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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 3: The Third SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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If God hath given unto us such precious souls, Oh then let not us dishonour our souls: Dishonour them, Why, how may a man dishonour his soul?
1 Why first when he lives idly, and makes no use at all of it, any more than if he had but the soul of a Brute. Psal. 24.5. speaking of him that had not lift up his soul unto vanity, I remember the old Latin Arius Montanus turns it, He that hath received his soul in vain. And indeed most people do receive their souls from God in vain, or to no purpose, they make no more use of them than the Philosopher said of the Swine that had his soul only as salt to keep the flesh from stinking; there is all the use many ⟨p. 237⟩men make of their souls, only to keep their bodies from smelling, and from corruption.
1 Why first when hee lives idlely, and makes no use at all of it, any more than if hee had but the soul of a Brute. Psal. 24.5. speaking of him that had not lift up his soul unto vanity, I remember the old Latin Arius Montanus turns it, Hee that hath received his soul in vain. And indeed most people do receive their souls from God in vain, or to no purpose, they make no more use of them than the Philosopher said of the Swine that had his soul onely as salt to keep the flesh from stinking; there is all the use many ⟨p. 237⟩men make of their souls, onely to keep their bodies from smelling, and from corruption.