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

And now all these things (whether severally or together) and whatever else of like kind do at the best make but a dead, and consequently an undelightful Religion, such as hath no pleasure in it, because it hath no life: It remains therefore,

2. To show, how unfit such a Religion is ⟨p. 190⟩to be chosen or rested in. And surely since (as appears from what was formerly said) the persuading of men to become religious or godly, is but an inviting them to a state and course wherein they may delight themselves with God; or to a life of pure and heavenly pleasure; That is only the vain show of Religion, which affords nothing of that pleasure. And how unreasonable and foolish is it when Religion it self is the thing we pretend, to let our selves be mocked (as we mock others, and vainly attempt to mock Him also, who is not to be mocked) with the mere empty show and appearance of it!

2. To shew, how unfit such a Religion is ⟨p. 190⟩to be chosen or rested in. And surely since (as appears from what was formerly said) the perswading of men to become religious or godly, is but an inviting them to a state and course wherein they may delight themselves with God; or to a life of pure and heavenly pleasure; That is only the vain shew of Religion, which affords nothing of that pleasure. And how unreasonable and foolish is it when Religion it self is the thing we pretend, to let our selves be mock'd (as we mock others, and vainly attempt to mock Him also, who is not to be mocked) with the meer empty shew and appearance of it!