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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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Secondly, When thou layest a thing to pawn, thou dost prefix thy own time for the redeeming of it again, perhaps two, three, four months before thou bring that, that is bargained for; but when thou layest thy soul to pawn, thou canst not set any time:1 What dost thou know, oh Fool, but that this night thy soul may be taken away from thee?
Secondly, When thou layest a thing to pawn, thou dost prefix thy own time for the redeeming of it again, perhaps two, three, four months before thou bring that, that is bargained for; but when thou layest thy soul to pawn, thou canst not set any time:1 What dost thou know, oh Fool, but that this night thy soul may bee taken away from thee?
Thirdly, Yea and further, When you lay such a thing to pawn, you make a bargain for the bringing of somewhat to redeem it that you have in your own power, or make account that you shall have in your own power to bring, you will not make the bargain to bring such a thing that you are sure you shall not have in your own power: Now, when you lay your souls to pawn, you lay them to pawn for that that you have not in your power, nor all the creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot help you to in your need, and that is Faith and Repentance: All the Angels in Heaven, nor men in the world cannot help you to it; it is only in the hands of God, of the Infinite blessed God, against whom you sin, and whom you provoke, and yet how many do thus pawn their souls? and no marvel though men lose their fouls, because they pawn them thus foolishly and wretchedly; and that is the second way of mens losing of their souls.
Thirdly, Yea and further, When you lay such a thing to pawn, you make a bargain for the bringing of somewhat to redeem it that you have in your own power, or make account that you shall have in your own power to bring, you will not make the bargain to bring such a thing that you are sure you shall not have in your own power: Now, when you lay your souls to pawn, you lay them to pawn for that that you have not in your power, nor all the creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot help you to in your need, and that is Faith and Repentance: All the Angels in Heaven, nor men in the world cannot help you to it; it is onely in the hands of God, of the Infinite blessed God, against whom you sin, and whom you provoke, and yet how many do thus pawn their souls? and no marvel though men lose their fouls, because they pawn them thus foolishly and wretchedly; and that is the second way of mens losing of their souls.