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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.
13. Consider its power that one day will be expressed only in a dreadful way; Not the least drop of honey in this Ocean of gall; As yet indeed Christ who hath all power employeth much of it for the salvation of thy soul; He sends his Ministers who entreat you to be reconciled with God, and how should that melt you, for what are you, how despicable and unworthy that God should desire you to be reconciled to him, he needeth you not, he wants you not; This is true, but the time is coming when all his power will be manifested in a dismal condemning way; Then he commands his Gaolers the devils to take and torment for ever; Then he comes in flaming fire of vengeance, cry then, if thou wilt, Lord, where is thy power to save? thy power to forgive? and he will say, there is no more time for such power any longer; Expect no more blessings, no more invitations, but now prepare for those torments thou art adjudged unto, Did we preach these things to Heathens and Pagans that do not believe the truth of them, it would be no wonder, if they did not regard them; But how is it that you who say ye believe these things, that you do not go out and weep bitterly.
13. Consider its power that one day will be expressed only in a dreadfull way; Not the least drop of honey in this Ocean of gall; As yet indeed Christ who hath all power emploieth much of it for the salvation of thy soul; He sends his Ministers who entreat you to be reconciled with God, and how should that melt you, for what are you, how despicable and unworthy that God should desire you to be reconciled to him, he needeth you not, he wants you not; This is true, but the time is coming when all his power will be manifested in a dismall condemning way; Then he commands his Gaolers the devils to take and torment for ever; Then he comes in flaming fire of vengeance, cry then, if thou wilt, Lord, where is thy power to save? thy power to forgive? and he will say, there is no more time for such power any longer; Expect no more blessings, no more invitations, but now prepare for those torments thou art adjudg'd unto, Did we preach these things to Heathens and Pagans that do not beleeve the truth of them, it would be no wonder, if they did not regard them; But how is it that you who say ye beleeve these things, that you do not go out and weep bitterly.
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