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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
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.
Secondly, the Scripture says that Idolaters, those that worship false gods, are mad upon their Idols Jer. 50. 38. The people of God then should have their hearts run after God, so that those that are carnal and not able to judge, should look upon them even as mad men, and indeed they do so: whensoever the hearts of the Saints are after God fully, they are looked upon as mad men; St. Paul was counted a mad man by Festus, Acts 26. 24. and we should not be afraid of the reproaches of the world in this kind; though they despise us and think us base and vile, and out of our wits: Why Idolaters are mad upon their Idols, therefore if there be any thing God calls for at our hands, though the world account it madness, yet our hearts must work after God in it: and it is a shame that any mens hearts should be more after their gods, then our hearts are after ours; because there is none like unto our God.
Secondly, the Scripture sayes that Idolaters, those that worship false gods, are mad upon their Idols Jer. 50. 38. The people of God then should have their hearts run after God, so that those that are carnall and not able to judge, should look upon them even as mad men, and indeed they doe so: whensoever the hearts of the Saints are after God fully, they are lookt upon as mad men; St. Paul was counted a mad man by Festus, Acts 26. 24. and we should not be afraid of the reproaches of the world in this kinde; though they despise us and thinke us base and vile, and out of our wits: Why Idolaters are mad upon their Idols, therefore if there be any thing God calls for at our hands, though the world account it madnesse, yet our hearts must worke after God in it: and it is a shame that any mens hearts should be more after their gods, then our hearts are after ours; because there is none like unto our God.
Thirdly, the earnestness of the hearts of Idolaters after their Idol gods appears from