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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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As if those that desired Truth most, were not greatest friends unto peace; God forbid, but it should be so: Though it's true, we think not, we have our portion here, and therefore we would not have peace upon any terms; indeed we confess our portion lies higher, and that wherein our portion doth consist we would have upon any terms; and therefore Saint Paul saith in Philippians, 3. if by any means, I may attain to the Resurrection of the dead; If ⟨p. 323⟩by any means, upon any terms, that I may have peace at the great Day, whatsoever I do endure: so say we for our portion; and you say, Let us have peace upon any terms; why? because your portion is here: We would be glad that all our Mountains, were Mountains of Olivet, but we would be loth to have them Mountains of Corruption: In 2 Kings, 23. 13. You read there of a Mountain of corruption, Of Mons offenssionis, Of offence; so it is in the old Latin; Now, what was that same Mountain of Corruption? if we compare one Scripture with another, we shall find it was no other, but Mount Olivet, Mount Olivet was made a Mountain of corruption: In 1 King. 11. 7. There Solomon built Idolatrous Temples, for the honour of the gods of his Queen, those gods that his Queen did worship, Solomon built Temples for to gratify her, and it was upon the Mount before jerusalem, which was the Mount of Olivet, that was the Mount. Now you know the Mount Olivet was a Mount that had his name from Olives that did grow there, and were Emblems of peace; but yet the Mount Olivet may be made a Mount of Corruption: we would be glad that we might live upon Mount Olivet all our days, but are loth this Mount Olivet should be made a Mount of Corruption. Give me leave but in a few words, yet to put some Considerations to you, and if I speak not reason in them, reject them.
As if those that desired Truth most, were not greatest friends unto peace; God forbid, but it should be so: Though it's true, we think not, we have our portion here, and therefore we would not have peace upon any terms; indeed we confess our portion lies higher, and that wherein our portion doth consist we would have upon any terms; and therefore Saint Paul saith in Philippoans, 3. if by any means, I may attain to the Resurrection of the dead; If ⟨p. 323⟩