The Soul's Conflict with Itself

But we must remember (as David doth here) to desire and delight in God ⟨p. 564⟩himself, more then in any thing that is Gods: It was a sign of S. Pauls pure love to the Corinthians, when he said, I seek not yours, but you. We should seek for no blessing of God so much as for himself.

But wee must remember (as David doth here) to desire and delight in God ⟨p. 564⟩himselfe, more then in any thing that is Gods: It was a signe of S. Pauls pure love to the Corinthians, when he said, I seeke not yours, but you. We should seeke for no blessing of God so much as for himselfe.

What is there in the world of equal goodness to draw us away from our God? If to preserve the dearest thing we have in the world, we break with God, God will take away the comfort we look to have by it, and it will prove but a dead contentment, if not a torment to us. Whereas if we care to preserve communion with God, we shall be sure to find in him whatsoever we deny for him, honour, riches, pleasures, friends, all; so much the sweeter, by how much we have them more immediately from the spring head. We shall never find God to be our God more, then when for making of him to be so, we suffer any thing for his sake. We enjoy never more of him then then.

What is there in the world of equall goodnes to draw us away frō our God? If to preserve the dearest thing we have in the world, we breake with God, God will take away the comfort we look to have by it, and it will prove but a dead contentment, if not a torment to us. Whereas if we care to preserve communion with God, we shall bee sure to finde in him whatsoever we deny for him, honor, riches, pleasures, friends, all; so much the sweeter, by how much wee have them more immediately from the spring head. We shall never finde God to be our God more, then when for making of him to be so, we suffer any thing for his sake. Wee enjoy never more of him then then.