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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…
Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by John Field, 1650
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly, is it not a rich thing to enjoy communion with God? It was an expression of that truly noble 1Marquis Galeacius, that parted with all for Christ, ⟨p. 464⟩when his friends that were very rich, offered him bags of gold and silver to return to them again, he put them all away with this expression of indignation, Cursed is that man that counts all the gold and silver in the world, worth the enjoyment of communion with Jesus Christ: This is riches, yet some had rather lose this then endure reproaches.
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Fourthly, is not the blessing of God upon us, the protection of God over us, the love of God unto us, the 1care of God for us, and the brightness of the face of God shining upon us, and brightening all our ways, are not these riches? and yet behold how many are there that are so far from counting reproaches riches, as they will lose these riches, rather then bear reproaches.
Fourthly, is not the blessing of God upon us, the protection of God over us, the love of God unto us, the 1care of God for us, and the brightness of the face of God shining upon us, and brightning all our ways, are not these riches? and yet behold how many are there that are so far from counting reproaches riches, as they will lose these riches, rather then bear reproaches.
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