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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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3 But further, in the third place, Christ is wonderful in this his Kingly Power, for he makes his Subjects, his Subjects do not make him, Col. 1.16. By him were all things created that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth. There is ⟨p. 70⟩no King that ever was in the World, but either God from heaven doth tell people that he would have such a one to be a King, or he is made by the people: For what is one mans flesh, more than another mans? (I say) at first men they agree together to set up such a man, or family, to have a Kingly Power, so that the Kingly power of the Family, and of every one that comes of that Family, it is by the people at first, none must plead it to be by conquest, for then whosoever can conquer again, he must be King, if another can conquer he must have right too, if that be the only right, if that were the only right that a King had over his people, conquest, then as he had his right over the people by conquest, so if the people conquer him, then they have right. Certainly the best right of all the Kings of the earth this day, it must be by the first compact with that Family, that is their right. I but our King that we have to do withal, he makes his Subjects, they make not him King, but this King makes all his Subjects; Indeed if Kings could give being to their Subjects, then their right were another kind of right than now they have; but the truth is, Subjects do give being to their King; I but our King the Lord Christ he is Wonderful, a Wonderful King in this, because he doth give being to all his Subjects.
3 But further, in the third place, Christ is wonderful in this his Kingly Power, for hee makes his Subjects, his Subjects do not make him, Col. 1.16. By him were all things created that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth. There is ⟨p. 70⟩no King that ever was in the World, but either God from heaven doth tell people that hee would have such a one to bee a King, or hee is made by the peop•e: For what is one mans flesh, more than another mans? (I say) at first men they agree together to set up such a man, or family, to have a Kingly Power, so that the Kingly power of the Family, and of every one that comes of that Family, it is by the people at first, none must plead it to bee by conquest, for then whosoever can conquer again, hee must bee King, if another can conquer hee must have right too, if that bee the onely right, if that were the onely right that a King had over his people, conquest, then as hee had his right over the people by conquest, so if the people conquer him, then they have right. Certainly the best right of all the Kings of the earth this day, it must bee by the first compact with that Family, that is their right. I but our King that wee have to do withall, hee makes his Subjects, they make not him King, but this King makes all his Subjects; Indeed if Kings could give being to their Subjects, then their right were another kinde of right than now they have; but the truth is, Subjects do give being to their King; I but our King the Lord Christ hee is Wonderful, a Wonderful King in this, because hee doth give being to all his Subjects.