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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 22: Of Christs finishing the work he undertook, with the End and Properties of it, and the…
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11. Consider, That Christ might have come into the world, as a glorious Lord and Lawgiver, only to rule and to give Laws, but coming into the world as a Mediator and a Surety, it behoved him to be under a Law, and to discharge that work he undertook. That Christ might have been in the world not subject to the Law, or obliged to do any thing for our good is plain, because his Incarnation was not necessary, he was not compelled to it, he might have chosen whether he would thus undertake for man or no; therefore the Scripture saith, Phil. 2. He made himself of no reputation, and He became obedient to the death of the cross. It was wholly at his own good pleasure; but suppose this will and purpose of his, then there was a duty and charge laid upon him to perform all he was betrusted with, he would have been found unfaithful, had he not done every thing to the uttermost.
11. Consider, That Christ might have come into the world, as a glorious Lord and Lawgiver, only to rule and to give Laws, but coming into the world as a Mediator and a Surety, it behoved him to be under a Law, and to discharge that work he undertook. That Christ might have been in the world not subject to the Law, or obliged to do any thing for our good is plain, because his Incarnation was not necessary, he was not compelled to it, he might have chosen whether he would thus undertake for man or no; therefore the Scripture saith, Phil. 2. He made himself of no reputation, and He became obedient to the death of the crosse. It was wholly at his own good pleasure; but suppose this will and purpose of his, then there was a duty and charge laid upon him to perform all he was betrusted with, he would have been found unfaithfull, had he not done every thing to the uttermost.
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