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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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And then that is very remarkable as we go along, that upon this ground Jesus Christ doth invite souls to come to him, Come unto me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. As if he should say thus, Conceive now as if Jesus Christ were preaching now personally to you, and he were saying thus to you, All power is committed to me by the Father, and as a fruit of this, that the Father hath committed to me, I do reveal him to whom I please, and none can know the Father but by me, I have the dispensation of all the treasures of wisdom, and the revelation of all the mysteries of eternal life from my Father; Oh therefore come to me, come to me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden; you labour under the burden of your ignorance, perhaps you complain, alas, I do not know God, nor understand the great mysteries of salvation; I pray, and hear, and yet I cannot come to understand ⟨p. 98⟩what God is, Why come to me saith Christ, for all things are given to me, and if I reveal the Father, you shall know him; therefore all you that labour and are heavy laden, all you that see the need you have of the knowledge of my Father, and of the way of eternal life, come to me, and I will reveal these things unto you, and so will bring rest unto your souls. Wonderful is Christ in the way of his Administrations, and that is another consideration in the Prophetical Office of Christ.
And then that is very remarkable as wee go along, that upon this ground Jesus Christ doth invite souls to come to him, Come unto mee all yee that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. As if hee should say thus, Conceive now as if Jesus Christ were preaching now personally to you, and hee were saying thus to you, All power is committed to mee by the Father, and as a fruit of this, that the Father hath committed to mee, I do reveal him to whom I please, and none can know the Father but by mee, I have the dispensation of all the treasures of wisdome, and the revelation of all the mysteries of eternal life from my Father; Oh therefore come to mee, come to mee all yee that labour, and are heavy laden; you labour under the burden of your ignorance, perhaps you complain, alas, I do not know God, nor understand the great mysteries of salvation; I pray, and hear, and yet I cannot come to understand ⟨p. 98⟩what God is, Why come to mee saith Christ, for all things are given to mee, and if I reveal the Father, you shall know him; therefore all you that labour and are heavy laden, all you that see the need you have of the knowledge of my Father, and of the way of eternal life, come to mee, and I will reveal these things unto you, and so will bring rest unto your souls. Wonderful is Christ in the way of his Administrations, and that is another consideration in the Prophetical Office of Christ.