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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.
Again, Jacob was of an humble spirit, I am not worthy of the least of thy mercies. He admired at the mercy of God that he had any thing, & Gods mercies made him more humble; this is an excellent disposition, we are many times humble and lowly when we are under the hand of God in affliction: but when mercies make us humble, that the more God is gracious the more vile we are in our own eyes, this is excellent.
Again, Iacob was of an humble spirit, I am not worthy of the least of thy mercies. He admired at the mercy of God that he had any thing, & Gods mercies made him more humble; this is an excellent disposition, we are many times humble and lowly when we are under the hand of God in affliction: but when mercies make us humble, that the more God is gracious the more vile we are in our own eyes, this is excellent.
And he looked back to his former condition, he looked upon his poor beginning and gives God the glory: I passed over this Jordan with my staff; Many of you came with your staff, and God hath given you two bands, you are grown great, are you willing to think of it, and to acknowledge the poor estate that once you were in, and to give God the glory, I was thus, & thus, of poor parentage, and see how God had dealt with me.
And he looked back to his former condition, he looked upon his poor beginning and gives God the glory: I passed over this Iordan with my staff; Many of you came with your staff, and God hath given you two bands, you are grown great, are you willing to think of it, and to acknowledge the poor estate that once you were in, and to give God the glorie, I was thus, & thus, of poor parentage, and see how God had dealt with me.
Another thing remarkable is, that Jacob contented himself with God alone, he accounted that he had ⟨p. 250⟩