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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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1For indeed Gods being it is that that is proper, and all other creatures in comparison of this God, have but a shadow of being, therefore in Prov. 8.21. saith Wisdom there (that is Godliness) I cause to inherit substance, the words are translated by the Learned, that which is Grace carries to God, and so by Grace being carried to God, we come to ⟨p. 7⟩inherit that which is, as if all the while we inherited any thing in the world, we did not inherit that which is. God himself properly is; So in Isa. 45.5, 6. I am Jehovah, and there is none else besides me. There is nothing that hath a being besides me (that is) not such a being, as we sha•l further open, yea and in comparison no being; therefore in Isa. 40.15, 17. We have a most excellent expression of the excellency of Gods being in comparison of all other things, All the Nations of the world they are as the drop of the bucket, and as the small dust of the balance in comparison of God, Yea they are all nothing, less than nothing? What an expression is here; take all the Nations of the world, put them all together, they are all but as the drop of the bucket, that you shall see hang a little at the bottom, but as a little dust of the balance; how soon may you take your finger, and wipe off the drop of the bucket? why so even all Nations of the world may as soon perish in respect of God; yea as if the Holy Ghost had said too much when he compared the Nations of the world to God (as if he should say) what, did I say they were as the drop of the bucket, and as the small dust in the balance? nay, they are nothing at all; nay, and I must go lower, they are less than nothing. And thus you see the Name of God is alone excellent, because indeed he is such a being, as in comparison of him there is nothing that is worthy of the name of a being. That 40. of the Prophecy of Isaiah, when you come home, it will be a good Chapter to read in your Families, to set out the greatness of God, for that is the work we are about to show, you what a God you have to deal withal in all your ways, the Name of God is excellent; Read that Chapter, and you will find Gods Name set out as excellent indeed there. But that is the first.