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…

He that seeks to do most service to God in his generation, that seeks his own glory, by seeking Gods glory, is a Divine self seeker. ¹The reason is, because the perfection of every thing consisteth, in attaining the end for which it was made. As the perfection of meat is to be eaten, he that hoards it up and will not eat it, destroys it. The end for which God made Man is to serve him, to glorify him here, and enjoy him hereafter. Therefore the more service we do to God, the more we seek his glory; the more we attain the end of our creation, and therein we are the more happy. He that loves himself for himself, and for his own ends, destroys himself, because the end for which God made us, is to serve him, and not our selves. When all the streams of self-love flow into the great Ocean of the love of God, this is Divine self-love. Oh that men would thus labour to love themselves, and seek themselves, to look upon themselves as servants and instruments unto God and his glory; to say, Lord, how may I advance my self, by advancing thy name! how may I glorify my self, by glorifying of thee? How may I seek my self, by seeking thy praise, and ⟨p. 11⟩perfect my self, by disposing of my self of my understanding, memory, will, heart, affections and actions, in order to thee and thy glory.

He that seeks to doe most service to God in his generation, that seeks his own glory, by seeking Gods glory, is a Divine self seeker. ¹The reason is, because the perfection of every thing consisteth, in attaining the end for which it was made. As the perfection of meat is to be eaten, he that hoards it up and will not eate it, destroyes it. The end for which God made Man is to serve him, to glorifie him here, and enjoy him hereafter. Therefore the more service we doe to God, the more we seek his glory; the more we attaine the end of our creation, and therein we are the more happy. He that loves himselfe for himselfe, and for his owne ends, destroyes himselfe, because the end for which God made us, is to serve him, and not our selves. When all the streames of selfe-love flow into the great Ocean of the love of God, this is Divine selfe-love. Oh that men would thus labour to love themselves, and seek themselves, to look upon themselves as servants and instruments unto God and his glory; to say, Lord, how may I advance my selfe, by advancing thy name! how may I glorifie my selfe, by glorifying of thee? How may I seeke my selfe, by seeking thy praise, and