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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.
The next thing is this: Honour God with thy substance. Lay out thy portion here for God. O, that I could but convince you of one principle of divinity more, and that is this, that there is more excellency and good in one virtuous action, then there is in all the creatures in heaven and earth, (besides the blessed Angels, and glorious Saints above, I say others of the Saints, excepting these) take all creatures, Sun, Moon, Stars, Seas, Earth, all the Pearls & Jewels of the world, Pearls, ⟨p. 109⟩put them all together, yet this is true divinity, that there is more excellency in one virtuous action, then there is, if thou hadst all these things to be thy possession; if men were convinced of this, they would be abundant in good works: Thou thinkest it a brave thing, to have so much coming in by the year, do but one good action for God, out of an upright principle, And there is more excellency in that one action, then there is in thy great revenue, if thou hast 1000. times more added to it.
The next thing is this: Honour God with thy substance. Lay out thy portion here for God. O, that I could but convince you of one principle of divinitie more, and that is this, that there is more excellency and good in one vertuous action, then there is in all the creatures in heaven and earth, (besides the blessed Angels, and glorious Saints above, I say others of the Saints, excepting these) take all creatures, Sun, Moon, Stars, Seas, Earth, all the Pearls & Iewels of the world, Pearls, ⟨p. 109⟩put them all together, yet this is true divinitie, that there is more excellency in one vertuous action, then there is, if thou hadst all these things to be thy possession; if men were convinced of this, they would be abundant in good works: Thou thinkest it a brave thing, to have so much coming in by the year, do but one good action for God, out of an upright principle, ANd there is more excellency in that one action, then there is in thy great revenue, if thou hast 1000. times more added to it.