man that would walk honeffly, muff endeavour to know what is commanded, and the meaning of the command if the eye (in this refile&) be not fingle, the whole body will be full of darknefs. The want of this qualifi- cation liath made many legaliffs think themfelves to be far advanced in holinefs, becaufe they were ignorant of the fpiritual meaning of the law ; as we fee in that man fpoken of, Matth. 19. who faid to the Lord, preffing on him obedience to fuch and fuch commands, All theft things have I keeped from my youth up: And, 'tis like, he thought as he faid, not knowing the fpirituality and extent of the law. Therefore mens apprehenfions and thoughts of their univerfalnefs in the ftudy of holinefs, cannot be a good and fufcient ground of peace, when they are ignorant of the rule of holinefs. zdly, This u- niverfility muff be in refile& of affe &ion and effimation ; men would not only know their duty, as it is comman- ded of God, but they would effeem and love every com- manded duty : People may know many duties, and yet have but very little or no love at all to them or effeem of them ; which fpeaks their obedience not to be uni: verfal, and fo not found. I will not fay, but a believer in Chrift may find force fingular fweetneß, and foul-re- frefhing, in fame duties of religion, beyond what he doth in force others ; whereby they may be the more en... cleared, and made the more delightfom ro him ; yet, in refpe& of the fame divine authority enjoining obedi- ence to all the commands, he hath an equal refile& and eflimation to and of them all ; I efleem all thy precept( concerning all things to be right, faith the I'falmttl, Pfal. 119. v. 128. O what an eflimation puts he on every precept-of God ! And, as if it were not enough for him to fay, that he efleemed all his commandments to be right ; he adds, concerning all things : And in the preceeding verfe he fays, I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above' line gold. Thefe words hold forth his a$è&ion to, and effeem of them ; and the univerfality thereof is expref fed in the following words. Many times men are drag- ged (as it were) by the heels, or by the hair to the obedience of a command, who yet have little or no love to it, or eileem of it ; much therefore of our fïncerity may
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