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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 34: Of Growth in Grace, The Duty, Necessity, and Glory of it.
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JOH. 17.7. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
OUR Saviour doth still relate those commendable considerations that were in his Disciples, that thereby God should hear his prayer for them; It was not for worldly wicked sinners but such as knew and obeyed him that he prayed for; This is the more to endear them to God.
OUR Saviour doth still relate those commendable considerations that were in his Disciples, that thereby God should hear his praier for them; It was not for worldly wicked sinners but such as knew and obeyed him that he praied for; This is the more to endear them to God.
Now as before he had commended them for their obedience, so here for their faith in him as a Mediator, and this faith is necessary to all Christian obedience; For without it a man by his Legal righteousness becomes a confident presumer trusting in his works that he doth, or else despaireth; Seeing it impossible that ever he should attain to such a righteousness that is required: Therefore when we have done all, and got up to the very pinnacle of grace, we are in matter of Justification to leave our obedience and fly to faith, so then we have the disciples Faith in Christ as a Mediator described and commended.
Now as before he had commended them for their obedience, so here for their faith in him as a Mediatour, and this faith is necessary to all Christian obedience; For without it a man by his Legal righteousnesse becomes a confident presumer trusting in his works that he doth, or else despaireth; Seeing it impossible that ever he should attain to such a righteousnesse that is required: Therefore when we have done all, and got up to the very pinacle of grace, we are in matter of Justification to leave our obedience and fly to faith, so then we have the disciples Faith in Christ as a Mediatour described and commended.