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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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9 Again, his Priestly Office endures for ever, he lives for ever to make intercession; the Priests in the Law they dyed, but Christ he is a Priest for ever, and he makes intercession himself, he hath no Deputy, nor no Successors as others had, but he himself makes intercession for ever for his people, and his Priest-hood is confirmed by an Oath,1 The Lord sware; the Lord by an Oath confirmed the Priesthood ⟨p. 88⟩of Christ after the order of Melchizedek, to the end that we might be the more sure of such a wonderful mercy of God to Mankind, that is the reason that he added an Oath to the Priest-hood of Christ, because that aimed at higher things than the Priest-hood of Aaron did, that was but an external Priest-hood, but this aiming at such high things, yea that Sacrifice that must be tendered up to God for a full atonement for the sin of Mankind, therefore God confirmed this by an Oath; for believers when they hear such things (those that are weak) I but Lord (think they) are these things so? is it possible that God should have such thoughts of Mankind, to work so wonderful for mans Salvation! therefore saith God, I have confirmed this by an oath.
9 Again, his Priestly Office endures for ever, hee lives for ever to make intercession; the Priests in the Law they dyed, but Christ he is a Priest for ever, and hee makes intercession himself, he hath no Deputy, nor no Successors as others had, but he himself makes intercession for ever for his people, and his Priest-hood is confirmed by an Oath,1 The Lord sware; the Lord by an Oath confirmed the Priesthood ⟨p. 88⟩of Christ after the order of Melchisedeck, to the end that we might bee the more sure of such a wonderful mercy of God to Mankind, that is the reason that he added an Oath to the Priest-hood of Christ, because that aymed at higher things than the Priest-hood of Aaron did, that was but an external Priest-hood, but this ayming at such high things, yea that Sacrifice that must bee tendered up to God for a full attonement for the sin of Mankind, therefore God confirmed this by an Oath; for beleevers when they hear such things (those that are weak) I but Lord (think they) are these things so? is it possible that God should have such thoughts of Mankind, to work so wonderful for mans Salvation! therefore saith God, I have confirmed this by an oath.