A30579:485
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
GOSPEL Conversation. › THE MISERY OF THOSE MEN THAT HAVE THEIR PORTION IN THIS LIFE.
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.
Now the words are ••ad unto you: they are a description of Davids adversaries: implying an argument, why he would be delivered from them; they are described to be men of this world, they are only those that were adversaries to him: And a comfort it must needs be to the Saints of God, to see that none are their enemies, but the men of this world; men of this world, who have their portion in this life, they have somewhat here, and here is all they are like to have.
1. It implieth the Argument, why he would be delivered; Lord, deliver me from them, because they are men of this world, who have their portion in this life; Wherein doth consist the force of this Argument? where lies the force of this Argument, that he would be delivered from them, because they were men of this world, that have their portions in this life? It consists first in this: Lord, They care not what injustice they do, they have no regard to any thing, but in this world, therefore be it right or wrong, may they have but their lusts in this world, that is all they care for, Lord deliver me from such men.
2. Here is all their good, their portion is in this life, and therefore they are greedy upon this; let it be upon the ruin of never so many men, though it be to raise their estates by my ruin, and the ruin of others that are never so innocent; what care they? they are greedy upon having their lusts satisfied, for here is all their portion.
2. Here is all their good, their portion is in this life, and therefore they are greedy upon this; let it be upon the ruin of never so many men, though it be to raise their estates by my ruin, and the ruin of others that are never so innocent; what care they? they are greedy upon having their lusts satisfied, for here is all their protion.