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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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It is true, we should be sensible of our unworthiness of the least crumb of any good thing, yet though we should be sensible of our unworthiness, yet we should not be satisfied with having all the world for our portion. It was a most admirable speech of Luther, when divers of the Princes of Germany made much of him, he began to be afraid lest he should have his portion in these outward things, and here should be all, he breaks forth in this expression, fearing lest God should give him his portion here; I did, saith he, protest to God with all my power and strength that he should not put me off so with these things, he would not be content with them; that is the first Use; Little cause to envy at the men of the world; for the truth is, it is but a poor pittance they have, and they have made a most miserable bargain: If you should see one that professes himself to be a Merchant, and he should venture many thousand pounds, but bring home nothing but a fair painted bauble for children to play with, would you envy it to him? Just thus it is with the men of the world, they flatter and please themselves with their baubles, but their souls are gone in the mean time.
It is true, wee should bee sensible of our unworthiness of the least crum of any good thing, yet though wee should bee sensible of our unworthiness, yet wee should not bee satisfied with having all the world for our portion. It was a most admirable speech of Luther, when divers of the Princes of Germany made much of him, hee began to bee afraid lest hee should have his portion in these outward things, and here should bee all, hee breaks forth in this expression, fearing lest God should give him his portion here; I did, saith hee, protest to God with all my power and strength that hee should not put mee off so with these things, hee would not bee content with them; that is the first Use; Little cause to envy at the men of the world; for the truth is, it is but a poor pittance they have, and they have made a most miserable bargain: If you should see one that professes himself to be a Merchant, and hee should venture many thousand pounds, but bring home nothing but a fair painted bauble for children to play with, would you envy it to him? Just thus it is with the men of the world, they flatter and please themselves with their baubles, but their souls are gone in the mean time.