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As it argues the exceeding greatness of the heavens, that all the earth is but as a point to them, all the huge great mountains, and vast circumference of the earth is as nothing in comparison of them: so when all the honours, delights, and riches of the earth, which are esteemed such huge and mighty things by the men of the world, yet to ⟨p. 114⟩a gracious spirit, though enjoyed to the full, are accounted as nothing, this argues a glorious work of grace, enlarging the heart of a man. God brings it himself as an argument of his own greatness, Isai. chap. 40. that all the Nations of the earth are as a drop of a Bucket, and as a dust of the hallance to him. So when all the braveries and delights of the world are to a soul but as a little dust, looked at as having but a drop of comfort in them, far from affording any good draught of comfort to quench the thirst of it; no, it must have the ocean of all comfort to drink on, even God himself, no less then an infinite ocean of blessedness will serve the turn, for it to be satisfied withal, and this argues a spirit great indeed; and the truth is, let men think what they will, yet it is most certain, there are no men in the world of great spirits, but only godly men.

As it argues the exceeding greatnes of the heavens, that all the earth is but as a point to them, all the huge great mountaines, and vast circumference of the earth is as nothing in comparison of them: so when all the honours, delights, and riches of the earth, which are esteemed such huge and mighty things by the men of the world, yet to ⟨p. 114⟩a gracious spirit, though enjoyed to the full, are accounted as nothing, this argues a glorious worke of grace, enlarging the heart of a man. God brings it himselfe as an argument of his owne greatnesse, Isai. chap. 40. that all the Nations of the earth are as a drop of a Bucket, and as a dust of the hallance to him. So when all the braveries and delights of the world are to a soule but as a little dust, looked at as having but a drop of comfort in them, farre from affording any good draught of comfort to quench the thirst of it; no, it must have the ocean of all comfort to drinke on, even God himselfe, no lesse then an infinite ocean of blessednesse will serve the turne, for it to be satisfied withall, and this argues a spirit great indeed; and the truth is, let men think what they will, yet it is most certaine, there are no men in the world of great spirits, but onely godly men.