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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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The great Question, of what we should do to be saved, answered.
The great Question, of what wee should do to bee saved, answered.
First, If you would have your souls saved, do you join with God in what he hath revealed to you concerning your lost condition, labouring to understand those truths clearly, that are delivered in the Word concerning the lost condition of souls by nature, and to work those truths upon your hearts, to be sensible of them: Those whom God ⟨p. 307⟩intends to save, he shows unto them what this salvation is; he shows them from what it is they are to be saved, that so they may not run away with (the mere word (Salvation) and saving of souls) now God reveals this in his Word, and when he intends to save a soul, he doth by his Spirit stir it up to join with the Word of God, and work those things upon its self, so as to be made sensible of them.
First, If you would have your souls saved, do you joyn with God in what hee hath revealed to you concerning your lost condition, labouring to understand those truths clearly, that are delivered in the Word concerning the lost condition of souls by nature, and to work those truths upon your hearts, to bee sensible of them: Those whom God ⟨p. 307⟩intends to save, hee shews unto them what this salvation is; hee shews them from what it is they are to bee saved, that so they may not run away vvith (the meer word (Salvation) and saving of souls) now God reveals this in his Word, and when hee intends to save a soul, hee doth by his Spirit stir it up to joyn with the Word of God, and work those things upon its self, so as to bee made sensible of them.