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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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Lastly, The care and love of Christ is seen in working out a way, and making ⟨p. 275⟩an escape from them, when it's for their good and his glory; There hath no temptation befallen you but out of which he will make a way to escape, 1 Cor. 10 13. The Lord knoweth how to deliver those that are his: The Artificer knoweth when to take his Gold out of the Fire, The wise Physician knoweth when there is blood let out enough: Thus much more doth God know when thy afflictions have done the Errand he sent them about; The Wisdom of God also can find out a way to save thee out of them; For he that could find out a way to save thee from sin and hell, much rather can he find out a way to deliver thee from this or that temptation.
Lastly, The care and love of Christ is seen in working out a way, and making ⟨p. 275⟩an escape from th•m, when it's for their good and his glory; There hath no temptation befallen you but out of which he will make a way to escape, 1 Cor. 10 13. The Lord knoweth how to deliver those that are his: The Artificer knoweth when to take his Gold out of the Fire, The wise Physician knoweth when there is bloud let out enough: Thus much more doth God know when thy afflictions have done the Errand he sent them about; The Wisedom of God also can finde out a way to save thee out of them; For he that could finde out a way to save thee from sinne and hell, much rathar can he finde out a way to deliver thee from this or that temptation.
In the fourth general place,1 Christs care and love is seen in sanctifying and fitting thy troubles that they shall be for thy spiritual benefit; Whatsoever may be done to thy estate or life, yet nothing shall hurt the soul: Thus the Prophet, This is the fruit of Jacobs trouble to purge away his sin,