The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

And then add to this; they do by this dependence actually make this fullness of God their own. They are now met in one common ⟨p. 127⟩principle of life and blessedness, that is sufficient for them all. They no longer live a life of care, are perpetually exempt from solicitous thoughts which here they could not perfectly attain to in their earthly state. They have nothing to do but to depend, to live upon a present self-sufficient good, which alone is enough to replenish all desires; else it were not self-sufficient.^* How can we divide in our most abstractive thoughts, the highest pleasure, the fullest satisfaction from this dependence! 'Tis to live at the rate of a God; a God-like life. A living upon immense fullness, as he lives.

And then add to this; they do by this dependence actually make this fulness of God their own. They are now met in one common ⟨p. 127⟩principle of life and blessedness, that is sufficient for them all. They no longer live a life of care, are perpetually exempt from solicitous thoughts which here they could not perfectly attain to in their earthly state. They have nothing to do but to depend, to live upon a present self-fufficient good, which alone is enough to replenish all desires; else it were not self-sufficient.^* How can we divide in our most abstractive thoughts, the highest pleasure, the fullest satisfaction from this dependence! 'Tis to live at the rate of a God; a God-like life. A living upon immense fulness, as he lives.

1. *[Greek or Hebrew]. A••st. de mer. lib. 1. c. 4.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. A••st. de mer. lib. 1. c. 4.