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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
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Not many mighty, great and noble; but God hath chosen the base things of the world, the foolish, contemptible things of the world, to confound the wise, and the great things of the world.
It is very observable, when John sent to Christ, to know whether he were the Messiah or no, whether they should look for another, he did not send him a direct answer, but, says he, Go tell him, The ⟨p. 204⟩blind see, the lame go, the dead are raised, and the poor receive the Gospel: Mark how Christ puts the poor's receiving of the Gospel amongst the rest; the other were arguments of Gods power and glory, but what argument of Christs glory was this, that the poor, a contemptible people, received the Gospel? Yes, God does as much glory in the poor's receiving the Gospel, as in raising up the dead: Some would think that this should be an offence to John, that the poor receives the Gospel; one would rather think he were the Messiah, if the rich had received the Gospel; No, says he, the poor receive the Gospel; he knew that John had a gracious heart, and would esteem of things as he did, and would not be offended.
It is very observable, when John sent to Christ, to know whether he were the Messiah or no, whether they should look for another, he did not send him a direct answer, but, says he, Go tell him, The ⟨p. 204⟩blinde see, the lame go, the dead are raised, and the poor receive the Gospel: Mark how Christ puts the poors receiving of the Gospel amongst the rest; the other were arguments of Gods power and glory, but what argument of Christs glory was this, that the poor, a contemptible people, received the Gospel? Yes, God does as much glory in the poors receiving the Gospel, as in raising up the dead: Some would think that this should be an offence to John, that the poor receives the Gospel; one would rather think he were the Messiah, if the rich had received the Gospel; No, says he, the poor receive the Gospel; he knew that John had a gracious heart, and would esteem of things as he did, and would not be offended.