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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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An eighth aggravation of the loss of the soul, is this, The consideration that they have lost their souls, and that so, as that they have nothing in lieu of them; they shall not only lose their souls, but they shall even lose the thing for which they did venture the loss of their souls: As for example, if a man should have his heart so set upon a trifle, as to lose his whole estate for it, and after he hath lost his estate for it, he should lose that thing for which he lost his estate too; this would aggravate the loss of his estate much more: Just so, if you do loss your souls for the world, or for pleasure; if your souls perish, I say ye shall both lose your souls, and that thing, be it what it will, for which you ventured and lost your souls.
An eighth aggravation of the loss of the soul, is this, The consideration that they have lost their souls, and that so, as that they have nothing in lieu of them; they shall not onely lose their souls, but they shall even lose the thing for which they did venture the loss of their souls: As for example, if a man should have his heart so set upon a trifle, as to lose his whole estate for it, and after hee hath lost his estate for it, hee should lose that thing for which hee lost his estate too; this would aggravate the loss of his estate much more: Just so, if you do loss your souls for the world, or for pleasure; if your souls perish, I say yee shall both lose your souls, and that thing, bee it what it will, for which you ventured and lost your souls.
And thou shalt have no more pleasure nor I content than those that did not venture the loss of their souls for it.
The ninth aggravation of the loss of the soul, is, The shame that shall be put upon those souls that shall be lost, that perish eternally: As when thy acquaintance, thy neighbours that dwelt next unto thee, that knew thee, that dwelt in the family with thee, that kept days of fast with thee, and went unto the meetings with thee, when they shall be those