The
Author
to
the
Reader
.
I
Beseech
you
to
peruse
this
little
Booke
of
my
owne
making
:
imprinted
at
my
own
cost
&
charges
.
Which
I
humbly
intreat
you
to
accept
at
my
hands
:
not
weighing
the
worth
,
but
respecting
my
good
will
.
And
deale
therein
(
in
your
vertuous
disposition
,
and
Christian
loue
and
charity
)
as
God
shall
moue
your
minde
.
I.
A.
Minister
and
Preacher
of
Gods
Word
.
A
CELESTIALL
Looking-glasse
:
To
behold
the
beauty
of
Heauen
.
Directed
vnto
all
the
Elect
Children
of
God
,
very
briefly
composed
,
and
authentically
penned
,
that
it
may
be
effectually
gained
.
PSAL.
87.3
.
Glorious
things
are
spoken
of
thee
,
O
city
of
God
.
PSAL.
107.43
.
Who
so
is
wise
,
will
ponder
those
things
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
Nicholas
Okes
,
1621.
❧
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONOrable
,
truly
Noble
,
vertuous
,
and
most
worthy
Lady
,
the
Lady
CATHERNE
,
Marchionesse
Buckingham
,
wife
vnto
the
right
Honorable
GEORGE
,
Marquesse
of
uckingham
,
Vicount
VILLERS
,
Baron
of
Whaddon
,
Lord
High
Admirall
of
England
,
&c.
grace
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
,
through
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
RIght
honorable
and
vertuous
Ladie
,
so
farre
forth
as
the
holy
Scripture
maketh
mention
of
the
Titles
,
Magnitude
,
Ioyes
,
and
Eternity
of
heauen
,
(
the
which
I
haue
here
intreated
of
)
or
any
other
diuine
matter
whatsoeuer
:
so
farre
I
may
bee
bold
,
either
to
speake
,
write
,
or
intreate
of
,
and
no
further
;
for
the
secret
things
belong
vnto
the
Lord
,
but
the
reuealed
belong
vnto
vs
,
and
to
our
children
for
euer
,
Deut.
29.29
.
But
yet
it
may
bee
thought
great
boldnesse
in
mee
,
that
am
altogether
vnacquanted
or
knowne
vnto
your
Honor
,
being
a
Minister
,
and
Preacher
of
Gods
Word
,
to
presume
to
shrowde
from
the
preiudice
of
contempt
,
this
my
small
and
vnlearned
Treatise
,
Intituled
,
A
Celestiall
Looking-glasse
,
to
be
patronized
vnder
your
Honors
protection
,
beeing
a
Lady
of
such
dignity
and
vertue
;
(
and
so
in
some
sort
I
do
my selfe
acknowledge
.
)
Yet
as
the
Lord
hath
adorned
you
among
other
religious
Ladyes
,
with
whom
yee
shine
as
a
cleere
Lamp
of
light
in
the
world
,
through
your
vnfeigned
loue
,
and
sincere
profession
of
the
Gospell
,
(
whereby
you
are
an
honor
not
onely
to
your
house
,
but
vnto
your
whole
degree
and
Sexe
:
)
which
as
it
is
a
sweete
testimony
to
your
owne
heart
,
that
you
are
beloued
of
God
,
and
hath
made
you
far
and
neere
honored
of
all
those
that
loue
God
:
so
also
as
your
religious
zeale
towards
Gods
Word
doth
exceed
your
honor
or
Greatnesse
,
it
likewise
maketh
me
very
confident
,
that
it
will
excuse
my
boldnesse
;
the
rather
,
because
I
haue
receiued
the
ground
of
my
worke
from
the
direction
of
the
word
of
God
:
but
the
method
I
submit
to
the
correction
of
man
,
and
am
sorry
it
is
no
more
worthy
your
honorable
view
.
But
although
it
bee
rawly
comprized
in
a
fewe
scattered
leaues
,
and
as
rudely
composed
in
a
sort
of
scribled
and
vnlettered
lines
,
as
the
fruit
of
whose
outward
husk
being
vnpolished
,
may
seeme
vnpleasant
;
yet
(
no
doubt
)
the
inward
kernell
once
tasted
,
and
well
digested
,
may
proue
cordiall
,
and
right
fruitfull
.
Right
Honorable
,
and
Christian
deuoted
Ladye
,
like
as
the
Moralists
sheweth
me
,
that
where
only
the
quality
of
the
affection
,
and
not
the
quantity
of
the
present
,
is
to
be
attended
,
Modicum
non
differt
à
magno
,
it
is
no
matter
whether
the
present
bee
great
or
small
.
So
was
it
with
Alexander
,
,
who
receiued
a
fewe
harsh
lines
of
verse
from
Choerilus
;
Artaxerxes
a
handful
of
water
from
poore
Sinaeta
,
and
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
the
poore
widdowes
mite
.
In
like
manner
I
am
loth
to
trouble
your
Honor
with
a
treatise
of
long
circumstance
,
lest
I
should
feare
you
with
the
losse
of
time
,
and
so
make
an
end
before
I
beginne
.
But
if
the
good
liking
of
this
Mite
of
my
poore
labours
,
could
winne
the
hope
of
your
fauour
,
to
intreat
you
with
patience
,
to
peruse
the
same
:
and
withall
,
vouchsafe
to
grace
mee
with
your
honorable
acceptance
,
to
patronize
this
small
worke
,
which
I
in
all
dutifull
manner
,
with
as
tender
affection
(
as
euer
mother
or
nurse
gaue
their
brests
to
their
children
,
or
the
Pellican
peckt
out
her
blood
to
feed
and
cherish
her
young
)
doe
here
as
kindly
dedicate
and
present
:
then
shall
I
(
if
God
spare
me
life
)
be
comforted
and
encouraged
vnder
so
worthy
a
fauourer
,
to
proceede
in
the
like
studies
,
and
according
to
my
bounden
duty
,
incessantly
with
al
humility
pray
to
Amightie
God
,
for
his
glory
,
not
onely
to
preserue
your
Honor
in
all
happinesse
,
to
continue
you
honorable
vpon
earth
,
but
also
to
bee
farre
more
adorned
,
to
reigne
with
a
Celestiall
Crowne
of
glory
in
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
.
Your
Honors
in
all
Christian
duty
to
be
commanded
:
I.
A.
An
Apologie
of
the
Author
to
the
Reader
.
O
Wretched
man
that
I
am
!
What
am
I
,
that
dare
vndertake
(
being
but
dust
and
ashes
,
wormes
meate
)
to
enter
into
a
description
of
the
sacred
and
Coelestiall
Kingdome
of
heauen
?
which
is
in
all
things
inscrutable
,
and
vnsearchable
,
and
in
all
respects
infinite
.
It
exceedeth
the
power
of
our
Eloquence
,
&
the
capacity
of
our
Intelligence
,
in
so
much
,
that
no
mortall
man
can
comprehend
it
.
Much
lesse
that
I
,
of
men
one
of
the
meanest
,
of
a
defiled
heart
,
and
polluted
lips
,
of
weak
memory
,
and
of
a
shallow
vnderstanding
,
should
attempt
and
presume
to
define
or
describe
the
vnspeakeable
Ioyes
or
secrets
of
heauen
.
Yet
for
as
much
as
the
Lords
Pen-men
haue
,
according
to
our
capacity
,
described
in
sundry
places
,
diuers
particulars
of
the
heauenly
blessednesse
;
I
haue
briefly
,
according
to
the
rules
of
sobriety
,
collected
and
considered
the
same
for
our
instruction
and
comfort
.
And
as
the
authority
of
the
speaker
or
writer
is
lost
,
when
as
the
voyce
and
life
is
not
affected
with
the
worke
it selfe
:
I
doe
therefore
hartily
desire
al
those
(
although
vnknowne
vnto
many
)
that
shall
either
reade
,
or
heare
this
short
and
briefe
Coelestiall
Looking-glasse
,
and
gather
comforts
vnto
their
soules
our
of
these
my
labours
,
to
pray
vnto
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
for
mee
,
to
giue
me
his
grace
,
and
direct
mee
with
his
holy
Spirit
,
that
what
I
either
preach
or
write
,
I
may
both
in
life
and
doctrine
expresse
and
performe
the
same
vnto
my
liues
end
:
that
whilst
I
endeauour
to
raise
others
,
I
may
raise
my selfe
from
all
my
sinnes
,
to
the
glory
of
Gods
holy
name
,
and
the
saluation
of
my
owne
soule
.
Amen
.
I.
A.
Qui
cessat
esse
melior
,
cessat
esse
bonus
.
Hee
that
ceasseth
to
be
better
,
ceasseth
to
be
good
,
A
Coelestiall
Looking-glasse
,
to
behold
the
Beauty
of
Heauen
.
OF
all
the
workes
of
God
,
Heauen
is
the
most
ancient
;
[
a
](A19494-e660-b)
a
Gen.
1.1
.
Psal.
33.6
Psal.
136.5
Act.
14.15
.
Reu.
14.7
.
it
was
made
at
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
and
it
was
the
first
of
all
Gods
works
:
[
b
](A19494-e670-b)
b
1
Cor.
2.9
Esay
64.4
.
Psal.
31.20
the
felicity
thereof
cannot
bee
imagined
,
[
c
](A19494-e680-b)
c
Mat.
5.12
1.
Pet.
4.14
neither
the
blessings
numbered
:
so
incomparable
as
cannot
be
equalled
;
of
such
value
as
none
can
comprize
it
,
so
great
ae
cannot
bee
measured
,
[
d
](A19494-e690-b)
d
Dani.
7.14
.
Luk.
1.33
.
Dan.
2.44
.
and
of
such
eternity
,
as
neuer
can
be
ended
,
The
very
name
of
heauen
to
all
is
louely
,
because
it
is
a
hauen
[
e
](A19494-e710-b)
e
Math.
11.28.29
.
Iere.
6.16
.
for
rest
,
[
f
](A19494-e720-b)
f
Reu.
2.7
.
a
Paradise
for
pleasure
,
[
g
](A19494-e730-b)
g
Reu.
21.2
a
City
for
beauty
,
[
h
](A19494-e740-b)
h
Mat.
16.19
.
Luk.
19.12
.
a
Kingdome
of
state
,
[
i
](A19494-e750-b)
i
1.
Pet.
5.4
2.
Tim.
4.8
.
a
Crowne
of
glory
,
[
k
](A19494-e760-b)
k
Reu.
22
1
Mat.
19.28
.
Reu.
3.21
.
a
Throne
of
Maiesty
,
[
l
](A19494-e770-b)
l
Mat.
19.29
&
life
euerlasting
:
it
is
desired
of
all
,
hoped
for
of
many
,
[
m
](A19494-e780-b)
m
Ioh.
6.44
but
onely
enioyed
of
the
best
.
All
religions
ayme
at
it
,
the
wicked
doe
wish
for
it
,
the
Iews
expect
it
,
the
schismatiques
seeke
for
it
,
the
Turkes
would
enioy
it
,
and
the
Papists
thinke
to
merit
it
:
[
n
](A19494-e830-b)
n
Ioh.
3.3
.
Mat.
19.28
2
Cor.
5.17
Iam.
1.18
.
1.
Pet.
1.3
.
But
the
true
Protestant
,
the
regenerate
Christian
,
[
o
](A19494-e840-b)
o
Mat.
9.29
1.
Pet.
1.9
.
by
faith
[
p
](A19494-e850-b)
p
Ezech.
18.21
.
and
repentance
,
begges
it
,
[
q
](A19494-e860-b)
q
Lu.
12.32
Ioh.
3.15.16
and
he
through
the
merits
of
Iesus
Christ
shall
enioy
it
.
As
Heauen
is
the
[
r
](A19494-e890-b)
r
2.
Cor.
12.2
.
highest
place
,
[
s
](A19494-e900-b)
s
Reu.
3.21
the
Throne
of
God
,
the
Court
of
[
t
](A19494-e910-b)
t
Deut.
10.17
.
the
great
King
,
[
u
](A19494-e920-b)
u
Exo.
6.3
.
the
mighty
Iehouah
:
So
it
is
the
[
w
](A19494-e940-b)
w
Reu.
21.2.10
.
Citty
of
safety
,
[
x
](A19494-e950-b)
x
Ps.
24.4
.
the
harbour
of
the
Iust
,
[
y
](A19494-e960-b)
y
1
Pet.
2.9
Titus
2.14
the
peculiar
people
,
[
z
](A19494-e970-b)
z
2.
Cor.
5.17
.
the
regenerate
Christians
,
the
[
a
](A19494-e980-b)
a
Iohn
.
12.36
.
Ephe.
5.8
.
Children
of
Light
,
[
b
](A19494-e990-b)
b
Mat.
25.34
.
the
Elect
by
Gods
Preordination
,
where
al
are
Kings
,
[
c
](A19494-e1010-b)
c
Gal.
4.7
.
Rom.
8.17
.
and
heires
with
Christ
,
[
d
](A19494-e1020-b)
d
Rom.
9.23
.
inuested
with
glory
,
[
e
](A19494-e1030-b)
e
2.
Tim.
4.8
.
1.
Pet.
5.4
crowned
with
Maiesty
,
[
f
](A19494-e1040-b)
f
Reu.
7.9
.
clothed
with
security
,
decked
with
delights
,
replenished
with
pleasure
,
garnished
with
all
graces
,
adorned
with
beauty
,
furnished
with
the
best
company
,
and
flourishing
with
the
flower
of
all
Nations
.
The
chiefest
reasons
that
the
vnderstanding
of
mortall
man
can
comprehend
to
the
describing
of
Gods
Kingdome
,
are
specially
these
foure
:
First
,
by
the
Titles
.
Secondly
,
by
the
Magnitude
.
Thirdly
,
by
the
Ioyes
.
And
fourthly
,
by
the
Eternity
.
Heauen
is
described
by
the
titles
.
To
set
forth
heauen
more
fully
to
our
vnderstanding
,
it
hath
diuers
glorious
Titles
,
and
names
in
the
holy
Scriptures
:
Ierusalem
,
a
Kingdome
of
glory
,
a
Throne
of
Maiesty
,
a
Paradise
of
pleasure
,
the
glory
of
God
,
and
life
euerlasting
.
In
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
are
three
sacred
and
most
blessed
orders
or
dignities
:
The
first
of
them
is
Supercelestiall
,
containing
Cherubins
,
Seraphins
,
and
Thrones
:
The
second
Celestiall
,
containing
Dominions
,
Principalities
and
Powers
:
The
third
Subcelestiall
,
containing
Vertues
,
Arch-Angels
,
and
Angels
.
Iohn
,
to
shew
vnto
vs
in
some
measure
,
the
vnspeakable
glory
of
heauen
,
describes
the
place
vnder
the
name
of
a
great
City
;
comparing
it
with
the
most
precious
things
of
this
world
;
inuironed
round
about
with
a
great
wall
for
the
safegard
of
the
Citizens
.
The
wall
is
made
of
Iasper
,
to
note
the
riches
therof
:
in
the
wall
are
twelue
gates
,
which
doe
open
vnto
euery
quarter
of
the
world
,
signifying
the
willingnesse
of
heauen
to
accept
the
Elect
in
euery
place
,
on
euery
side
,
and
from
euery
Countrey
and
Nation
.
At
those
gates
are
twelue
Angels
,
whose
names
are
written
vpon
the
gates
,
Israel
.
They
are
porters
to
keepe
out
all
strangers
,
The
wall
wherein
those
gates
are
,
pretious
stones
.
The
first
is
Iasper
,
to
figure
prosperity
;
the
second
Saphir
,
in
signe
of
truth
;
the
third
a
Chalcedony
,
to
note
perfection
;
the
fourth
an
Emerald
,
in
to-of
victory
;
the
fift
Sardonix
,
implying
security
;
the
sixt
Sardius
,
to
demonstrate
fidelity
;
the
seuenth
Chrysolite
,
to
expresse
purity
;
the
eight
Berill
,
to
marke
out
content
;
the
ninth
a
Topaz
,
alluding
vnto
plenty
;
the
tenth
a
Chrysoprasus
,
to
designe
beatitude
;
the
eleuenth
a
Iacinth
,
to
speake
of
Eternity
;
the
twelfth
an
Amethyst
,
to
manifest
loue
.
And
thus
is
the
wall
garnished
,
to
shew
vs
the
treasure
and
felicity
thereof
.
The
City
it selfe
is
all
of
pure
gold
,
Crystall
;
on
both
sides
the
bankes
growes
the
tree
of
Life
,
that
yeelds
continuall
fruite
;
it
beareth
twelue
times
euery
yeare
,
twelue
manner
of
fruits
,
to
represent
the
quantity
,
and
variety
of
the
pleasures
and
ioyes
of
heauen
:
of
which
riuer
and
fruits
all
the
inhabitants
may
eate
and
drink
their
fill
.
The
riuer
is
neuer
drying
,
nor
the
fruits
fayling
,
for
the
Lord
maintaineth
the
same
.
There
is
no
winter
to
nip
the
fruits
,
no
sommer
to
consume
the
water
;
nor
fall
of
the
leafe
to
disgarnish
the
tree
of
his
beauty
:
There
is
no
heate
to
vexe
,
nor
cold
to
grieue
,
no
hunger
nor
thirst
,
no
malice
nor
strife
,
no
anger
,
no
pride
,
no
dissimulation
nor
deceit
,
no
couetousnes
nor
griping
,
no
whoredom
or
vncleannesse
,
no
swearing
or
profaning
,
no
disobedience
.
There
is
no
cosener
to
collogue
,
no
parasite
to
dissemble
,
no
foe
to
fight
,
no
inferiour
to
yeelde
obedience
,
no
forrainers
but
brethren
,
no
strangers
but
all
of
the
houshold
of
faith
,
They
shall
not
neede
the
helpe
of
any
Doctor
for
Physicke
,
nor
any
Lawyer
to
pleade
for
their
right
:
This
is
the
principal
inheritance
of
the
Saints
,
and
the
habitation
for
all
the
Elect
children
of
God
,
prepared
for
them
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
.
To
conclude
this
point
,
make
vs
,
O
Lord
,
to
bee
of
the
number
of
them
whom
thou
hast
ordained
to
reign
with
thee
in
thy
heauenly
Kingdome
:
write
vs
in
the
booke
of
Life
,
that
we
may
bee
in
the
assembly
of
thy
righteous
Saints
:
and
giue
vs
grace
to
bee
sorrowfull
for
our
sinnes
,
fearefull
of
thy
Iudgements
,
thankefull
for
thy
benefites
,
louers
of
thy
mercies
,
and
mindefull
of
thy
presence
;
that
we
may
be
diligent
to
please
thee
,
haue
grace
to
know
thee
and
hope
to
embrace
thee
,
through
the
merits
of
Iesus
Christ
our
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
Secondly
,
Heauen
is
described
by
the
Magnitude
.
AS
Heauen
is
a
most
glorious
Kingdome
,
so
it
is
a
most
spacious
and
large
place
:
the
Angel
measuring
the
same
,
This
is
that
large
Kingdome
which
containeth
the
innumerable
multitude
of
all
the
Elect
children
of
God
.
Thousand
thousands
doe
minister
vnto
him
,
and
ten
thousand
times
an
hundred
thousand
,
doe
stand
about
the
seate
and
Throne
of
God
:
Israell
,
how
great
is
the
house
of
God
,
and
how
large
is
the
place
of
his
possession
.
In
domo
Patris
mei
multae
sunt
mansiones
,
Iesus
Christ
:
Whereof
this
proportion
may
be
made
,
that
as
far
as
the
whole
world
in
greatnesse
and
compasse
of
place
doth
exceede
the
wombe
of
one
priuat
woman
,
so
much
doth
the
place
of
blisse
passe
all
the
whole
worlde
in
greatnesse
and
quantity
.
And
as
much
as
a
man
liuing
in
this
world
doth
passe
a
child
in
his
mothers
wombe
,
in
strength
of
body
,
beauty
,
wit
,
vnderstanding
and
knowledge
;
so
much
and
so
farre
more
doth
a
Saint
in
heauen
passe
men
of
this
world
in
all
heauenly
knowledge
.
This
place
is
so
great
&
spacious
,
as
if
wee
compare
the
whole
compasse
of
earthly
things
with
the
multitude
of
heauenly
,
all
that
euer
God
made
besides
heauen
it selfe
,
is
but
as
a
prick
or
small
point
,
or
period
,
beeing
matched
with
the
workemanshippe
of
heauen
.
This
is
that
large
and
glorious
Kingdom
of
God
,
which
he
hath
prepared
to
set
forth
his
glory
,
and
to
expresse
vnto
vs
his
mighty
power
.
To
conclude
this
point
,
though
heauen
be
large
and
great
,
which
no
tongue
can
expresse
;
yet
streight
is
the
way
,
&
narrow
is
the
gate
to
goe
into
it
:
Many
seeke
it
,
and
few
finde
it
:
for
the
streitnesse
of
the
way
is
affliction
;
the
narrownes
of
the
gate
is
true
contrition
;
the
Suburbs
is
the
Church
;
&
the
dore
is
Christ
,
by
whom
(
if
we
truly
seek
)
we
shal
surely
enter
in
.
O
let
vs
therefore
striue
to
auoyd
sin
,
the
our
wayes
may
be
verity
;
our
paths
piety
;
Gods
holy
spirit
our
conductor
;
his
Word
our
director
;
Our
Faith
holde
the
Anchor
,
while
Grace
steeres
the
Helme
:
Let
our
teares
bée
the
seas
,
and
our
sighes
the
gales
of
wind
,
to
arriue
at
Gods
heauenly
Kingdom
;
which
God
hath
prepared
vs
;
Christ
hath
merited
for
vs
,
the
holy
Spirit
doth
assure
vs
,
and
our
godly
life
will
witnesse
the
same
vnto
vs
:
which
the
Father
of
mercy
,
euen
for
his
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
his
sake
,
for
euer
grant
vnto
vs
.
Amen
.
Thirdly
,
Heauen
is
described
by
the
Ioyes
.
NOw
as
Heauen
is
a
most
glorious
place
,
a
Kingdome
which
hath
no
end
or
measure
,
either
in
power
or
glory
:
Ioyes
vnspeakeable
.
As
a
learned
Father
saith
,
that
it
is
an
easier
matter
to
know
what
God
is
not
,
then
to
know
what
hee
is
:
It
is
much
easier
to
tell
what
is
not
in
heauen
,
then
to
tell
what
is
there
:
the
ioyes
thereof
are
so
great
,
that
all
the
Arithmeticians
in
the
world
cannot
number
;
the
Geometricians
measure
,
nor
Rhetoricians
with
all
their
eloquence
vtter
and
expresse
the
same
:
it
doth
exceede
the
power
of
our
eloquence
,
and
the
capacity
of
all
our
intelligence
.
Saint
Paule
was
rapt
into
Heauen
,
If
Peter
said
onely
vpon
Christ
his
transfiguration
,
it
is
good
to
be
héere
:
O
how
much
more
shall
the
children
of
God
reioyce
in
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
,
when
they
enioy
not
onely
Heauens
beauty
,
and
the
beholding
of
Christ
in
his
glory
,
but
shall
themselues
bée
glorified
,
All
the
Ioyes
,
Pleasures
,
Firmament
,
like
vnto
the
Angels
,
like
vnto
the
Sun
in
his
strength
.
Moses
,
did
make
his
face
to
shine
vpon
the
Mount
:
So
will
our
Sauiour
Jesus
Christ
refine
and
beautifie
with
the
perfection
of
grace
,
Father
,
I
will
that
those
whom
thou
hast
giuen
me
,
be
with
mee
where
I
am
,
that
they
may
behold
my
glory
.
For
the
glory
of
Christ
is
so
delightfull
to
be
séene
,
so
swéet
to
bée
possessed
,
and
so
pleasant
to
be
inioyed
;
and
his
continuall
presence
is
so
ioyfull
vnto
all
the
Saints
in
Heauen
,
that
if
the
least
drop
thereof
should
descend
into
hell
,
it
would
sweeten
all
the
paines
of
the
damned
.
The
fountaine
of
Happinesse
is
called
by
Diuines
,
visio
Dei
beatifica
,
the
sight
of
God
which
maketh
vs
happy
.
Haec
sola
est
summum
bonum
nostrum
,
this
onely
sight
of
God
is
our
cheefest
happinesse
:
which
Christ
also
confirmeth
when
he
saith
to
his
Father
,
This
is
life
euerlasting
,
Iesus
Christ
whom
thou
hast
sent
.
In
seeing
him
,
wée
shall
know
the
power
of
the
Father
,
we
shal
know
the
wisdome
of
the
Sonne
,
and
we
shall
know
the
goodnesse
of
the
holy
Ghost
;
wee
shall
know
the
inuisible
nature
of
the
most
sacred
and
blessed
Trinity
.
This
sight
of
God
is
the
full
beatitude
and
glorification
of
man
:
Felicity
,
and
the
reward
of
their
expectation
.
He
is
supereminent
aboue
all
,
superexcellent
beyond
all
,
and
most
abundant
in
Loue
to
all
.
All
persons
generally
haue
the
participation
of
ioy
,
and
euery
one
in
particular
the
fruition
of
glory
.
But
this
one
thing
let
vs
consider
,
that
there
is
a
twofold
equality
of
proportion
,
&
quantity
of
glory
,
which
ariseth
not
from
the
Obiect
,
Almighty
God
,
which
is
euer
the
same
;
but
from
man
,
the
subiect
,
which
is
not
in
euery
particular
alike
capable
of
glory
:
Yet
happy
,
and
thrice
happy
shall
they
bee
,
who
shall
bee
partakers
of
the
least
of
heauenly
glory
.
They
that
haue
least
can
desire
no
more
,
and
they
that
haue
most
,
discerne
no
wants
in
others
,
but
haue
a
contented
pleasure
with
profit
;
safety
with
solace
,
felicity
with
vnity
,
peace
with
perfection
;
and
agreement
with
grace
.
Where
Christ
his
righteousnesse
is
their
holy
rayment
,
and
his
perfect
fulnes
their
ioyfull
contentment
:
Their
drinke
is
the
most
sweete
water
of
Life
,
Trinity
,
with
all
the
spirituall
riches
&
vnspeakeable
ioyes
of
heauen
,
to
be
powred
vppon
them
.
O
who
can
tel
the
greatnesse
of
this
ioy
?
When
&
where
togither
shal
meete
the
Head
and
the
Body
,
Christ
and
his
Church
,
the
Prince
of
peace
,
and
his
Spouse
:
our
two
old
friends
our
soules
and
our
bodyes
,
shall
meete
after
so
many
yeeres
of
separation
,
with
Angels
,
Arch-angels
,
Cherubins
and
Seraphins
,
Patriarches
,
Prophets
,
Martyrs
,
Apostles
,
and
all
the
blessed
Saints
of
God
:
also
fathers
and
mothers
,
husbands
and
wiues
,
maisters
and
seruants
,
brothers
and
sisters
,
parents
and
children
,
neighbours
and
friends
,
all
shall
meete
together
:
what
cryes
and
shouts
will
there
be
for
ioy
?
what
clapping
of
hands
and
sweete
embracements
one
of
another
?
O
great
shall
be
our
ioyes
when
we
behold
our
long-desired
purchase
,
which
we
haue
so
often
wished
for
:
and
most
great
shall
bée
our
ioy
,
more
then
euer
it
was
,
when
wee
both
with
body
and
soule
,
shall
sée
and
behold
our
Creator
as
hee
is
;
where
wee
all
shall
thinke
one
thing
,
and
all
shall
sing
one
song
,
Halleluiah
,
God
.
O
we
shal
not
onely
behold
our
most
blessed
Sauiour
who
so
deerely
bought
vs
,
but
we
shal
also
reign
with
him
,
triumph
with
him
,
sit
in
the
iudgement
seat
with
him
,
&
iudge
the
very
Angels
with
him
.
O
what
more
hope
could
be
thought
vpon
,
except
it
were
to
bee
Gods
our selues
?
All
the
ioyes
,
all
the
riches
,
all
the
happines
that
heauen
containeth
,
shall
be
powred
vppon
vs
.
To
these
ioyes
,
to
these
felicities
,
and
to
this
blessed
Inheritance
,
bring
vs
,
O
Lord
,
for
thy
deare
Sonne
Christ
Iesus
his
sake
.
Fourthly
,
Heauen
is
described
by
the
Eternity
.
As
this
Kingdome
is
full
of
ioyes
vnspeakeable
,
so
the
ioyes
thereof
are
also
eternall
:
The
Author
to
the
Hebrewes
saith
,
We
receiue
a
kingdome
which
cannot
be
shaken
.
Saint
Iohn
heard
in
Pathmos
great
voyces
from
heauen
,
saying
,
Thus
God
will
bestow
vpon
his
Saints
a
glorious
,
ample
,
ioyfull
,
and
a
perpetuall
kingdom
,
where
they
shall
be
ioyfull
in
an
euerlasting
ioy
.
The
ioyes
of
heauen
are
exquisite
,
the
felicity
permanent
,
and
the
glory
eternall
:
where
faith
hath
her
perfect
worke
in
charity
,
Hope
her
desired
happinesse
,
and
loue
a
large
scope
in
euerlasting
Vnity
.
They
that
haue
receiued
here
smal
things
for
a
time
,
shall
receiue
there
great
things
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
beene
faithfull
here
ouer
a
few
things
,
shall
bee
made
there
rulers
ouer
many
things
:
they
that
haue
suffered
sorrow
heere
for
a
short
time
,
shall
enter
into
ioy
there
for
euer
,
which
is
called
the
ioy
of
the
Lord
:
They
that
haue
beleeued
in
God
,
shal
reioice
in
his
presence
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
liued
in
his
feare
,
shall
liue
without
feare
of
any
enemy
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
kept
holy
the
Lords
Sabboths
here
,
shall
there
kéepe
holy
day
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
honored
their
Parents
,
Ministers
,
Masters
&
Magistrates
,
shall
be
honoured
of
God
and
Angels
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
chastised
their
bodyes
and
suffered
with
Christ
Iesus
,
shall
bee
indued
with
the
light
of
euerlasting
immortality
,
and
reigne
with
him
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
loued
their
neighbours
shall
be
beloued
of
God
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
mourned
&
sorrowed
,
and
truly
lamented
for
their
sinne
,
shall
receiue
Crownes
of
glory
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
watched
&
praied
in
the
night
,
&
fasted
in
the
Bridegroomes
absence
,
shall
now
rest
in
the
day
that
hath
no
night
,
and
be
richly
feasted
in
the
Kingdome
of
God
for
euer
:
They
that
haue
labored
in
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
shall
there
receiue
the
penny
of
eternall
blisse
for
euer
:
they
that
haue
ouercome
the
World
,
the
Flesh
,
and
the
Deuill
,
shall
triumph
in
eternall
glory
with
Christ
,
and
his
holy
Angels
for
euer
:
and
they
that
haue
here
wrung
their
hands
for
sorrow
,
shal
there
clap
their
hands
for
ioy
,
for
euer
more
.
This
shall
be
the
blessed
estate
of
all
Gods
Saints
,
that
shall
dwell
in
the
kingdome
of
God
for
euer
.
These
considerations
caused
the
Patriarches
,
Prophets
,
and
the
Saints
of
the
olde
world
to
long
for
,
&
desire
that
eternall
,
swéet
,
&
most
ioyfull
inheritance
of
Gods
heauenly
Kingdome
.
Toby
,
Iob
,
Elias
,
wished
themselues
in
that
Kingdome
:
Paule
desired
to
bee
dissolued
,
Mesech
,
and
to
haue
my
habitation
among
the
tents
of
Kedar
.
And
againe
,
Like
as
the
Hart
desireth
the
water
brooks
,
so
longeth
my
soule
after
thée
,
O
God
,
my
soule
is
athirst
for
God
;
yea
,
euen
for
the
liuing
God
:
O
when
shall
I
come
to
appeare
before
the
presence
of
God
?
And
againe
he
saith
that
he
should
vtterly
haue
fainted
,
but
that
he
did
rest
in
hope
of
a
better
Kingdome
,
and
beleeued
verily
in
short
time
,
to
see
the
goodnesse
of
the
Lord
in
the
land
of
the
Liuing
.
Why
did
Abraham
forsake
his
own
natural
countrey
,
and
his
fathers
house
,
and
to
goe
out
he
knew
not
whither
?
Why
did
Moses
forsake
Egypt
,
This
is
the
Inheritance
whereof
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
Proposito
sibi
gaudio
sustinuit
crucem
,
He
suffered
affliction
for
the
ioy
that
was
set
before
him
.
This
is
that
pretious
pearle
and
treasure
,
which
the
Merchant
found
in
the
field
,
Ignatius
,
that
godly
Martyr
,
biddeth
this
price
;
Fire
,
gallowes
,
Thus
you
see
,
that
our
Summum
bonum
,
our
chiefe
good
thing
;
our
Vltimus
finis
,
our
last
farewell
;
our
Terminus
ad
qu●m
,
the
end
whereunto
all
our
actions
,
endeauours
,
hopes
and
desires
doe
tend
,
and
bend
,
is
that
we
may
liue
for
euer
.
And
so
the
end
of
all
our
preaching
,
the
scope
of
all
our
hearing
,
the
fruit
of
all
our
beleeuing
,
the
effect
of
all
our
knowledge
,
and
the
maine
point
of
all
our
profession
,
is
,
to
liue
,
that
wee
may
enioy
this
euerlasting
Kingdome
.
To
conclude
,
and
briefly
end
,
(
though
Gods
kingdome
of
glory
,
and
the
glory
of
Gods
kingdome
hath
no
end
:
)
The
Lord
in
his
mercy
correct
our
present
sinfulnesse
,
erect
our
further
weaknesse
,
and
direct
our
future
frailty
;
that
we
may
earnestly
desire
,
aduisedly
search
,
truly
know
,
and
perfectly
fulfil
al
things
that
may
please
him
,
wherby
we
may
walke
vprightly
in
his
wayes
,
and
liue
truly
in
his
Loue
,
to
our
comfort
and
his
glory
;
that
in
the
end
we
may
obtaine
that
long
desired
and
beautifull
Diadem
,
wherewith
he
crowneth
his
Elect
;
and
reigne
with
him
in
his
euerlasting
Kingdome
,
to
behold
the
delightful
countenance
of
his
most
glorious
Maiesty
,
&
to
be
filled
with
the
excéeding
swéetnes
of
his
most
blessed
presence
,
which
is
life
for
euer
.