The Soul's Conflict with Itself

[I will praise him.] David here minds praising of God more then his own delivery, because he knew his own delivery was intended on Gods part, that he might be glorified; It is an argument of an excellent spirit, when all self-respects are drowned in the glory of God; and there is nothing lost therein, for our best being is in God; A Christian begins with loving God for himself; but he ends in loving himself in and for God, and so his end, and Gods end, and the end of all things else, concenter and agree in one; We may aim at our own good, so we bring our ⟨p. 421⟩hearts to refer it to the chief good, as •sse circle may well be contained in greater, so that the lines drawn from both circles, meet in one middle point. it is an excellent ground of sincerity, to desire the favour of God, not so much out of self aims, as that God may have the more free and full praise from us, considering the soul is never more f• for that blessed duty, then when it is in a cheerful plight.

[I will praise him.] David here minds praising of God more then his owne delivery, because he knew his owne delivery was intended on Gods part, that he might be glorified; It is an argument of an excellent spirit, when all selfe-respects are drowned in the glory of God; and there is nothing lost therein, for our best being is in God; A Christian begins with loving God for himselfe; but he ends in loving himselfe in and for God, and so his end, and Gods end, and the end of all things else, concenter and agree in one; We may ayme at our owne good, so wee bring our ⟨p. 421⟩hearts to referre it to the chiefe good, as •sse circle may well be contained in greater, so that the lines drawn from both circles, meete in one middle point. it is an excellent ground of sincerity, to desire the favour of God, not so much out of selfe aymes, as that God may have the more free and full praise from us, considering the soule is never more f• for that blessed duty, then when it is in a cheerefull plight.