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Reas. 1. The uncertainties, mixtures, and finiteness of all things on this side God, fully evidence that God is singularly more desirable. In the book of Ecclesiastes, you have Solomons inventory, and at the foot of every page of the Account, the sum is vanity, and the total sum, vanity and vexation of Spirit. Will you know what vanity is? Vanity is that which hath no true Solidity of essence, stability of lastingness, nor power to bring any happiness. Will you know what vexation of Spirit is? Ask your own hearts. And truly, for graces themselves, as they are hampered and clogged in us, the soul may even long to be rid of them. I mean to be perfected, that what they have but in part, may be done away.

Reas. 1. The uncertainties, mixtures, and finitenesse of all things on this side God, fully evidence that God is singularly more desireable. In the booke of Ecclesiastes, you have Solomons inventory, and at the foote of every page of the Account, the summe is vanity, and the totall summe, vanity and vexation of Spirit. Will you know what vanity is? Vanity is that which hath no true Soliditie of essence, stabilitie of lastingnes, nor power to bring any happinesse. Will you know what vexation of Spirit is? Aske your own hearts. And truely, for graces themselves, as they are hamper'd and clogg'd in us, the soul may even long to be rid of them. I meane to be perfected, that what they have but in part, may be done away.

2. What ever excellency there is in any thing, it is originally, eminently in God. Rom. 11.36. of him, and through him, and to him are all things: of him, as the first Author: through him as the Preserver: to him as the last scope. Every thing hath its degrees of perfection, according to what of God is communicated. 1 Cor. 3.23. All things are yours, ye are Christs, and Christ is Gods: that is, the world is yours for your use: ye are Christs as his peculiar: and Christ personally ⟨p. 20⟩