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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.
In the next place, whosoever does understand what 1the true reward is that is in heaven, it is impossible, if he desire heaven aright, but he must desire the glory of God above himself: What is the height and top of heaven? it is not any carnal good, any carnal content that is the height and top of the glory of heaven? It is that our souls being ⟨p. 490⟩in the perfection of them, might live to the praise of God for ever: Now if this be the end of all, we shall receive from God in heaven that we might live for ever, to reflect the glory upon God again in our praise; then it is impossible to desire heaven, but in our desires of heaven, we do desire God above our selves: Surely we may freely aim at our reward in heaven, for if we aim at our reward, and know it aright, it is such as we cannot but aim at God above our selves; yea further, so near is Gods glory and 2our reward joined together, that we cannot aim at God above our selves, but we shall by that means in the best manner provide for our selves; and the more we strive to aim at God above our selves, we come in the best manner, that possibly can be, to provide for our selves.
In the next place, whosoever does understand what 1the true reward is that is in heaven, it is impossible, if he desire heaven aright, but he must desire the glory of God above himself: What is the heighth and top of heaven? it is not any carnal good, any carnal content that is the heighth and top of the glory of heaven? It is that our souls being ⟨p. 490⟩in the perfection of them, might live to the praise of God for ever: Now if this be the end of all, we shall receive from God in heaven that we might live for ever, to reflect the glory upon God again in our praise; then it is impossible to desire heaven, but in our desires of heaven, we do desire God above our selves: Surely we may freely aym at our reward in heaven, for if we aym at our reward, and know it aright, it is such as we cannot but aym at God above our selves; yea further, so near is Gods glory and