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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
Moses his Choice. › Part 1 › Chapter 8: Eleven Rules for preparation to suffer afflictions.
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First, look at all the excellency, beauty, comfort, 1and good in the creature, and know that it is all in him, in a most eminent and glorious manner. There is no good in the effect, but the causes together have it in them: now God is the first cause, and so all ⟨p. 78⟩causes have their principle in him, and therefore all good must needs be in him.
First, look at all the excellency, beauty, comfort, 1and good in the creature, and know that it is all in him, in a most eminent and glorious maner. There is no good in the effect, but the causes together have it in them: now God is the first cause, and so all ⟨p. 78⟩causes have their principle in him, and therefore all good must needs be in him.
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Secondly, all possible good is in the Lord; that is, 1as there is no actual good, but is for the present in him; so there can be none, but it is in him already; there is such fullness of good in him, that it is impossible that there should be any good added to him in the least degree.
Secondly, all possible good is in the Lord; that is, 1as there is no actual good, but is for the present in him; so there can be none, but it is in him already; there is such fulness of good in him, that it is impossible that there should be any good added to him in the least degree.