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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 11: Afflicted godliness, is better then delightful wickedness.
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3. Again, in these ways of sin, as I shall have no peace, so do what I can, I shall have some trouble in spite of my heart; let me go on in the ways of sin as I will, and seek for my contentment, I shall have some trouble in spite of me; and how grievous will that trouble be, that shall come with the curse of God, and the wrath of God, and the hatred of God? what shall I have to support me in trouble? A little water in a leaden vessel is heavy, so a little trouble in an evil conscience.
3. Again, in these ways of sin, as I shall have no peace, so do what I can, I shall have some trouble in spight of my heart; let me go on in the ways of sin as I will, and seek for my contentment, I shall have some trouble in spight of me; and how grievous will that trouble be, that shal come with the curse of God, and the wrath of God, and the hatred of God? what shall I have to support me in trouble? A little water in a leaden vessel is heavy, so a little trouble in an evil conscience.
4. And in these ways of sin, I shall be sure to be a stranger from God, never to know what any communion with God means, go up and down in the world as a forlorn, forsaken creature of God; that when as others of Gods people have communion with God, and with Christ, and have the light of Heaven, and the joy of Angels, I shall be set to my swill.
5. And as for my eternal estate, I shall hazard to ⟨p. 115⟩miscarry therein; and oh my soul, dost know what it is to miscarry to eternity? Surely there need be some great matter, that should procure the least peace to a man in the way of sin, much more to procure delight to a man.