A30579:572
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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5. What ever thou hast in this world, it is no other, but what may stand with the Eternal hatred of an infinite God towards thee; it may be the portion of a Reprobate, and will this serve thy turn? will this satisfy thee? will that satisfy thy soul, that may be the portion of a Reprobate? There are many now that are sweltering under the wrath of the infinite God, that have had twenty times as much as any of you have, that are here before the Lord this day, they have had greater estates than you, and lived merrier lives than you, and yet are now under the wrath of God; Will a Reprobates portion serve thy turn? Therefore surely it is but a mean thing, that will stand with Gods Eternal hatred; Consider it, To enjoy the Dominion of all the world, may stand with Gods Eternal hatred; but to have but the least dram of saving grace, cannot stand with Gods Eternal hatred: What a difference is there between the having the least dram of grace, and the enjoyment of all the world? what a goodly portion is there here that thou so much rejoicest in? It is certainly, because thy heart is so straight, that thou thinkest these things to be so big; As in a narrow Vessel, a thing will appear big, but in a mighty ⟨p. 334⟩wide Vessel, it appears little; So when the Lord by grace shall widen and enlarge thy heart, then all the things of the world will be little to thee; Grace hath the Image of God in it, now what saith God of Himself, in Isa. 40. All the world is but as the drop of the bucket, and the dust of the balance; Now grace hath Gods likeness, and through the Image of God in a gracious heart, the Soul saith thus of the world, as God saith of the world, that all the world is but as the drop of the bucket, and the dust of the balance to me; When the Lord promised to persuade Japheth to dwell in the tents of Shem; the word that is translated persuade, it signifies to enlarge, that He would enlarge the heart of Japheth; and indeed when God doth convert a soul, the Lord doth enlarge that soul, doth enlarge the heart, and therefore all the things of the world, are now but little; Indeed if a man be below here, and looks upon that which is next to him, that hath any bigness in it, it shows somewhat great, but if a man were advanced on high, upon the top of a Pinnacle, then that which seemed great, appears but little to him;
5. What ever thou hast in this world, it is no other, but what may stand with the Eternal hatred of an infinite God towards thee; it may be the portion of a Reprobate, and will this serve thy turn? will this satisfie thee? will that satisfie thy soul, that may be the portion of a Reprobate? There are many now that are sweltring under the wrath of the infinite God, that have had twenty times as much as any of you have, that are here before the Lord this day, they have had greater estates than you, and lived merrier lives than you, and yet are now under the wrath of God; Wil a Reprobates portion serve thy turn? Therfore surely it is but a mean thing, that will stand with Gods Eternal hatred; Consider it, To enjoy the Dominion of all the world, may stand with Gods Eternal hatred; but to have but the least dram of saving grace, cannot stand with Gods Eternal hatred: What a difference is there between the having the least dram of grace, and the enjoyment of al the world? what a goodly portion is there here that thou so much rejoycest in? It is certainly, because thy heart is so straight, that thou thinkest these things to be so big; As in a narrow Vessel, a thing will appear big, but in a mighty