13%h0 true hungrî'n and thirftzing of tie foul is walk towards God in abetter and more gracious mariner then formerly it bath done, it would have ffiil more and more, the delires are f }ill iniarged, whereas an hypocrite may delire to overcome corruptionand to perform íorrie duty, but he delires -only fo much as he thinks may ferve his turne to keep him from dangers that he Both apprehend, and that's an evident argu- ment that he delires it not for it felt : As thus, there be two men that would have learning, there's one man that is fent to the Univerfity, but it is only to give his .father content, and therefore he would fainehave learning, or thus, he would faine have learning that he might get force preferment, that's .hi> end, and if he can but get fo much as he may attaine his end, then he loyters after that : But there is another that ; delires learning for it felf, he fees an excellency that there is in le tru- ing, he fees that it doth raife a rarionall creature,and upon that he is never fatisfied but he would have more and more, and fo fludies to his dying day ; whether he hath preferment or no, whether he bath imployment or no, yet Rill he will he Oudi- ous; Whereas many wonder why fuch a man fhould be fu- 'idioms, he hath not fo much imployment as another hall, but :.the very love he bath to it makes him do fo, becaufe he loves learning for it felf : So one that doth delire grace to . force in- feriour end, if he may have but fo much as may ferve the turne for his end, that quiets him, but whofoever delires righteouf= nefle for it felf, he is never quieted, but yet would have .more and more grace, even as long as it lives. That's, the third thing in this delire, Fourthly, It is a ruling defire,that is, all delires are ordered by the delire after this righteoufneffe; whatfoeve4 delires there are in the foul, faith the foul, well, but let my delire after the furtherance of grace -and dghteQtInelIe, let that delire rule and order thefe delires : fo farre therefore as any other.defires, (hall further this my delire unto this righteoufnelie, fo far Ile nourifh them, fo farre I'le- follow after them ; But now if any delire that I -have in my-foul to any thing elfe, -if I find that it is rather a hindrance tome in this my great delire of righteouf- neffe, then a further pncea I will abandon that defire,l'ie rather oppafe 277
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