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Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verseMoses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse
Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verse, by Jeremy Burroughs.Moses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse, by Ieremy Burroughs.
London: printed by T. Paine, 1641
MOSES HIS SELF-DENIAL. › Chapter 3MOSES HIS SELFE-DENIALL. › Chapter 3
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It was a brave resolution of Luther, which we find in one of his Epistles to Staupitius, wherein he professeth, that ⟨p. 78⟩he had rather be accounted any thing, then be accused of wicked silence in Gods cause: Let me be accounted, says he, proud, covetous, yea a murderer, yea, guilty of all vices, so I be not proved to be guilty of wicked silence, while the Lord and his cause do suffer. And know, that the more dishonoured, and trampled upon, any cause of God is, the more he expects that you should appear for it. I have read, that among the Persians, the left hand is accounted the more honourable place. Xenophon reports of Cyrus, that those whom he honoured most, he placed at his left hand, upon this ground, because it was most subject to danger, he would have those who were most honourable, to stand by him there where he was most weak and liable to danger.
It was a brave resolution of Luther, which we finde in one of his Epistles to Staupitius, wherein hee professeth, that ⟨p. 78⟩he had rather be accounted any thing, then be accused of wicked silence in Gods cause: Let mee be accounted, sayes he, proud, covetous, yea a murderer, yea, guilty of all vices, so I bee not proved to be guilty of wicked silence, while the Lord and his cause doe suffer. And know, that the more dishonoured, and trampled upon, any cause of God is, the more he expects that you should appeare for it. I have read, that among the Persians, the left hand is accounted the more honorable place. Xenophon reports of Cyrus, that those whō he honoured most, he placed at his left hand, upon this ground, because it was most subject to danger, hee would have those who were most honourable, to stand by him there where he was most weake and lyable to danger.
Thus where the cause of God is most opposed, and most like to suffer, there God would have the most noble spirits to stand, and to appear in that; and to do this is truly honourable indeed. Who knows whether you be raised for such a time as this? who