A30579:493
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.
That Gods Saints do desire to be delivered from such kind of men; 1These two contain in them the scope of the holy Ghost in the words.
- 1Doct. 2.
First, There are a Generation of men, unto whom God gives out a portion, some comforts in this world, and here is all that they are like to have. And now set your hearts (I beseech you) unto what I have to say in this Argument, for in my thoughts, thinking what to pitch upon, for such an Assembly as this, at length I could not determine of an argument, that I thought might more reach unto the hearts of those to whom I was to speak; as I hope (before I have done) you will find it such a serious argument that concerns us all; I have read of Gregory, that being advanced to preferment, professed that there was no Scripture that went so to his heart, that struck such a trembling into his spirit, that daunted him so much as this Scripture did. Here you have your reward, Son, in your life time, you have had your pleasure. Oh this was a dreadful Scripture, that sounded in his ears continually, as Hierom speaks of that Scripture, Arise you dead and come to judgement: night and day he thought that Scripture sounded in his his ears; So Gregory, here you have your reward, in this life you have had your pleasure; This was the Scripture that night and day sounded in his ears▪ Oh that it might please God, to assist so far, to speak out of this Scripture to you, that I might make this Scripture ring in your ears, even when you lie upon your beds, after the Sermon is done▪ that yet you may think this Scripture rings in your ears. Men of this world, who have their portion in this life; If this Scripture should prove to be the portion of any one of you, of the richest in this place, Woe unto him that ever he was born; which I shall after make out more fully to you: But (you'll say) do you think to preach to men, that have their portion here in this life? I fear me, I may meet with some, whom it doth so nearly concern, yet do not think that I have those thoughts of you all, for you shall find (before I have done) this Scripture will concern every one in this Congregation; but yet be not any of you too too ready to put off this from you, to think your selves out of the danger of this Scripture, for it was spoken concerning Saul, and Saul might