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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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1That there are some persons that are wilfully set to destroy and damn themselves, though they have never so many excellent remedies and means to the contrary. Thus Judas, though called to be an Apostle, though endowed with gifts to work miracles, though in the constant Communion with Christ, seeing his holy life, and hearing his heavenly Doctrine, yet is not moved by all this, but wilfully and obstinately goeth on in ways of self-perdition; yea though our Saviour had immediately before washed all their feet, Judas his feet as well as the rest, which was a strong engagement to make him full of love to Christ; and though he was admonished of it, that he should betray him, though he heard our Saviour say, It had been better for him he had never been born, yet from these admonitions, he goeth immediately, and consummates all iniquity. From this man called here, a son of perdition, yet formerly as eminent as the other Apostles, many worthy particulars are to be gathered, but for the present I shall pitch on this,
1That there are some persons that are wilfully set to destroy and damn themselves, though they have never so many excellent remedies and means to the contrary. Thus Judas, though called to be an Apostle, though endowed with gifts to work miraracles, though in the constant Communion with Christ, seeing his holy life, and hearing his heavenly Doctrine, yet is not moved by all this, but wilfully and obstinately goeth on in wayes of self-perdition; yea though our Saviour had immediately before washed all their feet, Judas his feet as well as the rest, which was a strong engagement to make him full of love to Christ; and though he was admonished of it, that he should betray him, though he heard our Saviour say, It had been better for him he had never been born, yet from these admonitions, he goeth immediately, and consummates all iniquity. From this man called here, a sonne of perdition, yet formerly as eminent as the other Apostles, many worthy particulars are to be gathered, but for the present I shall pitch on this,
- 1Observ. That there are some persons that are wilfully set to destroy & damn themselves, though they have never so many excellent remedies to the contrary.