John Trapp on Psalms 19:10

Verſ. 10. More to bee deſired are they than gold] Old people are all for profit, young for pleaſure; here's gold for the one, yea the fineſt gold (gold of Fes) in great quantity; here's hony for the other, yea live-hony dropping from the comb,Acaeto melle[illegible: 1 letter] Plin. l. 11. c. [illegible: 1 letter] liquor of the hony-comb. As Manna had all ſorts of ſweet taſtes in it; ſo hath the word, to thoſe that have ſpirituall ſenſes exerciſed to diſcern good and evill. Great is the ſweetneſſe of humane learning to thoſe that have got a taſte of it, as it was to Pythagoras and Plato, who travelled farre for it; to Julian the Apoſtate, who preferred the ſtudy of it, before all paſtimes whatſoever; to M. Aurelius the Emperour, who ſaid hee would not leave the knowledge hee might learn in one hour, for all the gold that hee poſſeſſed; to Alphonſus King of Arragon, who preferred his skill in the Mathematicks, before the Empire of Germany when it was offered unto him; he profeſſed, that hee had rather loſe his Jewels than his books; and all his Kingdomes rather than that little learning hee had attained unto. How then ſhould we prize divine learning, which is infinitely more precious, profitable, and pleaſant? David had much of it, and yet hee cryes to God ever and anon, Teach mee thy ſtatutes. Moſes was but newly come down from the Mount, and hee preſently prayes as one inſatiate, Lord ſhew mee thy glory. The Angels themſelves know not ſo much of the myſtery of Chriſt, but they would fain know more, 1 Pet. 1.12. Epheſ. 3.10. &c.