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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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9. Be willing to cast away whatever of your portion you have got sinfully: I in the Name of God charge this as a special thing to take home with you; whatsoever man or woman in this place, would not have his portion in this world, but would have his portion in the world to come, whatsoever ⟨p. 357⟩of his portion he hath got in a sinful way, cast it away presently, never sleep with it, lie not down one night with it: That's an old rule, but a true one, All the repentance you have in the world, and all your sorrowing for your sin, will never obtain pardon without restitution, if you be able; Unless you do what you are able to restore, you can never have comfort, or the pardon of that sin; If you have go it when you were young, Apprentices, first set up, away with it, else it will spoil all, you will never have any other portion from God; These hands of mine had once that given to them, to be a means to convey, to restore that which was got wrongfully, fifty years before, the wrong was done fifty years ago, and after fifty years, the Conscience of the man troubles him, and he comes to bring, to restore that wrong, and desires it may be conveyed to such a place, where he had done wrong; know therefore, that all the sweet morsels that any time you have so delightfully got down, they must up again, and therefore willingly let them go up; resolve before you go out of this place, whatsoever thou hast gotten wrongfully, never keep it against thy will, but do it willingly, else thou canst not have any comfort in the portion thou hast, nor have any portion in the world to come; if there be any true Divinity in the world, this is true Divinity: and yet it is hard to convince any Covetous men, that have got much this way; and if there be any wrong, those that have done wrong in things be trusted to them, as those that are Masters of Hospitals, be sure you keep not that, for certainly you'll curse the time you ever took it; and therefore let the charge of God be strong upon you this day, to cast out whatsoever you have got falsely. I read in a story of one that upon a time, hearing that place of Scripture, in Isa. 5. 8. read, Woe to them that join house to house: he bursts out into a loud cry, If woe be to them that join house to house, Then woe to me, and to my children.
9. Be willing to cast away whatever of your portion you have got sinfully: I in the Name of God charge this as a special thing to take home with you; whatsoever man or woman in this place, would not have his portion in this world, but would have his portion in the world to come, whatsoever