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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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Use of Instruction, How loathsome and unacceptable all that Obedience is to God, which comes from any other principle then a renewed spirit;1 It's the free and principal spirit David prayed for, Psa. 51. he saw all obedience if constrained, if forced by the judgements of God, was condemned as hypocrisy: Thus the Prophets complained of the Jews that in the time of their distress and calamity they would pray to God. They would fast and humble themselves, but saith God, Oh that there were such a heart within them, Deut. 5.29. And hence it is that Repentance and contrition extorted by the fear of death, and the judgements of God are not acceptable; Whatsoever is done is by force, and this m•y be even death to many that hear it, for when art thou for any good duty, When is thy heart or mouth for it but when some great judgements of God are abroad, or when some eminent calamity comes near unto thee, Then thou criest out of sin, then thou speakest well of godliness, but all this is forced, It's a Land-flood, It's a Morning dew, why didst thou not in thy prosperity show forth willing affections to God.
Ʋse of Instruction, How lothsome and unacceptable all that Obedience is to God, which comes from any other principle then a renewed spirit;1 It's the free and principal spirit David praied for, Psa. 51. he saw all obedience if constrained, if forced by the judgements of God, was condemned as hypocrisie: Thus the Prophets complained of the Jews that in the time of their distresse and calamity they would pray to God. They would fast and humble themselves, but saith God, Oh that there were such a heart within them, Deut. 5.29. And hence it is that Repentance and contrition extorted by the fear of death, and the judgements of God are not acceptable; Whatsoever is done is by force, and this m•y be even death to many that hear it, for when art thou for any good duty, When is thy heart or mouth for it but when some great judgements of God are abroads, or when some eminent calamity comes near unto thee, Then thou cryest out of sinne, then thou speakest well of godlinesse, but all this is forced, It's a Land-floud, It's a Morning dew, why didst thou not in thy prosperity shew forth willing affections to God.