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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 3: The Third SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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4 And then in the fourth place, hence Christ, even God man, he comes to be worthy of Divine honour, Divine honour is due to Jesus Christ that is God-man; there is no creature can partake of Divine honour by coming never so near to God, but only the humane nature of Christ being personally united: Let a child of God, a Saint, be never so holy, because he comes to partake of so much excellency of holiness, he is not therefore to partake of Divine honour, nor an Angel; but now Christ, God and man, the very humane nature joined with the Divine in one personal union, comes to share in the Divine honour that is due to him both God and man, and it is a wonderful Work of God to bring that that is in its self but a creature, to come to have a share in Divine honour.
4 And then in the fourth place, hence Christ, even God man, hee comes to bee worthy of Divine honour, Divine honour is due to Jesus Christ that is God-man; there is no creature can partake of Divine honour by coming never so near to God, but onely the humane nature of Christ being personally united: Let a childe of God, a Saint, bee never so holy, because hee comes to partake of so much excellency of holiness, hee is not therefore to partake of Divine honour, nor an Angel; but now Christ, God and man, the very humane nature joyned with the Divine in one personal union, comes to share in the Divine honour that is due to him both God and man, and it is a wonderful Work of God to bring that that is in its self but a creature, to come to have a share in Divine honour.
5 And then Christ is wonderful in this, that hence he is an infinite object of the Delight of his Father, not only as he is eternally begotten of the Father, but as he is ⟨p. 108⟩both God and man,1 This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, I am pleased fully in him, Jesus Christ is an object even adequate to the very heart of God the Father; Oh how should we take content in him! certainly if he be so excellent as he is, as to give full satisfaction to God the Father, then he may very well give full satisfaction to your souls.