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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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There likewise doth appear the glory of Gods holiness more in Christ than in any other way; it is true,1 the Law is a glass of Gods holiness, and those that cast reproach upon the Law, they spit in the very face of Gods holiness; I but that is no such glass as Jesus Christ is, there we see the holiness of God in another manner than we can do it in the holy Law that God hath made. God never showed his hatred of sin so much as he did in Christ, and it cannot be devised by all Angels and men how it were possible to have such an Argument to manifest the hatred of sin so as it is manifested in Christ, that God should deal so with his Son, as he hath done for the sin of man; I say, if an infinite Wisdom should set it self on work never so much to find out an Argument to manifest the hatred of sin, there could not be a greater Argument: So that when God sent his Son into the world to dye for mans sin, he did as it were say, I have many ways to manifest my holiness to the children of men, how infinitely I do hate sin, but here is a way that it shall appear to the uttermost, they shall see it in my dealing with my Son; certainly in Christ Gods wisdom hath found out an Argument to make us all to be convinced of the infinite holiness of God, that God hates sin more than hell its self, and that we should do so too.
There likewise doth appear the glory of Gods holiness more in Christ than in any other way; it is true,1 the Law is a glass of Gods holiness, and those that cast reproach upon the Law, they spit in the very face of Gods holiness; I but that is no such glass as Jesus Christ is, there wee see the holiness of God in another manner than wee can do it in the holy Law that God hath made. God never shewed his hatred of sin so much as hee did in Christ, and it cannot bee devised by all Angels and men how it were possible to have such an Argument to manifest the hatred of sin so as it is manifested in Christ, that God should deal so with his Son, as hee hath done for the sin of man; I say, if an infinite Wisdome should set it self on work never so much to finde out an Argument to manifest the hatred of sin, there could not bee a greater Argument: So that when God sent his Son into the world to dye for mans sin, hee did as it were say, I have many wayes to manifest my holiness to the children of men, how infinitely I do hate sin, but here is a way that it shall appear to the uttermost, they shall see it in my dealing with my Son; certainly in Christ Gods wisdome hath found out an Argument to make us all to bee convinced of the infinite holiness of God, that God hates sin more than hell its self, and that wee should do so too.