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Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness
Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness, wherein is showed, 1. What earthly-mindedness is. ... 6. Directions how to get our hearts free from earthly-mindedness. The second treatise. Of conversing in heaven, and walking with God. Wherein is showed, 1. How the Saints have their conversation in heaven. ... 9. Rules for our walking with God. The fourth volume [sic] published by Thomas Goodwin. William Greenhil. Sydrach Simpson. Philip Nigh. William Bridge. John Yates. William Adderley.Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness, wherein is shewed, 1. What earthly-mindedness is. ... 6. Directions how to get our hearts free from earthly-mindedness. The second treatise. Of conversing in heaven, and walking with God. Wherein is shewed, 1. How the Saints have their conversation in heaven. ... 9. Rules for our walking with God. The fourth volumn [sic] published by Thomas Goodwyn. William Greenhil. Sydrach Simpson. Philip Nye. William Bridge. John Yates. William Adderley.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1652
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.
now upon that dunghill there are not only carrions, and filthy blasphemers, and whoremasters, and thieves, those are as it were the dead dogs carrion: but likewise there will be dust cast upon that dunghill, and scrapings that are from your houses will be cast upon the dunghill of Hell from the presence of God; and therefore satisfy not your selves in this, that you do not live in such filthy abominable lusts as others do, but if you have foul earthy hearts you may be cast upon the dunghill as well as those that have lived most notoriously wicked; and therefore take heed of earthly-mindedness.
now upon that dunghil there are not only carions, and filthy blasphemers, and whoremasters, and theeves, those are as it were the dead dogs carion: but likewise there will be dust cast upon that dunghil, and scrapings that are from your houses will be cast upon the dunghil of Hell from the presence of God; and therefore satisfie not your selves in this, that you do not live in such filthy abominable lusts as others do, but if you have foul earthie hearts you may be cast upon the dunghill as well as those that have liv'd most notoriously wicked; and therefore take heed of earthly-mindednesse.
You will say, By all these particulars that you have discovered to us, there is a great deal of evil and danger in earthly mindedness. Well, the Lord keep us from earthly-mindedness: But you will say, We hope that we are not those earthly-minded men that are here spoken to though we do follow our businesses and callings: we must mind what God sets us about, But we hope we are not of these earthly-minded men that are spoken of here in this Scripture.
You will say, By all these particulars that you have discovered to us, there is a great deal of evil and danger in earthly mindednesse. Well, the Lord keep us from earthly-mindednesse: But you will say, We hope that we are not those earthly-minded men that are here spoken to though we do follow our businesses and callings: we must mind what God sets us about, But we hope we are not of these earthly-minded men that are spoken of here in this Scripture.