v as_o our_o poor_a heart_n distress_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n aspire_v our_o sickly_a heart_n bring_v out_o desire_v that_o still_o augment_v and_o cry_v alas_o when_o shall_v it_o be_v o_o god_n of_o host_n omnipotent_a that_o we_o thy_o face_n shall_v set_v this_o desire_n be_v just_a theo_n for_o who_o will_v not_o desire_v so_o desirable_a a_o good_a but_o this_o desire_n will_v be_v unprofitable_a yea_o will_v be_v a_o continual_a torment_n to_o our_o heart_n if_o we_o have_v not_o assurance_n that_o we_o shall_v at_o length_n satiate_v it_o
exercise_v the_o inferior_a part_n and_o testify_v that_o according_a to_o it_o and_o its_o codsideration_n his_o will_n decline_v the_o grief_n and_o pain_n he_o show_v afterward_o that_o he_o have_v a_o superior_a part_n by_o which_o inviolable_o adhere_v to_o the_o eternal_a will_n and_o decree_v make_v by_o his_o heavenly_a father_n he_o willing_o accept_v death_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o reason_n he_o say_v ah_o no_o lord_n not_o my_o will_n but_o thy_o be_v do_v when_o he_o say_v my_o will_n he_o take_v it_o according_a to_o the_o inferior_a portion_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o say_v it_o voluntary_o he_o show_v in_o himself_o a_o superior_a will_n that_o in_o these_o 2._o portion_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v find_v 4._o different_a degree_n of_o reason_n chapter_n xii_o 1._o there_o be_v three_o portal_n in_o salomon_n temple_n one_o for_o gentile_n and_o stranger_n who_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n come_v to_o adore_v in_o jerusalem_n the_o second_o for_o the_o israelit_n man_n and_o woman_n the_o separation_n of_o man_n from_o woman_n not_o be_v make_v by_o salomon_n the_o third_z for_o priest_n and_o levit_n and_o then_o there_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n or_o sacred_a house_n the_o which_o be_v open_a to_o the_o higâ—_n priest_n only_o and_o that_o but_o once_o a_o year_n our_o râ—â—son_n or_o rather_o our_o soul_n as_o she_o be_v reasonable_a be_v the_o true_a temple_n of_o the_o almighty_a who_o there_o take_v up_o his_o chief_a residence_n i_o seek_v thou_o say_v s._n augustine_n without_o myself_o but_o find_v thou_o not_o because_o thou_o be_v with_o in_o i_o in_o this_o mystical_a temple_n there_o be_v also_o three_o partition_n which_o be_v three_o different_a degree_n of_o reason_n in_o the_o first_o we_o discourse_v according_a to_o the_o experience_n of_o sense_n in_o the_o second_o according_a to_o humane_a science_n in_o the_o three_o according_a to_o faith_n but_o beyond_o all_o this_o we_o discover_v a_o certain_a hight_n or_o high_a point_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o spiritual_a faculty_n which_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o the_o light_n of_o discourse_n or_o reason_n but_o by_o a_o simple_a view_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o a_o simple_a touch_n of_o the_o will_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n yield_v and_o submit_v herself_o to_o verity_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 2._o now_o this_o extremity_n and_o climate_n of_o our_o soul_n this_o high_a point_n of_o our_o spirit_n be_v natural_o well_o represent_v by_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a place_n for_o first_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n there_o be_v no_o window_n to_o give_v light_n in_o this_o degree_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v no_o discourse_n which_o do_v illuminate_v second_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n all_o the_o light_n enter_v by_o the_o port_n in_o this_o degree_n of_o the_o soul_n nothing_o enter_v but_o by_o faith_n which_o produce_v in_o manner_n of_o ray_n the_o view_n and_o gust_n of_o the_o beauty_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n three_o none_o enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n save_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o soul_n discourse_n approach_v not_o but_o only_o the_o high_a universal_a and_o sovereign_a feel_n that_o the_o divine_a will_n ought_v soveraigne_o to_o be_v embrace_v love_a and_o approve_a not_o only_o in_o some_o particular_a thing_n but_o general_o in_o all_o thing_n nor_o general_o in_o all_o thing_n only_o but_o also_o particular_o in_o each_o thing_n foverthly_a the_o high_a priest_n enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n obscure_v even_o that_o light_n which_o come_v by_o the_o port_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o perfume_n from_o his_o thurible_n repulse_v the_o ray_n of_o light_n which_o by_o the_o port_n seek_v passage_n and_o all_o the_o light_n which_o be_v in_o the_o supreme_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n obscure_v and_o veal_v by_o the_o renunciation_n and_o resignation_n which_o the_o soul_n make_v not_o desire_v so_o much_o to_o behold_v and_o see_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o bounty_n present_v unto_o she_o as_o to_o embrace_v and_o adore_v the_o same_o in_o suchwise_o that_o the_o soul_n will_v almost_o shut_v her_o eye_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o begin_v to_o see_v the_o dignity_n of_o god_n will_n to_o the_o end_n that_o not_o be_v further_o occupy_v in_o that_o consideration_n she_o may_v more_o powerful_o and_o perfect_o receive_v it_o and_o by_o a_o absolute_a complacence_n infinite_o unite_v and_o submit_v herself_o thereunto_o five_o to_o conclude_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v keep_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o alliance_n and_o in_o that_o or_o join_v to_o it_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n manna_n in_o a_o golden_a vessel_n aaron_n rod_n which_o in_o a_o night_n bear_v flower_n and_o fruit_n and_o in_o this_o high_a point_n of_o the_o soul_n first_o of_o all_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n figure_v by_o the_o manna_n enclose_v in_o the_o pot_n whereby_o we_o quiet_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o mystery_n which_o our_o understanding_n can_v not_o attain_v to_o second_o the_o profit_n of_o hope_n represent_v by_o aaron_n flourish_v and_o fruitful_a rod_n by_o which_o we_o confident_o expect_v our_o promise_a happiness_n which_o we_o see_v not_o three_o the_o sweetness_n of_o holy_a charity_n represent_v by_o god_n commandment_n which_o she_o contain_v whereby_o we_o repose_v in_o the_o union_n of_o our_o spirit_n with_o god_n which_o we_o scarce_o perceive_v 3._o and_o although_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n do_v disperse_v their_o divine_a motion_n into_o almost_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o well_o reasonable_a as_o sensitive_a reduce_v and_o holy_o subiect_v they_o to_o their_o just_a authority_n yet_o their_o special_a residence_n their_o true_a and_o natural_a manor_n be_v this_o supreme_a region_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o whence_o as_o from_o a_o happy_a source_n of_o live_a water_n it_o branch_v itself_o out_o by_o diverse_a conduit_n and_o brook_n upon_o the_o inferior_a part_n and_o faculty_n 4._o so_o that_o theotime_n in_o the_o superior_a part_n of_o reason_n there_o be_v two_o degree_n of_o reason_n in_o the_o one_o those_o discourse_n be_v make_v which_o depend_v of_o faith_n and_o supernatural_a light_n in_o the_o other_o the_o simple_a repose_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n saint_n paul_n soul_n find_v here selfe_o press_v with_o two_o diverse_a desire_n the_o one_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o his_o body_n to_o fly_v up_o straight_o to_o jesus_n christ_n the_o other_o to_o remain_v in_o this_o will_v to_o labour_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n both_o these_o desire_n be_v without_o doubt_n in_o the_o superior_a part_n for_o they_o proceed_v both_o from_o charity_n but_o his_o resolution_n of_o the_o late_a proceed_v not_o from_o discourse_n but_o from_o a_o simple_a light_n and_o like_v he_o have_v of_o his_o master_n will_n towards_o which_o the_o very_a point_n of_o 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