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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 4: The Fourth SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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Mark it, he is the knowledge of God, the light of the knowledge of God, and the light of the knowledge of the glory of God; and all this is, in the face of Jesus Christ; in the face of the creature there may be the knowledge of God, but the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, this is in the face of Jesus Christ. He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father, saith Christ to Philip; It was a maxim among the Fathers in the time of the Law, that no man could see God, and live, God was so glorious, ⟨p. 114⟩that they thought that he could not be seen, but it would overwhelm any creature that was in the flesh that should see him; but now mark in that Prophecy that we have of the times of the Gospel in Isa. 40.3. There is a Prophecy of Christ that is apparent, The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord (which is in express words applied to John the Baptist the forerunner of Christ; And in the very same words) make straight in the Desert a high way for our God, every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain; Then it follows in the fifth verse, And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; before no man could see God and live, Flesh was not able to behold God, but now when the Word was made Flesh, when the times of the Gospel came wherein God would make himself appear through his Son more clearly and fully, now all Flesh shall see it, shall see the glory of the Lord; now the glory of God appears wonderfully in Christ in these four or five particulars.
Mark it, hee is the knowledge of God, the light of the knowledge of God, and the light of the knowledge of the glory of God; and all this is, in the face of Jesus Christ; in the face of the creature there may bee the knowledge of God, but the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, this is in the face of Jesus Christ. Hee that hath seen mee, hath seen the Father, saith Christ to Philip; It was a maxim among the Fathers in the time of the Law, that no man could see God, and live, God was so glorious, ⟨p. 114⟩that they thought that hee could not bee seen, but it would overwhelm any creature that was in the flesh that should see him; but now mark in that Prophecy that wee have of the times of the Gospel in