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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.
Secondly, the spirit receiving 1these spiritual excellencies from Gods choice everlasting love, receives likewise all other mercies from the same fountain; though in their own nature they be common mercies, yet where this other spirit is, there they are received from another Fountain than other men receive them, which adds much sweetness and excellency to the mercies we have; they come as fruits of the common bounty and general goodness of God to ordinary ⟨p. 121⟩men; but to men thus differenced from others, they come out the spring of the rich treasures of Gods grace, tending to the furtherance of eternal mercies.
Secondly, the spirit receiving 1these spirituall excellencies from Gods choyce everlasting love, receives likewise all other mercies from the same fountaine; though in their owne nature they bee common mercies, yet where this other spirit is, there they are received from another Fountaine than other men receive them, which addes much sweetnesse and excellencie to the mercies we have; they come as fruits of the common bounty and generall goodnesse of God to ordinary ⟨p. 121⟩men; but to men thus differenced from others, they come out the spring of the rich treasures of Gods grace, tending to the furtherance of eternall mercies.
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Thirdly, The Lord hath an especial eye upon and delight to dwell 1with these, who are of choice and excellent spirits; He will dwell with the contrite heart, to revive the spirit of the humble, Isaiah 57-15. He hath a special care of these spirits, that they do not fail before him; he puts under his hand, to support, comfort, revive them. When we beat ordinary spices, we heed not so much every dust, but some flies out and falls on the ground; But if Bezarstone, or some special choice costly spice be beaten, then there is care had of every dust, that the least be not lost; So though God may afflict the choicest spirits of his servants, yet he is very careful that their spirits fail not before him; as for other common ordinary spirits, he cares not much to let them fail, and