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

Name: CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
Author: Anthony Burgess

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 ...

Anthony Burgess d. 1664London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656

[31], 672 [i.e. 702], [24] p. · 465k words · Wing B5651 · ESTC R13734

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Sermon 6: Of Heavenly mindedness, Showing that we should seek both Earthy and Heavenly blessings…Sermon 6: Of Heavenly mindednesse, Shewing that we should seek both Earthy and Heavenly blessings…

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2. There must be great love to God that can make us relate all things to him; ¹Jacobs great love made him do every thing to obtain Rachel, and so a strong love to God will make us sacrifice all to him, insomuch that our love is of so great an operation that God in a special manner commands that for himself, and that not a mere love, but love with all the heart and might, Mat. 22.37. Nothing is to be left out, love is fire, and where that is, it will burn, separate heterogenea, it divides all heterogeneous matter, if riches, if honours, if friends oppose this, it trampleth on them all, and for this reason it is that our Saviour saith, If a man hate not Father and Mother he is not worthy of me, Luk. 14 20. so that the love of God is not kindled in mens hearts, if it were, as fire assimilateth all things into it self, so would this love make us refer all things to him whom our souls love: Thus David, Whom have I in heaven but thee? and Paul the love of Christ constraineth me, 2 Cor. 5. Oh that we had the experience of this more. Dost thou not see what the love of money puts the worldly man upon; What the love of pleasures puts the voluptuous man upon? They do all things in reference to such corrupt ends; Thus where there is an heavenly love, that makes use of every thing to glorify God, that studieth and meditateth how may I advance and set up the honour of God by these things; This love would quickly put out all carnal and worldly love, as the beams of the Sun will put out the material fire.

2. There must be great love to God that can make us relate all things to him; ¹Jacobs great love made him do every thing to obtain Rachell, and so a strong love to God will make us sacrifice all to him, insomuch that our love is of so great an operation that God in a speciall manner commands that for himself, and that not a meer love, but love with all the heart and might, Mat. 22.37. Nothing is to be left out, love is fire, and where that is, it will burn, separat heterogenea, it divides all heterogeneous matter, if riches, if honors, if friends oppose this, it trampleth on them all, and for this reason it is that our Saviour saith, If a man hate not Father and Mother he is not worthy of me,

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

SERMON VII. The Text Vindicated from Arians, Ubiquitarians, and Papists: And the power and dominion of Christ observed, and applied to the comfort of his Disciples, and terror of his Enemies.

SERMON VII. The Text Vindicated from Arians, Ʋbiquitarians, and Papists: And the power and dominion of Christ observ'd, and applied to the comfort of his Disciples, and terrour of his Enemies.

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SERMON VII. The Text Vindicated from Arians, Ubiquitarians, and Papists: And the power and dominion of Christ observed, and applied to the comfort of his Disciples, and terror of his Enemies.

SERMON VII. The Text Vindicated from Arians, Ʋbiquitarians, and Papists: And the power and dominion of Christ observ'd, and applied to the comfort of his Disciples, and terrour of his Enemies.