CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Name: CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
Author: Anthony Burgess

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 ...

Anthony Burgess d. 1664London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656

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Sermon 102: Showeth, Why Christ who could do all things, yet put up Prayers What difference there i…Sermon 102: Sheweth, Why Christ who could do all things, yet put up Prayers What difference there i…

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Hence in the fourth place, All the matter he could pray for in reference to himself was concerning his body, and the further glorifying of that, for seeing it pleased him to take our body upon him in all the natural defects and infirmities thereof, sin only excepted, it was necessary that he should not always be in such a passible mortal way, but rise again to glory, dominion, and all honour; Now this Christ prayed for as being to be obtained by prayer as well as his Sufferings; He prayed also for assistance and deliverance in those agonies he conflicted with; But in respect of his prayer for the Church, So he prayed for their Sanctification, though not for his own, he prayed Peters Faith might not fail; he prayed God would not impute sin to some of those who did crucify him; Though he needed not such Petitions, yet we do, and therefore in this respect Christ prayed, in which we cannot imitate him, for he prayed as he was to offer up himself a Sacrifice for our sins, so it behoved him also to put up prayer for his people; Thus you have heard how Christ was capable of Prayer, though God.¹

Hence in the fourth place, All the matter he could pray for in reference to himself was concerning his body, and the further glorifying of that, for seeing it pleased him to take our body upon him in all the natural defects and infirmities thereof, sinne only excepted, it was necessary that he should not alwaies be in such a passible mortal way, but rise again to glory, dominion, and all honour; Now this Christ praied for as being to be obtained by praier as well as his Sufferings; He praied also for assistance and deliverance in those agonies he conflicted with; But in respect of his praier for the Church, So he praied for their Sanctification, though not for his own, he praied Peters Faith might not fail; he praied God would not impute sinne to some of those who did crucifie him; Though he needed not such Petitions, yet we do, and therefore in this respect Christ praied, in which we cannot imitate him, for he praied as he was to offer up himself a Sacrifice for our sinnes, so it behoved him also to put up praier for his people; Thus you have heard how Christ was capable of Praier, though God.¹

1What advantage Believers have by Christ.

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SERMON CIII. In what respects the Benefits of Christs Mediation extend to all Believers alike, and in what not: For the Comfort of weak Christians, and such of them as are most contemptible in the eyes of the World.