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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 6: The Sixth SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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8. Many do lose their souls by starving of them, that is, such as neglect the Word, that is the food of the soul, the Word of God, upon which the soul should feed, as the body doth upon any food, that neglect Gods Ordinances, that care not to come to the Word, either to feed upon it privately or publicly, that think that there is no need of the Word: but if they can procure food for their bodies, and make shift to get up a living, and that that may satisfy the flesh, there is all that they look after; but for the feeding of their souls by the Word, it is that that is little minded or regarded by thousands: Oh how many that belong to this Congregation perish eternally, even that way, by starving! We pity ⟨p. 284⟩people that we see ready to die that are starved; if we hear but of a prisoner starved, even the poorest body, we account it an in humane thing in those that knew it, and did not relieve them; to see a beast to die by starving, we account it a cruel thing; and it can scarce consist with the heart of a man to see, I say, so much as a dog to perish by way of starving: Now to see immortal souls, thousands of them to die and perish, and drop down to Hell as thick as may be, and that for want of the food of their souls, merely for starving, it should be an object of pity and commiseration. Now because we are sensual, we are only affected with such things as concern the body immediately; but for the soul, how many care not what kind of Ministry they live under? Oh the curse of God is upon them! as we read of in Psal. 106.15. He gave them their requests, and sent leanness into their souls; he gave them their requests, that is, he gave them Quails; They lusted in the wilde•ness, and tempted God in the desert; and he gave them Quails to feed upon, but sent leanness into their souls; we may apply it thus, unto those that seek after nothing else but Quails, but that that may feed the flesh: Oh the curse of God is upon their souls! there is leanness there, and they are starved there even unto death; whereas those that do but know what the sweetness of the Word is to their souls, and have fed upon the Word, they had rather feed upon brown bread and water all their days, so be it they may have the Word, than have the greatest delicacies in the world without the Word. I put this to your consciences, answer it as in the presence of God;