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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.
But (you'll say) do you think to preach to men that have their portion here in this life? I fear me, I may meet with such, whom it nearly concerns in this congregation, therefore be not any of you too ready to put off this from you, to think your selves, ⟨p. 11⟩out of the danger of this Scripture; for it was spoken concerning Saul, and Saul might have (for ought I know) as strong arguments of Gods love to him, as many of you, I fear have this day.
But (you'le say) do you think to preach to men that have their portion here in this life? I fear me, I may meet with such, whom it nearly concerns in this congregation, therefore be not any of you too ready to put off this from you, to think your selves, ⟨p. 11⟩out of the danger of this Scripture; for it was spoken concerning Saul, and Saul might have (for ought I know) as strong arguments of Gods love to him, as many of you, I fear have this day.
For 1. Saul was a man chosen immediately by God himself to be the first King that ever was over his own people, and was not that a great favour.
2. Saul for his person was one of the godliest men that was amongst all Israel; higher from the shoulders to the head, then any of them; and for his endowments he was a man, whom God did endow with admirable gifts of government, he caused another spirit to come upon him; he was a man that when he heard of his preferment, seemed to be very humble, as judging himself unworthy of such a dignity, saying, 1