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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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A second argument that he useth, is, That never, as he says, to this day, were known any that would offer sacrifice to their God, in thankfulness for the enjoyment of their pleasures with their Minions; but wise men have offered sacrifices, in thankfulness for the pleasures of their mind; as he instances in Pythagoras.
A second argument that he useth, is, That never, as he says, to this day, were known any that would offer sacrifice to their God, in thankfulness for the enjoyment of their pleasures with their Minions; but wise men have offered sacrifices, in thankfulness for the pleasures of their minde; as he instances in Pythagoras.
A third argument that he uses, That we never heard ⟨p. 125⟩of any so given to their appetite, that would boast of their pleasure, that they had devoured so much, or given to their lusts, that would boast of their lust, how they had satisfied it: (although if he lived in these days, he might hear of such men; it seems men are grown more sensual, then they were in those times) but for the pleasures of the mind, many would break forth in rejoicing and glorying expressions, that they had had them: as he instances in Archimedes, when he had found out a Philosophical experiment, that he was so filled with joy, that he ran up and down, crying, I have found it, I have found it.
A third argument that he uses, That we never heard ⟨p. 125⟩of any so given to their appetite, that would boast of their pleasure, that they had devoured so much, or given to their lusts, that would boast of their lust, how they had satisfied it: (although if he lived in these days, he might hear of such men; it seems men are grown more sensual, then they were in those times) but for the pleasures of the minde, many would break forth in rejoycing and glorying expressions, that they had had them: as he instances in Archimedes, when he had found out a Phylosophical experiment, that he was so filled with joy, that he ran up and down, crying, I have found it, I have found it.