A30579:615
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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13. That man that spends his days without having some fear, lest God should put him off with the things of this world; there may be some danger of that: Jude, 12. it is said of some, That they did feed themselves without fear. You can go now to a merry meeting, and can go and feed upon the cheer, and you eat without fear, you'll never have such a thought in your heart, What if God should put me off with these things? I hear indeed there are some men are put off so, what if it should prove to be my portion? what a miserable creature were I? I fear there are some men never had such a thought in their lives; What if it should prove so, what a miserable creature were I? The wicked are described to be men that eat without fear; and thus we have done the Fifth Thing: There is only the Sixth, and that is,
13. That man that spends his daies without having some fear, lest God should put him off with the things of this world; there may be some danger of that: Jude, 12. it is said of some, That they did feed themselves without fear. You can go now to a merry meeting, and can go and feed upon the cheer, and you eat without fear, you'l never have such a thought in your heart, What if God should put me off with these things? I hear indeed there are some men are put off so, what if it should prove to be my portion? what a miserable creature were I? I fear there are some men never had such a thought in their lives; What if it should prove so, what a miserable creature were I? The wicked are described to be men that eat without fear; and thus we have done the Fifth Thing: There is only the Sixth, and that is,
Sixthly. Exhortation to you all, and then I have done all: And this Exhortation it must be divided.