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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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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.
5. Then we keep the word of God when we have an high and choice esteem of it, 1when we can take more delight in that because of the spiritual effects of it, then in any worldly pleasures or contents, as David doth so often profess and Job likewise, more then the honey or honeycomb, more then their appointed food; Now the choice esteem of it must be.
5. Then we keep the word of God when we have an high and choice esteem of it, 1when we can take more delight in that because of the spirituall effects of it, then in any worldly pleasures or contents, as David doth so often profess and Job likewise, more then the honey or honeycomb, more then their appointed food; Now the choice esteem of it must be.
- 1V. They that keep Gods Word have a high esteem of it.
1. For the spiritual effects of it, as David did, because it did enlighten his mind, 1forewarn him of sin, quicken him up to his duty, There may be a sinister and corrupt end made of Gods Word, when we make it an argument only of dispute, when we are diligent in it only to maintain opinions, in which sense Luther said, it was the Heretics book, or when men read it only for the History of it, or thereby to make notions, and to draw out some pleasing things to fancy; Alas the Word of God was not given for this, no more then Manna was given to satisfy curiosity, but to feed and nourish; Oh then take heed of spiritual wantonness and luxury, to make the Bible the argument of thy opinions or notions, thereby to get applause and esteem, No, thou are to prize it for the spiritual effects of it; That it cureth thee of thy blindness, spiritualizeth thee against thy carnality quickens thee against thy formality.