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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 1 › Sermon 1: The First SERMON ON The Nature of God.
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And further by way of Caution, you must know this, that it is impossible to set before you the excellency of Gods being, and yet to speak so as every thing should be plain to every one. Many things in the opening of Gods Nature to you, must needs have some difficulty in them, because the subject that we are speaking of, is so high above us; especially it must needs be difficult to unclean spirits, to spirits that have ⟨p. 6⟩always been grovelling below in the dirt, to drowsy spirits that think nothing to be excellent, but only to eat and drink, and satisfy their flesh; when they hear the excellency of Gods Being set out unto them, it must needs be an argument above their reach; it cannot be expected that it is possible to speak so as their hearts should close with what is said, to apprehend it.
And further by way of Caution, you must know this, that it is impossible to set before you the excellency of Gods being, and yet to speak so as every thing should bee plain to every one. Many things in the opening of Gods Nature to you, must needs have some difficulty in them, because the subject that wee are speaking of, is so high above us; especially it must needs bee difficult to unclean spirits, to spirits that have ⟨p. 6⟩alwayes been groveling below in the dirt, to drousie spirits that think nothing to bee excellent, but onely to eat and drink, and satisfie their flesh; when they hear the excellency of Gods Being set out unto them, it must needs bee an argument above their reach; it cannot bee expected that it is possible to speak so as their hearts should close with what is said, to apprehend it.
But howsoever we do not know what God may do in going along with his word, how he may come by his Spirit even to those that are of the weakest capacity, therefore I shall endeavour to do that that is my work, that is, to show you somewhat of God, what an excellent being he is, and so leave the work of the Spirit of God to himself, to make known those things that shall be propounded, and to settle them upon your hearts. Wherefore then God is an excellent being above all things.