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

We read, Job. 20. 22, 23. a threatening against the wicked, That in the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straights. When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating: Oh how much better is it, that in the fullness of our sufficiency, we do willingly and freely give God glory, in an humble yielding up of all we have unto him, then that in the fullness of our sufficiency we should be brought into most miserable straights, in spite of our hearts, and that by the wrath of God himself? Oh how grievous a condition is that, to be forced by the wrath of God, to part with that, which we ⟨p. 144⟩might have parted withal upon such sweet and honourable terms, in the cause of God, in testimony to his truth, in his service, and the expressions of our dearest Love unto him.

Wee read, Job. 20. 22, 23. a threatning against the wicked, That in the fulnesse of his sufficiencie hee shall be in straights. When hee is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall raine it upon him while hee is eating: Oh how much better is it, that in the fulnesse of our sufficiencie, we doe willingly and freely give God glory, in an humble yeelding up of all wee have unto him, then that in the fulnesse of our sufficiencie wee should be brought into most miserable straights, in spight of our hearts, and that by the wrath of God himself? Oh how grievous a condition is that, to be forced by the wrath of God, to part with that, which wee ⟨p. 144⟩might have parted withall upon such sweet and honourable termes, in the cause of God, in testimony to his truth, in his service, and the expressisions of our dearest Love unto him.

And howsoever it is not long that you can possibly hold this prosperity, that now you do enjoy: Suppose the fairest, that God should let things go on in an ordinary course of bounty and patience, within a little while, all the comforts of the world will leave you, and you must leave them, and what if you did for the cause of God part with them a year or two sooner then otherwise you should? what great matter is this? what is a year or two, or ten years enjoyment of them? there is no such excellency in them, as that a few years enjoyment of them should be prized at any such high rate.