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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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For first, What did he conquer? What doth he triumph over? What? he hath conquered even Divine Justice it self, as I may so speak; the Law, Gods wrath and justice came even fighting as it were against Jesus Christ, and Christ encounters with them, yea he encounters with the Devil, and with Hell, and with Death; all these are enemies that Jesus Christ encounters withal. And certainly had any one but seen Christ go into the Lists to encounter with these Combatants, he could not but have stood amazed at it, Oh what will become of this Champion that is entered into such a combat as this is! But stay but a little, and you shall see him leading Captivity captive, you shall see him Triumphing over all, you shall see him conquering and saying, I have the Keys of Hell, I that was dead, am risen, and have the Keys of Hell and Death, you shall see him Triumphing over Wrath and Justice, and the Law, and the Devils, you shall see him fetching all that he came for out of the hand of the Devil, yea here is the wonder of the Conquest, never was there a man that did conquer death but only Jesus Christ that had power over ⟨p. 137⟩Death: All other Conquerors they may conquer men, and kill them, but they cannot conquer Death it self; now Jesus Christs Conquest was over Death its self, to have the very keys of Death, and that follows, Death and Hell.
For first, What did hee conquer? What doth hee triumph over? What? hee hath conquered even Divine Justice it self, as I may so speak; the Law, Gods wrath and justice came even fighting as it were against Jesus Christ, and Christ encounters with them, yea hee encounters with the Devil, and with Hell, and with Death; all these are enemies that Jesus Christ encounters withall. And certainly had any one but seen Christ go into the Lists to encounter with these Combatants, hee could not but have stood amazed at it, Oh what will become of this Champion that is entred into such a combate as this is! But stay but a little, and you shall see him leading Captivity captive, you shall see him Triumphing over all, you shall see him conquering and saying, I have the Keyes of Hell, I that was dead, am risen, and have the Keyes of Hell and Death, you shall see him Triumphing over Wrath and Justice, and the Law, and the Devils, you shall see him fetching all that hee came for out of the hand of the Devil, yea here is the wonder of the Conquest, never was there a man that did conquer death but onely Jesus Christ that had power over ⟨p. 137⟩