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…

That man who seeks the glory and honour of God, above his ¹own glory and honour, is a Divine self seeker. The reason is, because the happiness of Man is more in God than in himself. As the happiness of a member of the body is in conjunction with the body, (take it from the body it dieth.) So the happiness of Man is in conjunction with God, who is our chiefest good, who is an universal good, therefore he that seeks union with God most, seeks himself most. As the safety of the beam is more in the Sun then in it self, and of the stream in the Fountain, then in it self. So the safety, comfort and happiness of every Christian, is more in God then in himself; therefore he that seeks the glory and honour of God, more than his own glory and honour, is a heavenly and blessed self-seeker.

That man who seeks the glory and honour of God, above his ¹owne glory and honour, is a Divine selfe seeker. The reason is, because the happinesse of Man is more in God than in himselfe. As the happinesse of a member of the body is in conjunction with the body, (take it from the body it dieth.) So the happinesse of Man is in conjunction with God, who is our chiefest good, who is an universall good, therefore he that seeks union with God most, seeks himselfe most. As the safety of the beame is more in the Sun then in it selfe, and of the streame in the Fountaine, then in it selfe. So the safety, comfort and happinesse of every Christian, is more in God then in himself; therefore he that seeks the glory and honour of God, more than his owne glory and honour, is a heavenly and blessed selfe-seeker.

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He that loves the public good more than his own private ¹good, that seeks the prosperity of Zion and Jerusalem, of Church and State more than his own, is a Divine self-seeker. Oh that this word were mingled with Faith! A man that is in danger