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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…
Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by John Field, 1650
Moses his Choice. › Part 3 › Chapter 39: There is glorious reward for the people of God.
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First, God hath infinite riches of glory, infinite treasures of happiness, there are infinite great things in God, and God takes infinite delight to communicate himself, and let out himself unto the creature: now if there be such infinite riches with God, such glorious treasures of happiness, and he delights to communicate himself, certainly there are great things to be communicated then; for wherefore is it that God hath such infinite riches in him, but that in due time he will make them known, and reveal them, and communicate them? it is but little that is revealed and communicated for the present; therefore there are other things to be revealed and communicated from God.
Secondly, God hath made mankind to be of such a nature, as to have a kind of infinite capacity, whereby it is made capable of happiness, beyond that which any creature, besides Angels, is capable of: Properly no creature but the rational creature is capable of happiness at all, but besides it hath a kind of infinite capacity, whereby it is made capable of the highest happiness that belongs to the capacity of a Creature: and certainly God hath not made this in vain, God does intend to fill this capacity.
Secondly, God hath made mankinde to be of such a nature, as to have a kinde of infinite capacity, whereby it is made capable of happiness, beyond that which any creature, besides Angels, is capable of: Properly no creature but the rational creature is capable of happiness at all, but besides it hath a kinde of infinite capacity, whereby it is made capable of the highest happiness that belongs to the capacity of a Creature: and certainly God hath not made this in vain, God does intend to fill this capacity.
You will say, An infinite capacity of happiness, how is that? Thus; for there are two things in the rational part of man, his understanding, and his will: now the capacity of this part, must be judged according to the objects that are suitable unto these two faculties