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

but that spiritual and supernatural sight of the riches of the glory of Gods mercy, is this, for a soul though it sees it self a base vile wretched worm, a lump of filth, ⟨p. 651⟩and sees it self standing guilty before the Lord, and God seems to look with an angry face upon it, and conscience within it accuses it, and the threats of the fiery Law come out against it; yet for a soul to be able to look into the deep bowels of Gods infinite compassion that are in Christ, and in them to look upon it self for all this as an heir of glory and eternal life, so as to have the soul raised, and enlarged, and devoted to the magnifying, praising and adoring the riches of Gods grace, and to venture all upon this, this is more then a natural sight of Gods grace, and of his mercy towards mankind.

but that spiritual and supernatural sight of the riches of the glory of Gods mercy, is this, for a soul though it sees it self a base vile wretched worm, a lump of filth, ⟨p. 651⟩and sees it self standing guilty before the Lord, and God seems to look with an angry face upon it, and conscience within it accuses it, and the threats of the fiery Law come out against it; yet for a soul to be able to look into the deep bowels of Gods infinite compassion that are in Christ, and in them to look upon it self for all this as an heir of glory and eternal life, so as to have the soul raised, and enlarged, and devoted to the magnifying, praising and adoring the riches of Gods grace, and to venture all upon this, this is more then a natural sight of Gods grace, and of his mercy towards mankinde.

You will say, We could admire Gods grace and ¹mercy towards mankind, and praise him, and bless him for it, and our hearts would be enlarged, If we were sure these things did belong to us, and that we had any interest in them; there is enough in them to enlarge and raise our hearts, but this is that which hinders, We do not know that we have an interest therein.