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

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Sermon 23: Of a Holy Working Life, the Excellency, Equity, and Necessity thereof in order to Glory.

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¹Lastly, Therefore it's necessary we should work Gods work, because we have for a long time spent our selves in the Service of Satan, and doing the works of the devil: Oh this should be a perpetual goad in thy side, this should be fire in thy bosom to consider that there was no hour, no day, no season, but thou didst take the opportunity to satisfy thy lusts; Thou never couldst have enough of sin; No thirsty man did more greedily swallow down water then thou didst sin, yea, how active to draw on others, to infect others with the same plague thou hadst, I tell you this will lie heavy upon the godly soul, If I were to live Methuselah's age it would not be time enough to do God service for the dishonour I have put upon him, Thy time is short, and thou hast much to do because thou hast undone so much.

¹Lastly, Therefore it's necessary we should work Gods work, because we have for a long time spent our selves in the Service of Satan, and doing the works of the devil: Oh this should be a perpetual goad in thy side, this should be fire in thy bosome to consider that there was no hour, no day, no season, but thou didst take the opportunity to satisfie thy lusts; Thou never couldst have enough of sinne; No thirsty man did more greedily swallow down water then thou didst sinne, yea, how active to draw on others, to infect others with the same plague thou hadst, I tell you this will lie heavy upon the godly soul, If I were to live Methusalems age it would not be time enough to do God service for the dishonour I have put upon him, Thy time is short, and thou hast much to do because thou hast undone so much.

1IV. Because we have so long time spent our selves in the way of Satan.

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In the next place Consider,¹ That it's lawful for the people of God in all the work they do for God, to encourage themselves with this, that there is an everlasting glory laid up for them: Even as Christ had an eye to this glory, so it's lawful for us; Thus Moses had an eye to the recompense of the reward,

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

SERMON XXIV. Of vain Tautology in Prayer; And what Repetitions in Prayer are such, and what not; Showing also what things are absolutely necessary to a good Prayer.

SERMON XXIV. Of vain Tautology in Prayer; And what Repetitions in Prayer are such, and what not; Shewing also what things are absolutely necessary to a good Praier.

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SERMON XXIV. Of vain Tautology in Prayer; And what Repetitions in Prayer are such, and what not; Showing also what things are absolutely necessary to a good Prayer.

SERMON XXIV. Of vain Tautology in Prayer; And what Repetitions in Prayer are such, and what not; Shewing also what things are absolutely necessary to a good Praier.