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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.
3. Though he were quiet in his own cause, yet he showed himself to have an excellent spirit in a public cause, he was full of anger: when it was for the good of the people that he was a governor over: when he heard of a dishonour done to the people of Israel, the Text saith, that 1his anger did rise within him; an excellent pattern for all Governors, for all in public places, to be very silent, quiet, self-denying putting up wrongs, in their own cause, but to be full of zeal for the public cause; to reserve their spirits for a public good; Many, when they are angered in their private cause, and so full of violence, and spend their spirit there so much, that they have no spirit at all, when it comes to a public cause, Saul went beyond them in this.
3. Though he were quiet in his own cause, yet he shewed himself to have an excellent spirit in a publick cause, he was full of anger: when it was for the good of the people that he was a governour over: when he heard of a dishonour done to the people of Israel, the Text saith, that 1his anger did rise within him; an excellent pattern for all Governours, for all in publick places, to be very silent, quiet, self-denying putting up wrongs, in their own cause, but to be full of zeal for the publick cause; to reserve their spirits for a publick good; Many, when they are anger'd in their private cause, and so full of violence, and spend their spirit there so much, that they have no spirit at all, when it comes to a publick cause, Saul went beyond them in this.
- 11 Sam. 11.16.
Further, Saul was one who was much troubled at the sin of the people against God, he had not only a spirit to vindicate public wrongs, but when he saw the people sin against God, his heart was much troubled thereat, and grieved for it, and being mighty solicitous and careful to prevent sin in the people, this you shall have in the first of Samuel 14.33. they told Saul there that the people had sinned in eating with blood, upon that, Saul shows himself displeased, come (saith he) and do not sin against the Lord, roll a stone hither; he would see with his own eyes, that they did slay the cattle, and they did pour forth the blood that they might not sin against God in eating blood; this was his care; yea he was very diligent to enquire of God what he should do in businesses of great consequence, he would not go out, till he had first enquired of God.