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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 13: The evil of an ill choice, discovered.
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Thus many, although they have seen the Lord, and this sight of God hath wakened conscience, their hearts have been much stirred for a while, yet they have after fallen to eating and drinking, to sensual pleasures, all their good beginnings hath come to nothing. These when they have been in company, and come away, they have had many sad thoughts, and next day, or in the night many sad sighs and groans have come from their spirits, because their spirits are enlightened, and make them fear all will not be well in the end; and yet these continue still in giving themselves pleasure, and delights to the flesh inordinately; if company call, they cannot refuse: when they are stirred in their consciences, they will take a book and read, or pray; yet they are presently weary, and cannot bear such a kind of life, they think they shall grow melancholy, and they must again go to their former ways.
Thus many, although they have seen the Lord, and this sight of God hath wakened conscience, their hearts have been much stirred for a while, yet they have after faln to eating and drinking, to sensual pleasures, all their good beginnings hath come to nothing. These when they have been in company, and come away, they have had many sad thoughts, and next day, or in the night many sad sighs and groans have come from their spirits, because their spirits are enlightened, and make them fear all will not be well in the end; and yet these continue still in giving themselves pleasure, and delights to the flesh inordinately; if company call, they cannot refuse: when they are stirred in their consciences, they will take a book and read, or pray; yet they are presently weary, and cannot bear such a kinde of life, they think they shall grow melancholy, and they must again go to their former ways.
Many have the pleasures of the flesh, and their consciences struggling together; and many times the pleasures of the flesh, and conscience struggle a great while, before there be a victory on either side: sometimes conscience gets the victory, and there is a gracious work upon the soul, especially if God set on conscience, by some great affliction or sickness: sometimes conscience is overcome, though conscience does propound a better way, and they see, and are ⟨p. 155⟩