A treatise of delighting in God from Psal. xxxvij. 4. Delight thy self also…

Of Delighting in God, Two Parts; Concerning the

I. Import, or meaning of it, Page 1. 1. Delectable Object, in an Absolute Relative consideration. 5 1. Absolute ibid. 2. Relative, as 1. Lord to be obeyed. ibid. 2. Portion to be enjoyed sufficient. communicable 10 To state the Communicable Delectable Good with more advantage premise 1. That delightful enjoyment of God, supposeth some Communication from God. 12 2. However God himself is enjoyed, yet this Communication is also a sort of mediate object of this real Delight, suited to the new-born-creature's wants of further knowledge, likeness, and assurance of his Love 13 Hence Divine Communication to regenerate Souls contains in it, 1. An inwardly enlightening revelation of God himself to them, 19 Which exceeds the common appearances to all, in that it is 1. Attributed to the Spirit, 22 2. Spoken as a reward of their love, 23 This exceeding common light may have these characters 1. It is much more distinct and clear, 24 both as to the beauty, and tendency 26 of Truths. 27 2. More powerfully assuring, 32 in respect of matter revealed. manner of revelation, vigour it carries with it, design of it, 2. A transforming impression of his Image, 43 including the removal of such dispositions as are corrupt, 50 settlement of such as are gracious, ibid. rectifying the Soul towards God himself as the end, 51 Christ as the means, 52 men, 72 themselves, 72 this and the other world, 86 The Characters of this Divine Communication are, 1. Generative, 93 2. Nutritive, ibid. 3. Sanative, 94 4. Corroborative, ibid. From not-knowing or not-considering this way of enjoying God, ariseth a twofold mistake, 97 ⟨image 8⟩viz. 1. That some have thought they have enjoyed God when they have not. 2. That others have thought they have not enjoyed God when they have. Yet some Doubts upon this Discourse are to be removed, viz. D. 1. Doth not this bring us to delight in our selves? A. 1. As such holy dispositions are not God, so not our selves: 98 2. Yet they have more affinity with God than us. 100 3. Nor said, nor meant, our delight is here to terminate. ibid. 4. We enjoy a friend without partaking his essence. ibid. D. 2. But how can this delighting in God (communicating himself) be our duty? 101 A. This will be cleared in treating of actual delighting in God. ibid. D. 3. But where is this temper of spirit to be found? or how can I delight in that I question whether I have or no? ibid. A. 1.