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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. 5 But fifthly, If the soul of man be so excellent, Oh let us bless God for our souls, bless God, I say, that hath given unto you these immortal souls that are of so great a worth: Oh what cause have every one of you to bless God that he did not make you a Toad, a Dog, a Snake, that he did not make you any vile brute creature, but that when you were before him in the common lump out of which God made his creatures, that he would rather choose you to be one that should have an immortal soul, so precious, rather than to be a brute creature? Bless God, I say for this, for by this means,
Use. 5 But fifthly, If the soul of man bee so excellent, Oh let us bless God for our souls, bless God, I say, that hath given unto you these immortal souls that are of so great a worth: Oh what cause have every one of you to bless God that hee did not make you a Toad, a Dog, a Snake, that hee did not make you any vile brute creature, but that when you were before him in the common lump out of which God made his creatures, that hee would rather choose you to bee one that should have an immortal soul, so precious, rather than to bee a brute creature? Bless God, I say for this, for by this means,
First, You are looked upon by the Angels themselves, with honour, and with respect, till such time as the Angels certainly know your Reprobation, and that you be sent down to hell: Though you be wicked for the present, and your souls be defiled, yet the Angels know nothing but that these souls, though now much fallen from God, may be such as may live with them to enjoy eternal communion with God together with them, and therefore they look upon you with honour.
First, You are looked upon by the Angels themselves, with honour, and with respect, till such time as the Angels certainly know your Reprobation, and that you bee sent down to hell: Though you bee wicked for the present, and your souls bee defiled, yet the Angels know nothing but that these souls, though now much fallen from God, may bee such as may live with them to injoy eternal communion with God together with them, and therefore they look upon you with honour.