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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.
The Person is Christ God und man.
As for the word [Greek or Hebrew] we need say no more to that, only we are to add a further Consideration about Christs Praying; Seeing therefore that this is the last place wherein he mentioneth his praying; I shall now supply what hath been defective in the consideration of this Point, and so Observe,
As for the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 we need say no more to that, only we are to adde a further Consideration about Christs Praying; Seeing therefore that this is the last place wherein he mentioneth his praying; I shall now supply what hath been defective in the consideration of this Point, and so Observe,
That Christ though God, yet as man did pray unto the Father as other men: 1This Point about Christs Praying is worthy of our knowledge and right understanding, For the Arians and Socinians did from hence argue, that Christ was not God, it being absurd they say for him to pray who could do what he pleased, even as it's absurd to say, that God can pray, seeing he is omnipotent, and hath no Superior; Yea, some of the Ancient Fathers have not spoken so soundly in this Point; Hilary makes it to be but a kind of holy simulation, that Christ ⟨p. 520⟩prayed, and generally it's made a reason why he prayed that he might give us an example; But although this be one subordinate end, yet there were other more principal ends.
That Christ though God, yet as man did pray unto the Father as other men: