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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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First, As first by rashness, men that are inconsiderate and rash in their ways, that will suddenly fall upon things before they examine them, that rashness and suddenness of thine to fall upon things before thou dost examine them, and to go on in a rash way the most part of thy life, as many do; this endangers the loss of thy soul.
First, As first by rashnesse, men that are inconsiderate and rash in their waies, that will suddenly fall upon things before they examine them, that rashnesse and suddennesse of thine to fall upon things before thou dost examine them, and to go on in a rash way the most part of thy life, as many do; this indangers the loss of thy soul.
Secondly, And others venture the loss of their souls, by doing things that are doubtful, that their consciences mis-give them in, and tell them, Oh this is not right, I doubt I sin against God in this, and yet they will put on and venture, before they satisfy their doubts, but take heed of doing any thing with a doubtful conscience, for you know what the Scripture saith, in the 14. of the Romans, the latter end; Whatsoever is not of Faith is sin. If thou doubtest, thou must not venture to do a thing, till thou hast examined thy doubt, and there see upon what ground thy doubt is built, for if thou wilt presume to do a thing doubtfully, it may cost thee thy life.
Secondly, And others venture the losse of their souls, by doing things that are doubtful, that their consciences mis-give them in, and tell them, Oh this is not right, I doubt I sin against God in this, and yet they will put on and venture, before they satisfie their doubts, but take heed of doing any thing with a doubtful conscience, for you know what the Scripture saith, in the 14. of the Romans, the latter end; Whatsoever is not of Faith is sin. If thou doubtest, thou must not venture to do a thing, till thou hast examined thy doubt, and there see upon what ground thy doubt is built, for if thou wilt presume to do a thing doubtfully, it may cost thee thy life.