The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded

And when we can delight in the Thoughts of what God is in himself, of his infinite Excellencies and Perfections, it gives us a threefold evidence of our being spiritually minded. (1.) In that it is such an Evidence that we have a gracious Interest in those Excellencies and Perfections, whereon we can say with rejoicing in our selves, this God, thus holy, thus powerful, thus just, good and gracious, is our God, and he will be our guide unto Death. So the Psalmist under the consideration of his own frailty and apprehensions of Death in the midst of his years, comforts and refresheth himself with Thoughts of Gods Eternity and Immutability, with his Interest in them, Psal. 102.23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. And God himself proposeth unto us, his infinite Immutability as the Ground whereon we may except safety and deliverance, Mal. 3.6. When we can thus think of God and what he is with delight, it is I say an Evidence that we have a gracious Covenant Interest, even in what God is in Himself; which none have but those who are spiritually minded.

And when we can delight in the Thoughts of what God is in himself, of his infinite Excellencies and Perfections, it gives us a threefold evidence of our being spiritually minded. (1.) In that it is such an Evidence that we have a gracious Interest in those Excellencies and Perfections, whereon we can say with rejoycing in our selves, this God, thus holy, thus powerful, thus just, good and gracious, is our God, and he will be our guide unto Death. So the Psalmist under the consideration of his own frailty and apprehensions of Death in the midst of his years, comforts and refresheth himself with Thoughts of Gods Eternity and Immutability, with his Interest in them, Psal. 102.23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. And God himself proposeth unto us, his infinite Immutability as the Ground whereon we may except safety and deliverance, Mal. 3.6. When we can thus think of God and what he is with delight, it is I say an Evidence that we have a gracious Covenant Interest, even in what God is in Himself; which none have but those who are spiritually minded.