Burroughes - Houston-Packer Collection BS1265.6.C43 B8 1649

46 if gracious frirìt. God i to liveunierviceahie theywould account to bethegreatéfi burden the world to them ; they had rather have leffe comforts and more 'tervice, then more Comforts and .leíl^e fervice; they had rather be íiraitned incomforts then induties. To what peìrpofeda,welive, ifwe beof noufe ir is the bafcnef3eof mens fpirits ( which a truly godly ,man abhors ).. who dc.fires to receive-great things., but arecontent in 'doing little; theyput offGod with ordinary ; fleight ferváces'z hut= tlie fpitics of the Saints are more' generous, then fci, if it Were poffibie;they wou'd be infi .ie tinfe.r.vice to i1;od .,- .they rteVer think they have doneenaivh: for him : I welljerprRie theemmre.ánd rrmore, faith David Ffàl. 71. 14. I will a.dde to thy pzaife, fo the words are .. in the Orig nail ; as if hee u- fhold fly, God hath fiad lnme praffe in the world already , I..would fain acde fomething for myparr,! would come in with tnÿ fhare,that hemight have fettle moepraiRc for , a, d this not an or- dinary-praiie, but endeJvours to have thehighpraires ofGod inheart and mouth, Ifdl.14g:. 6, defiles tomake the praífe ®f God oZuicïprodeft efJe, qued cfj'& non prodcft T Tertul. de puáicitia.

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