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

You that have hard thoughts of Gods way, you have looked upon them as things a great way off; ¹come nearer, pry into them a little further, make trial of them a little, that you may have experience of them, you will think otherwise of them; if it were possible for you to enter upon Gods ways with the same base hearts that you have, Gods ways would indeed be tedious, but if you enter into the ways of God, your hearts will be changed, and you will be other men; and when your hearts are changed, those things that were grievous to you, will be delightful to you. St. Augustine in his Confessions hath this notable expression: How sweet was it to me of a sudden, to be without those sweet vanities? And those things which I was afraid to lose, with joy I let go, for thou who art the true and only sweetness, didst cast out those from me, and instead of them didst enter in thy self, who art more delightful then all pleasure, more clear then all light, but it was not thus with me heretofore when I sate in darkness.

You that have hard thoughts of Gods way, you have looked upon them as things a great way off; ¹come nearer, pry into them a little further, make tryal of them a little, that you may have experience of them, you will think otherwise of them; if it were possible for you to enter upon Gods ways with the same base hearts that you have, Gods ways would indeed be tedious, but if you enter into the ways of God, your hearts will be changed, and you will be other men; and when your hearts are changed, those things that were grievous to you, will be delightful to you. St. Augustine in his Confessions hath this notable expression: How sweet was it to me of a sudden, to be without those sweet vanities? And those things which I was afraid to lose, with joy I let go, for thou who art the true and onely sweetness, didst cast out those from me, and instead of them didst enter in thy self, who art more delightful then all pleasure, more clear then all light, but it was not thus with me heretofore when I sate in darkness.

1. 1Quā suave mihi subito factum est carctib suavitatibus nugarum! & quas amittere metas fuit, dimittere gaudiū erat: cjiciebas enim à ne, vera tu & summa sua vitas, cjiciebas, et intrabas pro tis, omni voluptate dulcior, sed non carni et sanguini, omni luce clarior, sed non jam sedenti in tenebris, &c. Aug. Con l. 9. c. 1.