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

In the 13. ver. you have the commendation of wisdom, and the blessed estate of that man set out, that finds wisdom: Wisdom is commended by many arguments, and amongst the rest, not to spend time about the other, this is one, because all her ways are ways of pleasantness; and therefore happy is the man that finds it out. All her ways, that is, the ways of wisdom, the ways of godliness, they are ways of pleasantness, not only shall be, but they are so, ⟨p. 170⟩they are ways in themselves pleasant, and lead to pleasantness: They are ways not only pleasant, but ways of pleasantness in the abstract. Wherefore the point that is to be the subject of this exercise, is, as you have it plain in the words:

In the 13. ver. you have the commendation of wisdom, and the blessed estate of that man set out, that findes wisdom: Wisdom is commended by many arguments, and amongst the rest, not to spend time about the other, this is one, because all her ways are ways of pleasantness; and therefore happy is the man that findes it out. All her ways, that is, the ways of wisdom, the ways of godliness, they are ways of pleasantness, not onely shall be, but they are so, ⟨p. 170⟩they are ways in themselves pleasant, and lead to pleasantness: They are ways not onely pleasant, but ways of pleasantness in the abstract. Wherefore the point that is to be the subject of this exercise, is, as you have it plain in the words:

That the ways of godliness are delightful ways, full of pleasure, yea, they are pleasantness it self.

There is nothing that mans heart is set more upon then pleasure; and nothing hinders a man from the ways of godliness, more then fear he shall not find pleasure in them: Wherefore it is an argument of great concernment for us, throughly to be convinced that there is pleasantness in the ways of godliness, they are ways of pleasure; and I hope I speak unto such, whose hearts close with the point as soon as it is named, who can say, Yes, and we find it so. The ways of wisdom are either the ways of Gods Ordinances, or the ways of exercise of grace, or ways of obedience; all these are the ways of pleasantness. How amiable are thy Tabernacles, O Lord! they shall be satisfied with the fatness of thy house, the beauty of holiness; And the like is said of the Ordinances of God: The exercises of the graces of the Spirit, they are the ways of wisdom, and are full of delight and pleasure: