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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.
Some think there is no way to get esteem, but by outward bravery, great livings, fine clothes and the like; and men think that the way to be accounted more eminent then others, is to be rich, and to wear fine clothes & get honours and such like; but these are fading and not permanent. So there are many ministers that think to get esteem if they be honoured before great ones, and go brave. But you ⟨p. 157⟩know by experience, that a faithful godly minister, that walks faithfully, and conscionably, he gets more esteem in the hearts and consciences not only of those that are godly, but of those that have enlightened consciences, then a hundred of those; and they vex at it that they should do so; Why? they go a way to work to get more esteem, but they are deceived; they look at excellency where it is not. It is not such things, but in the work of grace, that prevails with the consciences of men. Boniface the martyr when he was asked the question,1 if he might have the sacrament, if he would drink it in a wooden chalice? saith he, the time was that there were wooden cups and golden priests, but now there are golden cups & wooden priests. There was a time in the primitive times, they were very mean, they were content with wooden vessels; but the men were gold in regard of grace, and godliness, and so they were highly esteemed; but now they have golden cups, that is a great deal ⟨p. 158⟩of bravery and glory; but they have wooden priests, those that have no true excellency in them. 2The heart of the wicked is little worth. It may be his estate, his houses, his lands may be somewhat worth, but what is his heart worth? he hath nothing in himself to commend himself. But now the excellency of Gods people is in that, it is in the soul and heart.
Some think there is no way to get esteem, but by outward bravery, great livings, fine clothes and the like; and men think that the way to be accounted more eminent then others, is to be rich, and to wear fine cloaths & get honours and such like; but these are fading and not permanent. So there are many ministers that think to get esteem if they be honoured before great ones, and go brave. But you