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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 2 › Sermon 1: The First SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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His Name is Wonderful. Now surely he that God spake so much of before he came into the world, he that so many wise men and Prophets did so long to see, he that was the expectation and joy of the whole Church of God from the beginning of the world, before he came; he that was so typified out by all the Sacrifices and Types of the Old Testament, by the Temple, that was the wonder of the world at that time; He that when he came into the world, had his birth solemnized by the Angels, a heavenly Quire singing Doxologies; He that had upon his first coming the wise men from the East coming to worship him, surely he must be some wonderful one, some great one; and therefore as we read of the people in Luke 1.66. ⟨p. 55⟩when they saw and heard of such strange things at John Baptists birth, the Text saith, All they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of Child shall this be? So when we hear of these things that were done by way of preparation to the coming of Christ, for some two thousand years together, and such great things that were done upon his coming, surely it must needs be some wonderful one. What manner of Child is this that is given to us? wherefore then as we read of Moses in Exod. 9.9. when he saw that wonderful sight in the wilderness, the bush burning and not consumed, saith Moses, I will go and see what yonder great sight is; So we may well say, when Christ is propounded thus Wonderful, and God himself gives him this Name, let us take off our thoughts from all other things, and turn aside to see this great sight, to see what this Wonder is. Therefore for the opening of this Wonder that is in Christ, to show you how Christ is Wonderful, and how well he may challenge this Name, and how proper this Title is to him, to be called Wonderful, I shall open it in these several particulars.
His Name is Wonderful. Now surely hee that God spake so much of before hee came into the world, hee that so many wise men and Prophets did so long to see, hee that was the expectation and joy of the whole Church of God from the beginning of the world, before hee came; hee that was so typified out by all the Sacrifices and Types of the Old Testament, by the Temple, that was the wonder of the world at that time; Hee that when hee came into the world, had his birth solemnized by the Angels, a heavenly Quire singing Doxologies; Hee that had upon his first coming the wise men from the East coming to worship him, surely hee must bee some wonderful one, some great one; and therefore as wee read of the people in