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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.
Secondly, He that will live godly.] The Devil 1will let a man have many wishes and desires, these are not persecuted; but he that will, if he be set upon it, absolutely resolved that he will, and nothing shall hinder, then he must make account to suffer: When the woman in the Revelations, Chap. 12. was ready to bring forth her Child, the Dragon sought to devour it, he meddled not with her all the while she was a breeding.
Secondly, He that will live godly.] The Devil 1will let a man have many wishes and desires, these are not persecuted; but he that will, if he be set upon it, absolutely resolved that he will, and nothing shall hinder, then he must make account to suffer: When the woman in the Revelations, Chap. 12. was ready to bring forth her Childe, the Dragon sought to devour it, he medled not with her all the while she was a breeding.
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Thirdly, he that will live.] If he keep his 1godliness in his heart, and not discover it in his life, he may go on well enough, but these shows of godliness the world cannot endure. Wickedness must appear with open face, but godliness ⟨p. 14⟩must keep within doors: Wickedness trades openly, but godliness must keep in as a bankrupt, that dare not be seen.
Thirdly, he that will live.] If he keep his 1godliness in his heart, and not discover it in his life, he may go on well enough, but these shews of godliness the world cannot endure. Wickedness must appear with open face, but godliness