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Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…
Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of a self-denying heart, delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews II, 25, 26 / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by John Field, 1650
Moses his Choice. › Part 3 › Chapter 34: The reproaches of Gods people are the reproaches of Christ.
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But is it said here the reproach of Christ? It may be asked, Why not the reproach of God the Father, or the reproach of the Holy Ghost?
The reproaches of Gods people are the reproaches of Christ in a special manner; because Christ is the head of the Church, and it is from the fullness of Christ, that they have that grace conveyed which is reproached; and the union they have with God, and with the Spirit, is by Christ; and therefore it is the reproach of Christ here named, according to the several workings of the Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost: so the three persons are reproached by ⟨p. 406⟩mans sin: There is a reproach unto God as God, and unto Christ as Christ, and unto the Spirit as the Spirit.
The reproaches of Gods people are the reproaches of Christ in a special maner; because Christ is the head of the Church, and it is from the fulness of Christ, that they have that grace conveyed which is reproached; and the union they have with God, and with the Spirit, is by Christ; and therefore it is the reproach of Christ here named, according to the several workings of the Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost: so the three persons are reproached by ⟨p. 406⟩mans sin: There is a reproach unto God as God, and unto Christ as Christ, and unto the Spirit as the Spirit.
There is a reproach unto God as he is Creator, the preserver of the world, and governor of all things: When the work of God, the first Person of the Trinity, is reproached, then he is reproached, Prov. 14. 31. He that oppresseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: It is a work of the Father to order things so, as to make one poor, and one rich: And you take an advantage to mock at the poor upon this difference which God hath made in the world, when as you should honour the work of God in making any difference between you and others: but in stead of honouring of it, you cast an aspersion upon his work, and despise others, because God hath put them in a low condition; you reproach your Creator in this. And when the work of Redemption is despised, when that is opposed, and when the profession of the Gospel hath dishonour put upon it, then Christ is reproached: