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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.
1Therefore it is observed in the message of the King of Babylon to Hezekiah, 2 Chron. 32.31. When Hezekiah was sick, and God had given him a sign of his recovery that the sun did go backward: It was a wondrous honour that God put on him that the sun should go backward. The ambassadors of the king of Babylon came to congratulate with Hezekiah after his recovery: but what was the business? not only to congratulate with him for his recovery; but to enquire of the great miracle, so the Text saith, the ambassadors of the Prince of Babylon were sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land; Why did they enquire of this wonder? there were many wonders done, but they were not sent to enquire of others but ⟨p. 155⟩of this. Because they worshipped the sun for their god and because their god had put such an honour upon Hezekiah; they perceived the altering of the sun that it went backward, and they enquired of the matter, concerning the alteration in the sun, and after enquiry there was news that it was for the sake of Hezekiah. Now because they worshipped the Sun as their god, and so apprehended that their god had put such an honour upon Hezekiah, they honoured him too. Though Hezekiah were king of the Jews, and they were enemies one to another, Jerusalem and Babylon, yet when God had honoured him, they sent to congratulate one another, then they put honour and respect one upon another upon that occasion.
1Therefore it is observed in the message of the King of Babylon to Hezekiah, 2 Chron. 32.31. When Hezekiah was sick, and God had given him a sign of his recovery that the sun did go backward: It was a wondrous honour that God put on him that the sun should go backward. The ambassadours of the king of Babylon came to congratulate with Hezekiah after his recovery: but what was the businesse? not onely to congratulate with him for his recovery; but to enquire of the great miracle, so the Text saith, the ambassadours of the Prince of Babylon were sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land; Why did they enquire of this wonder? there were many wonders done, but they were not sent to enquire of others but