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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.
Again consider whatever thou hast in this world, it is no other, but what may stand with the eternal hatred of an infinite God towards thee: it may be the portion of a reprobate, and will this serve thy turn? will this satisfy thee? will that satisfy thy soul, that may be the portion of a reprobate? there are many that are now sweltering under the wrath of the infinite God, that have had 20. times as much as any of you have that are here before the Lord this day, they have had greater estates then you, and lived merrier lives then you, & yet are now under the wrath of God, will a reprobates portion serve thy turn: therefore consider that to enjoy the dominion of all the world, may stand with Gods eternal hatred, but to have the least dram of saving grace, entitles men to the favour of God which is better then life. What a difference is there then, between the having the least dram of grace, and the enjoyment of all the ⟨p. 73⟩world, and what a goodly portion is there here that thou so much rejoicest in? certainly, thy heart is strait, that thou thinkest these things to be so big, as in a narrow vessel a thing will appear big, but in a mighty wide vessel it appears little; so when the Lord by grace shall widen and enlarge thy heart, then all the things of the world will be little to thee.
Again consider whatever thou hast in this world, it is no other, but what may stand with the eternall hatred of an infinite God towards thee: it may be the portion of a reprobate, and will this serve thy turn? will this satisfie thee? will that satisfie thy soul, that may be the portion of a reprobate? there are many that are now sweltring under the wrath of the infinite God, that have had 20. times as much as any of you have that are here before the Lord this day, they have had greater estates then you, and lived merrier lives then you, & yet are now under the wrath of God, will a reprobates portion serve thy turn: therefore consider that to enjoy the dominion of all the world, may stand with Gods eternall hatred, but to have the least dram of saving grace, intitles men to the favour of God which is better then life. What a difference is there then, between the having the least dram of grace, and the enjoyment of all the ⟨p. 73⟩world, and what a goodly portion is there here that thou so much rejoycest in? certainly, thy heart is strait, that thou thinkest these things to be so big, as in a narrow vessel a thing will appear big, but in a mighty wide vessell it appears little; so when the Lord by grace shall widen and enlarge thy heart, then all the things of the world will be little to thee.