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The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…
The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of Numbers, verse 24. By Jer. Burroughs minister of Gods Word.The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of Numbers, verse 24. By Ier. Burroughes minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Miles for R. Dawlman, 1639
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Those amongst the Romans, who were called the Curii, and •abritii, they lived very poorly and meanly, yet being perceived to have more excellent spirits than other men, they were taken from their dinner of Turnips and Watercresses, to lead the Roman Army: How much more should we honour men in whom we may see Divine spirits, the lustre of heavenly graces shining in them? But to show more particularly that godly men are to be highly prized in regard of this other spirit; as they have received a spirit differing from other men, so they are to have esteem and honour differing from other men; not to be looked at as common men for,
Those amongst the Romanes, who were called the Curii, and •abritii, they lived very poorly and meanly, yet being perceived to have more excellent spirits than other men, they were taken from their dinner of Turnips and Watercresses, to lead the Romane Armie: How much more should we honour men in whom we may see Divine spirits, the lustre of heavenly graces shining in them? But to shew more particularly that godly men are to be highly prized in regard of this other spirit; as they have received a spirit differing from other men, so they are to have esteem and honour differing from other men; not to bee looked at as common men for,
First, this difference of their spirits from other men, is a certain 1sign of the eternal love of God unto them; it comes from the treasure of Gods everlasting love, of that choice special love of God, from the bowels of Gods deepest mercies: ⟨p. 120⟩it is a most infallible argument, that God hath set his heart upon them for good; as for other favours, a man may have them more than other men, yet they are no such but may stand with Gods hatred, and with his eternal wrath: and this is a great difference between spiritual mercies and outward mercies, which sets an exceeding high prize upon spiritual mercies above all others: these are the distinguishing mercies, which others are not. But,