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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.
Secondly, if you would not have your portion here, labour to take off your hearts from all outward comforts; he that will be rich, shall fall into many temptations; know it is not necessary, you should have an estate in this world, but it is necessary, you should make your peace with God; it is necessary I should provide for my soul; but how things go with me here, is not so much necessary.
Secondly, if you would not have your portion here, labour to take off your hearts from all outward comforts; he that will be rich, shall fall into many temptations; know it is not necessary, you should have an estate in this world, but it is necessary, you should make your peace with God; it is necessary I should provide for my soul; but how things go with me here, is not so much necessarie.
Thirdly, set the glory of Heaven and eternity daily before your eyes, and be trading for higher things then the world affords: many poor people go up and down the streets, crying some mean thing, and think it well, if they get 18d. in a whole day, but a rich Merchant can go out in the morning, and make a bargain, and perhaps get 500. l. in an hour, he trades somewhat like; so the men of this world labour ⟨p. 108⟩for the meat that perisheth; but a godly man hath communion with God, and in a quarter of an hour gets that, he would not loose for thousands.
Thirdly, set the glorie of Heaven and eternitie daily before your eyes, and be trading for higher things then the world affords: many poor people go up and down the streets, crying some mean thing, and think it well, if they get 18d. in a whole day, but a rich Merchant can go out in the morning, and make a bargain, and perhaps get 500. l. in an houre, he trades somewhat like; so the men of this world labour ⟨p. 108⟩for the meat that perisheth; but a godly man hath communion with God, and in a quarter of an hour gets that, he would not loose for thousands.