Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

I answer, 1. This indeed is the speech of carnal and profane men, they feel no sweetness, easiness, pleasantness in Gods ways; The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, ¹for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned: but he that is spiritual judgeth or discerneth all things. Poor souls! till God speak to your hearts you cannot understand this hidden Manna: It is observed that God never sent the pleasant Manna unto Israel so long as their Flower and Bread of Egypt lasted; so never will you taste how good the Lord is, so long as you dote on sin and vanity.

I answer, 1. This indeed is the speech of carnal and prophane men, they feel no sweetness, easiness, pleasantness in Gods wayes; The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, ¹for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned: but he that is spiritual judgeth or discerneth all things. Poor souls! till God speak to your hearts you cannot understand this hidden Manna: It is observed that God never sent the pleasant Manna unto Israel so long as their Flower and Bread of Aegypt lasted; so never will you tast how good the Lord is, so long as you doat on sin and vanity.

1. 11 Cor. 2.14, 15.

2. Though you feel not these things for the present, yet in time you may do; yea certainly if you belong to God, in time you will do; O but when? you will say, when? I answer, the first taste of this sweetness is usually at the first taking of Christs yoke upon us; as Merchants desire us to sell their waters, are content in the first place to let you see, and handle, and taste, thereby to induce you to buy: so Jesus Christ willing (as it were) to part with Heaven, he is content in the first place to impart a certain taste before hand, and to sweeten the ways of godliness unto us; Behold,