Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…

Name: Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…
Author: Jeremiah Burroughs

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.

Jeremiah Burroughs 1599–1646London: 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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And this by the way would be a good evidence of your faith; have you beheld more of Gods glory in the face of Christ than ever you did in all the world besides? Yea and hath the glory of God in the face of Christ, darkened all the glory of the world besides unto you? Have your hearts been taken with that glory more, than with all the glory that there is in the world? Why here would be a good evidence of faith indeed, that you have had a true and real fight of Jesus Christ; we cannot have a real sight of Jesus Christ, but we must certainly see more of God in him, than in all things else.

And this by the way would bee a good evidence of your faith; have you beheld more of Gods glory in the face of Christ than ever you did in all the world besides? Yea and hath the glory of God in the face of Christ, darkned all the glory of the world besides unto you? Have your hearts been taken with that glory more, than with all the glory that there is in the world? Why here would bee a good evidence of faith indeed, that you have had a true and real fight of Jesus Christ; wee cannot have a real sight of Jesus Christ, but wee must certainly see more of God in him, than in all things else.

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¹And then secondly, As the glory of Gods Attributes, so the glory of the great Counsels and Works of God, especially in the governing of man unto his eternal estate, that appears in Christ above all.

1The glory of Gods great works in bringing man to his eternal estate appears in Christ. Eph. 1.4.

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As the great Counsels of God in Election, We are chosen in Christ, the great Counsels and Works of God in Vocation, Justification, Adoption, Reconciliation, Sanctification, and Glorification, these are the great Works that God doth glorify himself in, these are the great things that the thoughts and counsels of God hath been from all eternity exercised about, whatsoever your thoughts are exercised about, yet I say, the thoughts and counsels of God have been exercised from all eternity about these great Works of his, Election, Vocation, Justification, Adoption, Reconciliation, Sanctification, Glorification, all these Works whereby he doth order and guide mankind unto an eternal estate. Now the glory of God in all these Works they

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