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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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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⟩every ordinary stone that lies in the street, will do as much as this: so if a man should think surely he hath that precious faith, because he can be sober, and temperate, just in his calling, upright in all his dealings, chaste in his body, liberal to the poor; why? ordinary Heathens can do this, they were as temperate, as just, as chaste, as liberal as you, there needs no faith for this; It is enough for a man to be a rational man to do this, faith must have higher operations then reason, or else it will never carry to Heaven.
Consider therefore againe, surely that cannot be right faith, that cannot doe that which the light of nature can doe, that meere civility and morality can doe: Suppose it did as much as they can doe, yet if it can doe no more, it is not right, it is not that precious faith, that will save the soule. Suppose a simple man should get a stone, and strike fire with it, and hee concludes, surely this is some precious stone, because fire is stricken out of it, why? every flint, ⟨p. 191⟩every ordinary stone that lyes in the street, will doe as much as this: so if a man should thinke surely he hath that precious faith, because he can be sober, and temperate, just in his calling, upright in all his dealings, chaste in his body, liberall to the poore; why? ordinary Heathens can doe this, they were as temperate, as just, as chaste, as liberall as you, there needs no faith for this; It is enough for a man to be a rationall man to doe this, faith must have higher operations then reason, or else it will never carry to Heaven.