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

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.

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 dissention 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.