.Andeat his pleafantfruits. nef[e i» every good worke. And this knowledge muft not only be a generall wifedome in know. ing truths, but a fpeciall uodcrfianding of his goodwill to us, andour fpecia11 dtJties againe to him. Againe,that we may pleafe Chrifl: the betterJ labour to be cleanfed ftcm thar. which is offen- . five to him : Jetthe fpring be cleane. Therefore theP~lmift ddiring that the words ofhis mouth :and themeditations ofhis heartmight beaccep- . table before God, firft begs&leanftngftomhiJ ftPfal. 19 , 1 a. ' cret fins. AndRill wemufl: remember)rhat he himfelfe tnuft worke in us,whatfoever is weU-pleafiog in !;lis light,that fo we may be perfeet inevery good thing to doe his will, having grace whereby we may ferve him.acct>ptably. And one prevailing argument with him is, that we defire to be fuch as he may take delight in, The tlpright are hude– light. It cannQt but pleafe him when we defire I grace,forthis end that We may pleafe him. If We 3· '!: fiudy EO pleafe men in whom there is but little · good;fhould we not much more fl:udy to pleafe Chrift the fountain ofgoodnelfe_-: Labour therefore to be fpirituall ; for to be carnt~!ly minded u Rom.S.6. tleAth,and tho(e that t~re intheftejh cannot pleafe God~ ' - The Chnrch defires (hrifl to come intohugarden, to eat hu pleafant ftuits. Where we fee, The churchgives ~tllto Chrift: The GA:f';den is his, the O!Jfirv. Frflit his, the plt4fantmffi andprecioufi!effi ofthe Fruit is his. And as the fruits .pleafe him, f0 the · · humble acknowledgment thattheycome from ' him, J ----------~---------- ·
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