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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 6: The Sixth SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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And as we are to labour to search that we may know more, so to give God the praise of this his wonder that he hath done; In Psal. 107.8. Oh that men would praise the Lord for the wonderful things that he hath done for the children of men: It is meant there I confess of the wonderful works of Gods providence; but surely if God be to be praised and magnified for his wonderful works of providence, much more for the wonderful works that he hath done for the soul in Jesus Christ. And so in Psal. 86.9, 10. You have an expression there to the same purpose: All Nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy Name, for thou art great, and dost wondrous things: Oh that this Scripture were fulfilled, that all Nations might come and worship the Lord, and glorify God upon this ground, because God is great, and doth wonderful things; The wonderful things of God in his works of Creation and Providence, are nothing so much regarded of God himself, as the wonderful things he hath done in Christ; and therefore the Lord expects that the Saints should glorify him more for that, than for any thing else: And the truth is, God rejects all the glory that he hath from his creatures, except he hath it, because of the wonders that he hath done in his Son.
And as wee are to labour to search that wee may know more, so to give God the praise of this his wonder that hee hath done; In Psal. 107.8. Oh that men would praise the Lord for the wonderful things that hee hath done for the children of men: It is meant there I confesse of the wonderful works of Gods providence; but surely if God bee to bee praised and magnified for his wonderful works of providence, much more for the wonderful works that hee hath done for the soul in Jesus Christ. And so in Psal. 86.9, 10. You have an expression there to the same purpose: All Nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glo•ifie thy Name, for thou art great, and dost wondrous things: Oh that this Scripture were fulfilled, that all Nations might come and worship the Lord, and glorifie God upon this ground, because God is great, and doth wonderful things; The wonderful things of God in his works of Creation and Providence, are nothing so much regarded of God himself, as the wonderful things hee hath done in Christ; and therefore the Lord expects that the Saints should glorifie him more for that, than for any thing else: And the truth is, God reects all the glory that hee hath from his creatures, except hee hath it, because of the wonders that hee hath done in his Son.