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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.
It is true they that are godly, account themselves unworthy of the least thing they have here in the world; but I'll tell you a mystery of religion now, a practical maxim of religion, that is a great mystery to the world, which is this, that a gracious heart, though he thinks himself unworthy of the least crumb of bread, yet all the creatures in heaven and earth, will not serve him to be his portion, will not satisfy him; though he hath a heart that will be satisfied with any thing, as counting himself unworthy of the meanest condition in this world, as a present gift of God; but ⟨p. 70⟩if God should give him heaven and earth, he had such an unsatisfying heart, as he would not be satisfied with heaven and earth, except God gives him himself too; therefore certainly thy portion, it is a but a very little portion.
It is true they that are godly, account themselves unworthy of the least thing they have here in the world; but i'le tell you a mistery of religion now, a practicall maxime of religion, that is a great mistery to the world, which is this, that a gracious heart, though he thinks himself unworthy of the least crum of bread, yet all the creatures in heaven and earth, will not serve him to be his portion, will not satisfy him; though he hath a heart that will be satisfied with any thing, as counting himself unworthy of the meanest condition in this world, as a present gift of God; but ⟨p. 70⟩if God should give him heaven and earth, he had such an unsatisfying heart, as he would not be satisfied with heaven and earth, except God gives him himself too; therefore certainly thy portion, it is a but a very little portion.
Besides those things thou hast, are things that will vanish, and quickly come to nothing; it is said of the whole world, that it hangs upon nothing;1 so all the things of the earth do: therefore it is said of Abraham, that he sought a City, that had foundations;