A30241:1783
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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These things premised, Let us consider the unreasonableness and sinfulness of condemning Religion for some hypocrites therein:
These things premised, Let us consider the unreasonablenesse and sinfullnesse of condemning Religion for some hypocrites therein:
For 1. Dost thou not as well see many are sincere and walk unblameably? Doth not thy own heart tell thee that thou hast no just cause to speak against them? Dost thou not sometimes wish thy Soul might do as well as theirs? Dost thou not with Balaam wish thou mightst die the Death of such Righteous persons? Shall not the Graces and holiness of Eleven Apostles more confirm thee then the wickedness of one Judas offend thee? Consider then how unreasonable thou art that dost only mind the weak places of the Wall, not •he strong; Thou speakest of many that for gain and secret lusts have fallen off from God, but how many thousands of godly sincere men can we tell thee of, who because they feared God were neither terrified by threats, nor yet seduced by allurements to deny Christ; Though a Judas did betray him, yet •here are Millions of Martyrs who have valiantly died in the Confession of him.
For 1. Dost thou not as well see many are sincere and walk unblameably? Doth not thy own heart tell thee that thou hast no just cause to speak against them? Dost thou not sometimes wish thy Soul might do as well as theirs? Dost thou not with Balaam wish thou mightst die the Death of such Righteous persons? Shall not the Graces and holinesse of Eleven Apostles more confirm thee then the wickednesse of one Judas offend thee? Consider then how unreasonable thou art that dost only minde the weak places of the Wall, not •he strong; Thou speakest of many that for gain and secret lusts have fallen off from God, but how many thousands of godly sincere men can we tell thee of, who because they feared God were neither terrified by threats, nor yet seduced by allurements to deny Christ; Though a Judas did betray him, yet •here are Millions of Martyrs who have valiantly died in the Confession of him.