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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.
Fifthly, there is a kind of image of Gods infiniteness in the souls of men, and according to this 1print of Gods infiniteness, the enjoyment of God is desired, where the heart is gracious: though it is true, our souls are not infinite creatures in themselves, yet having a print of Gods infiniteness upon them, they manifest this in their infinite desires; and because they cannot enjoy an actual infinite good in themselves, therefore they desire an infinite good in duration at least; let there be never so much good, ⟨p. 317⟩yea, as much as an infinite power can let out for present good, yet this does not satisfy the soul, unless it can have it infinitely for duration; for an enlightened soul knows that it is not capable to hold that good that an infinite God can, and hath a purpose to communicate to his creature, if it should come all together, therefore it desires to enjoy communication of what good it is capable of to all eternity. To receive good from God is not sufficient, except it be received in an infinite way; now it cannot receive any thing infinite for the present, and therefore it must have it in an infinite way in regard of duration.
Fifthly, there is a kinde of image of Gods infiniteness in the souls of men, and according to this 1print of Gods infiniteness, the enjoyment of God is desired, where the heart is gracious: though it is true, our souls are not infinite creatures in themselves, yet having a print of Gods infiniteness upon them, they manifest this in their infinite desires; and because they cannot enjoy an actual infinite good in themselves, therefore they desire an infinite good in duration at least; let there be never so much good, ⟨p. 317⟩yea, as much as an infinite power can let out for present good, yet this does not satisfie the soul, unless it can have it infinitely for duration; for an enlightned soul knows that it is not capable to hold that good that an infinite God can, and hath a purpose to communicate to his creature, if it should come all together, therefore it desires to enjoy communication of what good it is capable of to all eternity. To receive good from God is not sufficient, except it be received in an infinite way; now it cannot receive any thing infinite for the present, and therefore it must have it in an infinite way in regard of duration.