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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.
Thirdly, a sublime spirit, raised high, by spiritual, heavenly influences, not 1swelling by pride; a spirit that hath all earthly things under feet, as the Holy Ghost sets out the Church, Revel. 12. 1. Things received with admiration by other spirits, it looks on with contempt, as things infinitely inferior to it; a godly mans feet are where other mens heads; their heads, that is, the pitch and height of all their aims, is upon things that are on the earth; but the Saints have these things under their feet. When Valence sent to offer Basil great preferments, to tell him what a great man he might be; Basil answers, Offer these things to children, not to Christians. When some bade, stop Luther's mouth with preferment, one of his adversaries answered, It is in vain, 2he cares not for gold; his spirit was too noble and high, to be tempted with gold; base, low spirits would have been taken with such things; such a spirit as Demas, who forsook Paul to embrace this present world, but a spirit raised by God is above them.
Thirdly, a sublime spirit, raised high, by spirituall, heavenly influences, not 1swelling by pride; a spirit that hath all earthly things under feet, as the Holy Ghost sets out the Church, Revel. 12. 1. Things received with admiration by other spirits, it looks on with contempt, as things infinitely inferiour to it; a godly mans feet are where other mens heads; their heads, that is, the pitch and height of all their aimes, is upon things that are on the earth; but the Saints have these things under their feet. When Valence sent to offer Basil great preferments, to tell him what a great man he might be; Basil answers, Offer these things to children, not to Christians. When some bade, stoppe Luthers mouth with preferment, one of his adversaries answered, It is in vaine, 2he cares not for gold; his spirit was too noble and high, to bee tempted with gold; base, low spirits would have beene taken with such things; such a spirit as Demas, who forsooke Paul to imbrace this present world, but a spirit raised by God is above them.