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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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113 And further, Christ was wonderful in his humiliation in this, that by such a way he enters into his glory; that when God intended the greatest height of glory to a creature that ever was, or ever should be, that yet he would have such a way to lead unto it, as that Christ should first be brought into such a low condition, to be a worm, and no man, to be so accused, to be made a scorn of men, to be indeed in the lowest estate that is almost possible to conceive a creature here to be in, and yet that God should intend this to be the way to the highest degree of glory that is possible for a creature to attain unto, here was the wonderful counsel of God, the wonderful work of God; now you know that so it was in Christ, the Scripture saith, Ought he not to suffer these things, and so to enter into his glory? God manifested in him what way he would have to bring us unto glory, that is by the way of ⟨p. 135⟩suffering, by the way of Afflictions, by the way of trouble, to pave the way to glory by such kind of pavement as this, this was the wonderful work of God.
113 And further, Christ was wonderful in his humiliation in this, that by such a way hee enters into his glory; that when God intended the greatest height of glory to a creature that ever was, or ever should bee, that yet hee would have such a way to lead unto it, as that Christ should first bee brought into such a low condition, to bee a worm, and no man, to bee so accused, to bee made a scorn of men, to bee indeed in the lowest estate that is almost possible to conceive a creature here to bee in, and yet that God should intend this to bee the way to the highest degree of glory that is possible for a creature to attain unto, here was the wonderful counsel of God, the wonderful work of God; now you know that so it was in Christ, the Scripture saith, Ought hee not to suffer these things, and so to enter into his glory? God manifested in him what way hee would have to bring us unto glory, that is by the way of ⟨p. 135⟩suffering, by the way of Afflictions, by the way of trouble, to pave the way to glory by such kinde of pavement as this, this was the wonderful work of God.