Chap. 34. An Eepefitien upon the Boo( of © B. Verf.g, ,. leffe ) the defire of E1dn to find truth andgoodness.( if it were, to be found) on lobs fide. And when he faith-7hat we.may !¿nowwhat is good ; we may underfland iteither Comparatively, or Pofitively; that, we may, know what isgood ;, is,.firlt, that we may know good from. evil!.; Secondly, that we may know among good things, what is better, yea what is beíc; let us not only dillinguifh between good and . bad, but between good and better, better.and bell. The reafcn of, man is able,to.putadifference.not only between wheat and. tares, but if you bring him feverall famples of wheat, or other graine, he is able to judge which is the better, which is bell ; a. knowing man will judge to twoFence in a bufheli which is bell ; fo in all other commodities we not only judge between that which is good, and that which is flark nought, but when we have many parcels and particulars of anykindèbefore us good and ufefull,,we judge which is the bell, which the principali. Thus in fpiritualls,,,we are not only to judgeofthings fb farre as to know good from evil! ( whichyet is a verygood piece of knowledge; for many put.darkteefs for light, and lightfor dark nets ; bitter forfweet, and fweet'for bitter, as the Prop-het complai- ned (Ifa :: 5. zo.)that is, they huddle -all things together in a Chaos ofçonfufion); butit lhould be our care to knowgood from good, yea to knowwhat excells,among things that are excellent. Tis well when we:know.truth from falf'iood, but we:íhould la- bour to know. which among truths is -the mofl.precious truth. Paul having fpaken of what was good, yea of thebell gifts; faith, Tet Iwil!Phew, you a more excellent, way ( i Cor: a z. 3.t.) As if - liehad fayd fayd,. This is ägood way you are in, the exercife of the bell gifts, but here's amore excellent way, the exercife of grace. Thus ,here I takegood, not fo much Pofitively asCorn- paratively, Let ass knowwhat ùgood, that is, what is beii,and what is bell of all.,; Let us chafe to onr felves 3udgement : and know among our felves that which is good. Firfi ,! In that he faith, Let us chafe to our fe7tes'udgement. Obferve. We muff confider deliberately and maturelybefore we pats judge. seaexix,, judgement
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