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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…
Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by John Field, 1650
Moses his Choice. › Part 1 › Chapter 15: The true pleasantness of all the ways of godliness.
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First, because they are the ways of wisdom: 1if they were but only rational ways, such ways as were suitable to the principles of right reason, there were abundance of delight in them: certainly, there are rational delights, as well as sensual ⟨p. 172⟩delights; he is not worthy of the name of a man, that does not think there are rational delights, as well as sensual: Many of the Heathens that knew what rational delights were, those things suitable to the rules of right Reason, scorned sensual delights, as inferior to them; give me that man that hath but the rules of right Reason, and I dare undertake to convince him, that all the ways of godliness are suitable to those principles, though some be above them: But being ways of wisdom there is more pleasure, because they are not only suitable to the rules of right Reason, but are able to elevate Reason: Wisdom does make the face of a man to shine, and puts a lustre upon a man, and puts a glory upon any thing; the beauty and glory that wisdom hath, is put upon the ways of godliness, therefore pleasant.
First, because they are the ways of wisdom: 1if they were but onely rational ways, such ways as were suitable to the principles of right reason, there were abundance of delight in them: certainly, there are rational delights, as well as sensual ⟨p. 172⟩delights; he is not worthy of the name of a man, that does not think there are rational delights, as well as sensual: Many of the Heathens that knew what rational delights were, those things suitable to the rules of right Reason, scorned sensual delights, as inferior to them; give me that man that hath but the rules of right Reason, and I dare undertake to convince him, that all the ways of godliness are suitable to those principles, though some be above them: But being ways of wisdom there is more pleasure, because they are not onely suitable to the rules of right Reason, but are able to elevate Reason: Wisdom does make the face of a man to shine, and puts a lustre upon a man, and puts a glory upon any thing; the beauty and glory that wisdom hath, is put upon the ways of godliness, therefore pleasant.