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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 15: The true pleasantness of all the ways of godliness.
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Thirdly, in all that thou doest, be sure to be upright: 1Though thou beest able to do but a little in any way of God, if thou beest upright, God accepts of it, and and thou wilt find comfort: Thou sayest thy duties are mean; it may be so, but if thou beest upright, thou mayest have comfort, it becomes the upright to be joyful; whereas the most glorious performances, if they be not in uprightness, are but abominable.
Thirdly, in all that thou doest, be sure to be upright: 1Though thou beest able to do but a little in any way of God, if thou beest upright, God accepts of it, and and thou wilt finde comfort: Thou sayest thy duties are mean; it may be so, but if thou beest upright, thou mayest have comfort, it becomes the upright to be joyful; whereas the most glorious performances, if they be not in uprightness, are but abominable.
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Again, sweeten all your duties by spiritual meditation; 1a Christian that treasures up spiritual meditation, ⟨p. 195⟩and every duty that he performs brings it in by meditation, and hath a great many meditations to roll his duty up and down; in this is delight: To go to duty, and to have a barren heart to act, there is no delight; but to go to a duty, and to exercise spiritual meditation, this is sweet.
Again, sweeten all your duties by spiritual meditation; 1a Christian that treasures up spiritual meditation, ⟨p. 195⟩