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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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And then that that makes up all the wonder is this,1 that all this should be done for us, for such poor worms, for such vile base creatures as we are; why might not men and Angels have thought thus? why Lord, had it not been better for ten thousand thousand, and hundreds of thousands, and millions of such creatures to have perished to all eternity, than that thy Son should be brought so low, to suffer so as he did? But no, saith God, I will manifest a great wonder in the world in this, that all this shall be done and suffered for poor worms (men) in whose eternal ⟨p. 136⟩destruction I might have glorified my self for ever; though it is true, I could as well have honoured my self in their ruin and destruction, as I did in the eternal destruction of the Angels that sinned against me, yet I will show forth a wonderful work, that men and Angels shall wonder at to all eternity, that such and such things shall be done and suffered to save them, so unworthy, so vile; thus Christ is wonderful in his humiliation: And these things have been but briefly presented to you, that so I might give you a general view of the mystery of godliness that there is in the humiliation of Jesus Christ.
And then that that makes up all the wonder is this,1 that all this should bee done for us, for such poor worms, for such vile base creatures as wee are; why might not men and Angels have thought thus? why Lord, had it not been better for ten thousand thousand, and hundreds of thousands, and millions of such creatures to have perished to all eternity, than that thy Son should bee brought so low, to suffer so as hee did? But no, saith God, I will manifest a great wonder in the world in this, that all this shall bee done and suffered for poor worms (men) in whose eternal ⟨p. 136⟩destruction I might have glorified my self for ever; though it is true, I could as well have honoured my self in their ruine and destruction, as I did in the eternal destruction of the Angels that sinned against mee, yet I will shew forth a wonderful work, that men and Angels shall wonder at to all eternity, that such and such things shall bee done and suffered to save them, so unworthy, so vile; thus Christ is wonderful in his humiliation: And these things have been but briefly presented to you, that so I might give you a general view of the mystery of godliness that there is in the humiliation of Jesus Christ.