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

It is one thing where there is not that light, and another ¹thing where God hath revealed it. You desire Heaven at last, and do you not desire communion with Gods people? When you fail in any thing, you plead infirmity, but when you do neglect any opportunity of gaining strength, how can you plead infirmity?

1. 1Answ.

But how shall we join with any? there is no place ¹but there is brabbling, falling out, heart-burning, so as there is no sweet communion.

But how shall we joyn with any? there is no place ¹but there is brabling, falling out, heart-burning, so as there is no sweet communion.

1. 1Obj. 6.

This is a great stumbling, and I would we ¹could deny it: but if you will take offence at this, you must be offended; It cannot be expected to the end of the world, but there will be dissension amongst the people of God: where there hath not been care in laying a good foundation at the beginning, and where there is much liberty, and some are carnal, what else can be expected? A company of sheep, when they are worried by the dog, though they were scattered before, they will now run close together; but in a fair Sun-shine day, when there is no dog to scare them, they will one feed here, and another there, distant from one another: and so it is with Gods people, though it be a foul shame, and a great sin.