The child's portion

and as for that notion of the desire of man naturally reaching to see the Godhead nakedly, and hence, that it cannot be happy without such a sight, it will easily be found a mistake; for besides that the desires of fallen man grasp after that which if obtained would certainly prove their misery, we may argue here diametrically opposite, viz That which can make a man fully happy can answer all his desires; He that knows God to be his God in Christ, and knows him to be infinitely wise, powerful, good glorious, &c. knows enough to satisfy him in his object: but besides this, he can know no more and live, Exod. 33.20. There shall no man see me and live. I know many Interpreters limit this to our present state in this life, but God doth not so do, nor is there any need to ⟨p. 132⟩do it. See also 1 Tim. 6.16. Who dwelleth in the light which none can approach unto, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: Joh. 1.18. No man hath seen God at any time.

and as for that notion of the desire of man naturally reaching to see the Godhead nakedly, and hence, that it cannot be happy without such a sight, it will easily be found a mistake; for besides that the desires of fallen man grasp after that which if obtained would certainly prove their misery, we may argue here diametrically opposite, viz That which can make a man fully happy can answer all his desires; He that knows God to be his God in Christ, and knows him to be infinitely wise, powerful, good glorious, &c. knows enough to satisfie him in his object: but besides this, he can know no more and live, Exod. 33.20. There shall no man see me and live. I know many Interpreters limit this to our present state in this life, but God doth not so do, nor is there any need to ⟨p. 132⟩do it. See also 1 Tim. 6.16. Who dwelleth in the light which none can approach unto, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: