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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 128: Of the Fathers being in Christ; Of both their being in Believers: And how that can be,…
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1. Unbelief, Christ worketh in us, yet so as by faith, insomuch that we are not only justified by faith, but we are in the progress of holiness, sanctified by faith. Hence Ephes. 3.17. Christ is said, To dwell in our hearts by faith: It's by faith we receive of the fullness and fatness of Christ, insomuch that where faith is not, there Christ doth not put forth his power; So that as our Saviour said to Mary, If thou doest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God, Joh. 10. so if thou actest faith, and dost put that on working, then thou wilt both see and feel the glorious presence of Christ; Therefore there is no blame in Christ, his arm is not shortened; This fountain would send forth such living streams it useth to do, only thou dammest it up, that it cannot run.
1. Ʋnbelief, Christ worketh in us, yet so as by faith, insomuch that we are not onely justified by faith, but we are in the progress of holiness, sanctified by faith. Hence Ephes. 3.17. Christ is said, To dwell in our hearts by faith: It's by faith we receive of the fulness and fatness of Christ, insomuch that where faith is not, there Christ doth not put forth his power; So that as our Saviour said to Mary, If thou doest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God, Joh. 10. so if thou actest faith, and dost put that on working, then thou wilt both see and feel the glorious presence of Christ; Therefore there is no blame in Christ, his arm is not shortned; This fountain would send forth such living streams it useth to do, only thou dammest it up, that it cannot run.
2. Dullness and slothfulness, this doth much withstand Christs operations. The Church in the Canticles, when she was lazy and pretended excuses, not letting in Christ, when he desired to come in, made her at loss, and be without his presence to her dear loss; when Christ therefore hath quickened thee by preventing grace, he hath many times knocked at the door, and there hath been no entrance, this hath greatly hindered the course and flourishing of grace.