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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.
Seventhly, the men of the world cannot be humble in the increase of gifts; but the more increase 1of gifts Gods people have, the more humble they should be. They shall see since the people of God did close one with another, they are increased in gifts; a poor boy, or girl, or servant, that understood nothing before, now they can understand more, and with their understanding their hearts are more humble then before; this is a great convincement, That in the exercise of your gifts, there may not appear much of your selves, but much of God, is that you should much labour after in the exercise of your gifts; let them see that God hath acquainted you with such divine mysteries, as should make them admire; Gods people should not only labour to have words that are flat, but to have such gifts, as that they should know the secrets of God, and of their own hearts, and of the hearts of others. You know when he in 1 Cor. 14. that was ignorant came into the Church, and saw gifts so exercised, as the secrets of his heart were opened, he said, Surely God is there. We should not exercise gifts so, as to show our parts in them, but exercise them in such an humble manner, as to convince ⟨p. 304⟩the world of the excellency in communion with the Saints.
Seventhly, the men of the world cannot be humble in the encrease of gifts; but the more encrease 1of gifts Gods people have, the more humble they should be. They shall see since the people of God did close one with another, they are encreased in gifts; a poor boy, or girl, or servant, that understood nothing before, now they can understand more, and with their understanding their hearts are more humble then before; this is a great convincement, That in the exercise of your gifts, there may not appear much of your selves, but much of God, is that you should much labor after in the exercise of your gifts; let them see that God hath acquainted you with such divine mysteries, as should make them admire; Gods people should not onely labor to have words that are flat, but to have such gifts, as that they should know the secrets of God, and of their own hearts, and of the hearts of others. You know when he in