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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.
There is very great reason that we should call unto God, because the people of God that have been wise and have conversed with God, and have known much of the mind of God, have given up themselves and all their strength to the duty of prayer. Now it were a weak part and an idle thing for any one to give up his strength & all his might to that which in reason we could not expect, and whereby there is no great thing to be obtained. It is said of Jehoshaphat 2. Chron. 20.3. that he feared, and set himself to seek the Lord. It is translated composuit faciem suam, he set his face, he gave himself up fully to seek the Lord. They know what they do that give up themselves wholly to seek God.
There is very great reason that we should call unto God, because the people of God that have been wise and have conversed with God, and have known much of the mind of God, have given up themselves and all their strength to the duty of prayer. Now it were a weak part and an idle thing for any one to give up his strength & all his might to that which in reason we could not expect, and whereby there is no great thing to be obtained. It is said of Iehoshaphat 2. Chron. 20.3. that he feared, and set himself to seek the Lord. It is translated composuit faciem suam, he set his face, he gave himself up fully to seek the Lord. They know what they doe that give up themselves wholly to seek God.
Indeed carnal hearts condemn the people of God because they see them so earnest in those things that they think to be frivolous: For it argueth weakness in any man to give up himself ⟨p. 206⟩with all his strength to things that are vanity, and have no strength in them. Therefore because carnal men look upon the way of Religion, as a thing that hath no end, they think it foolish for men to be so earnest to give up their strength & their whole souls for it: But the Saints of God know what they do when they give themselves up to seek the Lord, they know if they call unto him, he will answer them.