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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 2: The Second SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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Now for these Offices of Christ; his Kingly Office first; Christ is King, and wonderful in this Office of his, for you cannot understand Christ your Saviour aright, except you understand him, as before in his Natures, in his Personal union, and so in his Offices. First, As King, I shall not need to show Scripture for these, the Scripture is full. If you read the 45. Psalm at your leisure about the middle of it, Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the Sceptre of thy Kingdom ⟨p. 71⟩is a right Sceptre. And Rev. 17.14. Christ there is said to be Lord of Lords, and King of Kings. Now Christ is a glorious King and wonderful in his Kingly power.
Now for these Offices of Christ; his Kingly Office first; Christ is King, and wonderful in this Office of his, for you cannot understand Christ your Saviour aright, except you understand him, as before in his Natures, in his Personal union, and so in his Offices. First, As King, I shall not need to shew Scripture for these, the Scripture is full. If you read the 45. Psalm at your leasure about the middle of it, Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the Scepter of thy Kingdome ⟨p. 71⟩is a right Scepter. And Rev. 17.14. Christ there is said to bee Lord of Lords, and King of Kings. Now Christ is a glorious King and wonderful in his Kingly power.
First, He is King over all, over all Kings, over all Powers, he hath the highest Authority of all; Take that for the first thing. In Rev. 9 he is said to be King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I remember Theodosius, and another Emperor, did use to call themselves the Vassals of Christ, and so certainly all the Kings and Princes in the world, they are but the Vassals of this great King. Now he is wonderful in his Kingly power that hath all the Kings and Lords, and all Authority in the world under his feet, indeed they all hold on him, and that will appear from the second place.