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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 42: The Excellency and Efficacy of Christs Mediatory Prayer; Set forth in many Aggravations…
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4. Christs prayer extends to their vivification and quickening up to holiness; Sanctify them by thy Truth; They were already sanctified, but he prayeth for increase and growth therein; The hearts and affections of the most holy are in some degree polluted and unclean, therefore they need this further Sanctification and preparation of them for what is holy.
4. Christs praier extends to their vivification and quickning up to holinesse; Sanctifie them by thy Truth; They were already sanctified, but he praieth for encrease and growth therein; The hearts and affections of the most holy are in some degree polluted and unclean, therefore they need this further Sanctification and preparation of them for what is holy.
Lastly, This prayer doth extend to our communion and intimate Fellowship with the Father, as is abundantly expressed; That they may be one as thou and I am one, they in me and I in them; Man as he is a man is Animal social, and as a Christian he desires fellowship which is not only with other members, but chiefly with the head; And this Communion is the ground of all spiritual, and heavenly joy, the fullness of it being that eternal glory in heaven.
Lastly, This praier doth extend to our communion and intimate Fellowship with the Father, as is abundantly expressed; That they may be one as thou and I am one, they in me and I in them; Man as he is a man is Animal sociale, and as a Christian he desires fellowship which is not only with other members, but chiefly with the head; And this Communion is the ground of all spiritual, and heavenly joy, the fulness of it being that eternal glory in heaven.