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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 104: That in some particulars the poor weak Christian hath more respect from Christ then the…
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4. Their temptations either inward or outward are greatly different; Every godly man hath no• the buffetings of Satan as Paul, had neither are all Martyrs; Obadiah could live quietly in Ahab's Court, when at the same time Elijah was pursued to death, Rev. 10. The devil shall cast some of you into prison; But some only, yet in these different administrations all believers may take the same essential comfort, and look to the same substantial happiness, you must know also that none may nourish themselves in their weaknesses, for those that grow and are more strong, they have many privileges which the weak attain not to.
4. Their temptatious either inward or outward are greatly different; Every godly man hath no• the buffetings of Satan as Paul, had neither are all Martyrs; Obadiah could live quietly in Ahabs Court, when at the same time Eliah was pursued to death, Rev. 10. The devil shall cast some of you into prison; But some only, yet in these different administrations all beleevers may take the same essential comfort, and look to the same substantiall happinesse, you must know also that none may nourish themselves in their weaknesses, for those that grow and are more strong, they have many priviledges which the weak attain not to.
As 1. The growing Christian shall grow more, he that hath, it shall be still added to him.
2. The strong Christian doth in Gods ordinary way attain to more solid assurance and persuasion of Gods love, Therefore