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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Sermon 18: The Necessity of the Knowledge of Christ Jesus as well as of God the Father.
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.
Lastly, This must necessarily imply a knowledge of our misery and damnable condition by sin: For if we were not lost what need had we of a Saviour? If we were not sinners what need of a Mediator? So that the acknowledging ⟨p. 100⟩of a Christ sent into the world to be a Mediator is the believing also of man by nature to be the child of wrath, the Enemy of God, one who may not come into his presence, or expect the least hope of mercy, till an Advocate and Intercessor come and plead his cause, so that this Knowledge of a Christ should be accompanied with great affections and workings of heart, it should breed shame, fear, and confusion in us, it should breed an hungering and thirsting after Christ, an esteem of him as the only Remedy; In Christ only is our fullness, our sins would undo us, were it not for his righteousness, our iniquities would overthrow us; Did not be intercede, blessed art thou then when this Knowledge is like fire in thy bosom, kindling holy flames within thee: Now here may be some Questions made:
Lastly, This must necessarily imply a knowledge of our misery and damnable condition by sinne: For if we were not lost what need had we of a Saviour? If we were not sinners what need of a Mediatour? So that the acknowledging ⟨p. 100⟩of a Christ sent into the world to be a Mediatour is the beleeving also of man by nature to be the childe of wrath, the Enemy of God, one who may not come into his presence, or expect the least hope of mercy, till an Advocate and Intercessour come and pleade his cause, so that this Knowledge of a Christ should be accompanied with great affections and workings of heart, it should breed shame, fear, and confusion in us, it should breed an hungring and thirsting after Christ, an esteem of him as the only Remedy; In Christ only is our fulnesse, our sins would undo us, were it not for his righteousnesse, our iniquities would overthrow us; Did not be intercede, blessed art thou then when this Knowledge is like fire in thy bosome, kindling holy flames within thee: Now here may be some Questions made: