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The sixth difference between Gods communication ¹of himself to us here and hereafter, is, here we have much good from God, but much good is in the habits, ⟨p. 505⟩and is not always in action: there are many habits of grace, that are not always acting fully, but sometime the act of one habit is called forth, and sometime the act of another; but here is the blessedness of Gods people, there shall be no habits lying still no instant, but every minute to all eternity, they shall act to the utmost of them, so far as may any way conduce to their happiness; for the end of the habit it is action, and in the enjoyment of our happiness we shall ever be enjoying to the full the highest and last ends; and therefore there shall always be the utmost activity of the habits of grace: There is a necessity here of cessation of actions, because we grow weary quickly of any action, though it be a gracious action, we must unstring our bows and cease, that some actions may give way to others, for the heart to be always up, it is not able to bear it, but then there shall be no need of any cessation any moment.

1. 16.

Again, here we are not able to exercise our selves in the works of God without some difficulty: there is ¹difficulty in raising our hearts unto any thing that is good, and to keep our hearts up; but hereafter there shall be that communication of God unto his people, that they shall be exercised about the highest things, in the highest manner, without any difficulty, but as freely, and readily, and fully as the Sun shines: the Sun does shine without any difficulty, and the fish draws in water without difficulty; so there shall be that perfect working of the soul about the highest object, without any difficulty or labour.