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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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Treatise 3 › Sermon 2: The Second SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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Use. 2, And then secondly, If mans soul be of so much worth, how can we look upon many people, but have our hearts raised in the meditation of the dreadfulness of Gods Justice upon men for sin? thus, God hath made man an excellent creature, and given to every one a soul more worth than the world; but now when we look upon some people that have lost the beauty of their souls, and now have no other use of their souls, but it may be all their days to be employed in scraping of kennels, and raking in the dust-heaps in your streets, in attending upon horses and swine; and this is all that they have to do in their lives: Oh what a low condition is man fallen into, that hath no other use of such a rational immortal substance that God hath given him, but merely to make him serviceable all his days, to tend swine, beasts, horses, scrape kennels, and such kind of things as these are!
Use. 2, And then secondly, If mans soul bee of so much worth, how can wee look upon many people, but have our hearts raised in the meditation of the dreadfulness of Gods Justice upon men for sin? thus, God hath made man an excellent creature, and given to every one a soul more worth than the world; but now when wee look upon some people that have lost the beauty of their souls, and now have no other use of their souls, but it may bee all their dayes to bee imployed in scraping of kennels, and raking in the dust-heaps in your streets, in attending upon horses and swine; and this is all that they have to do in their lives: Oh what a low condition is man fallen into, that hath no other use of such a rational immortal substance that God hath given him, but meerly to make him serviceable all his dayes, to tend swine, beasts, horses, scrape kennels, and such kinde of things as these are!
But you will say, It is lawful for men to be employed in these, and poor people must be employed in them.
But you will say, It is lawful for men to bee imployed in these, and poor people must bee imployed in them.