The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

1. In the Knowledge of God. As the desire of Knowledge is the most natural to the humane Soul, so the obtaining of it produces the most noble and sweetest pleasure. And proportionably to the degrees of excellency that are in objects, so much of ⟨p. 11⟩rational Perfection and Satisfaction accrues to the mind by the knowledge of them. The discovery of the Works of God greatly affected Man, yet the excellencies scattered among them, are but an imperfect and mutable shadow of God's infinite and unchangeable Perfections. How much more delightful was it to his pure understanding, tracing the footsteps and impressions of God in Natural things, to ascend to him, who is the glorious Original of all Perfections. And although his finite understanding could not comprehend the Divine excellencies, yet his knowledge was answerable to the degrees of Revelation, wherein God was manifested. He saw the admirable Beauty of the Creator through the transparent veil of the creatures. And from hence there arose in the Soul, a pleasure pure, solid, and satisfying, a pleasure divine; for God takes infinite contentment in the contemplation of Himself.

1. In the Knowledg of God. As the desire of Knowledg is the most natural to the humane Soul, so the obtaining of it produces the most noble and sweetest pleasure. And proportionably to the degrees of excellency that are in objects, so much of ⟨p. 11⟩rational Perfection and Satisfaction accrues to the mind by the knowledg of them. The discovery of the Works of God greatly affected Man, yet the excellencies scatter'd among them, are but an imperfect and mutable shadow of God's infinite and unchangable Perfections. How much more delightful was it to his pure understanding, tracing the footsteps and impressions of God in Natural things, to ascend to him, who is the glorious Original of all Perfections. And although his finite understanding could not comprehend the Divine excellencies, yet his knowledg was answerable to the degrees of Revelation, wherein God was manifested. He saw the admirable Beauty of the Creator through the transparent vail of the creatures. And from hence there arose in the Soul, a pleasure pure, solid, and satisfying, a pleasure divine; for God takes infinit contentment in the contemplation of Himself.