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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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Sometimes a man comes by accident into a Congregation, and hears a Minister upon such a subject, and it may be a Minister by the by speaks of something that he little thought of perhaps before he came up, and this man hath heard the same truth largely handled, perhaps many Tractates about it heretofore, and his heart never touched, but now hearing it mentioned by the by his heart is mightily wrought upon, and he goes away, and saith, Verily God is in this place. What is the reason? why here Christ speaks to the heart, and before man only spoke to the ear, this is a wonderful thing in the Prophetical Office of Christ, that he speaks to the heart; and thus should we exercise our faith upon Christ in this, when we come to the Word, look upon Christ by the eye of faith as the great Prophet of the Church, that teaches so as no man teaches, that doth not only speak unto the ear, but speaks unto the heart.
Sometimes a man comes by accident into a Congregation, and hears a Minister upon such a subject, and it may bee a Minister by the by speaks of something that hee little thought of perhaps before hee came up, and this man hath heard the same truth largely handled, perhaps many Tractates about it heretofore, and his heart never touch'd, but now hearing it mentioned by the by his heart is mightily wrought upon, and he goes away, and saith, Verily God is in this place. What is the reason? why here Christ speaks to the heart, and before man only spoke to the ear, this is a wonderful thing in the Prophetical Office of Christ, that hee speaks to the heart; and thus should wee exercise our faith upon Christ in this, when wee come to the Word, look upon Christ by the eye of faith as the great Prophet of the Church, that teaches so as no man teaches, that doth not onely speak unto the ear, but speaks unto the heart.
7 Further, Chr••t is wonderful in his Prophetical Office in this, In that he teaches immediately himself; indeed he doth teach mediately, that is by his Ministers, therefore you shall find Act. 1.1