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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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but though he forsook all for a while, yet you will say, did he not repent him afterward? No, saith the Text, Heb. 11.27. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the King, for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible, that was the thing that did it, it made Moses forsake all the riches of Egypt, and endure, to go on, and never repent him for making such a choice: What was the great thing that did take Moses off from the creature? It was the sight of God, that God that was invisible: My brethren, the sight of God, it puts a mighty magnanimity upon a mans heart; there is nothing great to a great spirit, nor nothing can greaten the spirit of a man or woman, ⟨p. 39⟩so as the sight of the great God; no men and women in the world have such great spirits as those that have seen the great God: And the oftener any one hath the sight of the great God, I say, the greater will such mens and women's spirits be; they are raised to that height, that all the world will not satisfy such a soul for the portion of it. And this again in the fourth place, may be a Note of Trial, whether ever you have seen God alone to be excellent; Hath it taken off your hearts from the creature? Hath it engaged your hearts fully to God himself, that you can say, There is none in heaven, 1nor none in earth that I desire in comparison of thee.
but though hee forsook all for a while, yet you will say, did hee not repent him afterward? No, saith the Text, Heb. 11.27. By faith hee forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the King, for hee indured, as seeing him that is invisible, that was the thing that did it, it made Moses forsake all the riches of Egypt, and indure, to go on, and never repent him for making such a choice: What was the great thing that did take Moses off from the creature? It was the sight of God, that God that was invisible: My brethren, the sight of God, it puts a mighty magnanimicy upon a mans heart; there is nothing great to a great spirit, nor nothing can greaten the spirit of a man or woman, ⟨p. 39⟩so as the sight of the great God; no men and women in the world have such great spirits as those that have seen the great God: And the oftner any one hath the sight of the great God, I say, the greater will such mens and womens spirits bee; they are raised to that height, that all the world will not satisfie such a soul for the portion of it. And this again in the fourth place, may bee a Note of Trial, whether ever you have seen God alone to bee excellent; Hath it taken off your hearts from the creature? Hath it ingaged your hearts fully to God himself, that you can say, There is none in heaven,