The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and…The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomizd together with a description of the heavenly and…

2. When a Christian seeks his own things, and the things of Christ also, but seeks his own things antecedently to the ⟨p. 14⟩things of Christ. When he first seeks his own things, and afterwards the things of Christ; of this the Prophet Haggai complains, Hag. 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. The people said, It was not time to build Gods house, but it was time to build their own houses. Therefore the Heavens over them were as brass, and the Earth withheld her fruit.

2. When a Christian seeks his owne things, and the things of Christ also, but seeks his owne things antecedently to the ⟨p. 14⟩things of Christ. When he first seeks his owne things, and afterwards the things of Christ; of this the Prophet Haggai complanes, Hag. 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. The people said, It was not time to build Gods house, but it was time to build their owne houses. Therefore the Heavens over them were as brasse, and the Earth withheld her fruit.

3. When a man seeks his own things, and the things of Christ also, but seeks his own things, chiefly and principally, not only before, but more then the things of Christ, and that both in his value and esteem, and in his love and affection. When a man prizeth his own profit and preferment, and loveth his own praise and glory more than the profit, praise and honour of Christ and his Gospel. Such were the Gadarenes, who preferred their Hogs before Christ. Such were the Merchants and Farmers, Mat. 21. 3. who made light of the call of Christ, and preferred their Farms and Merchandizing before Christ and his Gospel. Such was Demas, who forsook Paul and embraced the present world, and such were the Pharisees,