A30241:1831
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. When for the profession of the Truth and Piety we find our nearest friends and such as ought most to encourage us to set against us, yea, to betray us, and to work our Deaths if it were possible, though this be very hard to bear, yet say as in the Text: This is done that the Scripture may be fulfilled; If Christ himself complain it was not an open enemy, but thou my familiar friend, we took sweet counsel together, that did lift up his heel against him, that is proudly, contemptuously, and bloodily set against me,: Do not thou expect a better condition then Christ thy Master, especially attend to that place, Mat. 10.34, 35. Luk. 11.52. where the consequent of the Gospel preached is to set the nearest relation one against another, so that for thy Godliness sake neither Father or Friend may own thee, yea, the wife of thy bosom will betray thee, such things have fallen out in times of persecution, and therefore be not offended at that which the Scripture hath foretold.
3. When for the profession of the Truth and Piety we finde our nearest friends and such as ought most to encourage us to set against us, yea, to betray us, and to work our Deaths if it were possible, though this be very hard to bear, yet say as in the Text: This is done that the Scripture may be fullfilled; If Christ himself complain it was not an open enemy, but thou my familiar friend, we took sweet counsell together, that did lift up his heel against him, that is proudly, contemptuously, and bloudily set against me,: Do not thou expect a better condition then Christ thy Master, especially attend to that place, Mat. 10.34, 35. Luk. 11.52. where the consequent of the Gospel preached is to set the nearest relation one against another, so that for thy Godlinesse sake neither Father or Friend may own thee, yea, the wife of thy bosome will betray thee, such things have fallen out in times of persecution, and therefore be not offended at that which the Scripture hath foretold.