But God is One, and with this One thing is he pleased; even with a Holy heart and life: He hath no contradictory interests or assertions: and therefore hath no contradictory▪ commands▪ •hat which must please him, must be suitable to his blessed nature▪ ⟨p. 16⟩He is infinite in Wisdom, and therefore hath no pleasure in fools, that bring him sacrifice, and refuse obedience, and know not that they do evil, Eccles. 5. 1. and have not the wit to know what they do, and whom they speak to; and to know that which only is worth the knowing: How often do we read him rejecting the sacrifice of the wicked, and casting their costliest offerings in their faces, as things that he abhorreth, when they come to him without that humble, loving, and obedient heart, which he requireth! Psalm 50. 8, &c. Isa. 1. 11, 12. to ver. 20. Their oblations are v•in, the multitude of their sacrifice is to no purpose, and incense is an abomination to him; their Feasts and Sabboth• his soul hateth, they are a trouble to him, he cannot bear them, if they come without the One thing necessary. Without this he careth not for their fastings, or formalities, Isa. 58. 5. It is not thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of oil, nor the fruit of their body, if they would give it for the sin of their soul, that he will accept: But he hath showed thee O man what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God? Mic. 6. 7, 8. The conclusion of the whole matter is this; Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man, Eccles. 12. 13.
But God is One, and with this One thing is he pleased; even with a Holy heart and life: He hath no contradictory interests or assertions: and therefore hath no contradictory▪ commands▪ •hat which must please him, must be suitable to his blessed nature▪ ⟨p. 16⟩He is infinite in Wisdom, and therefore hath no pleasure in fools, that bring him sacrifice, and refuse obedience, and know not that they do evil, Eccles. 5. 1. and have not the wit to know what they do, and whom they speak to; and to know that which only is worth the knowing: How often do we read him rejecting the sacrifice of the wicked, and casting their costliest offerings in their faces, as things that he abhorreth, when they come to him without that humble, loving, and obedient heart, which he requireth! Psalm 50. 8, &c. Isa. 1. 11, 12. to ver. 20. Their oblations are v•in, the multitude of their sacrifie is to no purpose, and incense is an abomination to him; their Feasts and Sabboth• his soul hateth, they are a trouble to him, he cannot bear them, if they come without the One thing necessary. Without this he careth not for their fastings, or formalities, Isa. 58. 5. It is not thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of oyle, nor the fruit of their body, if they would give it for the sin of their soul, that he will accept: But he hath shewed thee O man what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God? Mic. 6. 7, 8. The conclusion of the whole matter is this; Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man, Eccles. 12. 13.
