A30579:537
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 when thou comest to God, thou must come to the Scale, and thou wilt put in thy good servings of God, and thy coming to Church, and some good Civil actions, and Natural and Moral things thou hast done, thou wilt put them in the Scale; saith God, That which thou hast had already, weighs down all those; Hast thou nothing to put into the Scales but this? thou hast had thy reward already for all this, and much more than this; then if there be nothing to but into the Scale but this, thou art undone, and there is nothing for thee for Eternity. And here is the ground of the confinement of the Portions of wicked men. These are the Two first things.
Now when thou comest to God, thou must come to the Scale, and thou wilt put in thy good servings of God, and thy comming to Church, and some good Civil actions, and Natural and Moral things thou hast done, thou wilt put them in the Scale; saith God, That which thou hast had already, weighs down all those; Hast thou nothing to put into the Scales but this? thou hast had thy reward already for all this, and much more than this; then if there be nothing to but into the Scale but this, thou art undone, and there is nothing for thee for Eternity. And here is the ground of the confinement of the Portions of wicked men. These are the Two first things.
Thirdly, I will give you some COROLLARIES only from hence.
Thirdly, I will give you some CORRALLARIES only from hence.
Is it so that wicked men have a portion here, and here is all?