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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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And if God hath given you immortal souls, you have cause to bless him, because whatsoever you are now, yet you are such as are capable of all the good that ever Jesus Christ hath purchased, and therefore it is a happy thing for one to have an immortal soul, because they are not out of capacity of receiving that good that the Lord Christ hath purchased for his people; the brute beasts are not capable, they are capable of no higher good, but to eat and drink, and live here a while, and have their senses to be pleased, and there is an end of them, but know, whatsoever thou art, thou art capable of all the good that ever Christ hath purchased, and therefore thy condition is a great deal better in that respect than the condition of all other creatures in the world. And thou having a soul within thee, God hath made thee for eternity one way or other, and he intends for to have thee to live to all eternity in one condition or other: Now it is I say, a happiness to be made such a creature, as that God should have thoughts about from all eternity.
And if God hath given you immortal souls, you have cause to bless him, because whatsoever you are now, yet you are such as are capable of all the good that ever Jesus Christ hath purchased, and therefore it is a happy thing for one to have an immortal soul, because they are not out of capacity of receiving that good that the Lord Christ hath purchased for his people; the brute beasts are not capable, they are capable of no higher good, but to eat and drink, and live here a while, and have their senses to bee pleased, and there is an end of them, but know, whatsoever thou art, thou art capable of all the good that ever Christ hath purchased, and therefore thy condition is a great deal better in that respect than the condition of all other creatures in the world. And thou having a soul within thee, God hath made thee for eternity one way or other, and hee intends for to have thee to live to all eternity in one condition or other: Now it is I say, a happiness to bee made such a creature, as that God should have thoughts about from all eternity.
It may be you will say, It were better that it were otherwise with us.