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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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6 And then Christ is wonderful in his Prophetical Office, in this, he teaches the heart; no men, nor Angels, can teach the heart, but Jesus Christ; though men, or Angels may present truths before another man, and so convince the understanding, yet there is no men, nor Angels, can be able to say thus, I will so make known such a truth to this man or woman, as I will gain his heart by it, it shall transform his heart into the very image of that truth that I shall present unto him, no man, nor Angel can do it; but Christ he teaches so as no man teaches, Job 36.22. Behold God exalteth by his power, who teacheth like him? Now God teacheth by Christ in the administration of his Prophetical Office. Man may come and tell us, this and the other thing ought to be done; Oh but who teaches like Jesus Christ? none teaches the heart but Jesus Christ, Job 38.36. Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts, or who hath given understanding to the heart? certainly none living, no Angel can do it, nor no man can do it, it is only Jesus Christ in the administration of his Prophetical Office, it is he that teaches, and prevails with the heart when he comes with ⟨p. 100⟩truths, therefore when you see people come to hear many truths, and sit under a clear and distinct Ministry that opens many truths unto them, it may be many will get brain-knowledge that shall make them to confer about those truths, but yet not changed: you will say, What should be the reason why they that have so much knowledge live wickedly? why here is the ground, Jesus Christ he hath not exercised this Prophetical Office of his so far upon them, to over-power their hearts, Here is the reason why such men have had knowledge in the brain, and yet lived wickedly a long time; yet if they belonged to Christ, at some other time they shall come to hear the Word of God, they shall hear the very same truths they heard before, and perhaps delivered in a weaker manner than they have heard it, and yet their hearts shall be a hundred times more wrought upon at that time than ever they were wrought upon before.
6 And then Christ is wonderful in his Prophetical Office, in this, he teaches the heart; no men, nor Angels, can teach the heart, but Jesus Christ; though men, or Angels may present truths before another man, and so convince the understanding, yet there is no men, nor Angels, can bee able to say thus, I will so make known such a truth to this man or woman, as I will gain his heart by it, it shall transform his heart into the very image of that truth that I shall present unto him, no man, nor Angel can do it; but Christ hee teaches so as no man teaches,