2 gg Of the Vanity of Man's judgment S E R M. honour which can never fail, and above be XI. ing fullied by the miftakes, the malevolence, 'for the caprice of men, which is from God. Vain are all the attempts of men to com- mend themfelves, to raife monuments to their own praife ; they are only approved whom the Lord commendeth, and bleffed indeed is he whom this great King delighteth to ho. Hour.. Laflly, the judgment of God is infinitely more to be regarded than that of men, be- caufe confequences of infinitely greater mo- ment to our happinefs depend upon it. Though the divine approbation is highly valuable in itfelf, and will be highly valued by all fincere and good minds ; they will with the Pfalm/ defire the light of God's countenance preferably not only to the applaufes of men, but to abundance of corn and wine, the greateft af- fluence of all worldly poífeffions ; yet the ftrong principle of felf -love irrefiftibly de- termines us to purfue our own happinefs in the full extent of it, and therefore, to com- plete the argument for the great difparity between the judgment of men and the judgment of God, we muff take in the con- fequences of both to ourfelves. 'Tis thus we make an eftimate of approbation within the compafs
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