A Third Scripture is in Psal. 33.28. There you may see how the Prophet David did highly esteem of that great Honour that the Lord did put upon him in this, in being near to God: But it is good for me to draw near to God. Mark how he speaks, But it is good for me: Why? For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. As if he should say, There are some that did seem to be near unto thee heretofore, that were as the wife to the husband, but they are gone a whoring from thee; base Hypocrites, base Apostates, they are gone a whoring from thee, their hearts being carnal they did not find that Contentment and satisfaction in thy Worship as thy Saints do, and therefore they are gone a whoring from thee, but it is good for me to draw near to thee. It is an excellent Scripture, Do you see any young ones, or others that were very forward not many years ago, and would speak of good things, and seem to rejoice in the word, but now they are gone a whoring, they are departed from God and His ways, and the pleasures of the flesh hath taken their hearts? Thou wilt destroy them (saith David) that go a whoring from thee. So thou shouldest think with thy […], Oh miserable is the condition of those who once were forward in the profession of Religion and now are gone a whoring from God; But it is good for me to draw near to God, they are gone from thee, and that wilt destroy them, but it is good for me to draw near to thee: I bless my self in drawing near to thee the Lord, and bless the time that ever I did draw near to thee, and that ever I knew those ways wherein ⟨p. 42⟩my soul hath drawn near to God. Such as Worship God aright, and do delight in the worship of God they are such as have a great honour put upon them, they do draw nigh to God. And thus we have finished the first Point.
A Third Scripture is in Psal. 33.28. There you may see how the Prophet David did highly esteeme of that great Honour that the Lord did put upon him in this, in being neer to God: But it is good for me to draw neer to God. Mark how he speaks, But it is good for me: Why? For loe, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. As if he should say, There are some that did seeme to be neer unto thee heretofore, that were as the wife to the husband, but they are gone a whoring from thee; base Hypocrits, base Apostats, they are gone a whoring from thee, their hearts being carnall they did not find that Contentment and satisfaction in thy Worship as thy Saints do, and therefore they are gone a whoring from thee, but it is good for mee to draw neer to thee. It is an excellent Scripture, Do you see any young ones, or others that were very forward not many years ago, and would speak of good things, and seem to rejoyce in the word, but now they are gone a whoring, they are departed from God and His wayes, and the pleasures of the flesh hath taken their hearts? Thou wilt destroy them (saith David) that go a whoring from thee. So thou shouldest think with thy 〈…〉, Oh miserable is the condition of those who once were forward in the profession of Religion and now are gone a whoring from God; But it is good for me to draw neer to God, they are gone from thee, and that wilt destroy them, but it is good for me to draw neer to thee: I bless my self in drawing neer to thee the Lord, and bless the time that ever I did draw neer to thee, and that ever I knew those waies wherein ⟨p. 42⟩my soul hath drawn neer to God. Such as Worship God aright, and do delight in the worship of God they are such as have a great honor put upon them, they do draw nigh to God. And thus we have finished the first Point.
