Sermons preached

The Delight of God's Children, or that which serves instead of jesting to Christians is the grateful remembrance of the Lord's Mercies, especially of our Redemption by Christ. To draw nigh to him in Ordinances, there this delight is exercised again. There is Prayer: A gracious Soul cannot be a Stranger to it, because it cannot have a greater refreshing, than to be alone with God, and unbosom himself with God. The Hypocrite is rejected from being capable of this Character, Job 27. 10. Will he delight himself in the Almighty, will he always call upon God? Sometimes he will call upon God, he is frighted into a little Religiousness, it may be, when Death is at his Back, in great Afflictions, or time of great Judgments, but he hath no constant delight in God. The constant delight in God, is that that brings the Saints into his presence. So for all other Christian duties, Psal. 122. 1. I was glad, when they said unto me, Come, let us go into the House of the Lord; there they entertained Traffic and Commerce with God about matters of the highest concernment to their precious and immortal Souls; nay all their work, the whole course of their Obedience is sweetened to them, because it is commanded by God, and tends to the enjoyment of God: as Psal. 112. 1, Blessed is the Man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his Commandments; they not only keep the Commandments, but delight, (and that greatly,) to keep the Commandments. And Psal. 119. 14. I have rejoiced in the way of thy Testimonies, as much as in all riches. Delight in God is a great act of Love, to which we should not be Strangers, even in the house of our Pilgrimage; though we have no assurance, or sensible enjoyment of his Favour. For it is a Duty of the first Commandment, that results from the owning of God, as our God.

The Delight of God's Children, or that which serves instead of jesting to Christians is the grateful remembrance of the Lord's Mercies, especially of our Redemption by Christ. To draw nigh to him in Ordinances, there this delight is exercised again. There is Prayer: A gracious Soul cannot be a Stranger to it, because it cannot have a greater refreshing, than to be alone with God, and unbosome himself with God. The Hypocrite is rejected from being capable of this Character,