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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.
And lastly, we should labour to wipe away the reproach of Christ, in labouring to express the convincing 1power of that grace which is contrary to their carriage for which Christ is reproached: Such a one is scandalous, and Christs name suffers in that, let me labour to make up the breach in being so much the more faithful, and walking in the contrary ⟨p. 435⟩grace: Such a one is proud, let me be more humble; such a one is covetous, let me be more liberal, that there may be somewhat to answer: As it is said of the wise son, when his father is reproached, he carries himself so as his father hath wherewithal to answer from his good carriage, Prov. 27. 11. So let Christ have wherewithal to answer his reproaches from your godly convincing conversation. Suppose others have cast an aspersion upon the ways of godliness, because such are false and covetous, yet walk thou in the contrary, that Gods people may answer, Though such and such be so, what say you to such an one? is not the breach made up in those? And so much for that Use.
And lastly, we should labor to wipe away the reproach of Christ, in laboring to express the convincing 1power of that grace which is contrary to their carriage for which Christ is reproached: Such a one is scandalous, and Christs name suffers in that, let me labor to make up the breach in being so much the more faithful, and walking in the contrary ⟨p. 435⟩grace: Such a one is proud, let me be more humble; such a one is covetous, let me be more liberal, that there may be somewhat to answer: As it is said of the wise son, when his father is reproached, he carries himself so as his father hath wherewithal to answer from his good carriage, Prov. 27. 11. So let Christ have wherewithal to answer his reproaches from your godly convincing conversation. Suppose others have cast an aspersion upon the ways of godliness, because such are false and covetous, yet walk thou in the contrary, that Gods people may answer, Though such and such be so, what say you to such an one? is not the breach made up in those? And so much for that Use.