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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 7: The Seventh SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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Quest. But you slay we must go further, How shall a man know that he is gone further than those whose souls are lost?
Quest. BUt you slay wee must go further, How shall a man know that hee is gone further than those whose souls are lost?
Answ. To that I would briefly answer thus; Canst thou say with David, Lord, thy Word is pure, therefore doth thy servant love it? I believe not one of these could say so. Lord God, Thy Word is a pure Word, I see a holiness and beauty in thy Word, and therefore my soul doth close with it, because it is pure; this is further than any of them went: David could say so, Saul could not, nor Ahab could not, nor Herod could not, the stony-ground, and Herod rejoiced in it, but it was not from the purity of it that they did rejoice, for then they would have rejoiced in all the Word of God, every part of Gods Word being pure and holy.
Answ. To that I vvould briefly ansvver thus; Canst thou say vvith David, Lord, thy Word is pure, therefore doth thy servant love it? I beleeve not one of these could say so. Lord God, Thy Word is a pure Word, I see a holiness and beauty in thy Word, and therefore my soul doth close vvith it, because it is pure; this is further than any of them vvent: David could say so, Saul could not, nor Ahab could not, nor Herod could not, the stony-ground, and Herod rejoyced in it, but it vvas not from the purity of it that they did rejoyce, for then they vvould have rejoyced in all the Word of God, every part of Gods Word being pure and holy.
Secondly, They could not say thus, That they did prize Jesus Christ for a Sanctifier, as well as a Saviour: None of them did look upon Jesus Christ, that he might deliver their souls from the power of their sin, and work righteousness in them, as well as deliver them from the wrath that is to come. Therefore though some of them would be glad to be saved from hell by Christ, yet to look upon Christ in regard of his purity and holiness, as altogether lovely, this none of them could do.