The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded

Thirdly, In those things which seem to stand in an equality as unto what is of God in them, yet on some especial Occasions and Reasons, our Love may go forth eminently unto one more than another. Some particular Truth, with the Grace communicated by it, may have been the means of our Conversion unto God, of our Edification in an especial manner, of our Consolation in Distress; it cannot be, but that the Mind will have a peculiar respect unto, and valuation of such Truths, and the Grace administered by them. And so it is as unto Duties. We may have found such a lively Intercourse and Communion with God in some of them, as may give us a peculiar Delight in them.

Thirdly, In those things which seem to stand in an equality as unto what is of God in them, yet on some especial Occasions and Reasons, our Love may go forth eminently unto one more than another. Some particular Truth, with the Grace communicated by it, may have been the means of our Conversion unto God, of our Edification in an especial manner, of our Consolation in Distress; it cannot be, but that the Mind will have a peculiar respect unto, and valuation of such Truths, and the Grace administred by them. And so it is as unto Duties. We may have found such a lively Intercourse and Communion with God in some of them, as may give us a peculiar Delight in them.

But notwithstanding these Differences, Affections Spiritually renewed, do cleave unto all Spiritual Things, as such. For the true formal Reason of their so doing, is the same in them all, namely God in them; only they have several ways of acting themselves towards them, whereof I shall give one Instance.

Our Saviour distributes Spiritual things into those that are Heavenly, and those that are Earthly, that is comparatively so, Joh. 3.12. If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not; how shall ye believe if I tell you of Heavenly Things.