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

First, Wouldst thou be willing at the day of judgement, ¹to be accused and found guilty before the ²Lord of this; that thou hast esteemed more pleasure to be had, either in sin, or in any lawful content, then in all the pleasures that are to be had in God, so as it should be said before men and Angels, Lo! this is the man that made not God his portion; Lo! here stands the man, that for many years together did account more good to be had in the pleasures of the flesh, then in all the good that was to be enjoyed in all the attributes of God, and all the merits of Jesus Christ, in all the promises of life, in all the ways of grace? What doest thou think will be thy condition, when as thou shalt be brought as guilty before men and Angels, that all shall look upon thee as a cursed fool in Israel? God and his Angels look now upon ⟨p. 156⟩thee as a fool in Israel; when thou shalt be brought to have all the world look upon thee as guilty of such a cursed folly as this, how bitter will it be to thee? wouldst thou be willing to be in such a condition as this?

First, Wouldst thou be willing at the day of judgement, ¹to be accused and found guilty before the ²Lord of this; that thou hast esteemed more pleasure to be had, either in sin, or in any lawful content, then in all the pleasures that are to be had in God, so as it should be said before men and Angels, Lo! this is the man that made not God his portion; Lo! here stands the man, that for many years together did account more good to be had in the pleasures of the flesh, then in all the good that was to be enjoyed in all the artributes of God, and all the merits of Jesus Christ, in all the promises of life, in all the ways of grace? What doest thou think will be thy condition, when as thou shalt be brought as guilty before men and Angels, that all shall look upon thee as a cursed fool in Israel? God and his Angels look now upon ⟨p. 156⟩