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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.
They are a company of mad-brained-fellows, that are factious and seditious; who talk of truth, but know not what they say, come let us have peace though it be upon any terms; who is there in this place that desires it not, the Lord knows, peace it is the desire of those that are accused most for want of desires in this thing; yea, we dare challenge any of you, with this challenge; those who have been most at the Throne of grace begging unto God for peace for England, let them carry the day those that have put forth most prayers for peace before the Throne of grace, we are willing they shall have the day; we read ⟨p. 50⟩that amongst all the tribes, that came up in a warlike-way to help the people of God against oppression in Judges:1 that of all Naphtali was the only tribe, that joined with Zebulun, that jeoparded their lives in the cause of God, that would take up arms to defend themselves and the people against oppression; surely these 2. tribes by the others that would not venture themselves, were at that time accounted very factious, and very seditious; what they only, Zebulun and Naphtali? why, yet that is observable, though there where none joined with Zebulun but only Naphtali, there is no tribe of which it is so much spoken, to be a tribe full of courtesy and civility, of a peaceable & quiet disposition, as Naphtali was; you shall find that, if you read the 49. of Genesis: 2there are these 2. things said of Naphtali, 1. that he was as a Hind let loose, & gave goodly words; I, but they may be but words of complement, and false; nay, when Moses comes with the blessing (you shall find these ⟨p. 51⟩2. places, one in Genesis, and the other in Deuteronomy; when Moses comes with the blessing upon Naphtali; Naphtali filled with favour, and with the blessing of the Lord; what is the meaning? Naphtali was a tribe that had most courtesy, and civility of all, compared to a goodly Hind, of a quiet disposition, and courteous language, one that had the favour of God, and the favour of men, and yet this Naphtali was the tribe that would jeopard their lives, and take up arms in defence of the people of God, against oppression in those times, above all.