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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.
First, the other side they feared not to suffer much if they were overcome; they think they have a head and they would be where he was, and he would countenance them, & make good their condition for them, but this side if they had been overcome, they had been men utterly undone: what a mighty advantage was there one way more then another?
Then the Kings side if he had prevailed he had places of dignity to bestow; if the Parliaments side prevail, we are but where we were, we do but maintain our own, we cannot expect to raise our condition. But how many ⟨p. 288⟩broken Gentry expected to raise their condition on the other side? As it is said concerning the Pope, and the general Council; the Pope prevailed, notwithstanding the general Council, though that were above him, why? the Pope had Cardinal ships, and Deaneries to bestow but the Council had none; they had the advantage that way.
Then the Kings side if he had prevailed he had places of dignitie to bestow; if the Parliaments side prevail, we are but where we were, we do but maintain our own, we cannot expect to raise our condition. But how many ⟨p. 288⟩broken Gentry expected to raise their condition on the other side? As it is said concerning the Pope, and the generall Counsell; the Pope prevailed, notwithstanding the generall Councell, though that were above him, why? the Pope had Cardinall ships, and Deaneries to bestow but the Councell had none; they had the advantage that way.
Again, those that appeared on the one side how were they discouraged extraordinarily? on the other side they were encouraged to the utmost. On the one side how unfaithful have they been? on the other side they have kept to their principles, because their principles are suitable to the flesh: but there are many on this side that have not gracious principles and had a public cause, therefore they have been unfaithful. We have use of men that have not principles to act by, but all the other go according to their own principles. The one part acts that they may gratify mens lusts; now the generality of the world love it; they