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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. IV. Of Christs Miracles.
2. The Miracles of Christ this year were many; now what were these Miracles, but a pursuance of the Doctrines delivered in Christs Sermons? One calls them A verification of Christs Doctrine, a signal of Christs Sermons; If we observe, we shall find him to work most of his Miracles in actions of mercy; indeed once he turned water into wine, and sometimes he walked upon the waters, but all the rest were actions of relief according to the design of God, who would have him manifest his power, in showing mercy and relief to men.
2. THe Miracles of Christ this year were many; now what were these Miracles, but a pursuance of the Doctrines delivered in Christs Sermons? One calls them A verification of Christs Doctrine, a signal of Christs Sermons; If we observe, we shall find him to work most of his Miracles in actions of mercy; indeed once he turned water into wine, and sometimes he walked upon the waters, but all the rest were actions of relief according to the design of God, who would have him manifest his power, in shewing mercy and relief to men.
Amongst all his Miracles done this year, now was it that at Cana, where he wrought the first Miracle, he does a second; a certain Noble man, or Courtier, or little King (as some would have it) came to Jesus, and besought him to come down to his house, 1and to heal his Son, who was at the point of Death. We do not find Christ often attended with Nobility, but here he is; Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, 2not many noble are called, yet God forbid but that some are, and may be; this noble Ruler listens after Christ in his necessity; happy was it for him that his Son was sick, for else he had not been so well acquainted with his Saviour; O we are loth to come to Christ till we see a need, a necessity for it, and hence it is that Christ sends weakness, sicknesses, infirmities, oppositions, and many afflictions, that he may be sought unto: Come then, are we afflicted? whither should we go but to Cana to seek Christ? whither should we