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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 3: The Third SERMON ON The Nature of God.
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The Prophet Isaiah, he was no swearer, neither was he one that would talk filthy unclean talk, but yet he complains he was a man of polluted lips, and cries, Woe to me, I am undone, because I have seen the Lord: Oh how would thy heart then be humbled? What cause at least is there that thy heart should be humbled that art so polluted as thou art? the sight of God should mightily humble us before God, Psal. 8 the beginning, Oh Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth? saith the Prophet David, and so he goes on to show the excellency of God; then he cries out in verse 4. What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou visitest him? Lord thou that art so excellent in thy self above all things, it is a wonder that thou shouldest vouchsafe so much as to look upon man. It may be thou lookest high, because thou art a little above thy brethren, but if thou hadst a sight of God, thou wouldest wonder that this God should look to thee, Psal. 113.6. there you have such an expression, That God doth humble himself to behold the things that are done in heaven: Why what an expression is hereof Gods excellency? God is so excellent that he doth ⟨p. 36⟩humble himself to behold the things that are done in heaven: now if he be so excellent as to humble himself to the beholding of the things in heaven, then how doth God humble himself to behold things done in earth, to behold such wretched vile creatures as thou art? Oh be vile in thine own eyes upon the sight of the great God, and by these three Uses, you may have three Notes whether ever God hath made known himself to you, or no.
The Prophet Isaiah, hee was no swearer, neither was hee one that would talk filthy unclean talk, but yet hee complains hee was a man of polluted lips, and cryes, Woe to mee, I am undone, because I have seen the Lord: Oh how would thy heart then bee humbled? What cause at least is there that thy heart should bee humbled that art so polluted as thou art? the sight of God should mightily humble us before God, Psal. 8 the beginning, Oh Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth? saith the Prophet David, and so hee goes on to shew the excellency of God; then hee cryes out in verse 4. What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou visitest him? Lord thou that art so excellent in thy self above all things, it is a wonder that thou shouldest vouchsafe so much as to look upon man. It may bee thou lookest high, because thou art a little above thy brethren, but if thou hadst a sight of God, thou wouldest wonder that this God should look to thee,