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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.
The Fifth Rule, or Direction.
Take heed of halting. When you walk with him you must not halt between two but give up your self fully to God, you must give up your selves wholly to him in walking with him; not to have a distracted heart, or a divided heart between two: Why halt ye between two opinions (saith the Prophet?) If God be God, worship him; if Baal, worship him. So, when the heart is not divided up and down, and is resolved in the way of God, that's the thing that I mean here; that is, If I cannot be happy here, I am content to be miserable here; when the soul is so resolved and doth not halt in Gods way, when the soul knows that here is the way that there is happiness to be had in, and whatsoever seems to the contrary to flesh and blood, yet I know that ⟨p. 326⟩in these ways there's happiness to be had, there's enough to bless my soul for ever, and therefore whatsoever becomes of me, I am resolved upon these ways; this is one that is fit to walk with God, he will not halt, but will treat strait steps in the ways of God: and that the Apostle requires of us in Heb. 12. 13. Make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way. Make straight paths, go on in a straight way, not having the heart longing after something else: There are some that have some convictions of conscience, that have their hearts inclinable to the ways of God, and are going on in some of the ways of God, yet they have longings of spirit after something else: but when the heart indeed walks with God, it gives up its self wholly to him, and is resolved in these ways: you have had some good thoughts; but if your hearts be divided between God and the world, you will turn to be Apostates in time, that which is lame will be turned out of the way, the ways of God will be tedious to you when you do not give up your selves wholly to them; and this is the reason of the Apostasy that there is in the world, they seem to go on in Gods ways, but they go on but lamely because they do not give up themselves wholly to the ways of God.