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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.
First, From the necessity of this end, which is in divers respects, We are to press people to the right knowledge of God, because
R. 1 1. All by nature are ignorant of God; They are in darkness, They have no understanding to do good; Hence it is that Christ and the Word as also the Ministers are called a light, because they like the Sun are able to remove the night of Ignorance. Seeing then we are all by nature Bats and Owls not enduring the Light of the Sun; Seeing then we have innate darkness,1 and much voluntary blindness upon our minds, oh how diligent should the Ministers of the Gospel be to bring this light into peoples hearts; Therefore our Saviour makes this the condemnation, the great cause of condemnation, That light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather then light, Joh. 3. If then people did think they had a thick cloud upon their hearts, or a veil upon their eyes, how careful would they be to attend upon the Word preached, that they might of darkness become light in the Lord.
R. 1 1. All by nature are ignorant of God; They are in darknesse, They have no understanding to doe good; Hence it is that Christ and the Word as also the Ministers are called a light, because they like the Sunne are able to remove the night of Ignorance. Seeing then we are all by nature Bats and Owls not enduring the Light of the Sunne; Seeing then we have innate darknesse,1 and much voluntary blindenesse upon our mindes, oh how diligent should the Ministers of the Gospel be to bring this light into peoples hearts; Therefore our Saviour makes this the condemnation, the great cause of condemnation, That light is come into the world, and men love darknesse rather then light, Joh. 3. If then people did think they had a thick cloud upon their hearts, or a vail upon their eyes, how carefull would they be to attend upon the Word preached, that they might of darknesse become light in the Lord.