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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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It was not so in the time of the Law; no, but after the High Priest had offered Sacrifice, he alone goes into the Holy of Holies; but now mark, here not only Christ our High Priest, but we, may come with boldness, which none of the people could do in the Law, that is thus, there is such an efficacy in the Sacrifice of our High Priest, as that every believer may come, though he hath never so many sins of his own, he may come with boldness into the Holy of Holies, into the most immediate presence of God the Father, through the sacrifice of this our Priest, that hath made such a way by his Blood for us, to come and enter into the Holy of Holies; the People in the time of the Law were to stand at a distance, for this Sacrifice was not actually offered; but since Christs coming, and his actual offering up his Sacrifice, now the Saints of God may come with boldness into the holy, immediate, and glorious presence of God that can be; let God appear never so gloriously, yet the Saints have liberty and boldness to come into the most glorious presence of God; and therefore Christ is wonderful in this Priestly Office of his. Two or three things more should have been spoken.
It was not so in the time of the Law; no, but after the High Priest had offered Sacrifice, hee alone goes into the Holy of Holies; but now mark, here not only Christ our High Priest, but we, may come with boldnesse, which none of the people could doe in the Law, that is thus, there is such an efficacy in the Sacrifice of our High Priest, as that every beleever may come, though hee hath never so many sins of his own, he may come with boldnesse into the Holy of Holies, into the most immediate presence of God the Father, through the sacrifice of this our Priest, that hath made such a way by his Bloud for us, to come and enter into the Holy of Holies; the People in the time of the Law were to stand at a distance, for this Sacrifice was not actually offered; but since Christs coming, and his actual offering up his Sacrifice, now the Saints of God may come with boldnesse into the holy, immediate, and glorious presence of God that can bee; let God appear never so gloriously, yet the Saints have liberty and boldnesse to come into the most glorious presence of God; and therefore Christ is wonderful in this Priestly Office of his. Two or three things more should have been spoken.