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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.
Yea, it is such a portion as must require the infinite power of God, to support a creature to bear the weight of that glory; and all this must be now to all eternity; I remember when Esau did but hear Isaac his Father, tell what a blessing he had given unto Jacob, he fell a weeping; O that God would so strike unto the hearts of men, that have so little minded any thing, but the world: Thou hearest but a few words, to what the Lord hath reserved to all eternity, for his Saints; and compare but that with what is thy portion, and thou hast cause to weep.
Yea, it is such a portion as must require the infinite power of God, to support a creature to bear the weight of that glory; and all this must be now to all eternity; I remember when Esau did but hear Isaac his Father, tell what a blessing he had given unto Iacob, he fell a weeping; O that God would so strike unto the hearts of men, that have so little minded any thing, but the world: Thou hearest but a few words, to what the Lord hath reserved to all eternitie, for his Saints; and compare but that with what is thy portion, and thou hast cause to weep.
I but more cause you'll have to weep, if you consider the last thing, and that is, what is like to be the end of all thy portion in this world; if indeed thou couldst ruffle it out in this world, and enjoy thy hearts desire, and there an end: it were somewhat; O, but there is somewhat else remains afterwards; as. 1. O, the perplexity of spirit, that any worldly man will have when death comes, when he shall see an end of all the comforts of this world, now farewell house, farewell lands, and farewell friends, farewell acquaintance, and all merry meetings, and jovialities, I shall never have comfort more in you; as it was the speech of Pope Adrian, when he was to die, O thou my soul, my soul, whither art thou going? whither art thou going? thou shalt never have more jests, nor be merry, nor be jocund any more; where art thou going? so may a man that hath his portion in this world, say at his death, where is this poor soul of mine going? I have lived here thus many years, and I have had many ⟨p. 82⟩