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The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…
The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child of God and the misery of having ones portion in this world, unfolding the state of true happiness with the marks, means, and members thereof / by Jer. Burroughs.The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child of God and the misery of having ones portion in this world, unfolding the state of true happiness with the marks, means, and members thereof / by Ier. Burroughs.
London: printed for Francis Eglesfield, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. It is such a portion as is fit for the spouse of the Lamb, as is fit for the spouse of one that is to marry the Son of God, the second person in Trinity; 2. it is such a portion as is fit and suitable to an heir of life & glory, an heir of Heaven and Earth; yea, it is such a portion, as God doth give men, to this very end, to declare what the infinite power of God is able to do, to raise a poor creature to the height of happiness; what think you this must be, that (I say) it must therefore be done, that it might declare to Angels and all creatures, what the infinite power of God is able to do, to raise a ⟨p. 80⟩poor creature to happiness & glory; this must be somewhat.
1. It is such a portion as is fit for the spouse of the Lamb, as is fit for the spouse of one that is to marry the Son of God, the second person in Trinity; 2. it is such a portion as is fit and suitable to an heire of life & glory, an heire of Heaven and Earth; yea, it is such a portion, as God doth give men, to this very end, to declare what the infinite power of God is able to do, to raise a poor creature to the height of happinesse; what think you this must be, that (I say) it must therefore be done, that it might declare to Angels and all creatures, what the infinite power of God is able to do, to raise a ⟨p. 80⟩poor creature to happinesse & glory; this must be somewhat.
Again, it must be such a one as in which, God must attain unto the great design, that he had from all eternity, in making of Heaven and Earth, which was to magnify the riches of his grace to a Company, that he had set apart to glory; it must be such a portion; and guess you what this must needs be.
Again, it must be such a one as in which, God must attain unto the great designe, that he had from all eternity, in making of Heaven and Earth, which was to magnifie the riches of his grace to a Company, that he had set apart to glory; it must be such a portion; and guesse you what this must needs be.