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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.
Thirdly, for privileges; they are those that are 1freed from the evil of sin, the evil of punishment. 2They are those that have whatsoever is in God to be theirs, working for their good: All the Attributes of God, and the ways of God in his Providence: If there be any thing in God to make a man happy, it is theirs. And all the good that is spoken of in the Word, all the glorious promises are theirs: And all that is in the world is theirs, the world continues for their sakes; says the Apostle, All is yours, for you are Christs, and Christ is Gods, 1 Cor. 3. ult. It is a great argument to show Gods greatness, that all the creatures in the world are his, and for him; what an argument then is it, to show the greatness of a Christian, that Heaven, and Earth, and Christ, and God, and all are his, and for him? They have free access to the Throne of grace, and welcome too: They have that privilege, to come and put their hands into Gods treasure, and take what they ⟨p. 210⟩will, God gives them the key, giving them the spirit of prayer, he gives them the key of his spiritual treasure: They are the heirs of Heaven and eternal life; yea, and the heirs of the world too, for being the children of God, they inherit their Fathers riches; now Rom. 4. 13. Abraham is said to be the heir of 3the world.4
Thirdly, for priviledges; they are those that are 1freed from the evil of sin, the evil of punishment. 2They are those that have whatsoever is in God to be theirs, working for their good: All the Attributes of God, and the ways of God in his Providence: If there be any thing in God to make a man happy, it is theirs. And all the good that is spoken of in the Word, all the glorious promises are theirs: And all that is in the world is theirs, the world continues for their sakes; says the Apostle, All is yours, for you are Christs, and Christ is Gods,