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

Secondly, there is in fruition the having use of all¹; if a man be never so rich, and have never so great possessions, if he have not the actual use of what ²he hath, he cannot be said to enjoy them; a man may have right to a thing, and yet for the present not enjoy the use of it. But now the people of God, as they shall have God to be their portion, so they shall enjoy God fully, to have what use they will of all the Attributes of God, and all that is in God: And this is an infinite good and happiness to the people of God, that they shall have as much use of Gods infinite wisdom, of the infinite power of God, and of the infinite mercy of God as they will; and they cannot will it so soon, but they shall have it, nor so easily, as they may enjoy it: Then we do enjoy the benefit of friendship, when one friend says to another, Make use of all I have as your own, as you will: So God shall come to his people, and bid them make use of all his riches, and glory, and excellency as they will: Hence it is, that God is not only the happiness of his Saints, causally or effectually, but he is formally the happiness of the Saints: He is not causally the happiness of the Saints; that is, That he should cause some good to come from him to the Saints; but he is formally the happiness of the Saints, because they have God himself to enjoy, and have the use of himself. The Sun is causally great good to the world, it causeth the herbs and plants to grow; but it is not formally the good of the creature here below: But God is not ⟨p. 570⟩only causally good to the Saints, but formally: God is theirs, to be used unto the utmost that they are capable of.

Secondly, there is in fruition the having use of all¹; if a man be never so rich, and have never so great possessions, if he have not the actual use of what ²he hath, he cannot be said to enjoy them; a man may have right to a thing, and yet for the present not enjoy the use of it. But now the people of God, as they shall have God to be their portion, so they shall enjoy God fully, to have what use they will of all the Attributes of God, and all that is in God: And this is an infinite good and happiness to the people of God, that they shall have as much use of Gods infinite wisdom, of the infinite power of God, and of the infinite mercy of God as they will; and they cannot will it so soon, but they shall have it, nor so easily, as they may enjoy it: Then we do enjoy the benefit of friendship, when one friend says to another, Make use of all I have as your own, as you will: So God shall come to his people, and bid them make use of all his riches, and glory, and excellency as they will: Hence it is, that God is not onely the happiness of his Saints, causally or effectually, but he is formally the happiness of the Saints: He is not causally the happiness of the Saints; that is, That he should cause some good to come from him to the Saints; but he is formally the happiness of the Saints, because they have God himself to enjoy, and have the use of himself. The Sun is causally great good to the world, it causeth the herbs and plants to grow; but it is not formally the good of the creature here below: But God is not