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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.
Again, the privileges that they have in all the good of the Covenant of grace, Whatsoever good there is in the Covenant of grace, all the rich promises in the Covenant of grace are the privileges of the godly Saints. It is admirable privileges that the precious promises in the Scripture speak of, to have interest in them all.
Again, the priviledges that they have in all the good of the Covenant of grace, Whatsoever good there is in the Covenant of grace, all the rich promises in the Covenant of grace are the priviledges of the godly Saints. It is admirable priviledges that the precious promises in the Scripture speak of, to have interest in them all.
1Besides, not only the promises, but the immunities that come from the Covenant of grace, as this; that they are not to stand or fall for their eternal estate, by any thing that they are able to do themselves, they are freed from this, their eternal estate hangs not on that which they can do. Whereas others, that are not saints, that are not in the Covenant of grace, their eternal estate hangs on their endeavours, and actions, God dealing with them according to the Covenant ⟨p. 141⟩of works, being in that condition: though they may be such as may after come to be Saints, and as God hath elected, and in love may look on them as he intends towards them: but for the present they are in such a condition, as that they know not, but that their eternal estate depends on that which they do themselves. Now to be delivered from this, to have this immunity that such a thing of such a consequence, as our eternal estate should depend upon a sure foundation, upon that which is done by Christ, and done already; it is an infinite privilege. Others cannot challenge to themselves this privilege, that God will accept of their endeavours; do what they can, yet not being in the Covenant of grace, those endeavours are not accepted. That it pleaseth God to accept the will for the deed; it is one of the privileges of the Saints, that comes by the Covenant of grace: but it belongs not to others, they have not to do with this immunity and privilege. So I might name