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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 52: Of the Danger Gods People are in in the world, in respect of its hating and opposing of…
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
That there were men who had teeth like Lyons, and a tongue like a sharp Razor, So true is that, Homo homini Lupus, & homo homini Daemon; Because therefore this is such a strong Tempest ready to shake the tallest Cedar, Our Saviour again and again bids them expect it, for it's a great-quieting of the heart to be able to say, This is no more then I looked for, I thank God I am one that the world hateth, I should suspect my self if wicked men loved me, our Saviour therefore tells them, they shall have trouble [Greek or Hebrew], that is, such trouble as squeezeth and oppresseth, tribulation, a word that comes from a Thorn or Thistle that pricketh, or else from the Flail that beateth out the Corn; This you must look for, but then mark the cordial, Be of good comfort I have overcome the world, You are sure of Victory before you begin to fight·
That there were men who had teeth like Lyons, and a tongue like a sharp Razor, So true is that, Homo homini Lupus, & homo homini Daemon; Because therefore this is such a strong Tempest ready to shake the tallest Cedar, Our Saviour again and again bids them expect it, for it's a great-quieting of the heart to be able to say, This is no more then I looked for, I thank God I am one that the world hateth, I should suspect my self if wicked men loved me, our Saviour therefore tels them, they shall have trouble 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that is, such trouble as squeezeth and oppresseth, tribulation, a word that comes from a Thorn or Thistle that pricketh, or else from the Flail that beateth out the Corn; This you must look for, but then mark the cordial, Be of good comfort I have overcome the world, You are sure of Victory before you begin to fight·
1To Consider this more exactly Let us take notice of the several ways whereby a Godly man falls into trouble in this world, and it ariseth from many Springs.
1To Consider this more exactly Let us take notice of the several waies whereby a Godly man fals into trouble in this world, and it ariseth from many Springs.