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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.
Yea thirdly, we have not only leave to look at it, 1but it is our duty to seek to help our selves in eying the reward; we sin against God if we do it not: and the reason is, because we are bound to make use of the word, in that way that God hath revealed it to us: now God hath revealed the glorious things of the recompense of the reward in a way of encouragement; and therefore we sin against God if we ⟨p. 487⟩do not encourage our selves in it. Some think, why should we look at the reward, we must look to the rule, and see that our obedience be accordingly: but know, if you do not look to the reward, you do not only hinder your selves of the good you might have, but do sin against God in it. Here you deceive your selves, as Ahaz did deceive himself in Isaiah 7. 11. where God bid him ask a sign; he was modest, and bashful, and would not ask a sign, he would not tempt God, he would believe the Lord without a sign, see how the Lord is angry: Is it a small thing to weary man, but will you weary God also? When as the Lord in favour towards you will vouchsafe you a sign, and you refuse it, as if you had no need, why will you weary God? so as when God for the help of our weakness, will grant us an argument to help us in our way, and we think it is modesty, or what you will to leave it, in this we sin against the Lord our God.
Yea thirdly, we have not onely leave to look at it, 1but it is our duty to seek to help our selves in eying the reward; we sin against God if we do it not: and the reason is, because we are bound to make use of the word, in that way that God hath revealed it to us: now God hath revealed the glorious things of the recompence of the reward in a way of encouragement; and therefore we sin against God if we ⟨p. 487⟩do not encourage our selves in it. Some think, why should we look at the reward, we must look to the rule, and see that our obedience be accordingly: but know, if you do not look to the reward, you do not only hinder your selves of the good you might have, but do sin against God in it. Here you deceive your selves, as Ahaz did deceive himself in