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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.
4. Consider this, that the most of men even called and enjoying the means of grace, 1shall miss of this eternal life. What is a thunderbolt if this be not, Luk. 13.24. There are few that enter into the strait gate, and many are called, but few chosen; our Saviour used that apothegm more then once. How formidable and dreadful should these words many and few be unto us! Many perish in the broad way, few enter in the strait way: What will make thee cast off presumption, security and negligence, if this do not? The number of those who shall have this eternal life is very few, a little flock they are comparatively to those many millions that are cast into everlasting flames. Oh how long shall we hear these things and yet be void of all spiritual understanding. If such an asseveration should be used concerning any temporal misery or calamity, Many shall dye of the plague, few shall escape; Many shall be cut off by famine or the sword, and a very few shall be preserved, who would not fear lest he should be one of the many? And yet in these things many are as idle, having ears they hear not, and hearts they understand not.
4. Consider this, that the most of men even called and injoying the means of grace, 1shall misse of this eternall life. What is a thunderbolt if this be not, Luk. 13.24. There are few that enter into the strait gate, and many are called, but few chosen; our Saviour used that apothegm more then once. How formidable and dreadfull should these words many and few be unto us! Many perish in the broad way, few enter in the strait way: What will make thee cast off presumption, security and negligence, if this do not? The number of those who shall have this eternall life is very few, a little flock they are comparatively to those many millions that are cast into everlasting flames. Oh how long shall we hear these things and yet be void of all spirituall understanding. If such an asseveration should be used concerning any temporall misery or calamity, Many shall dye of the plague, few shall escape; Many shall be cut off by famine or the sword, and a very few shall be preserved, who would not fear lest he should be one of the many? And yet in these things many are as idle, having ears they hear not, and hearts they understand not.