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

God would have his servants to be of such spirits, as though content with the least mercies they do enjoy, ¹to acknowledge themselves unworthy of them, yet not to be satisfied with the greatest things in the world for their portion. What, will a reprobates portion serve you? Certainly, the glory of the world, if you had it all, it were but the portion of a reprobate. What, will a Dogs portion satisfy you? All the things of the world are but Dogs meat, so the Apostle calls them in Phil. 3. I account all things in the world as dross and dung, or dogs meat; and will ²this satisfy you? Is there nothing else for you to seek after? First seek the Kingdom of God (says Christ) and the righteousness of it, let that be your first endeavour: Strive to enter into the strait gate, though it be never so strait, yet if it be the way unto life, and unto these things, strive to enter: We have not spoken more then that is real. It is a saying of one, Neither Christ, nor Heaven can be hyperbolized; ³that is, there cannot be more said of the excellency of Christ, and of Heaven, then it is in its self, and therefore do not think any thing that hath been spoken is an hyperbole, but a real expression of some little glimpse of the glory of the recompense of reward.

God would have his servants to be of such spirits, as though content with the least mercies they do enjoy, ¹to acknowledge themselves unworthy of them, yet not to be satisfied with the greatest things in the world for their portion. What, will a reprobates portion serve you? Certainly, the glory of the world, if you had it all, it were but the portion of a reprobate. What, will a Dogs portion satisfie you? All the things of the world are but Dogs meat, so the Apostle calls them in Phil. 3. I account all things in the world as dross and dung, or dogs meat; and will ²