,transcribed from the nineteenth century ,a4 ,applegath edition by ,david ,price1 email ccx#jgdpglaf4org ,picture3 ,public domain pamphlet cover ,no4 #agi4 ,,the ,,worth ,,of ,,the ,,soul4 ,,the soul of every man is of more worth to him than all the world4 ,what would it profit him1 if he were to gain the whole world1 were he thereby to lose his own ,soul8 ,such is the uncertainty of life1 he might not long enjoy his power1 his riches1 and his pleasures4 ,if he could possess all these1 with health and friends1 and live to very old age1 an eternity then succeeds1 and all that is past is but as a tale that is told1 or as a dream of the night4 ,for a small portion of the things of time men are all activity and life4 ,they are ingenious in managing their trades1 careful in preserving their health1 and watchful in securing their property4 ,but should the care of the ,soul be overlooked8 ,should the health of the ,soul be neglected8 ,should the future happiness of the ,soul be disregarded8 ,how many have lost their ,souls through ignorance1 impenitence1 unbelief1 disobedience1 fleshly lusts1 love of the world1 fear of man1 love of ease1 or some profitable or pleasant sin1 or neglect of the great salvation2 yet how plain and decided are the oracles of ,god on all these points4 ,observe each in its order4 ,on the subject of ignorance1 it is said1 8,my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge2 because thou hast rejected knowledge1 ,i will also reject thee40 7,hos4 iv4 #f47 ,of impenitence1 8,except ye repent1 ye shall all likewise perish40 7,luke xiii4 #c47 ,of unbelief1 8,he that believeth not the ,son1 shall not see life1 but the wrath of ,god abideth on him40 7,john iii4 #cf47 ,of disobedience1 8,to them who are contentious1 and do not obey the truth1 but obey unrighteousness1 he will render indignation and wrath40 7,rom4 ii4 #h47 ,of fleshly lusts1 8,they war against the soul40 7#a ,pet4 ii4 #aa47 ,of the world1 8,love not the world1 neither the things that are in the world2 if any man love the world1 the love of the ,father is not in him40 7#a ,john ii4 #ae47 ,of the fear of man1 8,it bringeth a snare40 7,prov4 xxix4 #be47 8,the fearful and unbelieving shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone40 7,rev4 xxi4 #h47 ,of the love of ease1 8,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me40 7,matt4 xvi4 #bd47 ,of the profits or pleasures of sin1 8,if thy hand offend thee1 cut it off4 ,if thine eye offend thee pluck it out40 7,mark ix4 #dc1 #dg47 ,of neglect of salvation1 8,how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation80 7,heb4 ii4 #c47 ,on this point read also ,prov4 i4 #bd-cc4 ,how striking are the examples recorded in the same oracles6 ,adam risked his soul1 through desire of vain knowledge1 7,gen4 iii4 #f47 ,cain1 through hatred to true religion1 7,heb4 xi4 #d4 #a ,john iii4 #ab47 ,achan1 for a wedge of gold1 7,josh4 vii4 #ba47 ,esau1 for a mess of pottage1 7,heb4 xii4 #af47 ,balaam1 for a reward1 7,jude #aa47 ,absalom1 for a kingdom1 7#b ,sam4 xv4 #aj47 ,ahab1 for a garden of herbs1 7#a ,kings xxi4 #d47 ,judas1 for thirty pieces of silver1 7,matt4 xxvi4 #ad1 #ae47 ,ananias and ,sapphira1 through a lie1 7,acts v4 #d47 ,herod1 for vain glory1 7,acts xii4 #bb1 #bc47 ,pontius ,pilate1 for popularity1 7,mark xv4 #ae47 ,the ,gentiles in general1 through a dislike to retain ,god in their knowledge1 7,rom4 i4 #bh47 and the ,jews1 through hypocrisy1 self-righteousness1 and unbelief4 7,matt4 xvi4 #c1 ,rom4 x4 #c4 xi4 #bj47 ,various are the baits that are employed by the great enemy of the human race4 ,his designs are1 to keep men in sin1 or draw them from true religion1 or hinder their peace and usefulness in the ways of ,god4 ,his warlike stratagems and subtle snares are all to catch souls4 7,ephes4 vi4 #aa4 #a ,pet4 v4 #h47 ,therefore1 through the blessing of ,god1 it may serve as a guard against our danger1 if we consider the following things3-- ,i4 ,the nature of the ,soul4 ,it is spiritual1 and is designed for an eternal existence4 7,gen4 ii4 #g47 ,it is formed to be the residence of truth1 holiness1 and happiness4 ,it is capable of knowing1 loving1 and serving ,god2 7,deut4 vi4 #e47 and nothing can render it truly happy but this knowledge1 love1 and service4 ,then how sad the consideration that error1 sin1 and misery should occupy it6 ,if it lose an eternity of joy1 how dreadful the reverse6 ,it cannot cease to exist4 ,it cannot be annihilated4 ,it must endure positive pain4 ,there is a 8worm that dieth not1 and a fire that is not quenched40 7,mark ix4 #dd47 ,with what anguish will a ruined sinner cry1 8,how have ,i hated instruction1 and my heart despised reproof40 7,prov4 v4 #ab1 #ac47 ,i was warned1 but ,i disregarded the warning4 ,i was invited1 but ,i refused the invitation4 ,i was entreated1 but ,i neglected the entreaty4 ,i was threatened1 but ,i disbelieved the threatening4 ,if an occasional thought of eternity obtruded itself1 it was an unwelcome guest4 ,i went to my farm1 to my merchandise1 to my pleasures1 to my sins2 but could find no time or inclination to go to my ,bible1 my ,saviour1 my ,god4 ,evil spirits have been my tempters1 they are now my companions and tormenters4 ,i am without hope2 darkness and despair have seized my ,soul1 8the harvest is past1 the summer is ended1 and ,i am not saved40 7,jer4 viii4 #bj47 ,my sins and negligence are set in dread array before me1 and this is their desert4 ,i see others entering into the kingdom of heaven1 but ,i am shut out4 7,matt4 xxv4 #aj47 ,the only sound ,i hear from heaven1 is1 ,eternity6 ,eternity6 ,eternity6 7,rev4 xiv4 #aj1 #aa47 ,thus1 if we consider the capacity of the ,soul for happiness or misery1 we may learn something of its nature and worth2 and surely this ought to serve as a guard against neglect of its welfare4 ,shall we run into danger1 and risk the loss of so invaluable a treasure8 ,shall we be content that it should remain doubtful whether we shall be saved or lost8 ,shall we take such a leap in the dark1 when1 if we be found wrong1 there is no remedy8 ,he who once loses his ,soul1 loses his all4 ,he is like a merchant whose ship sinks with all his property on board4 ,a man may recover many losses on earth1 but the loss of the ,soul is a loss never to be repaired4 ,once lost1 lost for ever4 ,still more shall we discover its worth1 if we reflect on3-- ,,ii4 ,the price of its redemption4 ,o6 learn the value of your ,souls by that astonishing truth1 8,god was manifest in the flesh40 7#a ,tim4 iii4 #af47 8,though he was rich1 yet for our sakes he became poor40 7#b ,cor4 viii4 #i47 ,he became 8a man of sorrows1 and acquainted with grief40 7,isaiah liii4 #c47 ,he tabernacled thirty-three years in our evil world4 ,he was obedient to the law for man4 7,dan4 ix4 #bd47 ,he was made a sacrifice for sin4 7#b ,cor4 v4 #ba4 ,gal4 iii4 #ac47 8,he was wounded for our transgressions40 8,he was bruised for our iniquities40 8,he poured out his soul unto death40 7,isaiah liii4 #e4 #ab47 ,by all he did and suffered1 by the mystery of his holy incarnation1 by his holy nativity and circumcision1 by his baptism1 fasting1 and temptation1 by his agony and bloody sweat1 by his cross and passion1 by his precious death and burial1 by his glorious resurrection and ascension1 and by his second coming to judge the world1 an infinite dignity and incalculable value are stamped on the ,soul4 8,ye were not redeemed with corruptible things1 as silver and gold1 but with the precious blood of ,christ40 7#a ,pet4 i4 #ah1 #ai47 ,shall such a price be paid1 and will you not regard your ,soul8 ,if immortal ,souls were so precious in the sight of ,god1 that he gave his only begotten ,son1 that through him they might be saved4 ,if they were so valuable in the sight of the divine ,saviour1 that he did not shrink from laying down his life for their sake1 let then your own ,soul be precious in your own sight1 and seek its present and everlasting salvation through him1 for he freely offers you his salvation1 yea1 beseeches you to accept it at his hands4 7#b ,cor4 v4 #bj1 and vi4 #a47 ,to this end1 let it be your immediate object to consider1 ,,iii4 ,the means appointed for the soul's spiritual welfare4 ,ministers labour continually4 8,they watch for your ,souls as they that must give an account40 7,heb1 xiii4 #ag47 ,they are the appointed messengers of ,god to warn men to flee from the wrath to come1 and to invite them to lay hold on eternal life4 7,col4 i4 #bh4 #a ,tim4 vi4 #ab47 ,by them the blessing and the curse are continually set before you4 7,deut4 xxx4 #ai47 ,the ,gospel is preached1 that faith may come by hearing4 7,rom4 x4 #ag47 ,and the spirit of ,god waiteth to apply it1 and make it effectual4 7,isa4 xxx4 #ah4 ,rev4 iii4 #bj47 ,it is brought near1 and its blessings freely offered4 7,rom4 x4 #h-ac17 and the consequences of neglecting it are fully stated4 7,acts iv4 #ab4 #b ,cor4 iv4 #c1 #d47 ,the holy scriptures are written 8for doctrine1 reproof1 correction1 and instruction in righteousness40 7#b ,tim4 iii4 #ae-ag47 ,they are an infallible guide1 8a sure word of prophecy10 7#b ,pet4 i4 #ai17 a light to guide the soul into the way of peace4 7,ps4 cxix4 #aje-acj47 ,conscience admonishes and accuses4 7,rom4 ii4 #ae47 ,oftentimes1 with a voice too powerful to be altogether resisted1 it whispers1 8,take heed to thy soul40 7,acts xxiv4 #be47 ,providences are arranged by infinite wisdom in such manner1 that they may speak a warning voice4 7,luke xiii4 #d4 ,mark xiii4 #cg47 ,afflictions are sent to awaken a concern for eternity4 7,isaiah xxxviii4 #a47 ,and the ,holy ,spirit strives1 yea1 condescends to invite to a conference1 with the promise of a happy result4 7,gen4 vi4 #c4 ,isaiah i4 #ah4 ,acts iii4 #ai47 ,destruction has no covering1 that we may not fall into the pit1 7,luke xvi4 #bc17 and ,heaven darts its splendours from afar to attract the notice of immortal souls4 7,ps4 xvi4 #aa4 ,rev4 xxi4 #bc-bg47 ,then neglect not to use those means which are placed within your power4 ,wait on ,god continually4 7,isa4 xl4 #ca47 ,remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day4 7,isaiah lviii4 #ac1 #ad47 ,search the scriptures daily4 7,acts xvii4 #aa1 #ab47 ,be earnest in prayer4 ,cry mightily unto ,god1 to enlighten your mind1 and renew a right spirit within you4 7,luke xi4 #i-ac47 ,plead the promises of ,god1 and you will find them faithful and true for the welfare of your souls4 7,isa4 lxv4 #bd47 ,upon the whole1 therefore1 observe4--,they who neglect the means of grace deprive their souls of good4 7,heb4 iv4 #a1 #b47 ,they who do not reverence the ,son of ,god and trust in him1 lose their ,souls for ever4 7,john viii4 #bd47 ,in this there is great folly1 as well as guilt4 ,he who is more anxious about time than eternity1 and disregards spiritual things1 is more foolish and cruel than the man1 who1 when his house is on fire1 looks after trifles1 and exposes himself1 or leaves his child to perish in the flames4 ,will you postpone the consideration of these things8 ,what1 and if this night your soul should be required of you8 ,be ye therefore ready4 7,luke xii4 #bj-dj47 8,behold1 now is the accepted time1 now is the day of salvation40 7#b ,cor4 vi4 #b47 8,seek ye the ,lord while he may be found1 call ye upon him while he is near20 7,isaiah lv4 #f47 lest you resemble the ,roman ,emperor who1 in his dying moments1 said1 8,my poor vagrant ,soul1 whither art thou going20 or the unbelieving ,voltaire1 who declared to his physician1 he would give half his fortune to have his life lengthened half a-year2 or the ,jewish ,rabbi1 who said to them that asked him why he wept1 8,if they were carrying me before a king of flesh and blood1 who is here to-day1 and to-morrow in the grave2 who may bring me into bondage1 but cannot keep me there1 only for a season2 who may destroy my body1 but cannot touch my soul1 even in these circumstances ,i should weep4 ,but now ,i am going before the ,king of ,kings1 the only blessed ,god1 who liveth and endureth for ever and ever1 who1 if ,i die impenitent1 will consign me to the pit whence there is no redemption40 ,instead of being thus left1 with ,pagans1 ,infidels1 and ,jews1 to dread uncertainty1 on a subject so amazingly important as the future state of the immortal soul1 instead of the dreadful risk which all must run who are careless or indifferent on such a matter1 you may1 by that grace of the ,holy ,spirit which you are encouraged to seek1 by that repentance towards ,god1 and faith towards our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 which you are invited to exercise1 and which is the gift of ,god1 be enabled to triumph over death1 and say1 8,i know whom ,i have believed1 and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which ,i have committed unto him40 7#b ,tim4 i4 #ab47 8,o death1 where is thy sting8 ,o grave1 where is thy victory8 ,thanks be to ,god1 which giveth us the victory1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ40 7#a ,cor4 xv4 #ee47 ,you may carry your imagination beyond the grave1 and say1 in the prospect of an appearance at the judgment of the great day1 8,who is he that condemneth8 ,it is ,christ that died40 7,rom4 viii4 #cd47 ,you may look forward to eternity1 and say1 8,i have fought a good fight1 ,i have finished my course1 #a have kept the faith2 henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness40 7#b ,tim4 iv4 #f1 #g47 ,that ,god of his infinite mercy and love may bless you with this grace1 and lead you to the exercise of this repentance and faith2 or1 if you are now penitent believers in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that you may be kept 8steadfast1 immovable1 always abounding in the work of the ,lord10 is the hearty desire of the friend who thus wishes to draw your attention to the ,worth of your ,souls1 by leading you to consider1 their nature1 the price of their redemption1 and the means of their spiritual welfare4 ,what were thy gain1 couldst thou survey ,the spacious land1 and boundless sea1 ,and view a world at thy controul1 ,but lose thyself1 th' immortal soul8 ,blessings of mind1 or better health1 ,can well supply the loss of wealth3 ,a ruin'd soul what can restore8 ,that loss can be repair'd no more4 ,where will the trembling sinner find ,a ransom for the guilty mind8 ,what jewel of uncounted cost ,can purchase back that jewel lost8 ,what madness thus to throw away ,a soul for trifles day by day6 ,for dear-bought joys yourself undo1 ,and barter bliss for certain woe6 ,amazing folly ,lord we own ,our guilt1 with penitential moan3 ,while our vain hearts have been engrost1 ,with meaner cares1 our souls were lost4 ,for what in nature's spacious range ,would happy saints their bliss exchange8 ,or what in time can sinners gain ,to balance everlasting pain8 ,picture3 ,decorative graphic of rural cottage with trees 99 99 99 99 99 ,london3 ,printed by ,a4 ,,applegath1 ,duke-street1 ,stamford-street2 and sold by ,j4 ,,davis1 ,no4 #ef1 ,paternoster-row1 and by ,j4 ,,nisbet1 ,no4 #ae1 ,castle-street1 ,oxford-street4 #a ,,footnotes4 #a ,in the printed version there's neither title page nor cover and the printer's statement comes at the bottom of the page4 ,it's been moved to the end in this transcription4--,,dp4