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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.
1It is an expression of Luther, (though he were a great advancer of faith, yet he was also an advancer of holiness as well as of faith; therefore speaking of any gracious work of a godly man or woman, saith he, preciosa &c. it is more precious then heaven and earth. And then he goes on with another expression I had rather be able to perform any one gracious act, of the poorest woman, or maid; of the poorest Christian that is, then to be able to do all that ever Alexander, or Julius Caesar had done. The least act that comes from faith, from a sanctified heart, he had rather be able to do it, then to get all the victories of Julius Caesar and Alexander: all their triumphs and trophies were nothing to the least breathing of the work of grace in those that are godly, that which comes from them are exceeding excellent. Now I reason, they ⟨p. 144⟩must needs be excellent, that have such excellent things come from them. As when there were such excellent things came from the body of Paul, 2that had such virtue in them, that had such virtue in them, that noted that there was a great deal of excellency that God conferred upon that Apostle, and a great deal of honour that was put upon him: So when there comes flowing such precious liquor, such precious things from the Saints, as an holy action is, it shows that there is a great deal of excellency in them.
1It is an expression of Luther, (though he were a great advancer of faith, yet he was also an advancer of holinesse as well as of faith; therefore speaking of any gracious work of a godly man or woman, saith he, preciosa &c. it is more precious then heaven and earth. And then he goes on with another expression I had rather be able to perform any one gracious act, of the poorest woman, or maid; of the poorest Christian that is, then to be able to do all that ever Alexander, or Iulius Caesar had done. The least act that comes from faith, from a sanctified heart, he had rather be able to do it, then to get all the victories of Iulius Caesar and Alexander: all their triumphs and trophies were nothing to the least breathing of the work of grace in those that are godly, that which comes from them are exceeding excellent. Now I reason, they ⟨p. 144⟩