Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

First, because this must needs draw out all their ¹graces, in all the sweet savour of them, Cant 1. 12. While the King sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof: As it is with the Sun, it draws forth all the virtue that there is in the plant, and makes a sweet savour in things; so the presence of God must much more draw forth the fragrancy of all the graces of his Spirit, in the souls of his Saints.

First, because this must needs draw out all their ¹graces, in all the sweet savor of them, Cant 1. 12. While the King sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof: As it is with the Sun, it draws forth all the vertue that there is in the plant, and makes a sweet savor in things; so the presence of God must much more draw forth the fragrancy of all the graces of his Spirit, in the souls of his Saints.

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Secondly, the presence of God must needs quicken ¹all the comforts of the souls of his people, and keep them always in vigour and activity; for as we know, the Sun it does quicken things that lay dead; so the presence of God hath a wonderful quickening power, it keeps the comforts of Gods people fresh, so long as we have the presence of God, all our comforts are green and lively. The Saints in heaven have always the presence of God, and therefore their comforts are always vigorous and lively. When they shall be presented faultless before the presence of his glory, it shall cause exceeding joy, Jude 24. the word there signifies, leaping, springing, exalting joy.²