Gospel Revelation, Table of contents 1 – Table of contents 2
The CONTENTS of the Treatiſe Of the NATƲRE of GOD.
NAme of God, what meant by it. p. 2
A gracious heart p…aiſes God for himſelf. p. 3
And loves God for himſelf. p. 4
Which is the difference between ſanctifying and Common Grace. ib.
God is a moſt excellent Beeing above all things. p. 5
Impoſſible it is to ſet forth the excellency of Gods Beeing. ib.
1 God is, and there is none elſe beſides him. p. 6
Other beeings are but a ſhadow to Gods Beeing. ib.
2 God is a preſent Beeing. p. 7
This Beeing of God is in all places, God is in all places. p. 8
3 God is as much beyond every place, as hee is in every place. p. 9
4 God is a Beeing that is all-ſufficient in himſelf.
5 All the excellencies in the creature, are in God virtually and eminently. p. 10, 11
6 All the ſcattered excellencies in the creatures are united into one excellency in him. p. 13
7 All poſsible good and excellency is in God. p. 14
8 All good and excellency in God is eternal in him. p. 15
9 And not onelyonly eternally, but alſo immutably. ib.
10 All theſe are eſſentially in God. p. 16
11 All excellencies are in God purely, and unmixtly, God hath nothing but excellency in him.
12 All excellencies are in God originally. p. 20
13 God is the fountain of all excellency to all creatures. ib.
14 All things depend upon him. ib.
15 God alone is excellent in his operation, hee doth whatſoever hee will, in Heaven and Earth. p. 21
Hee doth the greateſt things as eaſily as hee doth the leaſt. ib.
What is done in time, was decreed to bee done from eternity. p. 22
Act of Gods will that was from eternity is matter enough to work by. ib.
All Gods works add nothing to God. p. 23
16 God alone is excellent in the manner of communication of himſelf. ib.
God can let out as much of himſelf as hee will to any creature. ib.
God hath never the leſs for what hee lets out to the creature. p. 23
17 There is no compariſon to bee made between God and any thing elſe. p. 24
18 God hee is the higheſt end of all things. p. 25
Uſe What cauſe wee have to bee aſhamed of thoſe low thoughts wee have had of God. p. 27
2 It ſhews the dreadful evil that is in ſin, it being againſt ſuch an infinite God. p. 28, 29, 30
3 Wee ſee cauſe to bee vile in our own eyes. p. 34
4 Hence wee may learn to know the vanity of the creature. p. 36
5 Let us labour to know God, to ſearch into his excellency. p. 39
6 Wee are taught from hence to labour to keep the ſenſe of the infinite diſtance there is between God and the creature alwaies in our hearts. p. 40
Grace doth cauſe this the heart hath a kinde of infiniteneſs towards God. p. 41
7 If God bee ſo excellent, then Gods people are the moſt excellent ones. p. 43
8 See what ca…ſe wee have to fear this great God. from p. 45, to the end.
THE CONTENTS OF THE EXCELLENCY of CHRIST.
COherence of the words. 49, 50
Cleareſt Prophecies of Chriſt, when the Church was in the greateſt diſtreſs. 50
Four Reaſons of it. 50, 51
Five notable and famous Titles of Chriſt. 52
Doct. Chriſt is the great wonder of the world. proved 52, 53, 54
Thirteen things, in, and concerning Chriſt, that are wonderful. 55
1 Hee is wonderful in his Natures, God and Man. 56, 57, 58
2 Wonderful in his Natures. 59
Two wonders in Chriſtian Religion. 59
The Lord of man-kinde, the Son of man. 60
The knowledge of the union of the two Natures, how a help to Faith. 61
3 Chriſt is wonderful in the manner of his Incarnation. 63
4 Chriſt is wonderful in his works. 65
What the work was Chriſt came about. ib.
Uſe of it. 67
Chriſt wonderful in his Offices; hee was the Anointed. 69, 71. Wonderful in his Kingly Office. 69 Hee is King over all Kings. 71. His power is univerſal. ib. Hee makes his ſubjects, his ſubjects do not make him. ib. Subjects of this King are for him. 70 It is this King alone that makes Laws ib.
Qu…ſt. Can there bee no Laws added for decency and order in the Church? Anſwered. 72, 73
Chriſt is ſuch a King, whoſe ſoveraignty is abſolute. 74
Hee hath power to binde conſcience. ib
Chriſts Kingly power reaches to mens hearts. ib.
Chriſt is wonderful in his Kingly office, in this hee hath A perfect knowledge of all his ſub…ects. 75
Is preſent with them in all adminiſtrations, hee over-rules all the plots and counſels of his enemies, hee is the King of righteouſneſs and peace. 76
14 Chriſt is wonderful in his Kingly office, other Kings are born to bee Kings, but Chriſt died that hee might bee King. 77
15 Chriſt is a King from everlaſting to everlaſting. 78
16 Hee ſits at his Fathers Throne now at this time. ib.
17 Chriſt will not onelyonly ſubject all enemies, but hee will put down all rule, and all authority. 79
18 Wonderful is Chriſt in his Kingly office, for hee makes all his ſubjects Kings with him, in a ſpiritual ſenſe. 80
Exerciſe of Faith aright is upon Chriſt as King. 81
Chriſt wonderful in his Prieſt…y office. 83
1 Chriſts Prieſthood joyned with Kingly power. ib.
2 All Prieſts in the Law did typifie Chriſt, and ceaſe in him.
3 Hee needed not to offer for himſelf.
4 Christ offered the blood of God. 83
5 Chriſt offered a Sacrifice that was ſufficient to ſatisfie God. 84
6 Hee is wonderful in that hee offered himſelf. ib.
7 Chriſt was not onelyonly a Sacrifice, but an Altar. 85
8 Chriſt offered but one ſacrifice at one time. 86
9 His Prieſthood indures for ever. 87
Chriſts Prieſthood preferred before Aarons Prieſthood. 88, 89
Chriſt wonderful in his Prophetical office. 90
Hee knows all the mind of God perfectly, therefore muſt bee a wonderful Teacher. 91
2 Dulneſs of underſtanding, weakneſs of parts cannot hinder his teaching. 92
How wee ſhall know whether Chriſt teach us. 93
3 Chriſt is wonderful in his Prieſtly office, in that hee is ſent to reveal high and ſupernatural things. 94, 95
4 Theſe high things are not revealed to the wiſeſt and great ones of the world. 96, 97
5 Hee reveals theſe things (many times) ſuddenly. 98
6 Jeſus Chriſt teaches the heart, ſo hee is wonderful.
7 Chriſt teaches immediately himſelf. 100
8 Chriſt teaches infallibly, ſo hee is wonderful. 101
Chriſt wonderful in his Miracles. 102
In the wonders that hee wrought while hee lived. 103
Chriſt wonderful in his endowments and excellency of his perſon. ib.
Fairer than the children of men. ib.
All the fulneſs of the God-head in Chriſt. 104
This an Argument to us to take heed of abuſing the humane nature of our bodies. ib.
Chriſt the brightneſs of Gods glory 105
Christ hath his excellency by virtue of the perſonal union. 106
Chriſt wonderful in this, that all his perſonal excellencies depend upon himſelf. 107
Chriſt becomes worthy of divine honour. ib.
Chriſt wonderful in this, that hee is an infinite object of the delight of his Father. 107, 108, 109
Chriſt wonderful in his endowments, in this, that his excellencies are in him to bee conveyed unto his people. 110
This ſhould bee a ſtrong Argument to draw our hearts to Chriſt. 111
Chriſt is wonderful in regard of the glory of the Father that ſhines in him. 112, 113
Firſt, The glory of Gods Attributes ſhines in Chriſt, as for i…ſtance, Power. 11…. Wiſdome. ib. Holineſs. 115 Juſtice. 115. Mercy. 116. Truth. 117
2 The glory of th… great counſel and works of God appears in Chriſt. 118
3 All the good from God in order to Eternal Life is from Chriſt. 119
4 The glory of the Father is wonderful in Chriſt in this, that by him hee attains unto his greateſt deſign in making the world, and preſerving the world. 120
What deſign. ib.
5 All the ſervices and praiſes of Gods Elect come to him through Chriſt. 121
Christ wonderful in his Humiliation. 122
The firſt wonder in his humiliation is, that all the ſins of the Elect ſhould bee laid upon Chriſt. 122
A ſecond, That hee that was ſo high, ſhould bee brought ſo low for the ſin of man. 123
A third, Chriſt is wonderful in his humiliation, in that hee ſuffered in his ſoul. 124
A fourth wonder in Chriſts humiliation is, that hee ſhould ſuffer ſo much from his Father. 126
A fifth, In that God doth not ſpare him at all, but is the executioner himſelf. 127
A ſixth wonder of Chriſts humiliation is, that God ſhould leave him. 128
A ſeventh, Though Chriſt ſore-ſaw his ſuffering, yet that hee ſhould willingly undergo it. 128
An eighth, That this ſhould bee the way of ſaving men. 129
Uſe of Trial, whether Chriſt bee revealed to us. 131
A ninth wonder in Chriſts humiliation is this, that God the Father ſhould bee pleaſed with all this. 132
A tenth is, the efficacy of his humiliation is a wonder. 133
An eleventh, Chriſts humiliation takes away the venom of all the Saints ſufferings. ib.
A twelfth, Chriſt ſuffered as a common perſon. ib.
A thirteenth, another wonder is, that by ſuch a way of humiliation Chriſt entred into his glory. 134
A fourteenth, Chriſts humiliation was a moſt wonderful argument of Gods hatred of ſin. 135
Chriſts ſuffering, a pattern of Self-denial. ib.
Chriſt wonderful in his Conqueſts; what did hee conquer, anſwered. 136
Chriſt conquered death by dying. 137
Chriſt conquered in his own power. ib.
Chriſt conquered as a common perſon. 138
Chriſt wonderful in his reſurrection. 139, to 144
Chriſt wonderful in his aſcenſion. 145
And ſitting at the righ… hand of his Father. 144
Chriſt wonderful in his coming to judgement. 145
Chriſt wonderful in his working towards his Saints, and in their high eſteem of him. 146
In Heaven Chriſt ſhall bee wondred at for ever. 147
Application.
1 Chriſt but little known in the world. 150
2 How vile a thing is it to prefer a filthy luſt before Christ? 151
3 It diſcovers the miſery of mankinde to bee exceeding great. 154
4 Hence then all beleevers have exceeding cauſe of rejoycing, in hearing of what Chriſt is, what a wonderful Saviour they have. 156
God hath exceedingly honoured Beleevers. ib.
Jeſus Chriſt a full Object for their ſouls reſt. 156, 157
God doth intend wonderful things for the Saints. 158, to 163
The reaſon that Chriſtians are ſo empty in their ſpirits and converſations, is, becauſe they know ſo little of the Myſtery of the Goſpel. 164
Duty of Chriſtians to hold out the wonderful glory of Chriſt in their converſations. 166
If Chriſt bee wonderful here, every one that hears of Chriſt ſhould think it a dreadful thing to miſs of Chriſt. 167
Laſtly, Let us long for the time when Jeſus Christ ſhall appear in all his glory. 168, to the end.