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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.
I have one word of exhortation to you all, & then I have done, & this exhortation must be divided: First, unto you that have some evidences that God hath given you a better portion, that God hath not put you off with the portion of this world; O bless the Lord for his goodness to you, that ever he hath showed you better things then the world affords, your line is fallen into a good ground, you have a goodly inheritance; though thou hast not so much as others have, yet thou hast that that will make thee happy forever.
I have one word of exhortation to you all, & then I have done, & this exhortation must be divided: First, unto you that have some evidences that God hath given you a better portion, that God hath not put you off with the portion of this world; O blesse the Lord for his goodnesse to you, that ever he hath shewed you better things then the world affoords, your line is fallen into a good ground, you have a goodly inheritance; though thou hast not so much as others have, yet thou hast that that will make thee happy forever.
I have read of one Didimus, a learned godly Preacher, but he was blind, whereof he complained, & was much troubled for his want of sight, whereupon a Christian friend rebuked him sharply; what (saith he) hath God given you that that is the excellency ⟨p. 99⟩of an Apostle, of a Minister of Christ; and are you troubled for want of your sight, that a pismire may have, that a brute beast may have, for the want of thy sight, that the rats and mice may have, are you troubled with that, and rather not taught to bless God, that hath given you so great a mercy, as to make you such an instrument of his service? so may I say to you that are godly, hath God given you Jesus Christ? hath he given you his Son, hath he given you his Spirit, hath he given you himself, to be your portion, and are you troubled that you have not more of that, that beasts may have, as well as your selves? O be ashamed of any mournful discontentments for want of the comforts of this world.