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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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Thirdly, look at God as taking infinite delight in 1communicating himself, in letting out his goodness to his creature; let God be seen thus, and let these three meditations of the fullness of good in God, be wrought upon the heart, and they will mightily support the spirit in all afflictions: for what is the loss of any thing to me, when I see where I can have it made up? what is any bitterness, when I see such infinite sweetness to sweeten all. When tempests come upon Mariners, and they be in narrow seas, where they want sea-room, there is danger, but if they have sea-room enough, there is no fear. Thus if we are acquainted with the infinite fullness of good in God, we should see our selves safe in the midst of all tempests, we should feel our spirits quiet under the sorest afflictions.
Thirdly, look at God as taking infinite delight in 1communicating himself, in letting out his goodness to his creature; let God be seen thus, and let these three meditations of the fulness of good in God, be wrought upon the heart, and they will mightily support the spirit in all afflictions: for what is the loss of any thing to me, when I see where I can have it made up? what is any bitterness, when I see such infinite sweetness to sweeten all. When tempests come upon Mariners, and they be in narrow seas, where they want sea-room, there is danger, but if they have sea-room enough, there is no fear. Thus if we are acquainted with the infinite fulness of good in God, we should see our selves safe in the midst of all tempests, we should feel our spirits quiet under the sorest afflictions.
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Sixthly: A sixth preparation, for the bearing further 1crosses, is an humble cheerful bearing of present afflictions, and an humble submitting to the present condition: That soul that is willing to yield to God in the present condition, God will fit it for the future: many cast about in their thoughts what they shall do hereafter, if troubles should befall them, and yet in the mean time they neglect the duties of their present condition. Go on therefore humbly, and patiently