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Commentaries of Heaven

from Commentaries of Heaven

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2015

Edited by
Jan Ross
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Summary

Al-Sufficient

As Almighty Power, so Alsufficiency is an Attribute of God: An Attribute from whence all our Particular Fulnesses flow, by which All Things are made ours, and we most Blessed both alone and in Company.

Its Nature

It is one with Almighty Power. for bec God is Almighty he is Alsufficient. He is able to Supply our Wants, to hear our Prayers, to deliver us out of Miseries, to Comfort us in Afflictions, to protect us from Dangers, to enrich us in the World, to pardon our Sins, to comfort our Souls, to give us Peace of Conscience, to enlighten our Understandings, to Sanctify our Natures, to subdu our Enemies, to rais us friends, to prosper our Undertakings to lengthen our Lives, to crown us with Honor and Glory to give us Immortality, to advance us unto Heaven, to furnish us with Powers and faculties, to prepare Objects, to Beautify all Ages and to fill Eternity with Delights and Treasures. He is able by reason of his Alsufficiency to be our Creator, preserver, Redeemer, Sanctifier, our Light and Example, our Shield and Glory our Exceeding great Reward our Life our Joy our Greatness, our Lov our friend our Blessedness, our Counsellor our father our King our God our Benefactor, our Aid our Strength our Bridegroom our End. finaly by this he is All in all.

Of the maner of his Alsufficiency in this Life

Our Life is twofold on Earth, visible or Invisible, Terrestrial or Celestial. Our Visible and Terrestrial Life is inferior limited and finit, and according to that our Wants and Supplies are litle and Transitory. Without the other it is litle better then the Life of a Beast, Houses Meat Drink and Clothes, Peace and Order Goverment and Commerce, things relating to the preservation of our Persons friends and Estates is all in that Sphere that Nature requires, honor and Amitie being taken into the number. God is Alsufficient for all these. He can also give Dominions and Empires, and all those fond and foolish Riches which Sin hath occasiond, and men have Invented. The Pomps and vanities of the World are in his Gift, and under the Powerfull Direction of his Providence.

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The Works of Thomas Traherne III
Commentaries of Heaven, part 2: Al-Sufficient to Bastard
 , pp. 5 - 468
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Print publication year: 2007

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