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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.
There are some creatures, whom the Lord hath left to the course of justice, they shall have what they earn, and no more; others there are, whom God hath set his heart upon, and whether they earn or no, God intendeth eternal mercies to them, here is the difference of the Covenant of works, ⟨p. 40⟩and the Covenant of grace, and therefore the one is left to himself: and the other, Christ the head of the Covenant comes to undertake for him what he cannot do; they who are not children, and must not expect children's portions, as many of you rich men, when you die, you will leave your servants some legacy; perhaps you'll give every servant in your house 5. l. or so, but when you come to your children, to write in your will, what such a son, and such a daughter shall have, that is another manner of business, then 40 s. or 5. l. Great things you leave to them.
There are some creatures, whom the Lord hath left to the course of justice, they shall have what they earne, and no more; others there are, whom God hath set his heart upon, and whether they earn or no, God intendeth eternal mercies to them, here is the difference of the Covenant of works, ⟨p. 40⟩and the Covenant of grace, and therefore the one is left to himself: and the other, Christ the head of the Covenant comes to undertake for him what he cannot do; they who are not children, and must not expect childrens portions, as many of you rich men, when you die, you will leave your servants some legacy; perhaps you'le give every servant in your house 5. l. or so, but when you come to your children, to write in your will, what such a son, and such a daughter shall have, that is another manner of businesse, then 40 s. or 5. l. Great things you leave to them.
So the world may be divided between children and servants, for though the truth is, all men are at defiance with God, yet God maketh them servants one way or other, and there is some little legacy that servants shall have but they must not expect the children's portion; therefore they have it here, but must not have it hereafter.