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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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1Secondly, This power goeth further then to appoint a mere Ministry, he blesseth it, he giveth success, he makes it to bring forth much fruit. This makes the Apostle in his first Epistle to the Corinthians so much exalt Christ and advance him, While one cried up this Teacher, another that, he bid them remember that all the Pauls and Apollos in the Word though never so eminent, were but Ministers by whom they did believe, yea Col. 3.19. those that did so much admire and set up Angels, who easily may be thought to do more ⟨p. 39⟩then the best Ministers, yet Paul throweth all such doctrine down to the ground, and bids them hold the head Christ, from whence all parts of the body receive their nourishment; Oh this cannot be pressed enough on you, Many are not so profane to despise the Ministry, to cry down Ordinances (though there be such in the world) but then they are without Christ in the Ministry, without Christ in the Ordinances: As the Apostle spake of some without God in the world, So these are without Christ in the Church: It's not the Ministry or Ordinances but Christ in them and by them which communicateth virtue and efficacy.
1Secondly, This power goeth further then to appoint a meer Ministery, he blesseth it, he giveth successe, he makes it to bring forth much fruit. This makes the Apostle in his first Epistle to the Corinthians so much exalt Christ and advance him, While one cried up this Teacher, another that, he bid them remember that all the Pauls and Apolloes in the Word though never so eminent, were but Ministers by whom they did beleeve, yea Col. 3.19. those that did so much admire and set up Angels, who easily may be thought to do more ⟨p. 39⟩then the best Ministers, yet Paul throweth all such doctrine down to the ground, and bids them hold the head Christ, from whence all parts of the body receive their nourishment; Oh this cannot be pressed enough on you, Many are not so prophane to despise the Ministery, to cry down Ordinances (though there be such in the world) but then they are without Christ in the Ministery, without Christ in the Ordinances: As the Apostle spake of some without God in the world, So these are without Christ in the Church: It's not the Ministery or Ordinances but Christ in them and by them which communicateth vertue and efficacy.