The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

But if now we open our eyes upon that all-comprehending glory, apply them to a steady ⟨p. 312⟩intuition of God; how heavenly a life shall we then live in the world! To have God always in view as the director and end of all our actions. To make our eye crave leave of God; to consult him ere we adventure upon any thing, and implore his guidance, and blessing. Upon all occasions to direct our prayers to him and look up. To make our eye await his commanding look, ready to receive all intimations of his will; this is an angelical life. To be as those ministers of his that are always ready to do his pleasure. To make our eye do him homage and express our dependence, and trust. To approve our selves in every thing to him, and act as always in his presence, observing still how his eye observes us; and exposing our selves willingly to its inspection and search; contented always he should see through and through us. Surely there is much of heaven in this life, so we should endeavour to live here: (I cannot omit to give you this instruction in the words of an Heathen) we ought (saith he) so to live as always within view,¹ order our cogitations as if some one might, or can look into the very inwards of our breast. For, to what purpose is it to hide any thing from man? from God nothing can be hid, he is continually present to our Spirits, and comes amidst our inmost thoughts, &c.

But if now we open our eyes upon that all-comprehending glory, apply them to a steady ⟨p. 312⟩intuition of God; how heavenly a life shall we then live in the world! To have God alwayes in view as the director and end of all our actions. To make our eye crave leave of God; to consult him ere we adventure upon any thing, and implore his guidance, and blessing. Upon all occasions to direct our prayers to him and look up. To make our eye await his commanding look, ready to receive all intimations of his will; this is an angelical life. To be as those ministers of his that are alwayes ready to do his pleasure. To make our eye do him homage and expresse our dependence, and trust. To approve our selves in every thing to him, and act as alwayes in his presence, observing still how his eye observes us; and exposing our selves willingly to its inspection and search; contented alwayes he should see through and through us. Surely there is much of heaven in this life, so we should endeavour to live here: (I cannot omit to give you this instruction in the words of an Heathen) we ought (saith he) so to live as alwayes within view,