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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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3. It's free in regard of slavish fear it's able to look upon the face of God with joy, Job 22. 6. Thou shalt have delight in the Almighty, and shalt li[…] up thy face to God. The Scripture speaks of a spirit of fear, and a spirit of bondage from both which, this spirit is set a liberty; it can look upon the power ⟨p. 23⟩sovereignty, justice, holiness of God, and rejoice in them; glad that God is so holy and just, and that it hath to deal with such a God; It hath access to his presence with boldness and liberty of speech, Ephes. 3. 12. as the word signifies there. It hath sweet and blessed 1freedom in the performance of holy duties, is not forced and haled to them, doth not take them up as tiresome burdens; Gods Commandments are not grievous, they are not as fetters of iron, but as chains of gold, for beauty and ornament; there is a readiness of spirit to what ever is good; they are vessels of honour, ready prepared to every good work, 2. Tim. 2. 21. It is written in the volume of thy book, I should do thy will, and •o I come, psalm. 40. 7, 8. There is a suitableness between the law and the spirit; the law is written in it; never so in it's element, as when it is in the ways of obedience; there is not that straitness of spirit as in others; but here the heart sweetly enlarges it self, as the flower that opens it self to the shining of the Sun.
3. It's free in regard of slavish feare it's able to looke upon the face of God with ioy, Iob 22. 6. Thou shalt have delight in the Almighty, and shalt li〈…〉 up thy face to God. The Scripture speaks of a spirit of feare, and a spirit of bondage from both which, this spirit is set a liberty; it can looke upon the power ⟨p. 23⟩soveraignty, justice, holinesse of God, and rejoyce in them; glad that God is so holy and just, and that it hath to deale with such a God; It hath accesse to his presence with boldnesse and liberty of speech,