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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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And then lastly, The glory of God is great in Christ, and therefore wonderful, because it is through him that all the services and praises that God hath from his elect ones, do all come through him: As there is a reflection of the glory of God in the descending of it, when it doth descend upon the elect through Christ, so in the ascending of it again from believers it doth ascend through Christ, there is as great a necessity that when we tender up any honour to God, that it should come through Christ, as when God lets down any beams of his glory, that that should come through Christ; Christ is as Jacobs Ladder, for God to come down as it were from heaven to us, and for us to ascend up to heaven through him, Eph. 3. last, Unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all Ages world without end. Unto him be glory in the Church (but how) by Christ Jesus; except the glory that you tender up to God goes through Christ, God accounts not himself glorified in it; For whatsoever comes from God to you, except it comes through Christ, it will be to little purpose; so whatsoever comes from you unto God, except it comes through his Son, it is not accepted of God; therefore oh how wonderful is Christ in this, That such glory of the Attributes of God do shine in him? the great Counsels, and Works of God about mans eternal estate are all in him: And all the good that God communicates ⟨p. 122⟩to his elect ones, all is through him: And the great design that God had from all eternity, he doth attain it by his Son. Lastly, All the honour that he hath from all his elect ones, it is through his Son. How wonderful is Christ then in regard of the glory of the Father in him? only as we go along, remember that when we set Christ thus before you, we do it not merely to your understandings, that you may conceive thus of Christ, but as an object of your faith, you must exercise your faith upon Christ, as such a Christ in whom the glory of the Father doth so much appear.
And then lastly, The glory of God is great in Christ, and therefore wonderful, because it is through him that all the services and praises that God hath from his elect ones, do all come through him: As there is a reflection of the glory of God in the descending of it, when it doth descend upon the elect through Christ, so in the ascending of it again from beleevers it doth ascend through Christ, there is as great a necessity that when we tender up any honour to God, that it should come through Christ, as when God lets down any beams of his glory, that that should come through Christ; Christ is as Jacobs Ladder, for God to come down as it were from heaven to us, and for us to ascend up to heaven through him,