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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 10MOSES HIS SELFE-DENIALL. › Chapter 10
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Certainly, Faith is as glorious a grace now as ever it was, and if it be put ⟨p. 176⟩forth it will enable the soul to do great things. The raising of the soul above reason and sense, is as great a thing as any of these. The Faith of Abraham was most glorious, for which he is styled the Father of the faithful, and yet the chief for which this is commended, is, that he believed against hope, Rom. 4. 18. When the soul is in some straight, it looks up for help; and sense says it cannot be; reason says it will never be; wicked men say it shall not be; yea, it may be God in the ways of his providence seems to go so cross, as if he would not have it to be; yet if Faith have a word for it, it says it shall be. In great difficulties, in sore afflictions, when God seems to be angry, and to strike in his wrath, when there appears nothing to sense and reason, but wrath; yet even then Faith hath hold on Gods heart, when his hand strikes.
Certainely, Faith is as glorious a grace now as ever it was, and if it be put ⟨p. 176⟩forth it will enable the soule to doe great things. The raising of the soule above reason and sense, is as great a thing as any of these. The Faith of Abraham was most glorious, for which hee is stiled the Father of the faithfull, and yet the chief for which this is commended, is, that hee beleeved against hope, Rom. 4. 18. When the soule is in some straight, it lookes up for helpe; and sense sayes it cannot be; reason sayes it will never be; wicked men say it shall not be; yea, it may bee God in the wayes of his providence seemes to goe so crosse, as if hee would not have it to be; yet if Faith have a word for it, it sayes it shall be. In great difficulties, in sore afflictions, when God seemes to be angry, and to strike in his wrath, when there appeares nothing to sense and reason, but wrath; yet even then Faith hath hold on Gods heart, when his hand strikes.