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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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5 But further, in the fifth place, His Name alone is excellent in this thing, that his excellency is universal, that is, all excellencies that are in all creatures in heaven and earth, they are all in him virtually, and eminently, he hath them all in his own being, Psal. 94.9. Shall not he that made the ear hear, he that formed the eye shall not he see? the argument there will confirm this to us, that whatsoever is in the creature that hath any excellency in it, that excellency is in God in an eminent way; the creature, one hath one drop of excellency, and another hath another drop of excellency in it, and so a third a third, every creature hath its particular excellency in it, but God is an universal good, all excellencies in all creatures are in God, all beauty, all comfort, all goodness, whatsoever hath any loveliness or desirableness in it, I say it is all in God, and I know not any one consideration that will help us more to understand God while we are here in the flesh than this, for in regard of our weakness, we can know little or nothing of God, but by looking into the creature, and so rising from them.
5 But further, in the fifth place, His Name alone is excellent in this thing, that his excellency is universal, that is, all excellencies that are in all creatures in heaven and earth, they are all in him virtually, and eminently, hee hath them all in his own being, Psal. 94.9. Shall not hee that made the ear hear, hee that formed the eye shall not hee see? the argument there will confirm this to us, that whatsoever is in the creature that hath any excellency in it, that excellency is in God in an eminent way; the creature, one hath one drop of excellency, and another hath another drop of excellency in it, and so a third a third, every creature hath its particular excellency in it, but God is an universal good, all excellencies in all creatures are in God, all beauty, all comfort, all goodness, whatsoever hath any loveliness or desireableness in it, I say it is all in God, and I know not any one consideration that will help us more to understand God while wee are here in the flesh than this, for in regard of our weakness, wee can know little or nothing of God, but by looking into the creature, and so rising from them.