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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.
If we would have our hearts come up fully to God, it is not enough to seek the honour that comes from God, but we must seek the honour that comes from God only: and this is the true singleness of heart which the Scripture speaks of, when it singles out this object, and eyes it alone.
If wee would have our hearts come up fully to God, it is not enough to seeke the honor that comes from God, but we must seeke the honour that comes from God onely: and this is the true singlenes of heart which the Scripture speakes of, when it singles out this object, and eyes it alone.
The doubleness of a mans heart consists not so much in that it is otherwise within, than that it appears outward, but in that it is divided to divers objects; it doth not fix upon God as the only object: and as double-minded men have double objects, so they have double motions: as the Planets that are carried in their motion one way by the Heavens, but have besides a private motion ⟨p. 289⟩of their own; so, many are carried to God by some external, yea, it may be, internal Motives; but yet they have a private motion of their own another way to other things; God alone is not the Centre of their hearts.
The doublenesse of a mans heart consists not so much in that it is otherwise within, than that it appears outward, but in that it is divided to divers objects; it doth not fixe upon God as the onely object: and as double-minded men have double objects, so they have double motions: as the Planets that are carryed in their motion one way by the Heavens, but have besides a private motion ⟨p. 289⟩of their owne; so, many are carried to God by some externall, yea, it may bee, internall Motives; but yet they have a private motion of their owne another way to other things; God alone is not the Center of their hearts.