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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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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 ⟨p. 264⟩that shall be with God for ever eternally blessing & praising of him, and shall point thee out, as with the finger, before God, the Angels, and blessed Saints, and say, Behold, this is he that was an hypocrite, that sate under the same word, and that did partake of the same means and ordinances as I did,1 and yet he hath lost his soul: Lo this is the man that made not God his stay. So all they that perish shall stand before men and Angels, and be pointed at by them, saying, Lo this is the man, and lo this is the woman, that made not God their strength, but did so love their sin, as that they would not by any means be persuaded to part with it, but would rather venture the loss of their souls, to enjoy their sins, and fulfil their lust, than part with their sins to save their souls.
The ninth aggravation of the loss of the soul, is, The shame that shall bee 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 daies of fast with thee, and went unto the meetings with thee, when they shall bee those ⟨p. 264⟩that shall be with God for ever eternally blessing & praising of him, and shall point thee out, as with the finger, before God, the Angels, and blessed Saints, and say, Behold, this is hee that was an hypocrite, that sate under the same word, and that did partake of the same means and ordinances as I did,