10. The Infinite Goodness of God, should draw out our hearts to desire communion with him, and to long after the ⟨p. 75⟩blessed fruition of him in the life to come. O how glad should we be to tread his courts! to draw near him in his holy worship, to meditate on him, and secretly open our hearts before him, and to converse with those gracious souls that love to be speaking honourably of his name! What will draw the heart of man if Goodness and infinite Goodness will not? When the drunkard saith in the Alehouse [It is Good to be here] and the covetous man among his gains, and the sensual man among his recreations and mer•y companions, [It is good to be here] the Christian that can get nigh to God, or have any prospect of his Love in his ordinances, concludeth that of all places upon earth [It is good to be here] and that a day in his Courts is better then a thousand, Psal. 84. 10. But O to depart and be with Christ, is far better, Phil. 1. 23. With Infinite goodness we shall find no evil, no emptiness, or defect; when we perfectly enjoy the perfect Good, what more can be added, but for ever to enjoy it! O therefore think on this Christians when death is dreadful to you, and you would fain stay here, as being afraid to come before the Lord, or loth to leave the things which you here possess, shall Goodness it self be distrusted by you, or seem no more desirable to you? Are you afraid of Goodness? even of your Father, of your Happiness it self? Are you better here, then you shall be with God? Are your houses, or lands, or friends, or pleasures, or any thing better then Infinite Goodness? () meditate on this blessed Attribute of God, till you distaste the world, till you are angry with your withdrawing murmuring flesh, till you are ashamed of your unwillingness to be with God, and till you can calmly look in the face of death, and contentedly hear the message that is posting towards you, that you must presently come away to God. Your Natural birth day brought you into a Better place then the womb; and your gracious Birth day brought you into a far Better state then your former sinful miserable captivity; And will not your Glorious birth day put you into a better habitation then this world? O know, and choose, and seek, and live to the Infinite Good, and then it may be your greatest joy when you are called to him.
10. The Infinite Goodness of God, should draw out our hearts to desire communion with him, and to long after the ⟨p. 75⟩blessed fruition of him in the life to come. O how glad should we be to tread his courts! to draw neer him in his holy worship, to meditate on him, and secretly open our hearts before him, and to converse with those gracious souls that love to be speaking honourably of his name! What will draw the heart of man if Goodness and infinite Goodness will not? When the drunkard saith in the Alehouse [It is Good to be here] and the covetous man among his gains, and the sensual man among his recreations and mer•y companions, [It is good to be here] the Christian that can get nigh to God, or have any prospect of his Love in his ordinances, concludeth that of all places upon earth [It is good to be here] and that a day in his Courts is better then a thousand, Psal. 84. 10. But O to depart and be with Christ, is far better, Phil. 1. 23. With Infinite goodness we shall find no evil, no emptiness, or defect; when we perfectly enjoy the perfect Good, what more can be added, but for ever to enjoy it! O therefore think on this Christians when death is dreadful to you, and you would fain stay here, as being afraid to come before the Lord, or loth to leave the things which you here posfess, shall Goodness it self be distrusted by you, or seem no more desirable to you? Are you afraid of Goodness? even of your Father, of your Happiness it self? Are you better here, then you shall be with God? Are your houses, or lands, or friends, or pleasures, or any thing better then Infinite Goodness? () meditate on this blessed Attribute of God, till you distast the world, till you are angry with your withdrawing murmuring flesh, till you are ashamed of your unwillingness to be with God, and till you can calmly look in the face of death, and contentedly hear the message that is posting towards you, that you must presently come away to God. Your Natural birth day brought you into a Better place then the womb; and your gracious Birth day brought you into a far Better state then your former sinful miserable captivity; And will not your Glorious birth day put you into a better habitation then this world? O know, and choose, and seek, and live to the Infinite Good, and then it may be your greatest joy when you are called to him.
