A85953:402
Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…
Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of Christ. And, 3 The Excellency of mans immortal soul. By Jeremiah Burroughs, late preacher of the gospel at Stepney, and Giles-Cripple-gate, London. Published by William Greenhill. William Bridge. Philip Nigh. John Yates. Matthew Mead. William Adderly.Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of Christ. And, 3 The Excellency of mans immortal soul. By Jeremiah Burroughs, late preacher of the gospel at Stepney, and Giles-Cripple-gate, London. Published by William Greenhill. William Bridge. Philip Nye. John Yates. Matthew Mead. William Adderly.
London: printed for Nath. Brook, 1660
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Matthew 16.26. For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and to lose his own Soul, &c.
The Text divided into two general parts. 1 That there is in every man a Soul, a spiritual substance, besides what is visible and sensible. p. 203 2 That this Soul is more worth than all the world. Ibid. The terms of the Text explained, showeth what is meant by Soul. ibid. That every man hath a soul, and the necessity of looking to it, for five Reasons. p. 204 1 We see there are Actions in men that are beyond that which concerns the body at all. ib. 2 There is a power in man to curb his body, to deny himself of that which is most suitable to the body. ib. 3 That which the Scripture makes the chief Actions of man to consist in, which have any reference to God, is ⟨image 96⟩such things as are done by somewhat beyond the body. ib. 4 When this bodily substance is decaying, mouldering away, there are many thoughts in a man about his Eternal Estate. p. 205 5 For we know that there are real pains and torments upon a mans spirit. ib. Doct. Did they but know the worth of their souls, it could not but raise them very high above these empty vanities. p. 208 The Excellency of the Soul discovered. 1 In its Relations to God. p. 208 2 The soul is only commended by God. 209 3 It is under the power of no man to inflict evil upon it. ib. 4 It is of large extent and capacity to receive the Image of God. ib. For, 1 It is that that is capable to have the Image of God stamped upon it. ib. 2 It is able to work as God himself works. p. 210. 3 It is capable of enjoying communion with God himself. ib. 4 It is capable of the communication of those Excellencies that ever God did, or will communicate to any. p. 211 5 The Contiguity it hath with God himself. p. 212 A second Excellency of the Soul discovered in Relation to the Angels. p. 213 A third, in the Endeavour of it. ib. A fourth, in the Immortality. p. 214 A fifth, in the Measure of all other Excellencies. p. 215 A sixth, in the Price that was paid for it. p. 216 A seventh, in regard of the Body. p. 217 God only can satisfy the soul. p. 219 ⟨image 96⟩