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

Take this one note about this, That man or woman that shall not esteem the hardest work of godliness at a higher rate, then the most delightful contentment to the flesh, hath not chosen right, and may suspect that yet he is to choose in the way of eternal life. It is true, that the hardest duty of godliness, may be burdensome to the flesh for a while, yet there is no gracious heart, but esteems of this duty at an infinite higher rate, then the pleasures of the flesh, though never so lawful; it looks upon the pleasures of the flesh as mean low things, though lawful, but looks upon the duties of godliness as precious things, though hard, and those are the things that are most suitable to a gracious frame of spirit.

Take this one note about this, That man or woman that shall not esteem the hardest work of godliness at a higher rate, then the most delightful contentment to the flesh, hath not chosen right, and may suspect that yet he is to choose in the way of eternal life. It is true, that the hardest duty of godliness, may be burthensom to the flesh for a while, yet there is no gracious heart, but esteems of this duty at an infinite higher rate, then the pleasures of the flesh, though never so lawful; it looks upon the pleasures of the flesh as mean low things, though lawful, but looks upon the duties of godliness as precious things, though hard, and those are the things that are most suitable to a gracious frame of spirit.

Again, fourthly, those come under this reprehension of making an ill choice, who have had some stirrings ¹of the Spirit of God, some workings of their consciences, that their way hath not been good, and right, and these have been but for some time, afterward they have given themselves, and do give themselves too too much liberty in satisfying the flesh. These are like the Israelites, of whom we read, Exod. 24. 11. according to the note that some have upon this place, They saw God, and did eat and drink; ⟨p. 154⟩