gsfl . Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book of "J o,E, Thirdly , From the latter branch , Let us know among our Pelves what.isgood. Note. Firtl, There's nothing worth our knowing, but that which is good. Whatfoever bath amoral!, or a fpirittiall good in it , is worthy tobeknowne_; the truths, the workes, the wayes of God, are the molt defireable good things to be fludied andhnowne ( Pfal: _4, 6.) There are many will fay, whowill flew us anygood ? What's their good ? Corne, wine, oyle, gold,-filver, houfes, lands, 6-4. thefe are their good, and thefe are all their good ; but though a godly manknoweth that thefe are good things, and bleffeth God for any portion in them ; yet that which hecall's kisgood,and the good, is of a higher nature We commonly call worldly things our goods, but we mif-call them if we call them ourgood. The Fa- vour of God is our good, grace is our good, faith and love and hope and righteoufneffe are good above all, God himfelfe 'is good, and to know and enjoy him in Chrift through the Spirit is our chiefefl good here, and will be all our good hereafter. Let us.know what ie good. From the Comparative fence ofthe words,Letus .knowwhat is good, that is, if there be a better to be had let us know that. Obferve. It is not enough for its tohave the knowledge of good things, but among good things the heft are to be fought out, to be knowne, and attained to. This was a fpeciall branchof the Apoftles prayer for the Phi- lippians (Phil: s. to.) Thaiye may approve the things that are excellent ; or the things that differ inexcellency; Some are con- tented to fit downe in the lowefl forme of Chrifts Schoole; if they have but any thing which they may call good, or true, right and fincere , they looke no further ; any thing fatisfieth them, which will ferve turne to keep them from perifhing ; they have no holy afpirings , nor godly covetous defires after the bell things,and the bell of the bell. God is willing and hath promifed to give us not onlygood things, but the belt things (Pfal: 81, 16. ) He /hould havefed them alto with the fine? of the wheat, and
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