Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.

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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.

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Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.

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London :: Printed by John Field, and are to be sold by Thomas Eglesfeld ...,

1650.

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Subject terms

Moses -- (Biblical leader)

Bible. -- N.T. -- Hebrews XI, 25-26 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Christian life.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Honorable, ROBERT Earl of WARWICK, BARON of LEEZE, One of the Lords of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Councel.
• THE CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS.
• Moses his Choice.
  • part - 1
    • CHAP. I. God will sometimes be honored, rather with the sufferings of men in high Places, then with their services.
    • CHAP. II. The opening of the words, with the several doctrines in this Text.
    • CHAP. III. Gods people, though dear to God, yet usually have been in an afflicted estate.
    • CHAP. IV. What use we should make of Gods sparing us from the woful afflictions which have befaln, and do be∣fal others.
    • CHAP. V. The Reasons of the afflicted estate of Gods people, from the malice of the Devil and wicked men.
    • CHAP. VI. Many Reasons why God orders things in his provi∣dence so, as his beloved should be under sore affli∣ctions in this world.
    • CHAP. VII. What use we should make of Gods ordering his people to an afflicted condition.
    • CHAP. VIII. Eleven Rules for preparation to suffer afflictions.
    • CHAP. IX. Duties required of us when God calls us to an afflicted condition.
    • CHAP. X. Wicked men have pleasures in ways of sin, while Gods people endure much hardship in ways of holi∣ness.
    • CHAP. XI. Afflicted godliness, is better then delightful wic∣kedness.
    • CHAP. XII. Who are the truly wise men; with the encouragement to the Saints in the happy choice they have made.
    • CHAP. XIII. The evil of an ill choice, discovered.
    • CHAP. XIV. The drawing mens hearts to a happy choice.
    • CHAP. XV. The true pleasantness of all the ways of god∣liness.
  • Moses his Choice.
    • CHAP. XVI. A spiritual eye can see an excellency in Gods people, though under great affliction.
    • CHAP. XVII. What we are to learn from that high esteem a gracious heart hath of the Saints in their sorest afflictions.
    • CHAP. XVIII. A gracious heart will appear for the people of God, whatsoever sufferings may follow upon it.
    • CHAP. XIX. Enjoyment of communion with Gods people, is worth the enduring much affliction.
    • CHAP. XX. Perswasions to draw to the joyning with the people of God in the nearest communion.
    • CHAP. XXI. Objections against joyning with Gods people, an∣swered.
    • CHAP. XXII. Instructions to those who are joyned in communion with Gods people.
    • CHAP. XXIII. How should Gods people so walk, as to draw others in love with their communion.
    • CHAP. XXIV. We should satisfie our selves in communion with the Saints, and improve it to the utmost advantage we can.
    • CHAP. XXV. Whatsoever is but for a season, cannot satisfie a graci∣ous heart.
    • CHAP. XXVI. Perswasions to take off the heart from temporal things.
    • CHAP. XXVII. Exhortation to seek after eternal things.
    • CHAP. XXVIII. How we should know how it will be with us for eterni∣ty, and what we should do that it may be well with us eternally.
  • Moses his Choice.
    • CHAP. XXIX. The Review of Moses Choice.
    • CHAP. XXX. The condition of Gods people is a reproached condi∣tion.
    • CHAP. XXXI. What use there is to be made of the reproaches the con∣dition of Gods people is liable to.
    • CHAP. XXXI. How we are to bear Reproaches.
    • CHAP. XXXIII. What we should do, that we may be able to bear re∣proach.
    • CHAP. XXXIV. The reproaches of Gods people are the reproaches of Christ.
    • CHAP. XXXV. Sixteen several Consolatións arising to the Saints from this consideration, That their sufferings are Christs sufferings.
    • CHAP. XXXVI. The dreadful evil there is in reproaching the Saints.
    • CHAP. XXXVII. Seeing Christ makes our sufferings his, we should make his sufferings ours.
    • CHAP. XXXVIII. A gracious heart hath a high esteem of reproaches in the cause of Christ.
    • CHAP. XXXIX. There is glorious reward for the people of God.
    • CHAP. XL. How far we may aym at the recompence of reward in what we do.
    • CHAP. XLI. What is this recompence of reward.
    • CHAP. XLII. The differences between that good we receive here from God, and that we shall have hereafter.
    • CHAP. XLIII. The perfection of the bodies and souls of the Saints in glory.
    • CHAP. XLIV. The glory that shall be put upon the Saints at the Great Day.
    • CHAP. XLV. The Saints enjoyment of God to be their portion, their happiness in having his presence.
    • CHAP. XLVI. The happiness of the beatifical vision discovered.
    • CHAP. XLVII. The blessedness of Union with God.
    • CHAP. XLVIII. The blessedness of communion with God.
    • CHAP. XLIX. The happiness of the Saints in their fruition of God, and their perfect rest in him.
    • CHAP. L. The Saints happiness in Communion with Christ.
    • CHAP. LI. The happiness of enjoying communion with the Saints in glory.
    • CHAP. LII. The happiness of Gods people in the Perpetual Sab∣bath that they shall enjoy.
    • CHAP. LIII. Wherein the power and efficacy of eying the re∣compence of reward consists.
    • CHAP. LIV. Gods people to be highly honored.
    • CHAP. LV. To whom the Recompence of reward appertains.
    • CHAP. LVI. Christians should live and dye as becomes heirs of such a glorious estate.
    • CHAP. LVII. The great things of eternity to be much sought after.
    • CHAP. LVIII. How the Recompence of Reward may be at∣tained.