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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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THE CONTENTS OF THE EXCELLENCY of CHRIST.
Coherence of the words. 49, 50 Clearest Prophecies of Christ, when the Church was in the greatest distress. 50 Four Reasons of it. 50, 51 Five notable and famous Titles of Christ. 52 Doct. Christ is the great wonder of the world. proved 52, 53, 54 Thirteen things, in, and concerning Christ, that are wonderful. 55 1 He is wonderful in his Natures, God and Man. 56, 57, 58 2 Wonderful in his Natures. 59 Two wonders in Christian Religion. 59 The Lord of man-kind, the Son of man. 60 The knowledge of the union of the two Natures, how a help to Faith. 61 3 Christ is wonderful in the manner of his Incarnation. 63 4 Christ is wonderful in his works. 65 What the work was Christ came about. ib. Use of it. 67 Christ wonderful in his Offices; he was the Anointed. 69, 71. Wonderful in his Kingly Office. 69 He is King over all Kings. 71. His power is universal. ib. He makes his subjects, his subjects do not make him. ib. Subjects of this King are for him. 70 It is this King alone ⟨image 7⟩that makes Laws ib. Quest. Can there be no Laws added for decency and order in the Church? Answered. 72, 73 Christ is such a King, whose sovereignty is absolute. 74 He hath power to bind conscience. ib Christs Kingly power reaches to mens hearts. ib. Christ is wonderful in his Kingly office, in this he hath A perfect knowledge of all his subjects. 75 Is present with them in all administrations, he over-rules all the plots and counsels of his enemies, he is the King of righteousness and peace. 76 14 Christ is wonderful in his Kingly office, other Kings are born to be Kings, but Christ died that he might be King. 77 15 Christ is a King from everlasting to everlasting. 78 16 He sits at his Fathers Throne now at this time. ib. 17 Christ will not only subject all enemies, but he will put down all rule, and all authority. 79 18 Wonderful is Christ in his Kingly office, for he makes all his subjects Kings with him, in a spiritual sense. 80 Exercise of Faith aright is upon Christ as King. 81 Christ wonderful in his Priestly office. 83 1 Christs Priesthood joined with Kingly power. ib. 2 All Priests in the Law did typify Christ, and cease in him. 3 He needed not to offer for himself. 4 Christ offered the blood of God. 83 5 Christ offered a Sacrifice that was sufficient to satisfy God. 84 6 He is wonderful in that he offered himself. ib.