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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
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.
1. Hence it is, because thou art one of the chosen 1ones of the Lord, because the Lord hath made a 2choice of thee, and hath separated thee from all eternity, to do good to thy soul: hence it is manifest, that thou art the chosen one of the Lord; when thou seest most in the world, to follow the pleasures of the world, if God hath given thee a heart to choose his ways upon any terms, take this as an argument, that thou art a chosen vessel of God. Reciprocal signs of Gods grace are the most sweet; as if I love God, this is an argument God loves me; if Gods honour be dear to me, then my soul is near to God; so if I choose God, then God hath chosen me.
1. Hence it is, because thou art one of the chosen 1ones of the Lord, because the Lord hath made a 2choice of thee, and hath separated thee from all eternity, to do good to thy soul: hence it is manifest, that thou art the chosen one of the Lord; when thou seest most in the world, to follow the pleasures of the world, if God hath given thee a heart to choose his ways upon any terms, take this as an argument, that thou art a chosen vessel of God. Reciprocal signs of Gods grace are the most sweet; as if I love God, this is an argument God loves me; if Gods honor be dear to me, then my soul is near to God; so if I choose God, then God hath chosen me.
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- 2The happiness of a gracious soul.
2. This choice is that for which thousands of