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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.
You will say, Why are the people of God called the seed of Jacob, rather then the seed of Abraham, or the seed of Isaac? the seed of Jacob. The reasons may be these two. First, because that all Jacobs posterity were the Church of God; all Jacobs children the Patriarchs, were every one of the Church; All that came from Abraham were not so, Ishmael was not so; All that came from Isaac were not so, Esau was not; But all Jacobs children were: therefore speaking of the people of God, of the Church that should be to the end of the world, they are said here to be the seed of Jacob, rather then the seed of Abraham, or of Isaac.
You will say, Why are the people of God called the seed of Iacob, rather then the seed of Abraham, or the seed of Isaac? the seed of Iacob. The reasons may be these two. First, because that all Iacobs posterity were the Church of God; all Iacobs children the Patriarchs, were every one of the Church; All that came from Abraham were not so, Ishmael was not so; All that came from Isaac were not so, Esau was not; But all Iacobs children were: therefore speaking of the people of God, of the Church that should be to the end of the world, they are said here to be the seed of Iacob, rather then the seed of Abraham, or of Isaac.
Then secondly, the seed of Jacob, because the Lord is here speaking of the blessing of his seed, namely in the hearing of their prayers. Call unto me, and I will answer thee. Now because Jacob was the most eminent in prayer, (though Abraham and Isaac ⟨p. 195⟩no question were mighty with God in prayer yet,) the Scripture doth not put such an eminency either upon Abraham or Isaac for prayer as upon Jacob. You have the most eminent expression for prayer that ever was spoken of any man, never the like. Gen. 32.28. And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a Prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. O how eminent was he in prayer. Therefore it is rather said, the seed of Jacob, then of Abraham or Isaac.