A85953:596
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, And then there is a second way of a mans selling of his soul, and that is when a man shall resolutely give up himself to all manner of wickedness: Thus it is said of Ahab, 1 King. 21.20. Ahab sold himself to work wickedness, that is, Ahab in a resolute way was set upon any manner of wickedness that might serve his own turn: When a man shall be set upon this, that what ever way of wickedness may be subservient to the attaining of such and such designs that I have, I will venture upon it, I say, this man sells his soul in this case to the Devil, Ahab sold himself to work wickedness.
Secondly, And then there is a second way of a mans selling of his soul, and that is when a man shall resolutely give up himself to all manner of wickedness: Thus it is said of Ahab, 1 King. 21.20. Ahab sold himself to work wickedness, that is, Ahab in a resolute way was set upon any manner of wickedness that might serve his own turn: When a man shall bee set upon this, that what ever way of wickedness may bee subservient to the attaining of such and such designs that I have, I will venture upon it, I say, this man sells his soul in this case to the Devil, Ahab sold himself to work wickedness.
Sixthly, And then a sixth way of mens losing their souls, it is by being poisoned, their souls are poisoned, and so they come to be lost: now the poison of the soul it is either wicked company, or wicked errors; either of those two.
Sixthly, And then a sixth way of mens losing their souls, it is by being poisoned, their souls are poisoned, and so they come to bee lost: now the poison of the soul it is either wicked company, or wicked errours; either of those two.