The Nature of co·n11'erfion. · ing; ~udiciumabfolutum, & comparatum. The abfo– lute judgment is, when a man t ::inks fuch a courfe be(! in the general, but not for h!m,- or not under the prefent circumftances he is in ; pro hie, & nunc. Now a godly man's judgment is for the ways of God ; and that not only the abiohite, but compa– rative judgment; he thinks the1n not only beft in general, but beft for him: He looks upon the rules · of Religion, not only as tolerable) but defirable; yea, more defirable than gold, fine gold 5 yea, much fine go!d, Pf.zl. 19. to. . His judgments are fetleJ ly determined, that 'ris ~eft to be holy, that 'tis beft to be ftrict, that it is in tt felf the mbfi: eligible coude; and that 'tis for hin1 the wife11:, and 1noi1: rdtiohal, and defirable choice. I-!ear the godly man 's judgment.; I know,. ·a LorJ, _ .tbat tby judgments are rigbt. I lo.ve tby commanlm~ntJ a·bove gold; ye. .t. above fine gold. I efteem all dn pre· cepts ~ concerning all tbings, to be rigbt; anJ. I bate e.ve1Jf.J.lfe w.ty, Pf..=tl TI9. I2J,I28. ·Marlf, hediJ appr.)ve of all that Go I required~ a.'ld diiaUowed of aU that he forbad ; Righteou-s, 0 Lord, and upright are tby judgments. Tby tejtimoni~s that _thqtt bajt com– mandei. ate rigbteous, an;l very fait.~ Jut Tby word i; true fro n the bt:girming, and every on:! of thy righteov~ fudg.1'J.tnts enduretb for ever, Pfal . I 19 . 86, I6o, 162., I 63. See ho·.v readily and fully he iubfcribes; he decl~ res his affent and content to it, and all and every thing therein contained.. 2 · Tbe defirr; of the beart i> to ~now the whole mind of Cbrift, p;aL 119. 1;4, 125,169. ~nd 2)_. 4., ;. He vvould not have one fin un:iifcovered~ . nor be ignorant of one daty required 'Tis· the natural and earne'tt breathing of a fanetifiedheart: '·Lord, " if ther.ebe any way of vvickedne!s in me, do thou '' diC:o~ierit . Whatlknownot, teach thou tne; and ~'if I have done iniquity,_{ will do it no more. The .. unfound
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