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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 last of all, Let us long for that time when Jesus Christ shall appear in all his glory; he doth appear now to the souls of his Saints very wonderful, as he is set out in the Word; but there is a time when Christ shall ⟨p. 169⟩come and appear in all his glory in another manner than we are able to set him out: After the blowing of the seventh Trumpet that you read of in the book of the Revelations, then is the Mystery finished, and what is the finishing of it? in chap. 11. then is the voice heard, saying,1 The Kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever: Then shall the Lord Jesus Christ come and appear in all his wonderful works to the children of men, and to be admired in the Saints; then shall be fulfilled the Scripture we have in John 14.20, 21. Mark what Christ promises there to his Disciples, At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you: he that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me, and he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest my self to him. — At that day you shall know it: It seems his Disciples understood but little of this Mystery before, but saith Christ, there is a day that you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you: And be of good comfort, all believers, there is a time coming that you will see Christ more wonderful than now you do; you do now see Christ to be wonderful, and your hearts are taken in some measure, taken off from all the Creatures, to admire at Jesus Christ; in Act. 3.11, 12. when the people wondered at the cure that the Apostles wrought upon the lame man; mark at the 12th. vers. When Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus, &c. As if they should say, Why do you wonder a• us? know, that the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath glorified his Son Jesus; it is he that you are to wonder at: