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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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Fifthly, It's continually useful and necessary, seeing we renew sins daily, 1and therefore run into new infirmities constantly, therefore it behoveth us to apply this medicine continually: If a man had been a hundred times stung by Serpents, he was as often to look upon the exalted Serpent to be healed, if therefore we fall into the mire daily, we need washing as often, if we get noisomeness upon us, this blood must daily cleanse us, and certainly we may all say with Peter, Not my feet but my whole body also; Let that be washed; Doth not every part of us get some new pollution? Are not hearts, affections, and minds constantly polluted? If so, we cannot be a moment without the application of it as often as we breathe, we need the Sprinkling of Christs blood.
Fifthly, It's continually useful and necessary, seeing we renew sinnes daily, 1and therefore run into new infirmities constantly, therefore it behoveth us to apply this medicine continually: If a man had been a hundred times stung by Serpents, he was as often to look upon the exalted Serpent to be healed, if therefore we fall into the mire daily, we need washing as often, if we get noisomenesse upon us, this bloud must daily clense us, and certainly we may all say with Peter, Not my feet but my whole body also; Let that be washed; Doth not every part of us get some new pollution? Are not hearts, affections, and mindes constantly polluted? If so, we cannot be a moment without the application of it as often as we breathe, we need the Sprinkling of Christs bloud.
- 1V. It's continually useful.
Sixthly, We are to Consider the certain success and prevalency of it; No sooner did the Messengers say Uriah was dead, but Davids anger was removed:1 When the destroying Angel seeth this blood, he will pass by, if Moses his prayer could so much prevail with God, that he saith, Let me alone; and Lot was so accepted that the Angel cannot destroy Sodom till he be removed; Then how powerful and prevalent must Christs blood be.