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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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18 And there is one more, and that is this, He is the last end of all things; He is the highest end, for which all Creatures had their being, and the more any Creature is subservient unto God, the more excellency a Creature hath, For of him, and through him, and to him are all things, 1to whom be glory for ever. All things must tend to God as the highest end; cursed be that Creature that shall challenge to be the highest end of any good thing whatsoever; this makes it to be a cursed thing for any man to make himself to be his last end, to make his name, honour or credit to be the end that he aims at; and indeed, this is the very thing that makes pride to be so great a sin; the Scripture never speaks so of other things, as it doth of pride; it is said of other sins, that God hates the workers of iniquity, but it is said of no sin, that God doth resist it, only the sin of pride; why?2 because a proud man doth cross God in that which is indeed his excellency, and that is this, That God is the highest end of all things, for whom all things were made, now a proud man crosses God in this, nay saith he, I will aim at my self as the highest end; we may aim at our own good in a subordinate way, but we must be sure to lift up God as the highest end of all, because he is excellent above all; now put all these together.
18 And there is one more, and that is this, Hee is the last end of all things; Hee is the highest end, for which all Creatures had their beeing, and the more any Creature is subservient unto God, the more excellency a Creature hath, For of him, and through him, and to him are all things, 1to whom be glory for ever. All things must tend to God as the highest end; cursed bee that Creature that shall challenge to bee the highest end of any good thing whatsoever; this makes it to bee a cursed thing for any man to make himself to bee his last end, to make his name, honour or credit to bee the end that hee aims at; and indeed, this is the very thing that makes pride to bee so great a sin; the Scripture never speaks so of other things, as it doth of pride; it is said of other sins, that God hates the workers of iniquity, but it is said of no sin, that God doth resist it, onely the sin of pride; why?