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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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3 Further, God is excellent in all that he doth. There is nothing that God doth in any time, but was decreed to be done from eternity; that is, the excellency of Gods working; the creature works something, but perhaps a man did not think of what he doth, a few days ago, but God doth nothing, nor never will do any thing, but it is that that was decreed from all eternity that he would do, and God will never do any thing to all eternity, but what he had decreed from all eternity before; yet it is for us creatures to observe according to his revealed will; but this is the excellency of God above all creatures whatever.
3 Further, God is excellent in all that hee doth. There is nothing that God doth in any time, but was decreed to bee done from eternity; that is, the excellency of Gods working; the creature works something, but perhaps a man did not think of what hee doth, a few dayes ago, but God doth nothing, nor never will do any thing, but it is that that was decreed from all eternity that hee would do, and God will never do any thing to all eternity, but what hee had decreed from all eternity before; yet it is for us creatures to observe according to his revealed will; but this is the excellency of God above all creatures whatever.
4 And then there is a further thing that is as considerable as any of the other, God is so far from needing any matter to work upon, or instrument to work by, when he doth do anything, as there is no more required for any creature to be, or work at any time when God would have it, but the alone act of Gods will that was from eternity. As now the world it was not made six thousand years ago; Now God willed from all eternity that there should be a world in time, and there was nothing required to make this world but that act of Gods will that was from all eternity, that it should be at that time. Man, he doth will and decree to do such a thing; now when the time comes, then he bestirs himself, and takes this tool or instrument, and puts forth a power that he did not put forth before: But the act of Gods will from all eternity was sufficient to make all creatures that ever since have been made, and to provide for all creatures that ever since have been provided for, one act of Gods will hath done all this; and that act of the will of God that hath been from all eternity hath done it;