One Hundred and Ninety Sermons on Psalm 119

1. From the new Nature that is in them: The Appetite followeth the Nature, Gal. 5. 17. ⟨p. 30⟩The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Desires being the vigorous bent of the soul, discover the temper of it. The carnal nature puts forth its self in lustings, so doth the new nature. The main thing we have by grace, is a new heart, that is, new loves, new desires, and new delights, Rom. 8. 5. For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are after the spirit, the things of the spirit.

2. Out of love to God, which implieth subjection and conformity to him. Love to God is testified by a desire of subjection; for his love is a love of bounty, ours a love of duty, 1 Joh. 5. 3. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. It is the great desire of their souls that they may be subject to God. As he that loveth, would not offend the party loved; so it is their desire to please God in all things. And as Holiness implieth a conformity to God, they study to be like him. It is their hope, their desire, their care: their hope, 1 John 3. 2. But we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. It is their desire and care in every Ordinance, 2 Cor. 3. 18. But we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. And it is their constant endeavour,