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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.
But thirdly, God gives wicked men a portion here to show the world, what little good there is in all the things that are here below; certainly if there were much good, they should never have them; it is an argument, there is no great excellency in the strength of body, for an ox hath it more then you; an argument there is no great excellency in Agility of body, for a dog hath it more then you; an argument no great excellency in gay clothes, for a Peacock hath them more then you, its no argument there is any great excellency in gold and silver, for the Indians that know not God, have them more then you; and if these things had any great worth in them, certainly God would never give them to wicked men; as it is an argument, there is no great evil in afflictions in this world, because the Saints are so much afflicted; so its no great argument there is any great good in this world, because the wicked they enjoy so much of it,1 Luther hath such an expression as this.
But thirdly, God gives wicked men a portion here to shew the world, what little good there is in all the things that are here below; certainly if there were much good, they should never have them; it is an argument, there is no great excellency in the strength of body, for an oxe hath it more then you; an argument there is no great excellency in Agility of body, for a dog hath it more then you; an argument no great excellency in gay cloaths, for a Peacock hath them more then you, its no argument there is any great excellency in gold and silver, for the Indians that know not God, have them more then you; and if these things had any great worth in them, certainly God would never give them to wicked men; as it is an argument, there is no great evill in afflictions in this world, because the Saints are so much afflicted; so its no great argument there is any great good in this world, because the wicked they enjoy so much of it,1 Luther hath such an expression as this.
- 1Luther in G•nes.