CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

It's usual in Scripture to give such Titles and Attributes to God that are suitable to the matter in hand: Thus Christ being to pray for the holiness of his Disciples, he calls him Holy Father; When he prayed for himself, he said only Father, Here he saith holy Father; At v. 25. he prayeth Righteous Father upon another reason then in hand; The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], Some would have to come from [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew] as much as without earth, Others more probably from [Greek or Hebrew], to reverence, because holy things are reverently to be handled, according to that old Rule Sancta sancte.

It's usual in Scripture to give such Titles and Attributes to God that are suitable to the matter in hand: Thus Christ being to pray for the holinesse of his Disciples, he cals him Holy Father; When he praied for himself, he said only Father, Here he saith holy Father; At v. 25. he praietb Righteous Father upon another reason then in hand; The Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Some would have to come from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 as much as without earth, Others more probably from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, to reverence, because holy things are reverently to be handled, according to that old Rule Sancta sancte.

In the first place Consider the Relation Christ is in, while praying thus for his disciples, and so we may consider him as a Governor, as a Pastor, or Master, who had a charge and trust over the Disciples, and this he administers with much Faithfulness, For being now corporally to leave them, it's not honours, greatness, and temporal advantages he prayeth for, but only the spiritual welfare ⟨p. 295⟩of their soul, viz. a preservation from the evil of the world, and a perseverance in good, so that here we have an admirable example for all Governors, all that have charge over any Inferiors: As Abimelech said to his people, What ye see me do, that do ye; So what we behold Christ doing, let all Trusters for others do the like, Let Magistrates, Ministers, Parents and Masters, see that it's the godliness and Souls good of their Inferiors, that they are to pursue above all other things.