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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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12. We are to pray for it because hereby our desires and esteem of it will be more kindled and inflamed; Prayer is nothing but the desire of the soul expressed by a strong inclination of heart; Hence it is, That where there are cold desires; there are cold prayers, where there are importunate desires, there are importunate prayers, and for this reason it is that even natural men can put up hearty prayers to God for earthly mercies, as they are their desires, because of the suitableness therein, but as for spiritual mercies they are like dead men in the grave, not at all affected, so then by earnest prayer for this eternal glory we demonstrate our heavenly desires of it, and also our desires are thereby more quickened and enlarged after it; Oh what a shame is it that we should pray for health of body, freedom from pain, pardon of sin and increase of grace, and not pray for this which containeth it all, for everlasting glory is all mercy.
12. We are to pray for it because hereby our desires and esteem of it will be more kindled and enflamed; Praier is nothing but the desire of the soul expressed by a strong inclination of heart; Hence it is, That where there are cold desires; there are cold praiers, where there are importunate desires, there are importunate praiers, and for this reason it is that even natural men can put up hearty praiers to God for earthly mercies, as they are their desires, because of the sutablenesse therein, but as for spirituall mercies they are like dead men in the grave, not at all affected, so then by earnest praier for this eternal glory we demonstrate our heavenly desires of it, and also our desires are thereby more quickned and enlarged after it; Oh what a shame is it that we should pray for health of body, freedom from pain, pardon of sinne and encrease of grace, and not pray for this which containeth it all, for everlasting glory is all mercy.
- 12. Thereby our desires after it will be more inflamed.2. Thereby our desires after it will be more enflamed.