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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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2 And in the next place, All the Priests in the Law did typify Christ, and all did cease in him; certainly he must needs be a great High Priest that was typified by them, and in whom all ceased and vanished: As when the Sun arises, the light of the stars doth no more appear; there was no further Priesthood when Jesus came and took that Office to himself in his humane Nature in this world.
2 And in the next place, All the Priests in the Law did typifie Christ, and all did cease in him; certainly hee must needs bee a great High Priest that was typified by them, and in whom all ceased and vanished: As when the Sun arises, the light of the stars doth no more appear; there was no further Priesthood when Jesus came and took that Office to himself in his humane Nature in this world.
3 But further, Christ is wonderful in his Priest-hood in this, that he had no need to offer for himself, as others had; for he was blameless, and without sin.
3 But further, Christ is wonderful in his Priest-hood in this, that hee had no need to offer for himself, as others had; for hee was blameless, and without sin.
4 Yea, and consider what Christ offered, and there you shall see him wonderful; the Offering that Christ offered, it was the blood of God, I say, it was that that we may call safely according to Scripture language, the blood of God; and that will not seem to be a hard expression, if ⟨p. 84⟩we understand what the personal union of the two Natures are, in