CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Name: CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
Author: Anthony Burgess

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 ...

Anthony Burgess d. 1664London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656

[31], 672 [i.e. 702], [24] p. · 465k words · Wing B5651 · ESTC R13734

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Sermon 3: Showeth how prevalent the Prayers are that are poured out to God as a Father, And what…Sermon 3: Sheweth how prevalent the Praiers are that are poured out to God as a Father, And what…

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3. From the final cause, he desireth not this glory for himself only, but he would be glorified that he might glorify the Father. Every one of these Arguments doth deserve at least a Sermon to open the excellency of it, and

3. From the finall cause, he desireth not this glory for himself only, but he would be glorified that he might glorifie the Father. Every one of these Arguments doth deserve at least a Sermon to open the excellency of it, and

:93p. 13¶1

1. I shall begin with the relation expressed in that compellation Father; Now it is true God is the Father of Christ in a far more transcendent way then he is ours, for that is a true Rule, quod Christus naturâ, nos sumus gratiâ, That which Christ hath by nature we have by grace; Christ therefore is Son to the Father, yet so that he is of the same nature with the Father, having all the properties of the Godhead with him, but we are Sons only by grace and adoption, and therefore cannot call God Father in that respect as Christ doth, yet because a Father to both, and that we may improve this Title for comfort with him, our Saviour doth put these together in a most excellent manner, Joh. 10.17. I ascend to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God; Go and tell my Brethren so: The Apostle admireth this, that he was not ashamed to call them brethren, Heb. 2.11. and in this Prayer how wonderful are those expressions, That they all may be one as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; Let not therefore the great distance between us and Christ trouble us in this dear relation, for he is our Father as well as Christs, though not in the same manner. From this Argument further observe,

1. I shall begin with the relation expressed in that compellation Father; Now it is true God is the Father of Christ in a farre more transcendent way then he is ours, for that is a true Rule, quod Christus naturâ, nos sumus gratiâ, That which Christ hath by nature we have by grace; Christ therefore is Son to the Father, yet so that he is of the same nature with the Father, having all the properties of the Godhead with him, but we are Sonnes only by grace and adoption, and therefore cannot call God Father in that respect as Christ doth, yet because a Father to both, and that we may improve this Title for comfort with him, our Saviour doth put these together in a most excellent manner,

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