A30579:257
Gospel-conversation
Gospel-conversation: wherein is showed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Cripplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nigh, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But then Eighthly, which is as principal a one almost as any and nearly concerns us, and that's this: The Gospel discovers unto us, the great honour that God hath put upon humane Nature above the Angels. This could never have been known but by the Gospel, this is as proper a thing to the Gospel as any I have spoken of: And one special design that God had in the Gospel, was, To reveal those thoughts and counsels that he had from all eternity, to put mighty and great Excellencies upon our humane Nature in these two particulars.
But then Eighthly, which is as principal a one almost as any and neerly concerns us, and that's this: The Gospel discovers unto us, the great honor that God hath put upon humane Nature above the Angels. This could never have been known but by the Gospel, this is as proper a thing to the Gospel as any I have spoken of: And one special design that God had in the Gospel, was, To reveal those thoughts and counsels that he had from al eternity, to put mighty and great Excellencies upon our humane Nature in these two particulars.
First, In the Personal Union of Mans Nature to the second Person in Trinity; That's the first, and great way of honour that God hath crowned human Nature with. Hence the Apostle in 1 Tim. 1. 6. Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. What is it? God was manifested in the flesh. God manifested in the flesh! that's a great mystery of godliness. Now it could not be such a mystery, if God had only taken an humane shape upon Him, (for so it was in the time of the Law) Jesus Christ often took humane shape; as when He strove with Jacob, it was Jesus Christ, as might easily appear. But great is the mystery of godliness, without controversy it's great. God manifested in the flesh: that is, God taking flesh of man into a personal union, which is more fully expressed in John, 1. 4. The Word was made flesh. This was a strange speech, but proper to the Gospel. An Heathen would have thought this a strange speech, and especially if he knew, that by the Word was meant, He that was true and eternal God. And then, in