Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness

Fourthly, These things of the earth have a very fair show in the flesh, they have a kind of goodly appearance in the eye of sense, yea, and in the eye of that reason that is now corrupted by sin; we have a most elegant expression of these earthly things, and earthly minded men having their hearts set upon these things, it is in the 6. to the Gal. 12. verse, As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh saith the Scripture, the words are to signify when a man looks smug and neat, as you shall have some men dress themselves curiously, and having handsome bodies they look so trim, fine, handsome, and very brave to the eye of all that do behold them. So saith he, these men that are the false teachers, they desire to make a fair show in the flesh, that is, they look upon the things of the flesh as those things that are very brave to the eye, and they love to have all things so complete about them, that they may look smug, and carry themselves with such beauty before the ⟨p. 66⟩world; Oh! this is their happiness, this they take content in, they seem to have fine estates, and to have brave clothing, and all curious things about them, this looks so brave in the eyes of the world, and therefore it is that their hearts are upon them, they are here enemies to the Cross of Christ, they think suffering for Christ, poverty, disgrace looks but untowardly. But now, those that desire to make a fair show in the flesh, that would have their countenances well washed, fair, and beautiful wheresoever they come, and be as somebody in the world, these do thus and thus, these forsake the truths of God, and seek to provide for themselves in the things of the flesh.

Fourthly, These things of the earth have a very fair shew in the flesh, they have a kind of goodly appearance in the eye of sence, yea, and in the eye of that reason that is now corrupted by sin; we have a most elegant expression of these earthly things, and earthly minded men having their hearts set upon these things, it is in the 6. to the Gal. 12. verse, As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh saith the Scripture, the words are to signifie when a man looks smug and neat, as you shall have some men dresse themselves curiously, and having handsom bodys they look so trim, fine, handsom, and very brave to the eye of all that do behold them. So saith he, these men that are the false teachers, they desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, that is, they look upon the things of the flesh as those things that are very brave to the eye, and they love to have all things so compleat about them, that they may look smug, and carry themselves with such beauty before the