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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 I. The Necessity of adding Prayer to Preaching for its good effect: Showing also what kind of cause the Word is of Conversion; And what are the requisites of Heavenly and Spiritual Prayer.
SERMON I. The Necessity of adding Prayer to Preaching for its good effect: Shewing also what kinde of cause the Word is of Conversion; And what are the requisites of Heavenly and Spirituall Prayer.
JOHN 17.1. These words spake Jesus, and lift up his eyes to Heaven, and said, &c.
MY Purpose is (God assisting) to go through this Chapter, being the Prayer of Christ immediately before his Passion: If the words of a dying man are much to be regarded, how much more of a dying Christ? And words put up in a Prayer way, which came from the most serious and heavenly affection within; Christs love was sincere and natural; Now as in natural motions the nearer the body comes to the centre, the swifter the motion is, Thus Christs Love though great always, yet the expressions of it were overflowing most at last; His best wine was at last: ⟨p. 2⟩And certainly if it be lawful to prefer Scripture before Scripture, we may say, Though all be gold, yet this is a Pearl in the gold; Though all be like the Heavens, yet this is like the Sun and Stars: Oh that both my heart and your hearts were purified with a coal of fire from the Altar for this Subject; Not only parts but great grace is required both to preach and hear this Subject: But let us enter into this Land of Canaan.