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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 15: More Reasons of the Necessity of Divine Knowledge; And the Causes of Ignorance,
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3. The gross ignorant man cannot admire, bless, and praise God for Jesus Christ the Mediator; This is evident, he that knoweth not the nature, office, and use of Christ, what he was, and why he came into the world, what was that which he did for us, it's impossible he should ever be affected with the love of God, or with the love of Christ, This made the Apostle pray that they might know the breadth and depth of the love of God through Christ, Eph. 3. For without this knowledge all Gods love and Christs love is disregarded; We read of Pauls divine raptures, and holy ecstasies, because of Christ, I desire to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified, 2 Cor. 2.2. It is impossible in a lively manner to know this divine truth of God the Fathers love in sending his only begotten Son to die for us, and not break out in heavenly praises and admirations, but the blind ignorant man seeth nothing of this admirable mystery; As he said, it fell out ill with Artificers, when ignorant men judged of their works; Thus certainly God loseth much of his glory-Christ ⟨p. 80⟩much of his honour, when ignorant men only speak of this Doctrine, As Christ Joh. 4. said to the woman of Samaria, If thou hadst known who it is speaketh to thee, thou wouldest have asked for the water of Life; So here, if thou hadst known what is in this love of God and Christ, if thy heart did meditate and study on it, thou wouldst be more affected and enlarged in thy affections to Christ.
3. The grosse ignorant man cannot admire, blesse, and praise God for Jesus Christ the Medtatour; This is evident, he that knoweth not the nature, office, and use of Christ, what he was, and why he came into the world, what was that which he did for us, it's impossible he should ever be affected with the love of God, or with the love of Christ, This made the Apostle pray that they might know the breadth and depth of the love of God through Christ, Eph. 3. For without this knowledge all Gods love and Christs love is disregarded; We reade of Pauls divine raptures, and holy extasies, because of Christ, I desire to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified,