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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.
Consider, that this good which is to be had in communion with Gods people, is a special fruit of the loving kindness of God; and would you not all be made partakers of the loving kindness of the Lord? Thriving in your Trades, and outward blessings, are a fruit of the common kindness of the Lord, but communion with Gods people, is a fruit of his special loving kindness: Psal. 36. 7, 8. How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. The satisfaction of the soul with the fatness of Gods house, is the fruit of Gods loving kindness, yea, the fruit of Gods excellent loving kindness, and his admirable excellent loving kindness: It is worth the seeking after, to be satisfied with the fatness of Gods house: And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures: While you seek after the comforts of the creature, you seek to drink in puddles, but here are rivers of pleasures.
Consider, that this good which is to be had in communion with Gods people, is a special fruit of the loving kindeness of God; and would you not all be made partakers of the loving kindeness of the Lord? Thriving in your Trades, and outward blessings, are a fruit of the common kindeness of the Lord, but communion with Gods people, is a fruit of his specialloving kindeness: Psal. 36. 7, 8. How excellent is thy loving kindeness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. The satisfaction of the soul with the fatness of Gods house, is the fruit of Gods loving kindeness, yea, the fruit of Gods excellent loving kindeness, and his admirable excellent loving kindeness: It is worth the seeking after, to be satisfied with the fatness of Gods house: And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures: While you seek after the comforts of the creature, you seek to drink in puddles, but here are rivers of pleasures.