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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.
The Prophet Jeremiah in this & the foregoing Chapter, lays down sundry and eminent mercies that he intends for the good of his elect people; notwithstanding their provoking of God by their several relapses & sundry backslidings; & though their enemies also did threaten them with utter desolation, and that they should be desolate ⟨p. 192⟩without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, yet the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the Bridegroom & the voice of the Bride, the voice of them that shall say, praise the LORD of hosts, for the Lord is good▪ for his mercy endureth for ever; this voice shall be to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. But by what means shall these mercies be bestowed on then? in this Text, he tells them where ever they are afflicted or in any great distress, call unto me, and I will answer thee. And as Christ in the Gospel, having the book of the Prophet Isaiah delivered unto him, when he was in the Synagogue, read apart of it, then closed the book, and began his sermon to the people; this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears, Luke 4.21. So may I say of this Text, that we have out of this Prophecy read unto you.
THe Prophet Ieremiah in this & the foregoing Chapter, layes down sundry and eminent mercies that he intends for the good of his elect people; notwithstanding their provoking of God by their severall relapses & sundry backslidings; & though their enemies also did threaten them with utter desolation, and that they should be desolate ⟨p. 192⟩without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, yet the voice of joy and the voice of gladnesse, the voice of the Bridegroom & the voice of the Bride, the voice of them that shall say, praise the LORD of hosts, for the Lord is good▪ for his mercy endureth for ever; this voice shall be to the inhabitants of Ierusalem. But by what means shall these mercies be bestowed on then? in this Text, he tells them where ever they are afflicted or in any great distresse, call unto me, and I will answer thee. And as Christ in the Gospell, having the book of the Prophet Esaias delivered unto him, when he was in the Synagogue, read apart of it, then closed the book, and began his sermon to the people; this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears,