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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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Answ. Truth it is, we understand but little of it for the present, but we know in the general it is this, That he might have his elect ones eternally with himself to behold his face, and magnify him together with Angels for his mercy in Jesus Christ, that is the great design that God had; other men have great designs in their heads, but the greatest design that God hath of all, it is to fetch about his honour in his Son, and to glorify himself in his elect ones to all eternity, that is the great design for which he made ⟨p. 121⟩the world, without which he would never have made it. And God, as I may so say, is well enough satisfied in the midst of all the dishonour that is done to him in this wicked corrupt world, with this consideration, Well, but my Son doth drive on my design, and this pleaseth me; no matter though I be dishonoured, though my Name be never so much blasphemed in the world, yet my Son carries on my great design, and the glory I foresee I shall have in the accomplishment of that great design of mine, it doth so please me, that it is no great matter to me what wicked men that belong not to mine Election do. Christ is wonderful in this, that he carries on the great design that God had from all eternity in making the world.
Answ. Truth it is, wee understand but little of it for the present, but wee know in the general it is this, That hee might have his elect ones eternally with himself to behold his face, and magnifie him together with Angels for his mercy in Jesus Christ, that is the great design that God had; other men have great designs in their heads, but the greatest design that God hath of all, it is to fetch about his honour in his Son, and to glorifie himself in his elect ones to all eternity, that is the great design for which hee made ⟨p. 121⟩the world, without which hee would never have made it. And God, as I may so say, is well enough satisfied in the midst of all the dishonour that is done to him in this wicked corrupt world, with this consideration, Well, but my Son doth drive on my design, and this pleaseth mee; no matter though I bee dishonoured, though my Name bee never so much blasphemed in the world, yet my Son carries on my great design, and the glory I foresee I shall have in the accomplishment of that great design of mine, it doth so please mee, that it is no great matter to mee what wicked men that belong not to mine Election do. Christ is wonderful in this, that hee carries on the great design that God had from all eternity in making the world.