A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.

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Title: A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.
Author: N. B., 1598-1676.
Publication: [S.l. :: s.n.],; 1669.
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Subject terms: Meditations.; Devotional literature.
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Of Heavenly Glory, as to the Soul.

* 1.1COnsider 1. The Essential Glory of the Soul, which shall be wholly replenisht with God, as a burning hot iron is with fire. In the first place, the Memory will be imployed in the remembrance of most delightful objects, nor shall the mind be ever diverted from the present happiness it enjoyeth. They shall utter the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness, and in thy Justice they shall rejoyce.

Secondly, The Understanding shall be wholly ta∣ken

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up with the Vision of God, intuitively behold∣ing the Divine Nature, Persons, Attributes, and My∣steries, that now lye hidden from us. There it will see the profound secrets of Gods Councels, and of his Providence, both over us, and all others: We see now by a glass (saith the Apostle) in a dark sort,* 1.2 but then face to face: And as S. John saith, We shall see him as he is: O what a happiness! O how honorable are become thy friends, O God!

* 1.3Thirdly, The Will, after an unspeakable manner, shall adhere to God, and be as it were trans∣form'd into him by love; whence it will even over∣flow with the excess of joy; and that of the Psalm will be fulfilled, They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house, and with the torrent of thy plea∣sure thou shalt make them driak: Their whole life and imployment shall be wholly to contemplate, love, and enjoy their Creator, to delight and re∣joyce in him, and to praise, bless, thank, and con∣gratulate with him for his infinite perfections. Who would not be content to suffer not only patiently, but also willingly the afflictions of this life, to pur∣chase such a Crown of Glory? O how true it is, that the passions of this time are not condigne to the glory to come,* 1.4 that shall be revealed in us!

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* 1.1

Ps. 144.7.

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* 1.2

1 Cor. 13.12. 1 Jo. 3.2. Ps. 138.17

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* 1.3

Ps. 35.9.

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* 1.4

Rom. 8.18

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