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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.
1Again, fourthly, if we consider the great privileges that the Saints have, we shall see them the excellent of the earth. Not to speak of their deliverance from sin and guiltiness, and those immunities that they have from others. But consider they have this privilege, that God in all his attributes and works, he is continually working for their good.
1Again, fourthly, if we consider the great priviledges that the Saints have, we shal see them the excellent of the earth. Not to speak of their deliverance from sin and guiltinesse, and those immunities that they have from others. But consider they have this priviledge, that God in all his attributes and works, he is continually working for their good.
- 1The Saints Privileges.The Saints Priviledges.
There is this excellent prerogative of the Saints, there is no attribute of God but it is continually working good to every Saint of God. There is no work of Gods providence, but it works and acts continually for their good.
It would be a mighty excellent honour put upon any man, if but such an honourable assembly as the Parliament, should take thought for such an one, and all their purposes and plots, and counsels all the time they are sitting should tend to the good of such an one in particular, taking notice in ⟨p. 139⟩particular of him. It is that which I said, all your wisdom, and power and mercy, and faithfulness, and the infinite all-sufficiency of God is continually every moment working, not only for the good of those that love God in general, but for every particular Saint of God. God takes special notice of them, and sets all his attributes continually on work for their good, & wellbeing.