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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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Thus you see that it's no new thing to use expressions of universality, when yet there is a necessity of restraining their sense; We might also add those places, Mat. 3.5. Jerusalem and all Judea are said to go to Christ, and Mat. 9. the whole City is said to meet Jesus, yea, all the world is said to run after him; Therefore it's not the mere bare words but the coherence and other places must direct us herein.
Thus you see that it's no new thing to use expressions of universality, when yet there is a necessity of restraining their sence; We might also adde those places, Mat. 3.5. Jerusalem and all Iudea are said to go to Christ, and Mat. 9. the whole City is said to meet Iesus, yea, all the world is said to run after him; Therefore it's not the meer bare words but the coherence and other places must direct us herein.
Secondly, Although we cannot say Christ had a special love intending his Death a ransom for all and every one, yet it's very plain,1 that even the Reprobates and those who for their sins are eternally condemned do receive much good and benefit by his death; Indeed in some respects their condemnation is the greater, but that is their own sin who wilfully refuse him, and will not have him to be their Lord and King, as Joh. 3. This is the condemnation that Light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather then Light; And again, If I had not come unto them they had had no sin, Joh. 15.22