Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verseMoses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse

Whereas on the contrary, by the greediness of your hearts upon them, and unwillingness to part with them, you may have them rent away from you in wrath, so that you shall not enjoy the comfort of them, and yet you may perish for ever, for that distemper of heart, in the inordinate setting of it upon them: Many perish in their inordinate affections towards outward things, and yet have them not, others have the comfort and blessing of self-denial, and yet enjoy their outward contentments to the full: Oh how much better is it, that when we are at the height of our prosperity, then to get our hearts to fall, and to deny our selves for God, then that God should even in our height seize upon us in his wrath, as it is Gods way often to come upon wicked men, in the very height of all their jollities? As we read of Absalom, ¹when he had a purpose to slay his brother Amnon, he bade his ⟨p. 143⟩servants to observe when they saw his heart merry, and then to fall upon him and slay him. When Belshazzar was most in his jollity, then the hand-writing came out against him. When the people of Israel had their own desire, and were satisfying their lusts to the full, Psal. 78. 29, 30, 31. then the wrath of God came upon them.

Whereas on the contrary, by the greedinesse of your hearts upon them, and unwillingnesse to part with them, you may have them rent away from you in wrath, so that you shall not enjoy the comfort of them, and yet you may perish for ever, for that distemper of heart, in the inordinate setting of it upon them: Many perish in their inordinate affections towards outward things, and yet have them not, others have the comfort and blessing of selfedenyall, and yet enjoy their outward contentments to the full: Oh how much better is it, that when wee are at the height of our prosperity, then to get our hearts to fall, and to deny our selves for God, then that God should even in our height seize upon us in his wrath, as it is Gods way often to come upon wicked men, in the very height of all their jollities? As wee read of Absalom, ¹when hee had a purpose to slay his brother Amnon, he bade his ⟨p. 143⟩