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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 11MOSES HIS SELFE-DENIALL. › Chapter 11
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Surely then this grace hath exceeding great things in it: certainly the world is mistaken in this grace: It is something else that they have taken up for faith all this while; for there is ⟨p. 190⟩nothing more dull, flat and dead, then that which they take for Faith; their hope in God, and trusting in God, what empty, heartless, lifeless things are they? No marvel though they think it an easy thing to believe; It is easy indeed to believe with such a kind of belief as theirs is: Truly we had need look to it, that we be not mistaken in our Faith, for it is of infinite consequence, upon which all depends: if we be mistaken in this, all the mercy in God, all the blood of Christ, all the good in the promises can do nothing for us.
Surely then this grace hath exceeding great things in it: certainely the world is mistaken in this grace: It is something else that they have taken up for faith all this while; for there is ⟨p. 190⟩nothing more dull, flat and dead, then that which they take for Faith; their hope in God, and trusting in God, what empty, heartlesse, livelesse things are they? No marvell though they thinke it an easie thing to beleeve; It is easie indeed to beleeve with such a kind of beliefe as theirs is: Truly wee had need looke to it, that wee be not mistaken in our Faith, for it is of infinite consequence, upon which all depends: if we be mistaken in this, all the mercy in God, all the blood of Christ, all the good in the promises can doe nothing for us.
Consider therefore again, surely that cannot be right faith, that cannot do that which the light of nature can do, that mere civility and morality can do: Suppose it did as much as they can do, yet if it can do no more, it is not right, it is not that precious faith, that will save the soul. Suppose a simple man should get a stone, and strike fire with it, and he concludes, surely this is some precious stone, because fire is stricken out of it, why? every flint, ⟨p. 191⟩