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

2. The pleasure it disposes to. Besides that the inbeing, and knowledge of this likeness, are so satisfying: It disposes, and is the souls qualification for a yet further pleasure. That of closest union, and most inward communion with the blessed God.

1. Union. Which (what it is more then relation) is not till now complete. Besides relation it must needs import presence; not Physical, or Local, for so nothing can be nearer God, then it is but moral, and cordial, by which the holy soul with will and affections, guided by rectified reason, and judgment, closes with, and embraces him, and he also upon wise forelaid counsel, and with infinite delight, and love embraceth it: so friends are said to be one (besides their relation as friends) by an union of hearts. An union between God and the creature, as to kind and nature higher than this, and lower than Hypostatical or personal union I understand not, and therefore say nothing of it^*.

1. Union. Which (what it is more then relation) is not till now compleat. Besides relation it must needs import presence; not Physical, or Local, for so nothing can be nearer God, then it is but moral, and cordial, by which the holy soul with will and affections, guided by rectified reason, and judgment, closes with, and imbraces him, and he also upon wise forelaid counsel, and with infinite delight, and love imbraceth it: so friends are said to be one (besides their relation as friends) by an union of hearts. An union between God and the creature, as to kind and nature higher than this, and lower than Hypostatical or personal union I understand not, and therefore say nothing of it^*.

1. *I would fain know what the Tertium shall be, resulting from the Physical union some speak of.