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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 5: The Fifth SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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As by carelessness of the souls of those committed to their charge; they may come to be lost by thy carelessness; by thy neglect their souls may perish; and especially it concerns those that take the charge of souls, they had need look to it, that those do not cry out against them in Hell, that it was through their neglect that they are here now, and must lye here for ever? Oh the cry of a soul against a man is a dreadful thing! perhaps the souls of some of your children may be in Hell, crying out against you for the neglect of them, that you regarded them not, you let them profane Sabbaths, you could hear them swear, and rebuke ⟨p. 270⟩them not, or but very slightly; you never instructed them in the ways of God, and eternal life: you were the cause of the destruction of their souls, by your wicked example; they saw their Parents do thus and thus, hate goodness and good men; they saw them scorn at the Word, or neglect it, and contemn it, and upon that they did so too, and now they are in Hell for it, and cursing the time that ever they were born of such Parents: And many souls, no question there are in Hell, cursing the time that ever they came into such a wicked family, wherein they saw so much wickedness, wherein there was no worshipping of God, nor no means to come to know God, and upon that they went on securely in wickedness, and now are sunk down to eternal misery. — You may be the cause of the destruction of others souls, by drawing of them to sin; when you shall be active to draw any one to the commission of any sin, thou dost what in thee liest to cast away that precious immortal soul; And have never any of you had a hand in this? have you never been instruments to draw others to some sin or other? now if you have, either these that you have tempted are yet alive, or they are dead; if they be alive, know, that you are bound in conscience to do now to the uttermost for the good of their souls; to make it your great work, if it be possible, to do them as much good as ever you did them hurt; for certainly Soul-satisfaction is required of men, as well as Bodily-satisfaction:
As by carelesness of the souls of those committed to their charge; they may come to bee lost by thy carelesness; by thy neglect their souls may perish; and especially it concerns those that take the charge of souls, they had need look to it, that those do not cry out against them in Hell, that it was through their neglect that they are here now, and must lye here for ever? Oh the cry of a soul against a man is a dreadful thing! perhaps the souls of some of your children may bee in Hell, crying out against you for the neglect of them, that you regarded them not, you let them prophane Sabbaths, you could hear them swear, and rebuke