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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 4: The Fourth SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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But that soul that is lost eternally, the Lord shall so far enlighten its understanding, as may make it sensible of all its evil; certainly many this day are in such a condition, as did they but understand the lost condition they are in, it would make them tremble: But now, when the soul is eternally lost, it shall then perfectly understand what its lost condition is, and then the thoughts of its mind shall be so busied about its misery, as that it shall not be able to ease its self one moment, but its thoughts shall be busied about its condition, so far as may make it miserable; And the Lord is able to make a creature as sensible of misery as he pleaseth. For this is the propriety of God, to make a creature as sensible of all the evil that is upon him as he pleaseth; and if so, then when all these evils come upon the creature, and the Lord intends to make the creature fully sensible of it; then certainly it must needs be miserable indeed. Further, then this loss of the soul consists in this, That it must ⟨p. 258⟩have nothing to support it, when the burden of the wrath of the infinite God shall be thus upon it; (as also) there shall be no mixture of any good to bring relief or ease, nor any intermission of time; it must not be one moment of time out of this condition of misery, but must be in it continually to all eternity.
But that soul that is lost eternally, the Lord shall so far enlighten its understanding, as may make it sensible of all its evil; certainly many this day are in such a condition, as did they but understand the lost condition they are in, it would make them tremble: But now, when the soul is eternally lost, it shall then perfectly understand what its lost condition is, and then the thoughts of its mind shall bee so busied about its misery, as that it shall not bee able to ease its self one moment, but its thoughts shall be busied about its condition, so far as may make it miserable; And the Lord is able to make a creature as sensible of misery as hee pleaseth. For this is the propriety of God, to make a creature as sensible of all the evil that is upon him as hee pleaseth; and if so, then when all these evils come upon the creature, and the Lord intends to make the creature fully sensible of it; then certainly it must needs bee miserable indeed. Further, then this loss of the soul consists in this, That it must ⟨p. 258⟩have nothing to support it, when the burden of the wrath of the infinite God shall bee thus upon it; (as also) there shall bee no mixture of any good to bring relief or ease, nor any intermission of time; it must not bee one moment of time out of this condition of misery, but must bee in it continually to all eternity.