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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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3. The end of the Law and the preaching of that is wholly for this end, 1to discover Christ the Mediator; Those that would not have the Law preached cannot have Christ preached truly and effectually, for Rom. 10.4. Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness; Can the end be obtained without the means? ⟨p. 224⟩It's the Schoolmaster to bring to Christ; The disease must be discovered are we will seek out for a Physician; The heart must be wounded ere we shall desire oil; The Law then is to be preached in the exact purity of it, and in the condemning power of it; That so when we see our selves wholly undone in that Court; That there remaineth no hope for us, then we may fly to Christ; The Law saith, Do this and live, Do all things in the highest degree, else you cannot live; Now into what horror and despair doth this put men till we come to hear that voice, Believe in Christ who hath fulfilled the righteousness of the Law; When therefore we preach the exactness of the Law and the severity of Gods Justice, it is not that we should stay here; Alas, who can say It's good to be here? no, They will cry out as the People of Israel did at the giving of the Law, when there was so much terror; But our aim is that by this commotion and trouble upon you, you might lay hold upon Christ; We would burden you that Christ might ease you.
3. The end of the Law and the preaching of that is wholly for this end, 1to discover Christ the Mediatour; Those that would not have the Law preached cannot have Christ preached truly and effectually, for Rom. 10.4. Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnesse; Can the end be obtained without the means? ⟨p. 224⟩It's the Schoolmaster to bring to Christ; The disease must be discovered are we will seek out for a Physician; The heart must be wounded ere we shall desire oyl; The Law then is to be preached in the exact purity of it, and in the condemning power of it; That so when we see our selves wholly undone in that Court; That there remaineth no hope for us, then we may fly to Christ; The Law saith, Do this and live, Do all things in the highest degree, else you cannot live; Now into what horrour and despair doth this put men till we come to hear that voice, Beleeve in Christ who hath fullfilled the righteousnesse of the Law; When therefore we preach the exactnesse of the Law and the severity of Gods Justice, it is not that we should stay here; Alas, who can say It's good to be here? no, They will cry out as the People of Israel did at the giving of the Law, when there was so much terrour; But our aim is that by this commotion and trouble upon you, you might lay hold upon Christ; We would burthen you that Christ might ease you.