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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 2: The Second SERMON ON The Nature of God.
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15 Further, God alone is excellent in his operation, in his power, in the manner of his working; though God give a power to other creatures to work, yet God works in a different way from all other creatures.
First, God he doth whatsoever he pleases either in heaven or earth. The will of God, as I showed you before, it cannot be beyond Gods power, God cannot will to do more than he hath power to do,1 Therefore the Lord he doth whatsoever he pleases in heaven and earth. The power of every creature can but work within the sphere, so far as the causes give a virtue and efficacy, so far it is able to work, and no further.
First, God hee doth whatsoever hee pleases either in heaven or earth. The will of God, as I shewed you before, it cannot bee beyond Gods power, God cannot will to do more than hee hath power to do,1 Therefore the Lord hee doth whatsoever hee pleases in heaven and earth. The power of every creature can but work within the sphere, so far as the causes give a vertue and efficacy, so far it is able to work, and no further.
Secondly, The power of God appears in this, that the Lord doth the greatest, and the most difficult things, as easily as he doth the least and the easiest; as thus, God makes the whole world as easily as he can make a crumb of dirt; God can make the Heavens, Sun, Moon and Stars, and all the Seas and Earth, with as much ease as he can make a fly. God