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

O that the fear of God might fall upon your hearts this day! and then the promise of God is, Psal. 25. 12. Who is the man that feareth the Lord, him will he teach in the way that he shall choose. The fear of God will put you into a teachable frame, and the Lord delights to teach such; and surely it is an unspeakable blessing of God, to be taught in the way of our choice. How happy were it, if the Lord would put a reasoning frame into your hearts, that you might begin to ponder, and weigh things, and if spiritual arguments cannot prevail, yet let us see whether they you reasonable Creatures or no; Isaiah 46. 8. Remember, and show your selves men, bring to mind, O ye transgressors! Come, let us reason together; Is there not infinite reason for Gods ways more then those ways you have walked in? Is not God infinitely worthy of honour and praise from you, other manner of honour and praise then he hath had from you, your own consciences being judges? Hath not God given you immortal souls? and are they not ⟨p. 160⟩capable of better things then these things that you have chosen for your chiefest good? Hath not God made you for a higher end, then to eat, and drink, and play? What, did the blessed Trinity consult to make a glorious creature, Come, let us make man, according to our own image: and when this great work is done, is he made for no other end then to eat and drink, and commit wickedness? What, is not man to live by rule? indeed no creatures but Angels and men, have a rule to walk by, no creature is capable of knowing a rule but they.

O that the fear of God might fall upon your hearts this day! and then the promise of God is, Psal. 25. 12. Who is the man that feareth the Lord, him will he teach in the way that he shall choose. The fear of God will put you into a teachable frame, and the Lord delights to teach such; and surely it is an unspeakable blessing of God, to be taught in the way of our choice. How happy were it, if the Lord would put a reasoning frame into your hearts, that you might begin to ponder, and weigh things, and if spiritual arguments cannot prevail, yet let us see whether they you reasonable Creatures or no; Esay 46. 8. Remember, and shew your selves men, bring to minde, O ye transgressors! Come, let us reason together; Is there not infinite reason for Gods ways more then those ways you have walked in? Is not God infinitely worthy of honor and praise from you, other maner of honor and praise then he hath had from you, your own consciences being judges? Hath not God given you immortal souls? and are they not