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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.
And then (brethren) you must be called to an account for all, though (as I told you before) not to account for the right to use; but for not right using; and do but think with your selves, if you now have so much as you cannot reckon, how then will you be able to reckon for it, if now you cannot count, how will you be able to give an account at the last day, especially ⟨p. 84⟩when you have had no thoughts of this before hand.
There will be a dreadful portion indeed at the day of judgement, O the shame and confusion that will be upon the faces of the men of the world in that hour, when they shall see their poor neighbours have their portion with Christ in glory; perhaps, a poor servant in the house advanced to glory, and they stand on the left hand to be cast out; perhaps some of these poor hospital boys shall be advanced to eternal glory, when as some of you, that are their great masters, shall be cast out eternally; what an infinite shame and confusion will this be to you.
There will be a dreadfull portion indeed at the day of judgement, O the shame and confusion that will be upon the faces of the men of the world in that houre, when they shall see their poor neighbours have their portion with Christ in glory; perhaps, a poor servant in the house advanced to glory, and they stand on the left hand to be cast out; perhaps some of these poor hospitall boyes shall be advanced to eternall glorie, when as some of you, that are their great masters, shall be cast out eternally; what an infinite shame and confusion will this be to you.
O now I see what it is to trust in God, and not to trust in him; those are happy that would trust for the future, but I miserable, that dared not trust in him: