[ 1399] Heavenly happinesse not to be expressed.
NIcephorus tells us of one Agbarus a great Man,* 1.1 that (hearing so much of Christs fame, by reason of the Miracles he wrought) sent a Painter to take his picture, and that the Painter when he came was not able to do it, because of that radiancy and divine splendor, which sate on Christs face. Whether this be true or no, penes sit authorem; but to be sure, there is such a brightnesse on the face of Christ glorified, and that Happinesse, which Saints shall have with him in the highest Heavens, as forbids us that dwell in mortal flesh to conceive of it aright, much more to expresse it; 'tis best going thither to be informed, and then we shall confesse we on Earth heard not half of what we there find; yea, that our present conceptions are no more like to that vision of glory we shall there have, then the Sun in the Painters Table, is to the Sun it self in the Hea∣vens.