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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
GOSPEL Conversation. › THE MISERY OF THOSE MEN THAT HAVE THEIR PORTION IN THIS LIFE.
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9. God seemed to be with Saul very much, and to show great respect unto him, to make him an Instrument of much good to Israel; He granted unto him as glorious a victory as ever man had in this world: (for so we may call it) and if there be any outward thing in the world might be gathered as an argument of Gods love, then such a remarkable victory as he had over his enemies: the victory you shall find in the 1 of Samuel, 13. 5. and so read on afterwards in that Chapter, and the next, you shall find ⟨p. 302⟩there, that the Philistines were risen up against him, and Israel; and there were thirty thousand Chariots, of his Adversaries of the Philistines, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand of the Sea for multitude, besides all this; Well, here was a mighty Enemy: What had Saul to oppose these? You shall find in the 2. verse of that 14. chapter, that there were but six hundred men with Saul: here was of one side thirty thousand Chariots, here was six thousand horsemen, here was people as the sand of the Sea without number, and Saul had but six hundred with him, at this time; yea, and of those six hundred, there was not any one of them that had a sword, but only Saul, and Jonathan; for the Philistines were wise enough to disarm all the Malignants (that they accounted so) and would not let so much as a Smith be amongst them, they would not only take away their Arms, but they would look to them, to see that they had no arms supplied unto them; that was the wisdom of the Philistines; yet we find, (if you read afterwards) in the Scripture, that God was so far with Saul, that he blessed him, and gave him victory over all these. Besides all this.
9. God seemed to be with Saul very much, and to shew great respect unto him, to make him an Instrument of much good to Israel; He granted unto him as glorious a victory as ever man had in this world: (for so we may cal it) and if there be any outward thing in the world might be gathered as an argument of Gods love, then such a remarkable victory as he had over his enemies: the victory you shall find in the 1 of Samuel, 13. 5. and so reade on afterwards in that Chapter, and the next, you shall find ⟨p. 302⟩there, that the Philistims were risen up against him, and Israel; and there were thirty thousand Chariots, of his Adversaries of the Philistims, and six thousand horsmen, and people as the sand of the Sea for multitude, besides all this; Wel, here was a mighty Enemy: What had Saul to oppose these? You shall find in the 2. verse of that 14. chapter, that there were but six hundred men with Saul: here was of one side thirty thousand Chariots, here was six thousand horsmen, here was people as the sand of the Sea without number, and Saul had but six hundred with him, at this time; yea, and of those six hundred, there was not any one of them that had a sword, but only Saul, and Jonathan; for the Philistims were wise enough to disarm all the Malignants (that they accounted so) and would not let so much as a Smith be amongst them, they would not only take away their Arms, but they would look to them, to see that they had no arms supplied unto them; that was the wisdom of the Philistims; yet we find, (if you reade afterwards) in the Scripture, that God was so far with Saul, that he blessed him, and gave him victory over all these. Besides all this.