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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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3. And further, Adorn your souls, labour to put comeliness and beauty upon them as much as you can, and therein you will show love and respect to them: Adorn them with those graces that may make them amiable and lovely in the eyes of God himself, in 1 Pet. 5.5. Be clothed with humility. Those that understand the Greek language, know it to be a word that signifies a dress that Gentlewomen use to have upon their heads with ribands, such as they did use to wear in those days, and so they thought themselves very comely, and the Apostle alludes to those kind of dresses. Oh humility is the finest dress for a woman in the world, and so for men too. The finest clothes that you can put upon you is the clothes of humility; and so any grace of Gods Spirit it is the clothing of the soul: Oh therefore show your love unto your souls by labouring to deck and adorn them with such clothing as this is.
3. And further, Adorn your souls, labour to put comeliness and beauty upon them as much as you can, and therein you will shew love and respect to them: Adorn them with those graces that may make them amiable and lovely in the eyes of God himself, in 1 Pet. 5.5. Bee cloathed with humility. Those that understand the Greek language, know it to bee a word that signifies a dress that Gentlewomen use to have upon their heads with ribands, such as they did use to wear in those dayes, and so they thought themselves very comely, and the Apostle alludes to those kinde of dresses. Oh humility is the finest dress for a woman in the world, and so for men too. The finest cloaths that you can put upon you is the cloaths of humility; and so any grace of Gods Spirit it is the cloathing of the soul: Oh therefore shew your love unto your souls by labouring to deck and adorn them with such cloathing as this is.
4. And show your love to your souls by providing for them, while God affords means, labour to understand the want of your souls, and be willing to be at any charge and cost for the good of them: If your head ache, or you have any little pain in any of your members, how do you seek out, and are willing to be at a great deal of charge that you may have ease for your bodies? now seek out for your souls, the one is a sign that you love your bodies well, and the other will be a sign that you love your souls as well.