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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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Sermon 83: The Application of the fore-going Observation, both to the Godly and the Wicked, tendin…
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1. They are such who would bring them to everlasting salvation, if they were not prejudiced, their exemplary life, is it not a light shining before you, that beholding their godly, holy and pure conversation, you may be thereby won to glorify God? The counsels, admonitions and spiritual help they would vouchsafe to thee, should make thee prize them more then all outward comforts: Do ye love such as can make you rich, prefer you to places of honour, supply your necessities? Oh how welcome should such be to you, that would give you many an helping lift to Heaven! Why then is thy hatred so causeless? Is it because they desire thy salvation? Is it because they pray for thee, they mourn in secret, for so David professed, Rivers of waters ran down his eyes, because men kept not Gods Law? Wert thou not a stone and adamant these things would turn thy heart towards him?
1. They are such who would bring them to everlasting salvation, if they were not prejudiced, their exemplary life, is it not a light shining before you, that beholding their godly, holy and pure conversation, you may be thereby wone to glorifie God? The counsels, admonitions and spiritual help they would vouchsafe to thee, should make thee prize them more then all outward comforts: Do ye love such as can make you rich, preferre you to places of honour, supply your necessities? Oh how welcome should such be to you, that would give you many an helping lift to Heaven! Why then is thy hatred so causless? Is it because they desire thy salvation? Is it because they pray for thee, they mourn in secret, for so David professed, Rivers of waters ranne down his eyes, because men kept not Gods Law? Wert thou not a stone and adamant these things would turn thy heart towards him?
2. They are such for whose sake thou enjoyest many blessings: It's because of them the ship thou art in, is not drowned; God keepeth up the world, in reference to them, therefore the hedges are kept, because of the Corn in the ground; The innocent deliver the Island; for Lot's sake Sodom was spared a long season. These stand in the gap, when Gods overflowing tempest would carry all before it.