Jeremiah Burroughs — from the 1652 Two Treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs.
Preached on Philippians 3:19, who mind earthly things. Burroughs discovers earthly-mindedness in nine particulars, presses fourteen evils of it, gives seven reasons why men are earthly-minded, and closes with considerations and directions for getting the heart free. Its companion, An Heavenly Conversation, was printed with it. Spelling and punctuation are as printed in 1652.
Contents (8)
- To the Reader
- The Text Opened
- Earthly-Mindedness Discovered in Nine Particulars
- Fourteen Evils of Earthly-Mindedness
- Seven Reasons of Men’s Earthly-Mindedness
- Eleven Considerations to Take Off Men’s Hearts from Earthly-Mindedness
- An Exhortation
- Five Directions How to Get Our Hearts Freed from Earthly-Mindedness