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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.
1 Their judgements are not yet enlightened, not throughly convinced 1of the poison and infinite evil there is in sin; of that absolute infinite necessity there is in the holy ways of God; they see not the dreadful Authority of God in every truth; they think it were well if things were amended, it were good if more were done than this; God help us, we have all our infirmities: and though they do not as others do, yet they hope their hearts are good towards God; were it not for some inconveniences they are like to meet withal, they could be content ⟨p. 320⟩to do more than they do. But what is this, to that mighty work of God upon this spirit, convincing of the infinite necessity, equity, beauty of his blessed ways? What is this to that sight of Gods infinite, dreadful authority? Those whose hearts the Lord takes off from other things, to work fully after himself, he begins thus with them, in the powerful enlightening, and convincing of their judgements.
1 Their judgements are not yet inlightned, not throughly convinced 1of the poyson and infinite evill there is in sinne; of that absolute infinite necessitie there is in the holy wayes of God; they see not the dreadfull Authority of God in every truth; they think it were well if things were amended, it were good if more were done than this; God helpe us, we have all our infirmities: and though they doe not as others doe, yet they hope their hearts are good towards God; were it not for some inconveniences they are like to meet withall, they could be content ⟨p. 320⟩to doe more than they doe. But what is this, to that mighty work of God upon this spirit, convincing of the infinite necessity, equity, beauty of his blessed wayes? What is this to that sight of Gods infinite, dreadfull authority? Those whose hearts the Lord takes off from other things, to work fully after himselfe, he begins thus with them, in the powerfull enlightning, and convincing of their judgements.
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