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But Moses seeing Gods mind, that he would rather have him venture himself in joining with his people in affliction, and that this was the way, whereby God would honour himself by him, he was content to let go all those reasonings, and yield up himself to Gods own way: God will sometimes rather be honoured by the sufferings and afflictions of men in great Places (who one would think had large opportunities of service) then in any service that they shall or can do; and such men should be willing to submit to God herein: It is not what I or others think, how God may be honoured this way or another, but what the will of God is, which way he will be honoured; and God expects from men, not ⟨p. 4⟩only that they should seek his honour, but that they should seek it his own way: All the intentions and aims at the glory of God that can possibly be, are nothing; God cares not for them, if they be out of his own way. It was an excellent resolution of David, 2 Sam. 15. 25, 26. If I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back again, but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here I am, let him do to me as seemeth good to him. We read of Heman, a man of admirable wisdom, one of the wisest upon earth in his time, as appears 1 King. 4. 31. and yet Psal. 88. God kept him down, and low by afflictions all his days from his youth. This God doth;

But Moses seeing Gods minde, that he would rather have him venture himself in joyning with his people in affliction, and that this was the way, whereby God would honor himself by him, he was content to let go all those reasonings, and yield up himself to Gods own way: God will sometimes rather be honored by the sufferings and afflictions of men in great Places (who one would think had large opportunities of service) then in any service that they shall or can do; and such men should be willing to submit to God herein: It is not what I or others think, how God may be honored this way or another, but what the will of God is, which way he will be honored; and God expects from men, not ⟨p. 4⟩onely that they should seek his honor, but that they should seek it his own way: All the intentions and ayms at the glory of God that can possibly be, are nothing; God cares not for them, if they be out of his own way. It was an excellent resolution of David,