CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Name: CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
Author: Anthony Burgess

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 ...

Anthony Burgess d. 1664London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656

[31], 672 [i.e. 702], [24] p. · 465k words · Wing B5651 · ESTC R13734

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Sermon 19: Showeth how a Godly Life (though it merit no good) is a Ground of Comfort at the hour o…Sermon 19: Sheweth how a Godly Life (though it merit no good) is a Ground of Comfort at the hour o…

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To quicken and affect you in this Point take notice of these Introductory particulars.

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First, That there is a day of Judgement when God will call every man to account;¹ We are not to live here as we list, and to do all things without control; No,² God hath appointed a time when every man shall appear before him, and he must give an account of all his time, all his Talents, all his actions, all his thoughts, of all things in this world that have been his; The Scripture is very clear in this formidable Truth, 2 Cor. 5. We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ to give an account for what hath been done in the flesh, Mat. 12.36. yea, of every idle word we must give an account, yea, of every secret thing, Eccl. 12.16. The Parable of the Talents Mat. 25.15. where the man with ten, with five, with two, are called to give an account of their improvement doth evidently show, that there is no good thing we have, let it be health, wealth, riches, but we as Stewards must be reckoned with concerning the good improvement of them; Oh beloved, what an overwhelming ⟨p. 104⟩consideration is this, to think the time is coming when every thought, every word, every hour, every day, every opportunity, every penny, every thing I have had will be called for, who can hear these things and not tremble? Never think all thy sins are forgotten, no, the Scripture attributes a Book to God, God writeth down every thing, and those Books will be opened, what manner of persons should we be who believe these things? Rev. 20.11. Is it for you to live riotously, to follow all vain pleasures and delights, or not rather to pray and mourn, and bethink your selves what is to be done at this time.

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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

SERMON XX. Showeth who they are that cannot at the close of their days take comfort in this, That they have finished the work God gave them to do: As also what things, if not avoided, will much diminish the comfort of the Godly ones at that day.

SERMON XX. Sheweth who they are that cannot at the close of their daies take comfort in this, That they have finished the work God gave them to do: As also what things, if not avoided, will much diminish the comfort of the Godly ones at that day.

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SERMON XX. Showeth who they are that cannot at the close of their days take comfort in this, That they have finished the work God gave them to do: As also what things, if not avoided, will much diminish the comfort of the Godly ones at that day.

SERMON XX. Sheweth who they are that cannot at the close of their daies take comfort in this, That they have finished the work God gave them to do: As also what things, if not avoided, will much diminish the comfort of the Godly ones at that day.