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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, there is a comfortable communion with them in regard of the fragrancy of grace. The beauty of grace is delightful, but the fragrancy, the breathings of grace, are sweet in the heart. The beholding of it is delightful to the eye, but the workings of their grace is exceeding sweet, and comfortable to the heart: Therefore ⟨p. 163⟩saith the Church, Let my beloved go down into the gardens, among the beds of spices to feed in the gardens, and to gather spices. Cant. 6.2. All the Churches of God in the world are as the garden of Christ; and every particular Church in that garden is as a bed of spices; and every particular Saint is as the several parts of that bed, & especially the fragrant smell is very sweet.
Again, there is a comfortable communion with them in regard of the fragrancie of grace. The beauty of grace is delightfull, but the fragrancy, the breathings of grace, are sweet in the heart. The beholding of it is delightfull to the eye, but the workings of their grace is exceeding sweet, and comfortable to the heart: Therefore ⟨p. 163⟩saith the Church, Let my beloved go down into the gardens, among the beds of spices to feed in the gardens, and to gather spices. Cant. 6.2. All the Churches of God in the world are as the garden of Christ; and every particular Church in that garden is as a bed of spices; and every particular Saint is as the severall parts of that bed, & especially the fragrant smell is very sweet.
It is said of Alexander, his very body was of such a constitution, that where ever he went there was a sweet savour came from his body. Certainly, where there is but one of Gods children, there is sweetness from him; but where there is a company jointly, there is a wonderful unspeakable sweetness comes from them, it is exceeding comfortable to a gracious heart to be among them.