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

As soon as we come to years of discretion, we come to make our choice, to go on in the ways of God, or in the ways of death; How many young ones make a woeful choice in the beginning, and go on, and are hardened in their choice, and perish for ever? And hath the Lord looked upon you, and considered how like you would be to fail in your choice? And hath the Lord been pleased to come in with his Spirit, and a light from Heaven to show you the way? Have you heard a voice from heaven, saying, This is the way, walk in it? Though God should leave you in all outward things, yet you are made for ever; and therefore thou mayest say as ⟨p. 140⟩Judas, not Iscariot; Lord, wherefore is it that thou revealest thy self to us; and not to the world? Lord, wherefore is it, that in this great business of my choice, that concerns my eternal estate, thou art pleased to reveal thy self to me, a poor contemptible creature, rather then to the world?

As soon as we come to years of discretion, we come to make our choice, to go on in the ways of God, or in the ways of death; How many yong ones make a woful choice in the beginning, and go on, and are hardened in their choice, and perish for ever? And hath the Lord looked upon you, and considered how like you would be to fail in your choice? And hath the Lord been pleased to come in with his Spirit, and a light from Heaven to shew you the way? Have you heard a voyce from heaven, saying, This is the way, walk in it? Though God should leave you in all outward things, yet you are made for ever; and therefore thou mayest say as ⟨p. 140⟩Judas, not Iscariot; Lord, wherefore is it that thou revealest thy self to us; and not to the world? Lord, wherefore is it, that in this great business of my choice, that concerns my eternal estate, thou art pleased to reveal thy self to me, a poor contemptible creature, rather then to the world?

1. Hence it is, because thou art one of the chosen