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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.
Secondly, wicked men do somewhat for God here, some kind of service that is at least materially a service for God, and God will not have them clamour upon him, that they have nothing for their work, God will give to every one, what they do for him, though it be never so little, you have a famous place for that in Ezekiel: 1Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon caused his army to do great service against Tyre, yet had he no wages for it. Therefore God enquires about this, and seems to complain why Nebuchadnezzar should be all this while without his wages; therefore, behold I will give the land of Egypt unto him, he shall take her spoil, and her prey, and that shall be his wages.
Secondly, wicked men do somewhat for God here, some kind of service that is at least materially a service for God, and God will not have them clamour upon him, that they have nothing for their work, God will give to every one, what they do for him, though it be never so little, you have a famous place for that in Ezekiel: 1Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon caused his army to do great service against Tyrus, yet had he no wages for it. Therefore God enquires about this, and seems to complain why Nebuchadnezzar should be all this while without his wages; therefore, behold I will give the land of Egypt unto him, he shall take her spoil, and her prey, and that shall be his wages.
- 129. Ezekiel 18.19.20.
Many wicked men, God doth make use of in divers services, and much refreshing and good his Churches shall have from them, the Lord causes the very earth to help the woman, earthly men to be of use to the Church; and God will not be beholding to them for their work; A ⟨p. 21⟩