The Recovery

Summary

1

To see us but receiv, is such a Sight

As makes his Treasures infinit!

Becaus His Goodness doth possess

In us, His own, and our own Blessedness.

Yea more, His Love doth take Delight

To make our Glory Infinite

Our Blessedness to see

Is even to the Deitie

A Beatifick Vision! He attains

His Ends while we enjoy. In us He reigns.

2

For God enjoyd is all his End.

Himself he then doth Comprehend.

When He is Blessed, Magnified,

Extold, Exalted, Praisd and Glorified

Honord, Esteemd, Belovd, Enjoyd,

Admired, Sanctified, Obeyd,

That is receivd. For He

Doth place his Whole Felicitie

In that, who is despised and defied

Undeified almost if once denied.

3

In all his Works, in all his Ways,

We must his Glory see and Prais;

And since our Pleasure is the End,

We must his Goodness and his Lov attend.

If we despise his Glorious Works,

Such Sin and Mischief in it lurks,

That they are all made Vain

And this is even Endless Pain

To him that sees it. Whose Diviner Grief

Is here upon (Ah me!) without relief.

4

We pleas his Goodness that receiv:

Refusers Him of all bereav.

As Bride grooms Know full well that Build

A Palace for their Bride. It will not yeeld

Any Delight to him at all

If She for whom He made the Hall

Refuse to dwell in it

Or plainly Scorn the Benefit.

Her Act that's Wo'ed, yeelds more delight and Pleasure

If she receivs, Then all that Pile of Treasure.

5

But we have Hands and Lips and Eys

And Hearts and Souls can Sacrifice

And Souls themselvs are made in vain

If we our Evil Stubbornness retain.

Affections, Praises, are the Things

For which he gave us all these Springs,

They are the very fruits

Of all these Trees and Roots

The Fruits and Ends of all his Great Endeavors,

Which he abolisheth whoever Severs.