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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Fifthly, This power must needs be infinite, for although it doth not follow that because he hath power over all flesh, that therefore he is omnipotent and infinite, yet if you do regard the end why he hath all this power, it must necessarily be infinite, for it's to gather and save a people out of the world, to justify their persons, to sanctify their natures, It's to judge all men at the last day; Now how can he be judge of all mens lives, yea, their secret and heart sins, if he have not infinite knowledge, and although the humane nature of Christ be not capable of infinity and omniscience, yet the person that is the Judge must be so qualified; This infinite power which Christ hath on one side proclaimeth unspeakable terror to Christs enemies, and on the other side ineffable joy to his friends.
1Fifthly, This power must needs be infinite, for although it doth not follow that because he hath power over all flesh, that therefore he is omnipotent and infinite, yet if you do regard the end why he hath all this power, it must necessarily be infinite, for it's to gather and save a people out of the world, to justifie their persons, to sanctifie their natures, It's to judge all men at the last day; Now how can he be judge of all mens lives, yea, their secret and heart sinnes, if he have not infinite knowledge, and although the humane nature of Christ be not capable of infinity and omnisciency, yet the person that is the Judge must be so qualified; This infinite power which Christ hath on one side proclaimeth unspeakable terrour to Christs enemies, and on the other side ineffable joy to his friends.
- 1V. It is infinite power.
1Sixthly, This power is arbitrary in the use of it; He opens this mans heart and leaveth another shut, he cureth this blind eye and leaveth another in darkness,