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

Now the attaining of God himself, the being blessed to all eternity, if there be any end that is high, this must be it; for one therefore to be able to order and dispose of means, so as not to miscarry in such a high end as this, such a glorious and great work as this, it must be wonderful wisdom. The men of the world think themselves wise men, and bless themselves in their wisdom, because they can order and dispose of means to get money and fine clothes; they are poor, and base, and low spirits, who mind and regard no higher, and no better things then these base things that are below; whereas the godly, because God hath let the fear of eternity fall upon them, and they regard nothing but in subordination to that, therefore they sometimes miscarry in the things of the world; hereupon the men of the world looking at them, and seeing no higher end but the enjoyment of pleasure, and the like, they count them a company of fools that will undo themselves, and prove to be beggars, and so slight them in that respect.

Now the attaining of God himself, the being blessed to all eternity, if there be any end that is high, this must be it; for one therefore to be able to order and dispose of means, so as not to miscarry in such a high end as this, such a glorious and great work as this, it must be wonderful wisdom. The men of the world think themselves wise men, and bless themselves in their wisdom, because they can order and dispose of means to get money and fine cloaths; they are poor, and base, and low spirits, who minde and regard no higher, and no better things then these base things that are below; whereas the godly, because God hath let the fear of eternity fall upon them, and they regard nothing but in subordination to that, therefore they sometimes miscarry in the things of the world; hereupon the men of the world looking at them, and seeing no higher end but the enjoyment of pleasure, and the like, they count them a company of fools that will undo themselves, and prove to be beggers, and so slight them in that respect.

But there is an infinite mistake in this; were it that Gods servants did propound that end to themselves, and had no higher then that which other men have, they would shift as well as they; but because they have a higher end, therefore their thoughts in wisdom are drawn out about that: As St. Paul said,