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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 6MOSES HIS SELFE-DENIALL. › Chapter 6
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Fourthly,1 this self-denial is highly acceptable to God, God glories in such; Daniel kept close to God, and denied himself much in his great prosperity, and he is called a man greatly beloved, Cap. 10. 11. vir desideriorum: ⟨p. 103⟩a man of desires, so the words are, as when a man is compassed with temptation to despair, a little breathing of faith is acceptable: so when he is compassed with temptation of satisfying the flesh, of security, of presumption, then a little, much more eminent self-denial, oh how acceptable is it!
Fourthly,1 this selfe-deniall is highly acceptable to God, God glories in such; Daniel kept close to God, and denyed himselfe much in his great prosperity, and hee is called a man greatly beloved, Cap. 10. 11. vir desideriorum: ⟨p. 103⟩a man of desires, so the words are, as when a man is compassed with temptation to despaire, a little breathing of faith is acceptable: so when hee is compassed with temptation of satisfying the flesh, of security, of presumption, then a little, much more eminent selfe-deniall, oh how acceptable is it!
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Fifthly,1 if you in the fullness of all your earthly contentments shall acknowledge Jesus Christ, and be willing to lay down all for him, when he shall come in the fullness of his glory he will acknowledge you, and will put glory upon you, when he shall come with his mighty Angels, full of majesty, to be admired of his Saints; then he shall own you, and make you partakers of his own glory, he will then remember every cup of cold water given for his names sake, much more then the giving him the praise and honour of so much in the things of the world as you have enjoyed. The being made partaker of the fullness of Christs honour in that day will then a