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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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8 Yea and further, All the good that there is in God, and excellency, it is eternally in him; it may be such a Creature hath an excellency, but how long hath it had it? it was not long before but it was nothing: but God hath been what he hath been (if we may speak so) he hath been eternally; now that is a mighty swallowing consideration; the consideration of eternity; as a man that is an Accountant, if he writes a figure of one, add but six ciphers to it, and it is ten hundred thousand, now if he should be adding and adding all his life time, yea if he should have lived from the beginning of the world to have added to the figure of one, what an infinite sum would this be! but it is nothing to eternity; either if you look back to eternity it is nothing, or if you look forward to eternity, it is nothing; (the Saints indeed shall live eternally in respect of that which is to come, the souls and bodies of the Saints shall be eternally for time to come with God, and the souls and bodies of the ungodly shall be eternally in Hell) Now all the excellency that there is in God, is eternally in God, which way soever you look.
8 Yea and further, All the good that there is in God, and excellency, it is eternally in him; it may bee such a Creature hath an excellency, but how long hath it had it? it was not long before but it was nothing: but God hath been what hee hath been (if wee may speak so) hee hath been eternally; now that is a mighty swallowing consideration; the consideration of eternity; as a man that is an Accountant, if hee writes a figure of one, add but six ciphers to it, and it is ten hundred thousand, now if hee should be adding and adding all his life time, yea if hee should have lived from the beginning of the world to have added to the figure of one, what an infinite summe would this bee! but it is nothing to eternity; either if you look back to eternity it is nothing, or if you look forward to eternity, it is nothing; (the Saints indeed shall live eternally in respect of that which is to come, the souls and bodies of the Saints shall bee eternally for time to come with God, and the souls and bodies of the ungodly shall bee eternally in Hell) Now all the excellency that there is in God, is eternally in God, which way soever you look.