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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.
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.
In the last place, more universally all the goodnesse 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 joyning 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 joynt 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.
Again further there is abundance of cause to delight in them joined together, ⟨p. 182⟩in regard of their admirable privileges as they are joined together. They have privileges as they are alone, but as they are joined they have committed to them the oracles of God, Rom. 3.2. all the ordinances by which God conveys himself. To them are committed the seal of the covenant, you cannot singly have the seal of the covenant, but joined with the people of God, closing with them. To them is committed the very power of Jesus Christ: saith the Apostle, When ye are together with the power of Jesus Christ,