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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 26: Of Heavenly Glory as opposed to Earthly; And how the hopes thereof earnestly sought and…
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13. In that this glory is said to be with God, it implieth, that it is such which God approveth of, and liketh off; It's not an appearance of glory, but true real glory; The Hebrew word Canod for glory signifieth weight; As the Apostle distinguisheth between Circumcision of the Letter and the Spirit, which latter he saith hath its praise of God and not of men, Rom. 2. ult. That is, glorious before God, so the glory in heaven hath its praise from God: What will it avail to affect glory and praise from men, when God will abhor and dishonour, will despise and curse thee; That which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abominable before God, Luk. 18. Think it not enough to live so, that thy self and others do applaud thee, no though they be good men, for God judgeth the ⟨p. 145⟩heart, Oh then again and again say, Is this glory such as God accounts of? Doth the Lord say this is happiness that I have? The rich man bid his soul take his ease, but did God bid him do so also?
13. In that this glory is said to be with God, it implieth, that it is such which God approveth of, and liketh off; It's not an appearance of glory, but true reall glory; The Hebrew word Canod for glory signifieth weight; As the Apostle distinguisheth between Circumcision of the Letter and the Spirit, which latter he saith hath its praise of God and not of men, Rom. 2. ult. That is, glorious before God, so the glory in heaven hath its praise from God: What will it avail to affect glory and praise from men, when God will abhorre and dishonour, will despise and curse thee; That which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abominable before God, Luk. 18. Think it not enough to live so, that thy self and others do applaud thee, no though they be good men, for God judgeth the ⟨p. 145⟩heart, Oh then again and again say, Is this glory such as God accounts of? Doth the Lord say this is happinesse that I have? The rich man bid his soul take his ease, but did God bid him do so also?