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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 8: The Eighth SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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Fifthly, A fifth rule for the salvation of your souls, (If God hath put it into your hearts to seek to have them saved) you must walk with fear and trembling before the Lord all the days of your lives; the fear of God must be mighty and strong upon your spirits, if you would be saved, and you must labour to keep the fear of the great God upon your spirits; that place is famous for this, in Phil. 2.12. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do, of his own good pleasure. As if the Holy Ghost should say, you had need walk with fear before the Lord, for the truth is, he hath you at such infinite advantage, as you are not able to stir ⟨p. 314⟩one foot to do any thing for the deliverance of your souls from eternal wrath, without the work of God upon you; you had need take heed what you do, that you do not provoke this infinite God that hath you under his feet, that you are able to do nothing towards your salvation if he withdraw himself from you.
Fifthly, A fifth rule for the salvation of your souls, (If God hath put it into your hearts to seek to have them saved) you must walk with fear and trembling before the Lord all the daies of your lives; the fear of God must bee mighty and strong upon your spirits, if you would bee saved, and you must labour to keep the fear of the great God upon your spirits; that place is famous for this, in Phil. 2.12. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do, of his own good pleasure. As if the Holy Ghost should say, you had need walk with fear before the Lord, for the truth is, hee hath you at such infinite advantage, as you are not able to stir ⟨p. 314⟩one foot to do any thing for the deliverance of your souls from eternal wrath, without the work of God upon you; you had need take heed what you do, that you do not provoke this infinite God that hath you under his feet, that you are able to do nothing towards your salvation if hee withdraw himself from you.