A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

Take one instance more, and that is of Paul, who thinking God might have more glory by saving of many than by saving of him, was willing to quit the happiness of salvation (for not the least Grace, much less grace in the height of it, could possibly choose a necessity of hating and blaspheming God, which is the venom of Damnation, but) his Love to God is greater than his love to himself; and so he'll reckon himself happy without Glory, provided God may be more glorified. And thus I have produced three Examples, of one before the Law, one under the Law, and one under the Gospel. How will you receive it, if I shall venture to say, We have in some respect more cause to love God than any, than all these Persons put together? What singular gleams of warm Love from God they had more than we, are in some respects exceeded by the noon-day light, and heat of Gospel-love that we have more than they. What love-visits God was pleased to give them, are excelled by Christs (as to them) extraordinary presence among us. What was to them a Banquet, is to us our daily bread. God opens the windows of heaven to us. God opens his very heart to us. We may read more of the Love of God to us in one day, than they could in their whole Life.

Take one instance more, and that is of Paul, who thinking God might have more glory by saving of many than by saving of him, was willing to quit the happiness of salvation (for not the least Grace, much less grace in the height of it, could possibly choose a necessity of hating and blaspheming God, which is the venom of Damnation, but) his Love to God is greater than his love to himself; and so he'l reckon himself happy without Glory, provided God may be more glorified. And thus I have produced three Examples, of one before the Law, one under the Law, and one under the Gospel. How will you receive it, if I shall venture to say, We have in some respect more cause to love God than any, than all these Persons put together? What singular gleams of warm Love from God they had more than we, are in some respects exceeded by the noon-day light, and heat of Gospel-love that we have more than they. What love-visits God was pleased to give them, are excelled by Christs (as to them) extraordinary presence among us. What was to them a Banquet, is to us our daily bread. God opens the windowes of heaven to us. God opens his very heart to us. We may read more of the Love of God to us in one day, than they could in their whole Life.