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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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1And First, This is a remarkable Instance of his power to appoint a Ministry for the conversion and saving of peoples souls: Whatsoever thy thoughts may be about the nullity or uselessness of it, yet this is a clear effect of his power, Mat. 28. when he said, All power was given him in heaven and earth, then he giveth his Apostles Commission to go teach and baptize all Nations; Observe the reason why Christ beginneth with this Preface, All power is given me, &c. and therefore Go and baptize; Because it's of high concernment to encourage and embolden the Ministers of God to consider whose Servants they are, whose work they go about; They come from him who is able to defend them against the whole world, how easily might the Apostles be dejected with the greatness of the work▪ and their utter unfitness? What are such poor and despicable men as they are to set against the lives and manners of the whole world? but he that hath all power in heaven and earth bid them Go preach, Go baptize, and thus Eph. 4.11. The Ministry is there made the great and noble work Christ did, upon his Ascension to heaven, so that to oppose Christs Ministry, to set against this is to set against Christ himself; It's not their power but Christs power thou wouldest destroy.
1And First, This is a remarkable Instance of his power to appoint a Ministery for the conversion and saving of peoples souls: Whatsoever thy thoughts may be about the nullity or uselesnesse of it, yet this is a clear effect of his power, Mat. 28. when he said, All power was given him in heaven and earth, then he giveth his Apostles Commission to go teach and baptize all Nations; Observe the reason why Christ beginneth with this Preface, All power is given me, &c. and therefore Go and baptize; Because it's of high concernment to encourage and imbolden the Ministers of God to consider whose Servants they are, whose work they go about; They come from him who is able to defend them against the whole world, how easily might the Apostles be dejected with the greatnesse of the work▪ and their utter unfitnesse? What are such poor and despicable men as they are to set against the lives and manners of the whole world? but he that hath all power in heaven and earth bid them Go preach, Go baptize, and thus