A30579:573
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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so the men of the world, that here lie grovelling below, and the curse of the Serpent is upon them, Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat; they think the things of the world great matters; but grace lifts up the heart on high to God and Christ, mounts it up to Eternity, and then they can look upon all these things here below, as mean things; and this was the reason that Luther, when he had great gifts sent in to him by many of the great men of Saxony, he began to be afraid, lest the Lord should reject him, here in this world, and he hath this expression, I did vehemently protest God should not put me off so; that is his word, according to the manner of the man, you know the man, and his language; according to the manner of his language thus he speaks, when there came in things of the world, and he began to be tickled with honour, and great men did respect him, Oh (thought he) I shall be somebody now in the world, thus corruption began to work, but grace did prevail, and he ⟨p. 335⟩breaks out with this expression, I did profess God should not put me off so, the Lord shall not put me off so; there are other things which I look for, things which are better and higher, these are poor pittances for this soul of mine to be put off withal, there are other things I must have from the Lord, or else I cannot be satisfied. That's the First thing, the poor things of the world, which is the Portion of wicked men.
so the men of the world, that here lie groveling below, and the curse of the Serpent is upon them, Ʋpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat; they think the things of the world great matters; but grace lifts up the heart on high to God and Christ, mounts it up to Eternity, and then they can look upon all these things here below, as mean things; and this was the reason that Luther, when he had great gifts sent in to him by many of the great men of Saxony, he began to be afraid, lest the Lord should reject him, here in this world, and he hath this expression, I did vehemently protest God should not put me off so; that is his word, according to the manner of the man, you know the man, and his language; according to the manner of his language thus he speaks, when there came in things of the world, and he began to be tickled with honor, and great men did respect him, Oh (thought he) I shall be somebody now in the world, thus corruption began to work, but grace did prevail, and he ⟨p. 335⟩