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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.
Further, let us give him real praise, that we may not receive the grace of God in vain. By this grace we hope that he hath given us our estates that we were afraid would have been rent from us; we have the continuance of our liberties, and of the Gospel. Let our hearts be engaged to God to give up our estates this day; let us renew ⟨p. 291⟩our engagements to God in secret, between God and our souls. Lord thou mightest have taken away my estate by the spoilers, it was near it; and thou hast done it to other of my brethren, and is mine continued! That estate that should have been spent for their lusts, I am resolved to spend it in thy service that hast preserved it; and I account it a great mercy that I have an estate to honour thy name, I feared I should not.
Further, let us give him reall praise, that we may not receive the grace of God in vain. By this grace we hope that he hath given us our estates that we were afraid would have been rent from us; we have the continuance of our liberties, and of the Gospell. Let our hearts be ingaged to God to give up our estates this day; let us renew ⟨p. 291⟩our ingagements to God in secret, between God and our souls. Lord thou mightest have taken away my estate by the spoylers, it was near it; and thou hast done it to other of my brethren, and is mine continued! That estate that should have been spent for their lusts, I am resolved to spend it in thy service that hast preserved it; and I account it a great mercie that I have an estate to honour thy name, I feared I should not.
God expects, that ever henceforward you make a more holy use of your estates then before. And call your hearts to question, what do I do with my estate for God? what honour hath God from my estate more then before? God expects more, or else God may justly say, in vain have I preserved this wretched estate: there are many of my servants, if I had preserved their estates, they would have improved them in the towns and places they lived in, and here is a wretch I have preserved his estate,