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

3. We may suppose this likeness to be considered in reference to its pattern; and in comparison therewith, which will then be another way of heightening the pleasure that shall arise thence. Such a frame and constitution of Spirit is full of delights in it self: but when it shall be referred to its original, and the correspondency between the one, and the other be observed and viewed; how exactly they accord, and answer each other as face doth face in the water; this cannot, still, but add pleasure to pleasure, one delight to another. When the ⟨p. 152⟩blessed soul shall, interchangeably turn its eye to God, and it self; and consider the agreement of glory, to glory; the several derived excellencies to the original. He is wise, and so am I, holy and so am I. I am now made perfect as my heavenly Father is; this gives a new relish to the former pleasure. How will this likeness please under that notion, as it is his; a likeness to him. O the accent that will be put upon those appropriative words to be made partakers of [His] holiness, and of the [divine] nature. Personal excellencies, in themselves considered, cannot be reflected on but with some pleasure; but to the ingenuity of a child, how especially, grateful will it be, to observe in it self, such and such graceful deportments, wherein it naturally imitates its father. So he was wont to speak, and act, and demean himself: how natural is it unto love, to affect, and aim at the imitation of the person loved: So natural it must be, to take complacency therein; when we have hit our mark, and achieved our design. The pursuits and attainments of love are proportionable, and correspondent each to other.

3. We may suppose this likeness to be considered in reference to its pattern; and in comparison therewith, which will then be another way of heightning the pleasure that shall arise thence. Such a frame and constitution of Spirit is full of delights in it self: but when it shall be refer'd to its original, and the correspondency between the one, and the other be observ'd and view'd; how exactly they accord, and answer each other as face doth face in the water; this cannot, still, but add pleasure to pleasure, one delight to another. When the ⟨p. 152⟩blessed soul shall, interchangeably turn its eye to God, and it self; and consider the agreement of glory, to glory; the several derived excellencies to the original. He is wise, and so am I, holy and so am I. I am now made perfect as my heavenly Father is; this gives a new relish to the former pleasure. How will this likeness please under that notion, as it is his; a likeness to him. O the accent that will be put upon those appropriative words to be made partakers of [His] holiness, and of the [divine] nature. Personal excellencies, in themselves considered, cannot be reflected on but with some pleasure; but to the ingenuity of a child, how especially, grateful will it be, to observe in it self, such and such graceful deportments, wherein it naturally imitates its father. So he was wont to speak, and act, and demean himself: how natural is it unto love, to affect, and aim at the imitation of the person loved: So natural it must be, to take complacency therein; when we have hit our mark, and atchiev'd our design. The pursuits and attainments of love are proportionable, and correspondent each to other.