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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.
2. We have better promises than ever Adam had, we have promises of Heavenly Glory that he had not: God doth not say, Do and live to us only, live hear in the world in a natural life, and I will free you from outward troubles, and from the death of the body: But we know that the Gospel brings immortality and glory to light, it tells us of the glory of Heaven, and of the Mansions that Jesus Christ is gone before to prepare, of the ⟨p. 45⟩glorious Communion that the Saints shall have with God in the highest heavens, which is another manner of motive to obedience than ever Adam had: And therefore our obedience to God should be raised in a higher way than ever his was.
2. We have better promises than ever Adam had, we have promises of Heavenly Glory that he had not: God doth not say, Do and live to us only, live hear in the world in a natural life, and I will free you from outward troubles, and from the death of the body: But we know that the Gospel brings immortallity and glory to light, it tels us of the glory of Heaven, and of the Mansions that Jesus Christ is gone before to prepare, of the ⟨p. 45⟩glorious Communion that the Saints shall have with God in the highest heavens, which is another manner of motive to obedience than ever Adam had: And therefore our obedience to God should be raised in a higher way than ever his was.
3. The strength that we have, it's not put into our own hands to keep and so to improve, and there's all. But Jesus Christ the Second Person in Trinity, He is filled with all fullness that we might receive grace for grace continually from the fullness of Jesus Christ that hath all the treasures of wisdom in Him, In Him it pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell; now the Saints by faith have as it were a pipe laid into that Cistern that hath all fullness, from whence continually by the work of Faith they draw strength and nourishment, new supply from Him, they have not somewhat given to them and so are set to trade for themselves and improve what is given them, but they suck new virtue from Jesus Christ as from a Head. Adam he was the head of the first Covenant himself, but now 'tis Jesus Christ that is the Head of the Second, and all Believers draw spirits from Jesus Christ, and strength from him as from the Head, they have a Head that Adam had not to draw strength from, and therefore they are to manifest the strength of Jesus Christ in all their ways, that fullness that there is in Jesus Christ they are to make that appear to the world in their lives and Conversations: And therefore that text