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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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3. There is his love and compassion ▪ for this quickens both power and fidelity, and sets all on work; It is his love to us that will not let his people perish, and certainly if he loved his Children so as to die for them, and that when they were sinners, then it follows invincibly that he will do that for us which is less then death; It is but speaking the word, whereas before it cost him many a prayer and strong cry, it put him in agonies, and made him sweat drops of blood; Again it is otherwise with us then formerly, When we are Enemies he died for us, and now being reconciled how much rather will he finish what he bath begun, Rom. 5
3. There is his love and compassion ▪ for this quickens both power and fidelity, and sets all on work; It is his love to us that will not let his people perish, and certainly if he loved his Children so as to die for them, and that when they were sinners, then it follows invincibly that he will do that for us which is lesse then death; It is but speaking the word, whereas before it cost him many a praier and strong cry, it put him in agonies, and made him sweat drops of bloud; Again it is otherwise with us then formerly, When we are Enemies he died for us, and now being reconciled how much rather wil he finish what he bath begun, Rom. 5
4. There is his wisdom, for though there be power and love, yet through imprudence we see amongst men it often miscarrieth, but now in Christ are hid the treasures of all wisdom; And Isa. 9. he is called the Counsellor, as having wisdom to direct, and power to deliver in all the sad Trials they are plunged into; He is called often the wisdom of the Father; Now then put all these together, Omnipotent Power, unsearchable Wisdom, Infinite Love and Immutable Fidelity, and you must conclude that the godly mans safety is firmer then Mount Zion or the Earth that God hath established, for they may be removed, but these cannot be no more then Christ, Christ and they will stand or fall together.