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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
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Fourthly, Examine the Scriptures, look into the book of God, and see whether the Scripture speaks 1well on your side, because that in this Book, in this Scripture, there God hath revealed the eternal counsels of his will, and the great things about mans eternal estate: there is little in all the Book of the Creature, the Book of Creation, revealed of the counsels of Gods will, about bringing man to his eternal estate; but in this Book of the Scripture he hath revealed his will concerning this; and therefore consider, does this speak well of your side? Thus by these 2arguments you may know how it shall be with you for eternity.
Fourthly, Examine the Scriptures, look into the book of God, and see whether the Scripture speaks 1well on your side, because that in this Book, in this Scripture, there God hath revealed the eternal counsels of his will, and the great things about mans eternal estate: there is little in all the Book of the Creature, the Book of Creation, revealed of the counsels of Gods will, about bringing man to his eternal estate; but in this Book of the Scripture he hath revealed his will concerning this; and therefore confider, does this speak well of your side? Thus by these 2arguments you may know how it shall be with you for eternity.
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- 2How to get eternal things to be our portion.
But what shall we do to get a portion in those things 1that shall be eternal?