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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, 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 Act. 20.28. faith the Apostle to the Church of Ephesus, Take heed therefore unto your selves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood. These kind of phrases we have that come from the Personal union of the two Natures; so that the blood that Christ did shed, and offer unto God as a Sacrifice for the sin of man, it is that that the Scripture calls the blood of God. Now the blood that other Priests did offer, was the blood of Goats, and Bulls, and Lambs, and Kids, but now what a wonderful Priest have we, that comes to offer Sacrifice to the Father for us, and comes to offer blood, that is the blood of God. He is wonderful in his Priestly Office in regard of his Offering.
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 wee may call safely according to Scripture language, the blood of God; and that will not seem to bee a hard expression, if ⟨p. 84⟩