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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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1And so the glory of Gods mercy and goodness is more in Christ than any other thing; we enjoy these outward comforts as a fruit of the bounty and goodness of God; I but what are all these to all the love of God in his Son? I remember a learned man compares all the good things we receive from God, from his general bounty and providence, and his love and mercy that appears in Christ, with a few sparks that come out of a burning furnace, and the heat of it within; look what difference there is between them, such difference is there between the love of God to us in all the comforts in this world, and the love of God in Jesus Christ; God he would have an Argument to manifest the infiniteness of his love unto his creatures, and no such Argument as this, So God loved the world that he sent forth his only begotten Son.2
1And so the glory of Gods mercy and goodness is more in Christ than any other thing; wee injoy these outward comforts as a fruit of the bounty and goodness of God; I but what are all these to all the love of God in his Son? I remember a learned man compares all the good things wee receive from God, from his general bounty and providence, and his love and mercy that appears in Christ, with a few sparks that come out of a burning furnace, and the heat of it within; look what difference there is between them, such difference is there between the love of God to us in all the comforts in this world, and the love of God in Jesus Christ; God hee would have an Argument to manifest the infiniteness of his love unto his creatures, and no such Argument as this, So God loved the world that hee sent forth his onely begotten Son.2
- 1The glory of Gods Mercy appears in Christ.
- 2Joh. 3.16.