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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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Tenthly, Further, ways of pleasantness they are, 1because that Religion does enable them to draw out more delight and pleasure from the creature it self, then any other possibly can do; there is no principle that can enable to draw out delights from the creature, as godliness does enable a man to do; for take any other carnal natural man, he can draw out nothing from the creature but that which is carnal and natural; but Gods people have a principle to draw out more, and we are to know this, that every creature hath a natural delight in it, and there is somewhat more in it to a gracious heart, then a natural delight; as it was with Manna, when Manna fell, there was a dew that fell together with it; and so with our meat, and drink, and clothes, and estate, and delights in the world; it is true, they are Manna, and we feed upon them as the carnal Israelites fed upon Manna, but we do not see the dew; a carnal heart is not acquainted with the dew that falls with the Manna, but ⟨p. 180⟩those that are godly and religious, and walk in these ways of wisdom, they have a principle to discern and relish the dew that falls with this Manna, a secret blessing of God that their souls are enabled to close with in the enjoyment of the creature; in meat, and drink, and clothes, and recreations, they find a secret influence of GOD together with them.
Tenthly, Further, ways of pleasantness they are, 1because that Religion does enable them to draw out more delight and pleasure from the creature it self, then any other possibly can do; there is no principle that can enable to draw out delights from the creature, as godliness does enable a man to do; for take any other carnal natural man, he can draw out nothing from the creature but that which is carnal and natural; but Gods people have a principle to draw out more, and we are to know this, that every creature hath a natural delight in it, and there is somewhat more in it to a gracious heart, then a natural delight; as it was with Manna, when Manna fell, there was a dew that fell together with it; and so with our meat, and drink, and clothes, and estate, and delights in the world; it is true, they are Manna, and we feed upon them as the carnal Israelites fed upon Manna, but we do not see the dew; a carnal heart is not acquainted with the dew that fals with the Manna, but