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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.
TO the READER.
IT was the saying of a Servant of Christ, Every day a Christian spends on Earth, is a day lost in heaven; sure he meant it of the Place, not the Company, For what makes Heaven, but Union and Communion with God in Jesus Christ? Now this being attainable in this life what hinders but a Christian may live in heaven whilst he lives upon earth? Truly our Fellowship is with the Father, & with his Son Jesus Christ, 1 Job. 13. And our Conversation is in Heaven (saith another Apostle) Phil. 3. 20. And I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, Gal. 2. 20. These were men on earth, subject to such infirmities as these are, yet lived in Heaven; and there are yet in this declining, wanton, Christ-denying age, a Generation upon earth thus living, whose lives and graces, though hidden under a mean out side, under many reproaches and infirmities, yet shine inwardly with the glory of Christ upon them, who though they be in the world, yet follow the Lord with a Spirit differing from the spirit of the world; and amongst these hidden ones of the Lord, this blessed man (the preacher of these Sermons, of whom the world was not worthy) was such a one, who whilst he was upon earth, lived in Heaven; and as thou mayest easily perceive, the end and scope of these Sermons is, to wind up thy heart to the like frame and posture; viz. To take it off from perishing vanities, and to set it upon that which is the real and durable substance: We see upon what weak shoulders the fair neck of all worldly pomp and glory now stands, and how the Lord is winding up, and putting an end to the glories of the Kingdoms of men, who have not contributed their strength and power to the advancing, but contrariwise, to the pulling down and eclipsing of the glory of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ: Besides what the World tells us, never had any age by the works of providence, more examples laid before them of the worlds vanity, than in our days; and therefore our hearts should st loose to all things that cannot stretch themselves to eternity: