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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Objective, only in the external offer and proposal of the grace of God, not only to believers but to all the unbelieving Jews, but of this manifestation Christ doth not speak.
1. Objective, only in the externall offer and proposal of the grace of God, not only to beleevers but to all the unbeleeving Jews, but of this manifestation Christ doth not speak.
2. There is a powerful effectual manifestation, such as begets knowledge of God and obedience unto his Word, and of this Christ speaks, and as for the former many have Christ and God outwardly manifested to them in the ⟨p. 162⟩preaching of the Gospel, but they have no eyes to see; as the Sun though it shineth never so gloriously, yet the blind man receiveth no benefit by it.
2. There is a powerfull effectual manifestation, such as begets knowledge of God and obedience unto his Word, and of this Christ speaks, and as for the former many have Christ and God outwardly manifested to them in the ⟨p. 162⟩preaching of the Gospel, but they have no eyes to see; as the Sunne though it shineth never so gloriously, yet the blinde man receiveth no benefit by it.
3. Here is the Object of this action, Thy Name; By Name is not meant the words or Titles given to God, as Adonai, Elohim, Jehovah, as the Rabbins call God Leohem, the Name; but by Gods Name is meant his nature, his properties, and those relations, especially whereby he becomes a gracious Father through Christ to an humbled sinner.