A30579:116
Gospel-conversation
Gospel-conversation: wherein is showed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Cripplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nigh, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
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.
it's a notable Scripture to show that the Ministers of the Word should be eminent in their Conversations every way, and that all those that they speak the Word of God to, should see in their Conversations the Beauty and the Excellency of the Word of God that they speak to them; for people look at the lives of Ministers as well as at their Word, it is not enough only to be a good man in the Pulpit, except it be in the constant way of their Conversations.
it's a notable Scripture to shew that the Ministers of the Word should be eminent in their Conversations everie way, and that all those that they speak the Word of God to, should see in their Conversations the Beautie and the Excellencie of the Word of God that they speak to them; for people look at the lives of Ministers as well as at their Word, it is not enough onlie to be a good man in the Pulpit, except it be in the constant way of their Conversations.
The seventh and last Rule, you have it here in this Scripture Heb. 13. 7. Whose faith follow, Considering the end of there Conversation. That is, be not only careful of your Conversations at first, when you begin to be professors of Religion, then to be exact, but be constant to the very end. Mark, Considering the end of their Conversations: he doth not mean the end only, the reward that comes upon their Conversations, that they shall have a glorious reward, but considering the end, as if he should say thus, look at these that have spoken the Word of God to you, they come not only at the very first to you and speak great things, and seem as if they were Saints or Angels come among you, but they go on in a constant way, whatsoever discouragements they have they go on in a constant way to the very dying day; observe not only what they were when they came first among you, but what they are in the end of their Conversations, and follow them: this is a notable Scripture to show how careful Christians ought to be, not only to be holy in their Conversations when their hearts are first stirred by the Ministry of the ⟨p. 31⟩