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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Use of Instruction, What is the duty of people even to follow Christ?1 In this Prayer, he being to send out his Apostles, this he desireth as a chief thing, Truth and Godliness, a sound mind, and a godly heart, and the Apostles thought this to be of so great a consequence that when Ministers were ordained and set apart to the work, They spent that day in fasting and prayers; You cannot discover wicked and ungodly men better then in this, they care not what a Ministry they live under, or whether they have any at all; The more erroneous, the more profane and loose he is, they like him the better; Is this to pray as Christ did for thy Sanctification? God makes it a great judgement when he removeth faithful and wise Pastors, and sendeth foolish and wicked men in their rooms.
Ʋse of Instruction, What is the duty of people even to follow Christ?1 In this Praier, he being to send out his Apostles, this he desireth as a chief thing, Truth and Godlinesse, a sound minde, and a godly heart, and the Apostles thought this to be of so great a consequence that when Ministers were ordained and set apart to the work, They spent that day in fasting and praiers; You cannot discover wicked and ungodly men better then in this, they care not what a Ministry they live under, or whether they have any at all; The more erroneous, the more prophane and loose he is, they like him the better; Is this to pray as Christ did for thy Sanctification? God makes it a great judgement when he removeth faithful and wise Pastors, and sendeth foolish and wicked men in their rooms.
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2. Where God doth settle a Ministry rightly qualified, prize it for the works sake, See whether the Ministry hath been a converting, instructing, and edifying Ministry to thee, Fear lest thou lie under a spiritual Curse or some Soul-judgements, that so no preaching can do thee any good.