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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 10: The Tenth SERMON ON The Excellency of the Soul.
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Sixthly, Take this Argument, That the things of this world, they have no reality in them at all, no real good in them, according to the language of Scripture, what are the things of the world divided into? take the division that you had before of St. John, The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, ⟨p. 351⟩and the pride of life. Take pleasures, and riches, and honours, do but see what the Scripture speaks of them all.
First, For sensual pleasures, you think they have a great deal of reality in them, why in the Scripture phrase they are nothing, in Amos 6. compare the former part of the chapter with vers. 13. vers. 4. That lye upon beds of Ivory, and stretch themselves upon their Couches, and e•• the Lambs out of the flock, and the Calves out of the midst of the stall, that chant to the sound of the Viol, and invent to themselves instruments like David, that drink Wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments, but they are not grieved for the afflictions of Joseph. Here is the pleasures that these men lived in, described; but mark what he saith, in vers. 13. Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought: You do rejoice in that which is nothing; all these pleasures, these brave merriments, when you get into a Tavern, there you drink, and vaunt, and have pleasure and music, and what a brave life is this? I but, ye that rejoice, saith the Holy Ghost, in a thing of nought, it may be a great matter in your eyes, I but the truth is, it is nothing; that is for Pleasure.
First, For sensual pleasures, you think they have a great deal of reality in them, why in the Scripture phrase they are nothing, in Amos 6. compare the former part of the chapter with vers. 13. vers. 4. That lye upon beds of Ivory, and stretch themselves upon their Couches, and e•• the Lambs out of the flock, and the Calves out of the midst of the stall, that chaunt to the sound of the Viol, and invent to themselves instruments like David, that drink Wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments, but they are not grieved for the afflictions of Joseph. Here is the pleasures that these men liv'd in, described; but mark what hee saith, in vers. 13. Yee which rejoyce in a thing of nought: You do rejoyce in that which is nothing; all these pleasures, these brave merriments, when you get into a Tavern, there you drink, and vaunt, and have pleasure and musick, and what a brave life is this? I but, yee that rejoyce, saith the Holy Ghost, in a thing of nought, it may bee a great matter in your eyes, I but the truth is, it is nothing; that is for Pleasure.