A30592:264
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.
Obj. But it may be said, God is patient towards his 1people, and yet they are afflicted.
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Answ. Those afflictions that come upon Gods people, may better stand with the glory of patience, then 1if the same things should be upon the wicked, because in the afflictions of the Saints, there is no revenge, there is no hatred in them, but if God should inflict the same things upon the wicked, they would come out of revenge against them, and hatred of them, and so there would not be such manifestation of that glory of patience, that God hath to manifest here in this world.
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Hence let Gods people learn not to be greedy in 1their desires after outward pleasures; they are but the portion of dogs and reprobates. It is true, godly men may have them, but never as their portion, God hath afforded you better pleasures, hath he not reserved better things for you? As when we enjoy outward prosperity, we must not bless our selves in it, because it is that which wicked men have; so when we are afflicted, our hearts must not be dejected, because we are only deprived of that, which God gives most many times to those that he hates most. God will keep his people from being prevailed against by this temptation. David was in this temptation,