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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.
It is a principle of eternal happiness, it is that which will grow up to an eternal glory: Take all moral and natural excellencies, let them grow up to the highest height they can, they can never grow up to glory; but this is that eternal seed, if it be let to grow up, it will grow up to the height of glory: Now if Grace be thus, if it be that principle whereby a creature is raised to such a high condition, no marvel though those that have a spiritual eye, and can see into the things of God, and judge spiritually of things, must needs esteem those very precious and honourable, that have the work of grace upon them. Moral excellencies have been highly esteemed by Heathens; as the Fabii and Fabritii, that were taken from their dinner and supper of Turnips, to rule and govern great armies, because they saw such great excellencies under their mean outsides: If so be the knowledge of moral excellencies can raise the esteem of men in the world, much more then the true and glorious excellencies of grace.
It is a principle of eternal happiness, it is that which will grow up to an eternal glory: Take all moral and natural excellencies, let them grow up to the highest height they can, they can never grow up to glory; but this is that eternal seed, if it be let to grow up, it wil grow up to the height of glory: Now if Grace be thus, if it be that principle whereby a creature is raised to such a high condition, no marvel though those that have a spiritual eye, and can see into the things of God, and judge spiritually of things, must needs esteem those very precious and honorable, that have the work of grace upon them. Moral excellencies have been highly esteemed by Heathens; as the Fabii and Fabritii, that were taken from their dinner and supper of Turnips, to rule and govern great armies, because they saw such great excellencies under their mean outsides: If so be the knowledge of moral excellencies can raise the esteem of men in the world, much more then the true and glorious excellencies of grace.
Secondly, in regard of the relation they have to God: Gods people have a near relation to God; the nearer 1relation one hath to great ones, the more high he is in the esteem of men; now Gods people though never