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First, this is a most evident argument, that all the good things they ⟨p. 127⟩have in the world, comes from the spiritual favour and love of God to them, and this is no small matter; there is more sweetness in this knowledge of the principle from whence the good things we have do come, then in any thing that they afford of themselves. The difference of Jacobs blessing from Esau's is observable, Gen. 27. 28. there is Jacobs, God give thee the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth; Esau's blessing is v. 29. where the dew of heaven and the fatness of the earth is likewise given to him, but the reference it hath to God is left out, it is not there, God give thee.

First, this is a most evident argument, that all the good things they ⟨p. 127⟩have in the world, comes from the spirituall favour and love of God to them, and this is no small matter; there is more sweetnesse in this knowledge of the principle from whence the good things we have doe come, then in any thing that they afford of themselves. The difference of Iacobs blessing from Esau's is observable, Gen. 27. 28. there is Iacobs, God give thee the dew of heaven, and the fatnesse of the earth; Esau's blessing is v. 29. where the dew of heaven and the fatnesse of the earth is likewise given to him, but the reference it hath to God is left out, it is not there, God give thee.

A carnal heart cares not, so he may have the thing it self, he does not look to the principle from whence it comes, but the chief sweet to a gracious heart is that he can see God, the love and mercy of God in all the blessings he enjoys. Now there is no such argument as this to demonstrate Gods love in them; outward things are no certain arguments of the love of God: wicked men, the objects of ⟨p. 128⟩