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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.
Thus many seem to be forward in profession of Religion, till they meet with some opportunity of satisfying their lusts, then they leave off, and turn aside to the enjoyment of them: But the heart that fully follows God, is not only willing to part with any lust for Christ, but it gives up it self to the dispose of God, to become of his estate, credit, liberty, comforts, life, what God pleases; it is not solicitous about these things; the business that it hath to do, is to follow the Lord; it knows that it is the work of the Lord to take care for it about these things, while it is in following of him.
Thus many seem to be forward in profession of Religion, till they meet with some opportunity of satisfying their lusts, then they leave off, and turne aside to the enjoyment of them: But the heart that fully followes God, is not onely willing to part with any lust for Christ, but it gives up it selfe to the dispose of God, to become of his estate, credit, liberty, comforts, life, what God pleases; it is not sollicitous about these things; the businesse that it hath to do, is to follow the Lord; it knowes that it is the work of the Lord to take care for it about these things, while it is in following of him.
It is said of Amaziah, 2 Chron. 25. 2. That he did that indeed which ⟨p. 285⟩was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart; he did many good things, but he had not a heart to follow God fully: and this was one Argument of it, which we have, Verse 9. that he was so solicitous about his money; for when the Man of God came to him, and told him the mind of God, that he must not have the Army of Israel go with him, because he had hired the Army with an hundred Talents; he was very solicitous what he should do for his money; for so he saith, But what shall we do for the hundred Talents which I have given to the Army of Israel? Whereas if his heart had been right and full in following God, as it should have been, it had been enough for him to have known the command of God, let become of the hundred Talents what they will.