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And then to have communion with them, when ¹there shall be perfect love and union of heart to one another, that one shall love another as well as himself, and rejoice in the glory and prosperity of one another, as well as his own: If one have more glory then another, he that hath least glory, shall rejoice in him that hath more glory, as if it were his ⟨p. 588⟩own, and therefore there shall not be any want of glory to any; says Anselm, Every Saint shall love ²God above himself, and love one another as himself, and God shall love them all, more then they either love themselves or one another; and he gives the reason of it, says he, They love both themselves and one another for God, and by God, and God loves himself and them for himself, and by himself; and therefore as they shall love God above themselves, so they shall love one another like themselves, and rejoice in the happiness of another, as in their own happiness: Now what an heaven upon earth is it to have brethren live together in unity? if it be in family communion, or in Church communion, to have entire love without any breaches, this is a blessing; but howsoever, while we are in this world, there will be breaches, yet there is an heavenly Jerusalem coming, where we shall live without breaches.

And then to have communion with them, when ¹there shall be perfect love and union of heart to one another, that one shall love another as well as himself, and rejoyce in the glory and prosperity of one another, as well as his own: If one have more glory then another, he that hath least glory, shall rejoyce in him that hath more glory, as if it were his ⟨p. 588⟩own, and therefore there shall not be any want of glory to any; says Anselm, Every Saint shall love ²God above himself, and love one another as himself, and God shall love them all, more then they either love themselves or one another; and he gives the reason of it, says he, They love both themselves and one another for God, and by God, and God loves himself and them for himself, and by himself; and therefore as they shall love God above themselves, so they shall love one another like themselves, and rejoyce in the happiness of another, as in their own happiness: Now what an heaven upon earth is it to have brethren live together in unity? if it be in family communion, or in Church communion, to have entire love without any breaches, this is a blessing; but howsoever, while we are in this world, there will be breaches, yet there is an heavenly Jerusalem coming, where we shall live without breaches.