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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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5 And then fifthly, This King Jesus Christ, is King in another manner than any other Kings upon the earth, fo• it is he alone that makes Laws, other Kings have not power themselves to make Laws, but together with their people, ⟨p. 72⟩but he alone makes Laws. It is true, the Kings of Israel they made not the people join with them in all their Laws, because God himself let Laws there for the government of the Commonwealth. But Jesus Christ, I say, he is the only Law-giver unto his Church, and therefore there can be no new Ordinances, nor no new Laws, nor no new Officers in the Church that can be invented by man: It is true, in the Civil state, there God leaves to humane prudence, and we may invent Laws and humane Ordinances, and new Officers, so as may be good for the Church, one Kingdom one kind of Law, and another, another; But now when we come to speak of Christs Kingly Power, especially as it hath reference to the Church, there, as he is King of Saints, there are no Ordinances, nor no Laws, nor no officers that can be newly erected, but it must be the same, and it must be the same in all Churches in the World, the same Laws must rule all, and the same Ordinances, and the same Church-officers, there must be no additions of any; Why? because that in Spiritual government, there we wait upon God for his presence; we wait upon the presence of Christ to work spiritually upon the soul, and we expect a spiritual efficacy from Jesus Christ upon our souls, to draw us nearer to him, and to draw him near to us, that we do in all Church Ordinances; and therefore only Christ can appoint Laws for them.
5 And then fifthly, This King Jesus Christ, is King in another manner than any other Kings upon the ea•th, fo• it is hee alone that makes Laws, other Kings have not power themselves to make Laws, but together with their people, ⟨p. 72⟩but hee alone makes Laws. It is true, the Kings of Israel they made not the people joyn with them in all their Laws, because God himself let Laws there for the government of the Commonwealth. But Jesus Christ, I say, hee is the onely Law-giver unto his Church, and therefore there can bee no new Ordinances, nor no new Laws, nor no new Officers in the Church that can bee invented by man: It is true, in the Civil state, there God leaves to humane prudence, and wee may invent Laws and humane Ordinances, and new Officers, so as may bee good for the Church, one Kingdome one kinde of Law, and another, another; But now when wee come to speak of Christs Kingly Power, especially as it hath reference to the Church, there, as hee is King of Saints, there are no Ordinances, nor no Laws, nor no officers that can bee newly erected, but it must bee the same, and it must bee the same in all Churches in the World, the same Laws must rule all, and the same Ordinances, and the same Church-officers, there must bee no additions of any; Why? because that in Spiritual government, there wee wait upon God for his presence; wee wait upon the presence of Christ to work spiritually upon the soul, and wee expect a spiritual efficacy from Jesus Christ upon our souls, to draw us nearer to him, and to draw him near to us, that wee do in all Church Ordinances; and therefore onely Christ can appoint Laws for them.