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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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Ninthly, And then besides, we must show you somewhat about the uncertainty of all these things. Charge those that are rich in the world, 1that they trust not in uncertain riches. The whole wo•ld is as it were upon a wheel; the Scripture saith, that the tongue sets on fire the whole course of nature, it is in the Original, the wheel of nature; all these things are turning up and down, as it were in a wheel you have heard of the wheel of him who was a great King, and having overcome others set them to draw his Chariot, but he observing of them as they drew his Chariot, ⟨p. 354⟩took notice how they continually looked back unto the wheel, and asking them what the reason was, why say they, we by this see the turning of the things of this world, the nail that is now on the top, is by and by on the bottom, we were high enough within a while, but now are low enough; and the consideration of this did abate the pride of that great Prince that made four Kings to draw his Chariot: So it is but a wheel of nature, and wilt thou venture thy soul for these things that have no certainty in them? I remember Philip de Co••ines reports of a Duke of Exeter, which married one of the Kings of Englands Sisters, and yet he saith, that he was seen in the Low-Countries begging his bread bare-foot; Oh therefore would a man venture the loss of his soul for the gaining of these things that are so fading and passing away! All flesh is grass, and as the flower of the field, it passes away, and comes to nothing; yea at those times when we have most use of the things of the world, then they are gone from us, as Absalom when he was caught by the tree, and had the most use of his Mule, then his Mule left him, and leaves him hanging by the hair of the head; so worldly things are most out of the way, when you have the most need of them; and will a man venture the loss of his soul for the gaining of these things that will leave you when you have the most need of them; when you lye upon your sick-bed and death-bed, what good will it do you to think that I wore fine clothes, and I had so much riches coming in yearly: Riches avail not in the day of wrath; but Righteousness, that delivers from death. All these things are but fading, and will fail a man when he• hath the most need of them.