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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 106: Of both the Moving Cause and Effects of Election and of Christs Prayer and Death; Again…
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Fifthly, If the humane Nature of Christ was not chosen to the personal Union for any fore-seen merit, much less may any mere man be Elected to Glory, because of any supposed worth; This was an Argument urged of old by Austin, and is very strong; By what Grace that particular man was made Christ, by that we are made Christians; Now the Apostle saith expressly that Christ 1 Peter 1.20. he was fore-ordained and appointed before the Foundation of the world, and all will readily grant, that this was not for any fore-seen worth and Excellency in the Humane Nature of Christ.
Fifthly, If the humane Nature of Christ was not chosen to the personall Union for any fore-seen merit, much lesse may any meer man be Elected to Glory, because of any supposed worth; This was an Argument urged of old by Austin, and is very strong; By what Grace that particular man was made Christ, by that we are made Christians; Now the Apostle saith expresly that Christ 1 Peter 1.20. he was fore-ordained and appointed before the Foundation of the world, and all will readily grant, that this was not for any fore-seen worth and Excellency in the Humane Nature of Christ.
Lastly, Not to mention all that may be brought, If we are Elected upon Faith fore-seen, and Perseverance therein, then none are Elected until they come to die, and then all those places of Scripture which speaks of our Election so as to praise God, to have Confidence in him, to triumph over all Afflictions, would all be in vain, for a man that is dead cannot perform these Duties.