Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

Many do not desire enjoyment of God; let them have the creature, they never think of any communication of God so much as through the creature, whereas a true Christian that hath grace, he receives nothing in the world, but he thinks with himself, how have I God here? how does God communicate himself to me in meat and drink, and clothes, and friends, and the like? it is well if you go thus far, but you must go higher; are there not choice mercies? O yes, there are blessed things communicated through the ordinances, through prayer, and the word, and sacraments, there are blessed things; few mens hearts look so high as to look to the communication of Gods choice mercies in this world; but a gracious heart rises higher, & does as it were bathe it self with those refreshments that are to come: through Gods mercy I have the creature, and the communication of God through that; and I have the ordinances, and Gods choice mercies communicated through them; but there are glorious things to be communicated hereafter, and those my soul rejoices in. Now God does communicate himself only in that way which is suitable to our condition; now we are but narrow vessels, and have but narrow mouths, and are not ⟨p. 510⟩capable of that greatness of Gods communication; but time will come when as God will communicate himself in a more glorious manner, and in that I bless my self; and therefore I will not regard any of Gods communication of himself to me here, but in order unto that glorious communication of God to me hereafter. And thus we have seen something of the recompense of reward, comparing it with what we have here. Now secondly, we are to compare it with the condition of Adam in the estate of Innocency.

Many do not desire enjoyment of God; let them have the creature, they never think of any communication of God so much as through the creature, whereas a true Christian that hath grace, he receives nothing in the world, but he thinks with himself, how have I God here? how does God communicate himself to me in meat and drink, and cloathes, and friends, and the like? it is well if you go thus far, but you must go higher; are there not choyce mercies? O yes, there are blessed things communicated through the ordinances, through prayer, and the word, and sacraments, there are blessed things; few mens hearts look so high as to look to the communication of Gods choyce mercies in this world; but a gracious heart rises higher, & does as it were bathe it self with those refreshments that are to come: through Gods mercy I have the creature, and the communication of God through that; and I have the ordinances, and Gods choyce mercies communicated through them; but there are glorious things to be communicated hereafter, and those my soul rejoyces in. Now God does communicate himself onely in that way which is suitable to our condition; now we are but narrow vessels, and have but narrow mouthes, and are not