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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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1. It is one thing to speak of the giving of the right and property to a thing, another thing to speak of the possession of it; It's true indeed Christ upon his Resurrection had the possession of all that glory and honour which the Word mentioneth, but yet he had right to it far before, and therefore we read of divine worship given to him before his Resurrection, as also of a Kingdom he had, and that he could work what Miracles he pleased, and so he believing God had a right to all that glory which could any ways be superadded to him.
1. It is one thing to speak of the giving of the right and property to a thing, another thing to speak of the possession of it; It's true indeed Christ upon his Resurrection had the possession of all that glory and honour which the Word mentioneth, but yet he had right to it farre before, and therefore we reade of divine wotship given to him before his Resurrection, as also of a Kingdom he had, and that he could work what Miracles he pleased, and so he believing God had a right to all that glory which could any waies be superadded to him.
2. This dominion and glory given to him is so far from evacuating his Godhead, that it doth rather necessarily presuppose it, for who can be made the Judge of the whole world? who can be exalted to be the King of Saints and the Nations but he who hath infinite wisdom, power, and greatness?
2. This dominion and glory given to him is so farre from evacuating his Godhead, that it doth rather necessarily presuppose it, for who can be made the Judge of the whole world? who can be exalted to be the King of Saints and the Nations but he who hath infinite wisedom, power, and greatness?