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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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Secondly, Again, those hopes that are to be razed, are hopes that are not wrought in the soul by the power of the Holy Ghost: in the forenamed Chapter, The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost. That hope that is right for salvation, is such a hope as is wrought through the power of the Holy Ghost: Now then, that hope that is in men and women, which is born with them, and hath lived with them all their days, that springs from the root of nature, for so that that is born with us, and grows up with us all the days of our lives, I say, it springs from a root of nature, and so the hopes of most people, they are no other but such as springs from a root of nature; come from one to another, and ask them, do you think to be saved? I, I hope so; how long have you hoped so? ever since I can remember, I thank God; I, I thought so; it is a hope that springs out of the root of nature, and therefore you have had it always, whereas the true hope of the godly for salvation, it is a hope wrought in their hearts by the Almighty power of the Holy Ghost.
Secondly, Again, those hopes that are to be rased, are hopes that are not wrought in the soul by the power of the Holy Ghost: in the forenamed Chapter, The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in beleeving, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost. That hope that is right for salvation, is such a hope as is wrought through the power of the Holy Ghost: Now then, that hope that is in men and women, which is born with them, and hath lived with them all their daies, that springs from the root of nature, for so that that is born with us, and grows up with us all the daies of our lives, I say, it springs from a root of nature, and so the hopes of most people, they are no other but such as springs from a root of nature; come from one to another, and ask them, do you think to bee saved? I, I hope so; how long have you hoped so? ever since I can remember, I thank God; I, I thought so; it is a hope that springs out of the root of nature, and therefore you have had it alwaies, whereas the true hope of the godly for salvation, it is a hope wrought in their hearts by the Almighty power of the Holy Ghost.