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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1, By any testimony of words, or otherwise to acknowledge the greatness and honour of another, and in this sense only are we said to glorify God, for we cannot indeed add any thing to his glory, he is essentially glorious, though there bad never been any creature to acknowledge it, only we manifest and celebrate that glory which God had before, Thus gloria is said to be clara notitia.
1, By any testimony of words, or otherwise to acknowledge the greatness and honour of another, and in this sence only are we said to glorifie God, for we cannot indeed adde any thing to his glory, he is essentially glorious, though there bad never been any creature to acknowledge it, only we manifest and celebrate that glory which God had before, Thus gloria is said to be clara notitia.
2. To glorify is by real exhibition and vouchsafing of honour and glory to those who had it not already, and thus God glorifieth us, Whom he justifieth, he glorifieth, Rom. 8. 1 Joh. 2. Those that honour me, viz. by declaration or manifestation, God will honour by real exhibition; Now if we look on Christ as God, having the same honour with him, then when he prayeth God would glorify him, it must be only in manifestation, That whereas he had been in outward appearance the meanest of men, now God would manifest that he was the natural Son of God, But this is not all.
2. To glorifie is by reall exhibition and vouchsafing of honour and glory to those who had it not already, and thus God glorifieth us, Whom he justifieth, he glorifieth, Rom. 8. 1 Joh. 2. Those that honour me, viz. by declaration or manifestation, God will honour by reall exhibition; Now if we look on Christ as God, having the same honour with him, then when he praieth God would glorifie him, it must be only in manifestation, That whereas he had been in outward appearance the meanest of men, now God would manifest that he was the naturall Sonne of God, But this is not all.