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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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Divers other things might be showed, as this,
Divers other things might bee shewed, as this,
5 Where God hath done any work, all his works add nothing to him. The creature hath somewhat added to him by his works; as thus, A man that is a work-man he can make a house, and so he hath the benefit of it to dwell in, to keep off the weather, and so he makes cloth, and hath the benefit of it: But all the works of God add nothing to him. A man can do something by the work that he hath made that he could not do without his work: but God can do nothing by any work that he hath made, but he can do the same without that work; when he hath made all his works, they are not helpful to him (but this was a branch of the All-sufficiency of God.)
5 Where God hath done any work, all his works adde nothing to him. The creature hath somewhat added to him by his works; as thus, A man that is a work-man hee can make a house, and so hee hath the benefit of it to dwell in, to keep off the weather, and so hee makes cloath, and hath the benefit of it: But all the works of God adde nothing to him. A man can do something by the work that hee hath made that hee could not do without his work: but God can do nothing by any work that hee hath made, but hee can do the same without that work; when hee hath made all his works, they are not helpful to him (but this was a branch of the All-sufficiency of God.)
16 In the next place, God alone is excellent in the manner of his communication of himself, God doth so communicate himself to his creatures, as one creature cannot to another.