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

unto which they who have no regard, and do yet pretend highly to spirituality, and delight in God, 'Tis apparently nothing else but mere hollow pretence; they only put on a good face, and make a fair show; look big, and speak great swelling words of vanity, as they must be called, while their hearts taste nothing of what their tongues utter. Spiritual delight and joy is a severe thing, separated from vain and unbecoming levities, as well as from all earthly impurities▪ and only grows and flourishes in a Soul that is dead to this world, and alive to God through Jesus Christ.

unto which they who have no regard, and do yet pretend highly to spirituality, and delight in God, 'Tis apparently nothing else but meer hollow pretence; they only put on a good face, and make a fair shew; look big, and speak great swelling words of vanity, as they must be called, while their hearts taste nothing of what their tongues utter. Spiritual delight and joy is a severe thing, separated from vain and unbecoming levities, as well as from all earthly impurities▪ and only grows and flourishes in a Soul that is dead to this world, and alive to God through Jesus Christ.

See then to the usual temper of your spirit; and do not think it enough, that you hope the great renewing change did sometime pass upon it; and that therefore your case is good and safe, and you may now take your ease and liberty; ⟨p. 310⟩But be intent upon this, to get into a confirmed growing spirituality, and that you may find you are in your ordinary course after the Spirit; ¹then will you savour the things of the Spirit; And then especially will the blessed God himself become your great delight, ²