Yea further, the enjoyment of God is not enough, except they may have a full enjoyment of him; they are not satisfied, except they be filled with the fullness, yea, with all the fullness of God, Ephes. 3. 19. See a notable example of this in Moses, Exod. 33. 12. and so on: The Lord had done great things for Moses many ways; but besides all he had done ⟨p. 29⟩for him, he told him that he knew him by name, and that he had sound favour in his sight; one would have thought this might have satisfied him: No, Moses must have more, Verse 13. I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me thy way, that […] know thee, and that I may find grace in thy sight. God grants him this, and rels him, Verse 14. that his presence shall go with him, and he will give him rest; surely, this will satisfy him: No, Verse 16, Moses must have yet more, he must have such a presence; as the world may know, that God doth go with him, and that he and his people are a separated people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth: and Verse 17. The Lord saith to him, I will give thee this thing also that thou hast spoken. Surely this will satisfy him: No, Moses is not satisfied yet: Verse 18. I beseech thee show me thy glory. He must have more of God yet; God grants him this also, Verse 19. I will make all my goodness pass before ⟨p. 30⟩thee: And so the Lord passes by him, and proclaims his great and glorious Name before him: He shows him so much of his glory, as he was able to behold. Surely Moses hath enough now: No, not yet, Chap. 34. 9. God must pardon the sin of his people too, and take him and them for his inheritance: He must have this fruit of Gods favour, as a higher than all the rest. See how, as we may so say with holy reverence, he encroaches as it were, upon God, as one that could never have enough; and yet this, God liked exceeding well. Here's a spirit indeed, that is not satisfied with mean, and ordinary things. In a spiritual sense the godly do seek great things for themselves, and it is their glory so to do. God delights to have the spirits of his children thus raised; he would not have them to be of such sordid spirits, as to mind no higher things than the base drudges of the world 1do; as a Prince or Noble-man delights to see the spirit of his child ⟨p. 31⟩raised to higher designs, than the ordinary sort of men.
Yea further, the enjoyment of God is not enough, except they may have a full enjoyment of him; they are not satisfied, except they bee filled with the fulnesse, yea, with all the fulnesse of God, Ephes. 3. 19. See a notable example of this in Moses, Exod. 33. 12. and so on: The Lord had done great things for Moses many wayes; but besides all hee had done ⟨p. 29⟩for him, hee told him that hee knew him by name, and that he had sound favour in his sight; one would have thought this might have satisfied him: No, Moses must have more, Verse 13. I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me thy way, that 〈…〉 know thee, and that I may finde grace in thy sight. God grants him this, and rels him, Verse 14. that his presence shall goe with him, and hee will give him rest; surely, this will satisfie him: No, Verse 16, Moses must have yet more, hee must have such a presence; as the world may know, that God doth goe with him, and that hee and his people are a separated people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth: and Verse 17. The Lord saith to him, I will give thee this thing also that thou hast spoken. Surely this will satisfie him: No, Moses is not satisfied yet: Verse 18. I beseech thee shew mee thy glory. Hee must have more of God yet; God grants him this also, Verse 19. I will make all my goodnes passe before ⟨p. 30⟩thee: And so the Lord passes by him, and proclaimes his great and glorious Name before him: Hee shewes him so much of his glory, as he was able to behold. Surely Moses hath enough now: No, not yet, Chap. 34. 9. God must pardon the sinne of his people too, and take him and them for his inheritance: Hee must have this fruit of Gods favour, as a higher than all the rest. See how, as wee may so say with holy reverence, he incroaches as it were, upon God, as one that could never have enough; and yet this, God liked exceeding well. Here's a spirit indeed, that is not satisfied with meane, and ordinary things. In a spirituall sense the godly doe seeke great things for themselves, and it is their glory so to doe. God delights to have the spirits of his children thus raised; he would not have them to bee of such sordid spirits, as to minde no higher things than the base drudges of the world 1doe; as a Prince or Noble-man delights to see the spirit of his childe ⟨p. 31⟩
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