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

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.

But as to the union here mentioned; as, till ⟨p. 158⟩the image of God be perfected, it is not completed; so it cannot but be perfect then; When the soul is perfectly formed according to Gods own heart; and fully participates the divine likeness, is perfectly like him; that likeness cannot but infer the most intimate union that two such natures can admit. That is (for nature) a love-union; such as that which our Saviour mentions, and prays to the Father to perfect between themselves, and all believers, and among believers mutually, with one another.