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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
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5 Make conscience of time; this ⟨p. 192⟩felv do; few regard the fillings up of their time, their spirits having no excellency in them, they cannot make use of their time in any worthy employments for God, to themselves, or others; but a man of an excellent spirit knows how to employ himself in things that are excellent, and therefore prizes the time he hath to work in, and is conscientious in the spending of it.
5 Make conscience of time; this ⟨p. 192⟩felv doe; few regard the fillings up of their time, their spirits having no excellencie in them, they cannot make use of their time in any worthy employments for God, to themselves, or others; but a man of an excellent spirit knows how to employ himself in things that are excellent, and therfore prizes the time he hath to worke in, and is conscientious in the spending of it.
6 Make conscience of thoughts, and secret workings of heart, of secret sins to avoid them, and secret duties to perform them; a man that hath a precious spirit, doth not like to have it run wast in extravagant thoughts, and affections; the thoughts of his mind are precious, the affections of his heart are precious, as his spirit is precious: We let water run wast, because we put no price upon it; we think it little worth, and therefore we let it run to no use; but if it were some precious liquor, some precious oil, compounded of dear ingredients, we ⟨p. 193⟩would not do so, but would be careful to save every drop; this is a precious spirited man indeed, who knows how to lay out his thoughts, and his affections at the best advantage, and will not lavish them our to no purpose.
6 Make conscience of thoughts, and secret workings of heart, of secret sinnes to avoid them, and secret duties to performe them; a man that hath a pretious spirit, doth not like to have it runne wast in extravagant thoughts, and affections; the thoughts of his minde are pretious, the affections of his heart are pretious, as his spirit is pretious: Wee let water runne wast, because wee put no price upon it; we think it little worth, and therefore we let it run to no use; but if it were some pretious liquor, some pretious oyle, compounded of deare ingredients, wee