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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.
Indeed many a poor apprentice may say; my Father is dead, and hath left me no portion: I, but you that are poor apprentices, and others, and the poor Hospital boys, that live upon charity, it is possible some poor wretches there may come to have their portion in God and Christ, and immortality, as well as the greatest, and richest of all; therefore raise up your hearts here, you that are the poorest and meanest, & know you are born for high things.
Indeed many a poor apprentice may say; my Father is dead, and hath left me no portion: I, but you that are poor apprentices, and others, and the poor Hospitall boyes, that live upon charitie, it is possible some poor wretches there may come to have their portion in God and Christ, and immortality, as well as the greatest, and richest of all; therefore raise up your hearts here, you that are the poorest and meanest, & know you are born for high things.
If I should come and tell one that is a poor boy in a blew coat now, what ever you are now, there is such a rich man will adopt you to be his child, and make you his heir, that would raise up his heart; well, how ever meanly you live now, you may be a glorious creature hereafter, if so be you have now a heart to put upon it, and to seek after it for your portion.
If I should come and tell one that is a poor boy in a blew coat now, what ever you are now, there is such a rich man will adopt you to be his child, and make you his heire, that would raise up his heart; well, how ever meanely you live now, you may be a glorious creature hereafter, if so be you have now a heart to put upon it, and to seek after it for your portion.