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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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as for bodily-mercies, we know that the Heathens and Reprobates have had as great a share in as any in the world; but blessed be God, though we be denied these outward bodily favours, yet we have spiritual blessings. Oh thanks be to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. And this now would be a good argument that you do know the worth of your souls; if you can be blessing of God for spiritual blessings in Jesus Christ, above all blessings, and account your selves rich enough, if you have the riches of spiritual blessings.
as for bodily-mercies, wee know that the Heathens and Reprobates have had as great a share in as any in the world; but blessed bee God, though wee bee denied these outward bodily favours, yet wee have spiritual blessings. Oh thanks bee to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. And this now would bee a good argument that you do know the worth of your souls; if you can be blessing of God for spiritual blessings in Jesus Christ, above all blessings, and account your selves rich enough, if you have the riches of spiritual blessings.
And then further, Oh if the soul of man be so precious, What great pity is it that God should not have the honour of mens souls, of such a noble and excellent creature; it is great pity that there should be any creature under the Sun that God should not have the honour of; that God should not have honour from every pile of grass, from every bit of bread that is eaten, from every stone in the street: But now that God should give to mankind such an excellent spirit, a soul more precious than all the world, and yet that God should not have the glory of this, Oh this is an evil thing under the Sun indeed, this must needs go to the heart of God; for the truth is, God hath his glory from all other creatures by the soul of man. As for other creatures, he hath his glory but passively from them, but for mans soul he ⟨p. 233⟩doth expect to have his glory actively from that: that man by his soul should come to know this God, the infinite first-being of all things, should fear him, and worship him, and serve him, and have communion with him, and praise him; and therefore David in