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

To know his inward in•ti•ns and impulses; When his hand toucheth our hearts, to be able to say, this is the •i•ge of God, there is ⟨p. 304⟩something divine in this touch. My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, ¹and my bowels were moved. This speaks acquaintance when the soul can say, I know his very touch, the least impression from him, I can distinguish it from thousands of objects that daily beat upon my heart.

1. 1Cant. 5. 3.

To understand his looks; ¹to know the meaning of his aspects, and glances, of the various casts, as it were of his eye. Such things intimate friends can, in a sort, talk by with one another; I will guide thee by mine eye; that implies an intelligent teachable subject. We have now no full-eyed appearances of God; he shows himself, looks in upon us through the lattice, through a veil, or shadow, or a glass, That measure of acquaintance with him to be able to discern and own him in his appearances, is a great participation of heaven. Utter unacquaintance with God is expressed by the denial of these two, ye have neither heard his voice, nor seen his shape, John 5.

To understand his looks; ¹to know the meaning of his aspects, and glances, of the various casts, as it were of his eye. Such things intimate friends can, in a sort, talk by with one another; I will guide thee by mine eye; that implyes an intelligent teachable subject. We have now no full-ey'd appearances of God; he shews himself, looks in upon us through the lattess, through a vail, or shadow, or a glass, That measure of acquaintance with him to be able to discern and own him in his appearances, is a great participation of heaven. Utter unacquaintance with God is exprest by the denyal of these two, ye have neither heard his voice, nor seen his shape,