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The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /
The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London / by the late reverend and painful minister of the gospel, Jeremiah Burroughs.The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London / by the late reverend and painfull minister of the gospel, Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by T.C. for John Wright, 1654
THE SAINTS TREASURY. › HEBR. •. v. 27. the latter end of the Verse.
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.
While men live here, their condition is not stated by any act of God (though in regard of his eternal purpose it is the same for ever) even the Saints themselves would be here in much hazard and danger about their everlasting estate (in regard of themselves, and what they have actually bestowed upon them) were it not that the grace of God is above them; the people of God in this life, are not without many fears and doubts about their everlasting condition; and what would many poor children of God give to be delivered from their fears, and doubts which are a grievous burden to them, that they might never have fear or doubt more about their eternal estates? Well, if thou beest godly, in a little time it will be so with thee: this is the good that death will bring unto thee, that after death judgement will come to thee; that is, thou shalt be so actually stated in thy everlasting condition, as to be beyond all hazard about it; thou shalt be beyond all fears, and doubts and temptations; thou shalt never fear more, never doubt more, never be tempted more, never more lose any of the good that thou art possessed of: this is the judgement that comes to the Saints after death.
While men live here, their condition is not stated by any act of God (though in regard of his eternal purpose it is the same for ever) even the Saints themselves would be here in much hazzard and danger about their everlasting estate (in regard of themselves, and what they have actually bestowed upon them) were it not that the grace of God is above them; the people of God in this life, are not without many feares and doubts about their everlasting condition; and what would many poor children of God give to be delivered from their feares, and doubts which are a grievous burthen to them, that they might never have feare or doubt more about their eternal estates? Well, if thou beest godly, in a little time it will be so with thee: this is the good that death will bring unto thee, that after death judgement will come to thee; that is, thou shalt be so actually stated in thy everlasting condition, as to be beyond all hazard about it; thou shalt be beyond all feares, and doubts and temptations; thou shalt never feare more, never doubt more, never be tempted more, never more lose any of the good that thou art possessed of: this is the judgement that comes to the Saints after death.