2. The Return that the Saints make unto him to Complete Communion with him herein, holds some Analogy with his Love in this; for it is a Love also of aRest and Delight. Return to thy REST O my soul, says David, Psal. 116. v. 7. He makes God his Rest; that is, he in whom his soul doth rest, without seeking further, for a more suitable and desirable Object: Whom have I (saith he) in Heaven but thee, and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee: Psal. 73. v. 25. bThus the soul gathers in it self from all its wanderings, from all other beloved's to rest in God alone, to satiate and content himself in Him, choosing the Father for his present, and Eternal Rest. And this also with Delight. Thy loving kindness (saith the Psalmist) is better then life, therefore will I praise thee Psal. 63. 3. Then life, [Greek or Hebrew] before lives. I will not deny, but life in a single consideration sometimes is so expressed: But always emphatically; so that the whole life, with all the concernments of it, which may render it considerable are thereby intended. Austin on this place reading it *Super vitas, extends it to the several courses of life that men engage themselves in. Life in the whole continuance of it with all its advantages whatever, is at least intended. Supposing himself in the jaws of death, rolling into the Grave through innumerable troubles, yet he found more sweetness in God, then in a long life, under its best and most noble considerations, attended with all enjoyments that make it pleasant and Comfortable. From both these, is that of the Church in Hosea chap. 14. v. 3. Ashur shall not save us, we will not ride upon Horses, neither will we say any more to the work of our Hands, ye are our Gods, for in thee the Fatherless find mercy. They reject the most goodly appearances of Rest and Contentment, to make up all in God, on whom they cast themselves as otherwise helpless Orphans.
2. The Returne that the Saints make unto him to Compleat Communion with him herein, holds some Analogie with his Love in this; for it is a Love also of aRest and Delight. Returne to thy REST O my soule, says David, Psal. 116. v. 7. He makes God his Rest; that is, he in whom his soule doth rest, without seeking further, for a more suitable and desireable Object: Whom have I (saith he) in Heaven but thee, and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee: Psal. 73. v. 25. bThus the soule gathers in it selfe from all its wandrings, from all other beloved's to rest in God alone, to satiate and content himselfe in Him, choosing the Father for his present, and Eternall Rest. And this also with Delight. Thy loving kindnesse (saith the Psalmist) is better then life, therefore will I praise thee Psal. 63. 3. Then life, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 before lives. I will not deny, but life in a single consideration sometimes is so expressed: But alwayes emphatically; so that the whole life, with all the concernements of it, which may render it considerable are thereby intended. Austin on this place reading it *Super vitas, extends it to the severall courses of life that men ingage themselves in. Life in the whole continuance of it with all its advantages whatever, is at least intended. Supposing himselfe in the jaws of death, rolling into the Grave through innumerable troubles, yet he found more sweetnesse in God, then in a long life, under its best and most noble considerations, attended with all enjoyments that make it pleasant and Comfortable. From both these, is that of the Church in Hosea chap. 14. v. 3. Ashur shall not save us, we will not ride upon Horses, neither will we say any more to the worke of our Hands, yee are our Gods, for in thee the Fatherlesse find mercy. They reject the most goodly appearances of Rest and Contentment, to make up all in God, on whom they cast themselves as otherwise helplesse Orphans.
- aFecistinos ad te domine & irrequietum est Cor nostrum donec veniat ad te. Aug.
- bPsal. 37. 7. Isa. 28. 12. Heb. 4. 9.
- *Super vitas, quas vitas? Quas sibi homines eligunt: alius elegit sibivitam negociandi, alius vitam rusticandi; alius vitam faenerandi, alius vitam militandi, alius illam alius illam, Diversae sunt vitae sed melior est misericordia tua super vitas nostras. Aug: Onarrat. in Psal. 62.
