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

And who can conceive the Ravishing Pleasures of love to God! wherein we not only imitate, but intimately unite with him, who is Love it self. How pleasant to let our Souls dissolve here! and slow into the Ocean, the element of love!

And who can conceive the Ravishing Pleasures of love to God! wherein we not onely imitate, but intimately unite with him, who is Love it self. How pleasant to let our Souls dissolve here! and slow into the Ocean, the element of love!

Our Fear corresponds to his Excellent Greatness; and is not (as it is a part of the New Creature in us) a tormenting servile passion; but a due respectfulness, and observance of God; and there is no mean pleasure in that holy, awful seriousness, unto which it composes, and forms our Spirits.

Our Fear corresponds to his Excellent Greatnesse; and is not (as it is a part of the New Creature in us) a tormenting servile passion; but a due respectfulness, and observance of God; and there is no mean pleasure in that holy, awful seriousness, unto which it composes, and formes our Spirits.

Our Humility, as it respects him, answers his high excellency, as it respects our own inferiors, his gracious condescension. How pleasant is it to fall before him! And how connatural, and agreeable to a good Spirit to stoop low, upon any occasion, to do good!

Our Humility, as it respects him, answers his high excellency, as it respects our own inferiours, his gracious condescention. How pleasant is it to fall before him! And how connatural, and agreable to a good Spirit to stoop low, upon any occasion, to do good!