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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 5: The Fifth SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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11 Yea further, not only satisfactory to Gods Justice, but it is that that takes away the sting and venom of all the sufferings of the Saints to the end of the world;1 the efficacy of Christs humiliation it is in reference unto God the Father, and it is in reference unto the Saints; I say in reference unto the Father, it satisfies all his Justice and Wrath; And in reference unto the elect ones, it is that which takes away the sting and the venom of all their humiliations and sufferings to the end of the world; though God hath so appointed that his Saints that he sets his heart upon to do good unto for ever, should here in this world suffer many hard things, be under grievous afflictions, yet there is such a way taken, as that Jesus Christs sufferings should take away all the sting, the venom, the evil of their sufferings, and so Christ was wonderful in his sufferings in that regard: There was never sufferings, nor such a death in the world, that it should take away the sting of all sufferings, and death too, for so many thousands of people, and yet this did it.
11 Yea further, not onely satisfactory to Gods Justice, but it is that that takes away the sting and venome of all the sufferings of the Saints to the end of the world;1 the efficacie of Christs humiliation it is in reference unto God the Father, and it is in reference unto the Saints; I say in reference unto the Father, it satisfies all his Justice and Wrath; And in reference unto the elect ones, it is that which takes away the sting and the venome of all their humiliations and sufferings to the end of the world; though God hath so appointed that his Saints that hee sets his heart upon to do good unto for ever, should here in this world suffer many hard things, bee under grievous afflictions, yet there is such a way taken, as that Jesus Christs sufferings should take away all the sting, the venome, the evil of their sufferings, and so Christ was wonderful in his sufferings in that regard: There was never sufferings, nor such a death in the world, that it should take away the sting of all sufferings, and death too, for so many thousands of people, and yet this did it.
- 1Christs sufferings takes away the venom and evil that is in the Saints sufferings.