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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.
Thirdly, he communicates them more powerfully, mark, in Psal. 133.3. As the dew of Hermon, and the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded a blessing, even life for ever more. There was blessing, & the Lord commanded it: there went a powerful work of Gods grace upon the hearts of people there, when they were joined together in Zion: there God commanded the blessing. If you would have God speaking powerfully to command a blessing on your souls you must be among his people, you must join in a holy fellowship with his ⟨p. 181⟩people; there God commands it.
Thirdly, he communicates them more powerfully, mark, in Psal. 133.3. As the dew of Hermon, and the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded a blessing, even life for ever more. There was blessing, & the Lord commanded it: there went a powerfull work of Gods grace upon the hearts of people there, when they were joyned together in Zion: there God commanded the blessing. If you would have God speaking powerfully to command a blessing on your souls you must be among his people, you must joyn in a holy fellowship with his ⟨p. 181⟩people; there God commands it.
In the last place, more universally all the goodness of God is communicated among his people, therefore the Church is called the perfection of beauty; Psam. 50. that some translate, the universality of excellency and beauty. There is a universality of all among the Church and people of God. And in another place, All my springs are in thee. Psam. 87. speaking of joining with the people of God, that is, all my springs of truth that are revealed to me; all the springs of comfort that I have communicated to my soul, all the springs of grace that I have; to quicken me, they are all in thee in the joint society and communion with Gods people, I find all. Thus we see the presence of God among his people in regard of the communication of himself to them, and therefore what a great deal of cause there is to joy, and delight in the Saints jointly together.