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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
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Sermon 40: Further setteth forth the Excellency and Necessity of pressing the Doctrine of Faith in…
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A second stone to be rolled out of the way, is that senselessness and unsavouriness on mens hearts, though it should be granted that they know and rightly believe in this matter, for indeed none can prize or be affected with this Subject, but such a spiritual heart that is sensible of his spiritual disease and the spiritual Remedy; They must be Children of the Adoption, They ⟨p. 223⟩must be Evangelical hearers, such as have been in a spiritual Transfiguration with Christ on the Mount as it were, That are refreshed with these Truths; It's not every hearer, It's not every one that cometh to the Assemblies that can say, How welcome are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of the Gospel: Therefore we desire your hearts as well as your heads, your tender affections as well as solid understandings: This is a Truth that must be eaten, you will not feel the sweetness of it till it be in your belly.
A second stone to be rolled out of the way, is that senselesnesse and unsavourinesse on mens hearts, though it should be granted that they know and rightly beleeve in this matter, for indeed none can prize or be affected with this Subject, but such a spirituall heart that is sensible of his spiritual disease and the spiritual Remedy; They must be Children of the Adoption, They ⟨p. 223⟩must be Evangelical hearers, such as have been in a spirituall Transfiguration with Christ on the Mount as it were, That are refreshed with these Truths; It's not every hearer, It's not every one that cometh to the Assemblies that can say, How welcome are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of the Gospel: Therefore we desire your hearts as well as your heads, your tender affections as well as solid understandings: This is a Truth that must be eaten, you will not feel the sweetnesse of it till it be in your belly.
Now there are very good grounds why we should be thus insisting upon this Subject.