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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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Sermon 100: Of Jesus Christ as Priest, Sacrifice, and Altar; The Properties of that Sacrifice; The…
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1. The Person offering, who is God as well as man, So that what dignity and worth the divine Nature can put upon it, that it is sure to have; Oh that Unbelief and distrust should ever overwhelm any Godly soul! Doth not the Apostle triumph, and say, Who can lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect? Rom. 2. It's Christ that died; Though the divine nature could not suffer, yet he that suffered was God as well as man, and so it is to be accounted of infinite worth; This is more then the Obedience of Men and Angels put together.
2. It is of infinite worth in respect of the gracious readiness and willingness of him who did utter it; Christ received grace into his humane nature without measure, and so this being the gracious offering of him, who was God and man, it must have necessary acceptance.
2. It is of infinite worth in respect of the gracious readinesse and willingnesse of him who did utter it; Christ received grace into his humane nature without measure, and so this being the gracious offering of him, who was God and man, it must have necessary acceptance.
3. It had infinite worth in respect of the thing uttered, which was no less then the precious body and blood of Christ himself, he thought not those preparatory sufferings and agonies enough, but he consummates all by his Death; Oh then let not the trembling sinner fear the insufficiency of the ransom, doubt not whether every farthing be paid, Say not, though such sins may be discharged, yet can this that I have committed, Can the blood of Christ cover this sin as well as others?