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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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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.
Even as the stone naturally descends downwards when you take away the pillar it leaned upon, so when you take away all the carnal props and hopes of a sinner, and his sins do every way environ him, he presently falls into the mouth of despair; It's therefore the great work of Gods grace to enable to believe, To you it's given to believe, Phil. 1.29. And some are said to believe through the grace of God, Act. 18.27. and faith is called the work of God, not only because it's that special grace which he doth so eminently require, but because he is the immediate efficient of it; Know then that the mighty work of God goeth to make the soul rest on Christ, it would of it self despair a thousand times over, and fall into hell before it would come to Christ, and Experience confirms this in many sad and tempted Christians, who though they go from Minister to Minister, and read the good promises of the Gospel, yet cannot believe till the Spirit of God enable them; Now God enableth the humbled Soul to believe two ways, directive and effective, by direction and instruction, and that in these particulars.
Even as the stone naturally descends downwards when you take away the pillar it leaned upon, so when you take away all the carnal props and hopes of a sinner, and his sins do every way environ him, he presently fals into the mouth of despair; It's therefore the great work of Gods grace to enable to beleeve, To you it's given to beleeve, Phil. 1.29. And some are said to beleeve through the grace of God, Act. 18.27. and faith is called the work of God, not only because it's that special grace which he doth so eminently require, but because he is the immediate efficient of it; Know then that the mighty work of God goeth to make the soul rest on Christ, it would of it self despair a thousand times over, and fall into hell before it would come to Christ, and Experience confirms this in many sad and tempted Christians, who though they goe from Minister to Minister, and reade the good promises of the Gospel, yet cannot beleeve till the Sprit of God enable them; Now God enableth the humbled Soul to believe two waies, directive and effective, by direction and instruction, and that in these particulars.