A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…

Especially if you add that he hath an Experimental, and so a sweeter Knowledge, then the most learned men have that are ungodly. He hath tasted that the Lord is gracious, and he hath tasted the sweetness of his Love, and of all the Riches of his Grace in Christ, and of his full and precious promises, and of the inward powerful workings of his spirit. His experimental Knowledge is the most Delightful Knowledge.

Especially if you add that he hath an Exporimental, and so a sweeter Knowledge, then the most learned men have that are ungodly. He hath tasted that the Lord is gracious, and he hath tasted the sweetness of his Love, and of all the Riches of his Grace in Christ, and of his full and precious promises, and of the inward powerful workings of his spirit. His experimental Knowledge is the most Delightful Knowledge.

The Pleasure of Natural Knowledge is great, but the Pleasure of saving Knowledge is much greater. I do not believe that ever any of the Ambitious troublers of the world, that let go Heaven that they may Rule on Earth, have half the Pleasure in their Greatness and usurped Dignities, as an honest Student hath in his Books, and studious exercises and successes: But if you compare the Pleasures of their Greatness and Commands, with the Pleasure of a true Believing soul, in his life of Faith, and sweet forethoughts of his Heavenly Inheritance, I must plainly tell you that we disdain the comparison. Again I say, that if you will compare the Drunkards, the Fornicators, or the Ambitious or Covetous mans delight, with the solace that I find in my retired studies, even about natural common things, I disdain the comparison: But if you compare their Pleasure, with that little, alas too little, pleasure that I find in the believing thoughts of Life Eternal, I do not only disdain your comparison, but detest it.

The Pleasure of Natural Knowledge is great, but the Pleasure of saving Knowledge is much greater. I do not believe that ever any of the Ambitious troublers of the world, that let go Heaven that they may Rule on Earth, have half the Pleasure in their Greatness and usurped Dignities, as an honest Student hath in his Books, and studious exercises and successes: But if you compare the Pleasures of their Greatness and Commands, with the Pleasure of a true Believing soul, in his life of Faith, and sweet forethoughts of his Heavenly Inheritance, I must plainly tell you that we disdain the comparison. Again I say, that if you will compare the Drunkards, the Fornicators, or the Ambitious or Covetous mans delight, with the solace that I find in my retired studies, even about natural common things, I disdain the comparison: But if you compare their Pleasure, with that little, alas too little, pleasure that I find in the believing thoughts of Life Eternall, I do not only disdain your comparison, but detest it.