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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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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⟩and every duty that he performs brings it in by meditation, and hath a great many meditations to rowl 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.
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Again, labour to principle thy heart aright in the 1ways of godliness, to understand what they are; if thou understoodest what they are, they would be delightful; and the reason why many do not go on delightfully is, because they do not understand what is in the ways of God to cause delight.
Again, labor to principle thy heart aright in the 1ways of godliness, to understand what they are; if thou understoodest what they are, they would be delightful; and the reason why many do not go on delightfully is, because they do not understand what is in the ways of God to cause delight.