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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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Thirdly and lastly, There are but few that shall be saved; there is nothing more clear in the Word of God than that, that there are but few souls that shall be saved; we cannot tell (as I have said) that this or the other soul cannot be saved; we are not to enter into Gods counsels concerning particular souls, but this we may say,1 and have warrant from the Word to say, that there are but few souls that shall be saved: Strive to enter in at the strait gate, ⟨p. 304⟩for strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, and few there be that enter: And upon that ground Christ himself raises that exhortation, therefore strive; therefore inquire you after the way of salvation with all your might; if there should a voice come from Heaven at this time, and say, there are but few in this Congregation shall go out alive, it would put every one to a stand; every one would think with himself, Oh Lord! must I die here? why there is this voice from Heaven, that there are but few souls in the world but shall perish eternally; then certainly it is not for us to be quiet, but it concerns us to be restless in our conditions, and every one to say, what, is it I? what, is it I? when Christ did but say that one of you shall betray me, every one was inquiring, Is it I? Is it I? but when it is said that there shall be but few saved; the flock of Christ is but a little flock, the words in the original are two diminutives, and may be translated, a little little flock; Oh it concerns you all to look about you. But now these things being premised for the putting of you on to the enquiring after salvation with all your might: now we come to the answer of this question, What we should do that our souls may be saved?
Thirdly and lastly, There are but few that shall bee saved; there is nothing more clear in the Word of God than that, that there are but few souls that shall bee saved; wee cannot tell (as I have said) that this or the other soul cannot bee saved; wee are not to enter into Gods counsels concerning particular souls, but this wee may say,1 and have warrant from the Word to say, that there are but few souls that shall bee saved: Strive to enter in at the strait gate, ⟨p. 304⟩