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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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14 And further, other Kings are born to be Kings, but Christ dyed that he might be a King; it is true, he was a King when he was born, and he was born as others are to be a King, but especially Christ had his power upon his death, it behooved him to suffer, and so to enter into his glory; so to enter into his glory, that is, upon his sufferings, it behooved him; and so the Apostle tells the Jews in the second of the Acts, that they had crucified Christ, and upon their crucifying of him, Peter there stands up and tells them in the six and thirtieth verse, that God had made that same Jesus whom they had crucified, both Lord and Christ; by his death he came unto his glory. Others come to glory by their Lives, but Christ comes to his glory by his Death, and was raised to sit upon the Throne of Majesty and ⟨p. 78⟩glory upon his death, and in that he is wonderful in his Kingly power.
14 And further, other Kings are born to bee Kings, but Christ dyed that hee might bee a King; it is true, hee was a King when hee was born, and hee was born as others are to be a King, but especially Christ had his power upon his death, it behooved him to suffer, and so to enter into his glory; so to enter into his glory, that is, upon his sufferings, it behooved him; and so the Apostle tells the Jewes in the second of the Acts, that they had crucified Christ, and upon their crucifying of him, Peter there stands up and tells them in the six and thirtieth verse, that God had made that same Jesus whom they had crucified, both Lord and Christ; by his death he came unto his glory. Others come to glory by their Lives, but Christ comes to his glory by his Death, and was raised to sit upon the Throne of Majesty and ⟨p. 78⟩glory upon his death, and in that hee is wonderful in his Kingly power.
15 Further, Christ is King from everlasting to everlasting, for ever; Thy throne O Lord endures for ever and ever: other Kings are but of yesterday, and they are dead and gone; but it is not so with our King, the Lord is King for ever.