A Treatise of Delighting in God Author:John Howe Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: consent and agree with him upon the Mediator's terms,) yet it adds unspeakably to the pleasantness of this object, when we can reflect upon such characters i... more »n ourselves, that we may thence regularly conclude, he is thus actually related unto us, that is, that we have consented ; that our relation to him immediately arises from the covenant of life and peace ; that he hath entered into covenant with us, and so we are become his. It is pleasant thus to behold and serve him as our Lord. How great is the emphasis of these words, " I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord!" To consider not only how well he deserves the acknowledgments and subjection of all, but also to find ourselves under the chosen and gentle bonds of perpetual service and devotedness to him, is certainly matter of very high delight and pleasure. But how infinitely delightful is it, to view and enjoy him as our portion ! This seems very pertinent to the design of this Scripture, which, aiming to recall and draw in the hearts of godly persons from too earnest and envious linger- ings after the enjoyments of worldly men, propounds what may be an over-balance to the imagined felicity of their state, and wherein they should more than equal them in point of enjoyment. And should we single out this, as the object to be considered, (namely, God as a portion,) we should have two things to take notice of, that would render it most delectable, and wherein holyhearts may acquiesce, and rest with fullest satisfaction : the sufficiency of it, the communicable- ness of it. 1. The sufficiency of it. This cannot but be every way complete and full; it being the all- comprehensive good, which is this portion : God all-sufficient! -- the most eminent and known attributes of hi...« less